The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-02

Il.
lois had sent u.s. Thoro was title after
the namo.
Tho next day Mr.. Valois didn't come
until evening. Mrs. Wallis was out
first, evidently waiting for him. AS I
opened my room door to go into tho
parlor saw that thoy wero In earnest
conversation, and 1 could hardly help
ovorhcaring n littlo Of it, and I did
want to know If he mado love to hor.
Ho didn't.
"And did you go to SEQ the prince
l cannot remember his manor" she ask
ed Swcctly.
''Princo Gortchoff2 Yes, madame:
was with him today. Ho is u Russian,
ono of the great mobiles Of that empire.
l last saw him in Vienna, to which city
had travelled with him from st. Peters.
burg"
Icould soc Mrs. Wallis fairly pluming
herself at knowing SO great parsonage
even ut secondhand.
"And whrn," sho said softly, "aro
We to SEQ the cards you send to tho
rrincc?"
Mr.. Nalois gave II littlo laugh and
walked away. "Oh, [ am of service to
you hero as | am, madame. Ipromise-
when YOU reach France"
Then | ulcncd tho door and walked
In.
Two days after we left England and
crossed the channel to Franco. At tho
last minute Mr.. Nalois found that he
could not accompany us, but promised
to meet us IN Paris within II few days.
| don't know why, but | didn't believe
he would como. felt that l WAS saying
"Eoodby" to one of tho ploasantrst ac-
Quaintuucrs | had ever madc. And, us
sometimes happens, my prcscntimcnt
WAS not far from wrong.
1t is no, 'EOodhy, )" lie said "It is
only uu rrvrir. We shall travel long
roads together over there. And he
locked at mo
Aftcr we had embarked upon tho
chopping channel we were glad that
MI NuloiS was not with us. unless his
sca|iclnvSs remedy was also on hand.
We were frightfully i'll, rs were all the
rest Of the passengers, and the piles of
waShEOWlS Were III constant use. We
only stopped in Calais for one day. Our
rooms were already engaged i'll Paris.
Mr. NaloiS had attended to that for us
Mrs. Wallis and | wrrr anxious to get
into the whirl Ct life. We wCro no
longer good comrades for each other,
ANA we both moprd III the absence Of II
companion who had done SO much to
enliv,n Us Of late. 1t seemed absurd
when we realized that wo had only
known him Il fortnight
We bad been in Paris Il week, had
shuppcd at the Bon Murchc, bought Il
dress or two of the immortal Worth,
and had found some American friends
who had rapidly seen tho sights of the
French capital and wanted us to push
on into switzerland and north Ger
many with them. 'WintCr was the
time for Paris" But we were awaiting
some one whose Judgment was infalh-
ul" We were to 60 the next day to say
GCOGtN to them and were sitting in
our parlOr talking in dcsultOry way
Of thrlr plans, carefully leaving out
Mr. NalulS' name when we spoke Of our
own, when there was Il knock at the
door, and II servant came in with Il
large Salvcr--.a brass sea, iSlandCd by q
tiny white note. 1t Was addressed to
Mis-. Wallis, and we both recognized
! the writing Us that Of Mr. Nalois. She
| broke the seal with almost trembling
| hands, and after she had read it handed
| 1t over to me:
MArtMr-NOu are ROW in Paris, where can
| refer You to almost any gentleman in tho city
| tor information H. TO my standing. have re
Trained from calling myself up to this tim,
| because wished You TO know mo we'll bcfor,
! made any lrc;cnS!OnS. May | call at youl
rooms i'll one hour from this; Your devoted
servant, HENRI VALoIs
Mrs Wallis went over to tho tall,
and wrote hasty note, which she dis.
patched. Again was her face that burn
ing red
Il will order tho carriage and &C
around to SEQ tho Prices" l said, and
She did not object. l went into my OWL
room and ''ncarly died of laughter, "
ns schoolgirls say, whilo l was putting
on my jacket and hat. | fclt az sure as
l ever felt Of anything that Henri Va
lois, or tho Marquis do Saint Lippc, O,
whoever no might bc--and we shoult
soon know-was going to propose t,
Mrs Wallis for my hand. TO him sh,
stood III tho place of my mother 4
man never would writo such Il business
like cpistlo ns that to the woman n
was going to ask to marry him. felt
little sorry for her and then I felt ex
ultant. 1t was good enough for her. /
woman Of that ago has no busines
falling III love with young men.
And then | laughed again and i'm
nRined her sensations when sho wen
INTO that room, expecting the embrace
OF lover, to ho asked to play the par
or mother to mo. Oh it was too goot
almost to keep to myself! If Mr.. Valoi
had ever made downright love to me
rs IN Englishman or an American
would certainly have done under tn,
circumstances | would havo told Deli;
Price all about it and let her laupl
with me, but it would have been tame
love story whose only incident was tn,
joke with which it reached it's climax
But was mcrciful in ono respect,
timed my return SO that tho ombarrass
mcnt should be as short as possible 70,
Mrs. Wallis.
After Mr.. Valois (ho was something