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CHAPTER IV.-Count de Lacaze. an innpe-
cunious French noblemar, being indebted
20 the Duke de la Tour and being pressed
for payment. tho duke agrees to procure
him an Introduction to Priscilla, In order
10 gain possession of her supposed wealth
by marriage.
Chapter N-DC LaCaze is introduced by
NJ. Desmoulins.
CHAPTER VI
81 just perceived, whispered in hor-
ror stricken tones the World in the ear
,of the Flesh, lit wac my unfortunate
privilege to witness most reprehensi-
bic proceeding.
"And what was that?' anxiously
from the Flesh.
81 just saw that little Frenchman,
who entered ten minutes since with NJ.
Desmoulins, squeeze the young lady in
the white satin dress embroidered with
pompadour flowers. "
MY dear" remarked the Flesh re-
siRnedly, "have you not been in wicked
Paris long enough to recognize that its
undeniable decentralization is bound,
sooner or later, to communicate itself to
all young American upstairs visiting it
for the first timer"
True gentlemen were never guilty
of such rudeness in Bangor" remarked
the Devil mendaCiously. She never lost
the racy opportunity of reminding her
palmer sisters that she once had been
beauty. Then she added, with supcrhu-
GUS veracity, coupled with unconscious
pathos, And when they We're they never
followed it up.
Priscilla was arguing holly with
Constance. They had retired into an
adjoining room, ostensibly to imbibe
some lukewarm strip which Nine.
Picaud had loudly asserted would cool
their throats after dancing, but in reali-
ty to "have it out" with each other.
~ cannot understand, remarked
Priscilla, how your friend NJ. Des-
moulins dared introduce such a horrid
little man to you or to your acquaint-
ances. -
THE Count Baradat de Lacaze is not
horrid," returned Constance. "If he
held you too tight, it was because he
was afraid you would fall on the slip
perry floor; that is all. You can't expect
a Frenchman to be exactly like an
American, can you. Autres pays, autres
mGurs. | am sure he intended no rude
ness. On the contrary he admires you
immensely. He told me SO five minutes
since"
'He took mighty queer way of
evincing his admiration, " replied Pris-
ella hotly.
Nonsense" said Constance. eff
you are going to be such ridiculous
prude, you might just as well renounce
any success at the beginning Of your
career. Count Baradat de Lacaze be-
longs to one of the Oldest families in
France. He has the bluest blood in his
veins, so NJ Dosmoulins told me- and
he is enormously rich. He owns three
or four magnificent chateauX.
1T is Il pity he does not stay in
them, y said Priscilla, still unappeased,
her cheeks burning hotter and hotter.
~ can't conceive why he came here if
he is at liberty to frequent the most
bristocratic circles as heard NJ Des-
mouins inform you.
Glow unreasonable you are, Priscil-
la! He breakfasted with NJ. Desmoulins
today, and he brought him here Just to
fill in a couple of Pours -
Il wonder if you have entirely for
gotten, said Priscilla, "what gen
nine American gentleman is like-a
man, ! mean"
II am almost afraid that I have, 1"
Constance confessed regretfully.
They are the cleanest things" said
Priscilla inadequately. "They look so
we'll brushed, and they are so magnifi-
Gently set up. They nearly always wear
fresh violets or a new species of chlys-
anHlemum in their buttonholes, and -
There's man III the doorway, in.
terrupted Constance suddenly, "who
looks exactly like one of the perfect
creatures you are describing. | wonder
who he is. ! never saw him before.
Why, he is speaking to your aunt. "
There is no possibility Of any decent
American coming here" cried Priscilla
stormily. The sitting air would suffo-
cate one Of them in the first place, and
these horrid little greasy Frenchmen
would irritate them in the second "
He is coming this way" said Con-
stance.
Let him come, " cried Priscilla de-
family, and then she continued And
the way they dance, Constance-oh, it
is perfectly divine / would give year
of my life to have just one waltz with
all American man in the Newport ca
sino. -
II can't import the casino" said a
merry, memorable, masculine voice in
her ear, "but l am willing to try the
dance.
Then Priscilla turned. She looked
xadiantly delighted and undisguisedly