The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-30

her to church, and marked with salts
faction. at the close OF the service, thar
ms the congregation streamed out, a
handsome young fellow stepped Into i
vacant new and waited for the princess,
who came slowly down the aisle; she
beamed upon him as she drew near, anu
he fell into step beside her. Monsieur
Alphonse unostentatlously bringing up
the rear.
DeIIcacy OF feeling kept him at a re-
spectful distance. He caught the sound
OF their voices, and one or two stray
sentences; but to see was enough, and
the chef feasted his eyes upon the
handsome couple. He was tall and
athletic, carried himself superbly, and
had the head OF an Apollo upon his
broad shoulders. She was slip OF q
thing, dalntlly gowned. and fair and
pretty, scarcely bigger than when she
stole down Into the cuisine, and played
party" all alone.
They were talking very earnestly;
should he hasten his steps and walk By?
No, a glance would tell him nothing;
there was a corner; he would quickly
make a detour, by slipping round the
square, and he would meet them; that
would be better; and he made good his
resolution, coming upon them as they
sauntered homeward, too absorbed IN
each other to notice any one else.
"Ah! that Is lover murmured Nom
sleur Alphonse to himself as he raised
his hat with a courtly bow in passing.
"Who Is YOUR distinguished frtendF
asked the young man curiOusiy.
The princess did not know: she had
never seen Monsieur Alphonse without
his cap and apron. and she might be
pardoned for her Ignorance. But the
chef was satisfied md began the cau1-
palgn directly; he was more than artis-
tic; he was sublime He cooked the
princess new dishes ench day, and the
slIqhtest Guctunt!on In her appetite
could not escape his penetration; he
could tell when she was SAD or worried,
when she had cried OF laughed, bB the
straws OF evidence upon her plate, which
he could always single out from It's tel-
lows: and elias! he noticed now that
many OF the courses were untouched by
her. which gave him great concern.
James, naturally. Vouchyaied much
information. which, though unsought
by Monsieur Aiphause,w was nevertheless
welcome in It's way. Times is gettin'
Soueanish upstairs," he announced one
night: ever since that there 'andsome
chan come along, there aln't been no
peace, and the princess looks peaked
and Worried, and don't eat scarcely
nothing. There ain't a blessed thing
agln tho young Teller, as / can make
out. let alone e owes little pile, and
the old gent ID leadln' I'm life!"
"Jeems!"
well, I can't 'elp 'earIn' what ears.
can I? The two young uns was talkln'
over their cigars this very night; that
chap wouldn't be In such pickle, II II
wasn't for OWN right an left: It's rnc-
In as done It.: @ was sowln' Is oats
prettg wild aEore e come across the
princess: now . wants 10 jerk up, an
'e'S dead broke. Took Is last sweeps
an bought that there horse Carmen,
and e as Ter on is 'nnds. because %
wants is price. which don't say as
isn't right-but-" James caught
himself up-therc was no use talking
to the retreatIng back OF Monsieur Al
phonse, and solIloquy was not In his
line.
Monsieur Alphonse paced his room
that night In deep thought II only
took the buffers careless chatter to set
agoE his sleeping sympathy. The un-
touched dclic1cies which he'd come back
to him after every meal had been cast
as pearls before swine. upon the table
in the servants hall. where they had
disappeared. TO the accompaniment Of
sundry nudges and broad Jokes. levelled
at the august chef himself. who more-
ly smiled and let them have their fun;
such matters were not worth discussion
when lis mind was charged with
weightier things
After a time he sat down AT his desk.
and began to bring forth numerous doc
umcnts Of legal aspect md several
bank books, made out to Mr.. Alphonso
Dodrret-for our chef had surname,
though he had little use for II. except
on state OCCASIONS But "a man Of
melns-nh wcil-thnt was different:
there would come day, perhaps Mon
sieur Aiphonse's eyes giistened, for he
was master Of n fortune, Eve figures In
breadth. the clear headed nccumuin.
tlon OF his artistic career The king OF
the iron traffic paid muninrcntig for his
hire, and the chef was by nature ncJ-
thotlcally snvlDg. But now. after calm