The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03
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At table Councillor Buttel was placed
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 patronizins
tone, as if speaking of his property:
ssYou seem to like Roth, madame
tOh. not in the slightest" answered
Zozo, looking straight at him.
He was so thunderstruck that he
found nothing to say hut:
on are staying some timer
eyes, am staying for ray friends
sakes" looked at Jacques and Lou
Use. They need consolation. They are
fearfully bored here.
.sHave they told you so q
"No; I've tcld them SO, poor thingsl
I 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 III. 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 thatlittle stablish-
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 irreproachable
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 ure-suddenly turning
toward the. councillor she said point
blank:
ssBy the way, you have big park.
You must give us garden party. .
Councillor Buttel was aghast. "But I
am alone, madame and to receive
ladies 81
.sWell, then, we II receive each other;
you'll provide the orchestra. All, you
all seem sound asleep here II
tsShe certainly was not asleep, SO the
councillor said to himself, as he looked at
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 cour5e, he
precipitated 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 ways. The coun-
cilor seemed very grave, but if Louise
had seen him more closely she would
have discovered an abnormal dilaticn OF
his gray pupils On rising from the ia
BILE, he started when he heard his host
ess say, in low tone, to her friend, lay
ing her hand on the dazzling shoulder
..Well, my Zozos''
The name swept across his face like
fresh spring breeze.
..Zozo, he repeated to himself me-
chanically, "and so impertinenti'
Under his heavy brows his eyes de-
voured her, but SO surreptitiously that
the gallery saw nothing.
..Eh bien!' murmured the gentle
men Of the legation, focking about
Zozo, (which will you choose. the ma
bob or the blond3"
s'Ma foil Like the blond best; the.
nabob is really too ugly"
"He certainly isn't handsome.
.sYou' have to cut his hair too. You
know I'm waiting my turn whenever
you are ready.
Zozo replied with dignity:
.sCher monsieur. you are not
Jacques" And she added in heart
broken tone, eff you'll believe me. he
wouldn't let mel'
s1What a brutes'
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:
I'M. le Conseiller intends giving us
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 Mortified 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
man s giving party. What an ideal
The fetc champetre took place and
the lunch at Won Tek's as we'll line
councillor, eramored to garrulity, die
not for an instant leave Mime. de Boiso-
rams shadow. She contradicted him at
every tern, found everything that he
admired hideous, declared his park tire
some, his house old fashioned, and all
this he thoaght charming. One idea
filed his head-austere old councillor
that he was-to have the right to call