The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26


Toward the end of last May my wire
and I were about to rise from table-my
mother-in-law dimes only once week
with -us-when letter bearing an Ameri-
can postmark was put into my hands.
''Ah, news from Georges! said my
wife opening the envelope with hair
pin.
Georges is my mother-in-law's nephew;
SOME years ago he married Philadel-
phia heiress, who made him promise new
er to leave America. We consider him a
vanished, sacrificed being; yet, when we
compare his opulence with our modest
fortune, we feel a certain admiration Tor
him which Nine. de Chauneville never
fails to. underline, holding him up to
me as a model OF cleverness. 1 read the
letter aloud while my wife served the
eoffee In a laconic style, that showed
the Influence of his new country, her
cousin wrote:
ENID, sails on the next steamer for
Baireuth.- She wants to stop month IN
Paris Win you meet her at the 81
Lazare station and take her to a hotel
. where YOU. will have already engaged
suite for her? After that she will be of
your hanfs; she is used to taking care
of herself, and besides has hundreds Oh
friends on the other side. Hold New
York Herald in your hand at the sta
ton so that Enid can recognize. you.
Kind regards to yourself and to my aunt,
as well as to Jerome. Affectonateiy
yours, -HGeorges'
There was nothing difficult in the mis-
sion; with plenty of good hotels in Paris,
and four or five louis day to spend on
ones living, it would be a simple matter
NyiJ R0aW
Georges rare letters that his ssister-in-
law is twenty-five, not pretty but charm
ing, adoring gayety, balls, firtat1ons and
pleasure parties everything, in fact, that
belongs to her calling as an American
girl.
My mother-ln-law had not breathed a
word during the reading of the letter.
Antoinette and I discussed hotels that
would suit Enid-and ourselves into the
bargain. The Washington, on Boulevard
.Haussmann, patronized by wealthy fell
low countrymen of hers, suggested itself.
The only objection, it was really too near
our own appartement.
The next day at lunch Nine. de Chaune-
. VILE .reappeared-a breach of our mo1us
g vtvendi I thought at FIST we were go
ing to have a scene-aIas, it was some
thing far worse!
Il. did not close my eyes last night"
she exclaimed, dropping on a chair. She
can give points in matters Of health to
a TyroIese mountaineer Surprised, 1 ex-
pressed polite interest in her symptoms
IT am not ill!' she exclaimed. YOU do
not seem to realize that concern for OH
er peoples happiness can keep one awake
Since last night 1 have thought Of moth
Jrocr hut ND
Jerome de Chauneville is quoted by his
mother on all occasions as a model son
and model artillery lieutenant. He has
never ventuTed to rebel against maternal
authority. At all stages of his career
he has been a paragon-at the POlytech-
mic, at Saint-Cyr; he will be paragon
of a husband when the competent au-
thority will have found him wife Left
to himself he would preserve the bloom
Of bachelornOod Indefinitely. He neither
smokes nor drinks coffee or wine. He is
the most polished, exquisite, refined pro-
duct of his generation.
So l gather that you wish Miss Walton
and her millions to enter the artillery"
1 inquired.
"Why not?" said my mother-in-law,
drawing off her gloves, the signal for a
warm engagement. Would you be jeal-
Gus of Jerome's good luck?"
Il am capable of baser sentiments, as
you know, belle-mere. 1t is a little early
to be jealous. Just now 1 am only anus
ed, recalling the disgust that filed you
at Georges marriage What didn't we
hear then about America and the Wal
tons!"
Georges sold himself. He deserted
family, friends and country to go and
live MS wife in Philadelphia. Do you
fancy that is what I dream of for Je-
romeo"
mo. indeedr' I replied 81 know that,
- on the contrary, it will be Miss Walton
who will beg and pray to be allowed TO
live in the garrison at Bourges. To tell
the truth 1 am convinced that she is
bound for France with this alone in
view"
My mether-in-law's eyes rolled furious
": My wife murmured: What a horrid
tease you are!''
Not wishing to drive matters to the
point of apOpleXy, I was prudent enough
to calm belle maman: Don't imagine
shall prevent Miss Walton from marrying
Jerome, if she shows the faintest inclina-
,tioa:
I was requested to engage the suite al
the Washington" The next day my
wife and her mother, escorted by Marquis
= de, Ia Perade, inspected my choice
Let me here say parenthetically that
-Ferpand de Ia Perade is nv bette nofr.
this does not prevent him, however, from
being constantly at our home. He Is a
bachelor who claims thirty-five years but
must deserve many more. MY dead
father-in-IaW's boon companion pretext.
ing that he ruined himself for NJ do
Chauneville while he merely ruined him
self with him, Fernand has won bell,
maman's confidence; he is her oracle
The people who have lent him five loui
cannot be reckoned up; butshe never de