The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03

beside her. Vain and used to be made
much of. he awaited an amiable glance
from the elegant visitor. Seeing her so
radiant. he said to her in patron lzing
tone. as if speaking of his property:
"You seem to like Roth, madame"
"Oh. not in the elightest" answered
Zozo. looking straight ut him.
He was SO thunderstruck that he
found nothing to say but:
"You are staying some timer"
eyes. l am staying for my friends
sakes'-she looked at Jacques and Lou
ise. "They need consolation. They are
fearfully bored here. -
'Have they told you so?''
"No; I've told them SO, poor things!
l am very sorry for them
Councillor Buttel could not believe
his ears. He did not want to be pitied
and protested:
strangers perhaps are bored at Roth,
but when one has ones property here
Mime. de Boisoran must have heard
of his property.
"Oh, yes. I've seen your big house,
It's very gloomy. prefer NJ. von
Tek's small one. 1t seems he's quite
comfortable in It. My friends andsI are
going to lunch with him one of these
days.
The councillor did not like to be re-
minded of Won Tek's existence The
idea of talking Of that little establish
ment to man who had four drawing
rooms and IL rooms furnished through.
Out-and Zozo smiled across the table
to the young man; he really was not
at all bad looking. with his red beard,
his clear eyes and his irreproachnble
get up
Zozo discovered that he was not eat
ing in order to look at her, and as this
discovery amused her vastly-she was
prettier than nature-suddenly turning
toward the councillor shs said point
blank:
'By the way, you have big park.
You must give us garden party"
Councillor Buttel was aghast. "But
am alone. madame - and to receive
ladies'
"Well. +hen, We'll receive each other;
you'll p 'ide the orchestra. Ah. You
all seem sound asleep herel'
"She certainly was not asleep SO the
councillor said to himself, as he looked ut
her very closely, breathing the delicate
perfume waited from her fan. Every now
and then she passed her white arm with
in an inch Of his face, in order to reach
the carafe, upon which, of course. he
plecipitated himself at the same mo-
ment This little maneuver made Won
TEX turn red and pale and highly di-
verted Sainte Menehould and Douloud.
Zozo. feeling herself appreciated, re-
doubled her coquetry. said the absurd
est things in spite Of Louise's discreet
signals. Poor Louise wanted Zozo to
make magnificent match and was an
noyed to see her jeopardizing her pros
poets by her madcap waya The coun-
cilor seemed very grave, but If Louise
had eeen him more closely she would
have discovered an abnormal dilation Of
his gray pupils On rising from the ta-
BILE, he started when he heard his host
ess say, in low tone, to her friend, lay
ing her hand OF the dazzling shoulder
''Well. my Zozo7"
The name swept across his face like
fresh spring breeze.
''Zozo," he repeated to himself me-
chanically, land 80 impertinenti'
Under his heavy brows his eyes de-
voured her, but SO surreptitiousiy that
the gallery aaw nothing.
''Eh bien!'' murmured the gentle
men Of the legation. hocking about
Zozo. (which will you choose. the ma
bob or the blondf'
'sMa foil like the blond best; the
nabob is really too ugly"
''He certainly isn't handsome.
"You'n have to cut his hair too. You
know I'm waiting my turn whenever
You are ready
Zozo replied with dignity:
"Cher monsieur, you are not
jacques And she added in heart
broken tone, ''If you'll believe me. he
wouldn't let mel"
ssWhat @ bruter'
The councillor wondered what the fun
was about in the distant corner. He
drew near, his coffee cup in his hand.
Hardly had Zozo seen him when she
announced:
IN. le Conseiller intends giving us a
garden party" and added, in her
sweetest voice, I'M. Won TEX, the coun-
cilor will be glad Of suggestions from
+ you.
The next day Mrs. Councillor Tam
was horrifed to learn the impiOus plan.
The visitor was really more to be dread
ed than she had supposed, and she be-
gan to pray ardently for her departure
She had vainly pronounced herself with
the utmost severity in Councillor But
tells presence against the indelicacy Of
s.sc's giving party. What an ideai
The fete champetrs took place and
the lunch at Won Tek'e as well. The
councillor. eramored to garrulity. did
not for an instant leave Nine. de Boiso-
rams shadow. She contradicted him at
every torn, found everything that he
admired hideous, declared his park tire
some, his house old fashioned, and all
this he thought charming One idea
filled his head-austere old councillor
that he was-to have the right to call
her ''Zozoi' Won TEX had the Identical
idea, but he expressed it with far more
ardor.
Mime. de Languet followed her