The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-20

the fact that he has beautiful daugh- |
ter who win want to be settled in |
Nfe?" said /,
.'The fact win probably be brought
under his notice. replied madame,
looking straight at me.
The girl alluded to had turned |
slightly, and the three stood facing us.
Lucille was French. the other young
lady merely fashionable, but the En-
glish maid appeared to me the loveliest
] had ever seen. They came in our di-
rection moment, until Lucille, laugh
ing, said something, and, as If by one
impulse, they wheeled with the grace
of startled deer and went toward the
marquee.
Il wish 1 could do thatl' said mad
anne, referring to the gesture Of one
who had passed her slim arm across
her back and had caught the other at
the bend of the elbow.
you can afford to say So" OBJ
served.
"a Frenchman would have done bet-
ter" she remarked.
But am English, you know" re-
piled. 'Veracity is the badge of all
our tribe. We rarely taste the high
joy of being truthful and compliment
airy at the same time"
but you thrive well on the priva-
tion," she laughed, rising. Now take
me to the show" and she slipped her
arm within mine. you really ought
to think of getting married." she con-
tinued. Marriage supplies a raison
detre, Did you ever map out a ca
reer?"
Frequently" I replied, "but always
failed at reducing the plan of my inn
agination to the scale Of my brains"
"a common fault" observed mad
anne; ''but a wife would show you
how. A good wife is"-she paused as
if listening.
"a crown to her husband" said I,
wishing to keep the ball rolling.
Madame raised her finger and drew
me into the shadow of the clematis.
Approaching footsteps sounded on the
gravel. A moment later Chedderstow
and Nine. de Belleville appeared. His
arm was round her, his iron gray head
bent toward her own. still black as
midnight. They passed slowly, utterly
oblivious of our presence; nor did my
companion move until they had disap-
peared beyond a noble specimen of
Glastonbury thorn masking another
path.
The first chapter in a middle-aged
romance" said I. 20, woman!"
THE last, If you please" replied
madame; "a suivre was written near
ly twenty-seven years ago by that
great shuffler of destinies, circum-
stance, and now it will run on smooth
ly to the end"
Then, you mean to say
Madame lifted her graceful should
ers. did you ever read La Proven.
cale'?" she asked.
II skinned through it once" said I
impatiently.
Then, peruse it again." continued
madame, "but substitute for the he
roine an English girl When she wal
Is her family sold her in the usual way
to Major de Belleville. He spent hel
money as we'll as his own and tool
himself off on active service to Africa
News of his death in Egypt reached
her year later She returned to Eng
land and married our host, who haC
known her in childhood. They wer,
happy one year and a son was born
Well, of course, the superfluous Belle
vile was not dead. He reappearet
! presently, unchanged and unchange
:, able-she went back to him; it wa
her duty. Monsieur married again, hi
: family urging him; you can guess tn
;, rest, They tried the thorny track @
honor, and-well, you see it sometime
= leads to happiness, even here"
= Rather melodramatic," 1 observed
:, What else is life?" asked madame
"And rather late in the day, too"
"Bah!" cried the viYacious little Ia
dy, pressing my arm, what Of that
:, Are we sure of a moment? God know
=. what an ugly world we make of thi!
; but oh! what sorry world it woul
n be If love were only for the youngl"
Nevertheless, it might be more CON
Portable could the heart grow era
with the head" said I, rememberin
, the two gray hairs 1 had found on m
a left temple that morning.
Madame laughed gayly, twlrling he
! parasol. Shame on you." she criet
10 do you forget your own English prt
d verb, kissing is out of season whe
~ the gorse is out of bloom?"
Ie And as we were just then turnIu
le the corner CT the lily-bordered wal
leading to the marquee, could not al
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