Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
from the American minister rcplie'

l NQdUstlllS tilstuhcu tllc NOQuS HILL.
purchased dozen copies of the beau
tiful picture, sent the obliging shop
man out to call a hackney-ooach, en-
tered it, and drove at once to the
American Legation. She was so for
tunate as to find Mr.. Armtie% within.
or him she made inquiries. And he
promptly gave her all the information
he overwhelmingly, that MademOi-
selle De Glacie was the adopted child
of Captain William Fuljoy. of Fuljoy's
S. a.; but that he understood her to be
of French descent; and that certainly
| Captain Fuljoy. while in Paris with
his ward, had made very diligent in
Quiries after the family Of De Glacie;
but that no one appeared te have given
him any accurate or satisfactory in
formation.
Madame then gave her reasons for
making these NOTWITHSTANDING our
minister of the little daughter stolen
from her by gpsies some thirteen
years beforehand of her firm belief
that this young lady was that daugh-
ter. e
Armtield listened with deep interest to
| lAllS StOlN VI al y NoSS.
land you never discovered clew
TO her fate until today he inquired.
| Never, Monsieur. We. indeed,
| traced the wretches from our chateau
in Normandy to the town of Calais
| thence across the channel to Dover,
thence to London: but in the wilder
ness Of London we lost them! Adver-
tisements offering large rewards, were
D,,%> s,, tel,
| mental papers. and the detective po-
lice. both of Paris and London, were
heavily feed; but all in vain! no in
telligence of the lost child reached up!
| Three of this fruitless search COM
| pieted my despair. left the chateau
| in Normandy, the scene of my happy
| also. of my Sorrowful bereavement of
both husband and child (for my hus-
| band. Monsieur had died but Il few
weeks before my child Disappeared,
and l retired to my castle in Italy
there to wear out. in the home of my
grlhood my widowed and childless
existence. Yes. Monsieur, at twenty
! fve-for 1 was even a few weeks
younger than that-life had become a
weary burden! the world a barren
waste! Thirteen years have passed
| since then. and now again I find my
| self in Paris, brought hither by bust
| ness connected with my French es-
| tates. l pass up the Boulevarde-des-
| ltalienes. l glance up at the windows
of "Disderi." My glance is instantly
| arrested by the portrait of my daugh-
| ter; for. Monsieur, feel assured that
| she is my daughter. l hurry into the
| shop and ask whose likeness that is,
and in reply l hear the name of my
| daughter! So. Monsieur, there ecan be
no doubt OF the fact. can there|
II should think not, Madame was
+ the reply of our minister.
land where. then. has gone Mon
sieur lie Captaine Fuijoy?
| Back to America Madame
Ah! miserable mother that [ am
almost a stranger in Paris, enfeebled
| by long suffering. and not knowing
| where to turn for counsel. moaned the
lady.
Take courage. Madame. Consider
| yourself fortunate in having discov-
cred that your long-lost daughter is
| still living: that she has been carefully
brought up by an excellent man; and
| that her beauty. genius and goodness
| make her all ornament of the best soci-
ETY. and honor to her kind guardian.
| and will make her. Madame, a sweet
| comfort to YOURSELF said Mr.. Arm
| field.
| "'Ies. but mon Dieu. after thirteen
| years Of loss. to have found her and
| lost her again in an hour. 70 discov-
| er her portrait and her name. to rush
| here to get her address! and to ex-
| pect to meet her in Il day! and to be
| told that she is three thousand miles
away in some remote province OF
| North America! Miserable BROTHER that
l am
NAY, Madame, this is morbid. You
are happy to have discovered your
daughter! happier still to have found
her the angel that She is-tor I can
! speak from certain knowledge, having
known Mademoi ,elle de Glacie during
the whole period OF her residence i'll
Paris, and to haI extreme resemblance
to yourself, Madame, can bear testi-
mony," SAID Mr.. Armfield
And what, ehen. would you advise
| me to do first, Monsieur" she inquired,
in eager haste.
! Engage passage in the first
steamer that sails for America. and 90
to Captain Fuljoy Immediately on
your arrival. So YOU will quickly EN-
brace your daughter. You have, with
out doubt, Madame, some male rela-
tive who will gladly accompany your
"'Ah. no, Monsieur. / have no one
but the younger brother Of my late
| husband he that is the present Mar
quis dc G!acie. He lives at the chateau
IN Nrrman,ly. He inherited not only
| the title and estates of his elder
brother, but also large funded prop
erty that would have been Astrea' s
had She lot been lost and considered
dead for so many years. We are bad
friends Monsieur de Glacie and my
self! | could not ask him to aid me in
this search" said the widowed mar
| quiSe.
Then. Madame. I still counsel you
to take passage in the first steamer
! that sails for New York. Take with
you. as agent. some lawyer who I'M
derstands both the laws of France and
America
"'Ah! Monsieur. where am to find
such an one! |, who am Il stranger in
Paris. should not know where to look -
Madame, | can recommend You
onc-l young man who has studied in
| one of the host law schools II, 1l,.,