Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-10
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The dull winters day was drawing to
iluse when Marianne do Convoy cam0
home from the Cemetery whcro the re-
mains Of her flHnco, Jean do Themines,
had been laid.
This brilliant young man, tho eldest son
Of tho family whose name bo uorc, died
iron the effects OF Il hunting accident at
rs years Of ngo, and on the oyc Of mar
ringo urdently desired by all concerned and
one that seemed TO combine all the condl-
lions OF happiness,
Marianne SINK down In state Of OK
haustlGn ON sofa In the drawing
room. Her strength was gone So many
overwhelming emotions had completely
Frustrated her, and she tainted away, The
careful attention of loving hands brought
her back to consciousness. Then she swore
to God to bury her 20 years in the sorrows
OF voluntary wlduwhood ard in the sol
emn duties Of eternal fidelity To the mem
Dry Of the past. The resolution that Mile
de Couryoy had formed and had cummu-
nicatcd TO hur family did not take long TO
mako itself known generally 10 the world.
Among people who did not know her
well she found only unhelievcrs. Her fu-
ther and mother alone believed in her reso-
luton, for they knew her firm will and
the energy and singleness of her soul.
They weru convinced that As the widow of
Jean de Themines she would wear her
widows weeds forever so much convinced
indeed that they made no effort to combat
her resolution.
During the yonr that followed the death
of her bOtruthed Marianne received two
proposals Of marriage. She refused them.
a third who arrived upon the scene re-
ceived tho same treatment. Her sisters
married, and their marriage furnished an
opportunity To test somewhat the strength
and depth Of tile young widows resolu-
ton, but she remained unchanged
II am "a widow" she said, "and u
widow l mean to remain. Every six
months she spent a few weeks with Jean =
mother, who lived since his denth In re-
tiromont in tho Chateau of Thumincs.
When she returned TO her parents after
these periodical absences, she showed tho
same disposition to remain single, and by
degrees tho conviction at which the world
had laughed was accepted Us serious and
final.
1t was believed tbut Mile de Couryoy
would mover marry again.
Mime. dc Thcmines had second son,
Pierre dc Ihcmmos. He was younger
than jean and was now at tho npo at
which his brother had met death in tho
hunting field.
Marianne did not know him. At the
time when she was hCtrothgd to Jean Lu
was away in Asia on voyage Of explorn-
tion, and although aftor his brother 5
death ho had siguihod his intention OF
coming home for two years he had boon
detained by the delays Of u long and diili-
cult journey. His mother was still wait.
ing for his return.
She awaited his arrival with impationcc
that was the more keen because sho had
not been able to console herself for the
death of her eldest son or to fiji the void
caused by that loss. Her grief was only
partially alleyinted when she was able to
talk of Pierre, her second son, I'm whom
all her hopes were now conferred. She
hoped that soon after his return home he
would marry and by his marriage bring
back to her hearth and homo some OF the
joy and light that Jean S death had over.
Swallowed.
Marianne was almost the only person to
whom tho old lady had cOnildcd this hunq.
She was the person to whom, in preference
to all others ahc spoke of tho ahsont one.
s9Ag NhAlh lAAA1t lllN AAttlltlb hutlAiltN Ni
heart, his personal appearance and his
character
"Ho is the exact image Of his brother"
she would often say.
Marianne heard So much about Pierre,
read so many OF his letters, saw his uic-
lures and heard his praise so often and SO
loudly sung that she began TO feel AN in
terost In him, although she had never seen
him. She began to form in her mind "a
picture Of what he should DO if his char
acter and Appearance had been truly
drawn.
But in this interest she folt for the alb.
sent Pierre was no trace OF the lovu she
had conceived for Jean She merely pro
fessed for Pierre, without knowing him,
tho affection that sine was bound to feel
for everybody who had loved or known
Jean, She looked upon herself In somc
sensc as his sister, and she would have
protested strongly against amy suggestion
that tho character Of her Affection for this
unknown brother could change into love.
Ono evening whil1 she vas staying at
the chateau letter came announcing the
arrival Of Pierre In the ooontry. 1t was
followed two hours luter by Pierre him
self.
you will see him and YOU will love
hllni shlu MMo. ut lhCmlnes TO Mari
anne,
She attached to these words no special
meaning but when ne came into the room
she was overwhelmed Mmo. do rhcminas
had not exaggerated whom she said that
Pierre was tho image Of jean.
Marianne thought that sho saw bpforo
her the old lover alive from the dcad-tbs
same face, the same hair, the snmc frame
and build und tho same manners She
listened for his voice, Il was the voice Of
the dead man, and ia tho accent ard turn
he gave to them it was ms il She wero nc
tuully in the presence uf tho dead Jean and
listening to his words ftum the grave.
This interview resulted in an attack Of
prostratiOn
ON the following day she made hurried
preparations 10 go away, as II some dan
ger threatened her, But Nine. de The.