Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-03-20

w. itttti Nho-
Sir: Your treatment of my daughter IS
that af a coward ard no gentleman. II you
until they are brought up. Come now,
what of this one of the yellow
lace?"
1t was seldom that Antonio had so
distinguished listener, and he related
the incident with great relish.
II had noticed ,i,is Louis" he began.
Every morning he would come and
look, but 20 away without buying. One
day a gentleman came to me and said:
Antonio, you are being robbed by a
young man with sallow face. /
can see it all from my window across
the why. Keep your eyes open and
have the police at hand
1T same about the very next morn
ing. The young man approached, hand
led the book and then turned away. He
was Immediately arrested, and two cop
les of 'Une Feuille Morte' were found
beneath his coat.
Before the magistrate he told
story so strange that it has since been
on every lip. His sweetheart. Marie
d'Amoureux, wrote 'Une Feuille
Morte.' No one would publish il. Marie
was in tears. The young man took his
savings and had the novel printed. No
one would sell it; for there was no one
to buy.
''1hen came an act of still greater
devotion. Louis, with SO much of his
salary as he could spare. purchased cop
les of the work from Marie, telling her
that they We're ordered by the book
sellers. These copies he would place
on the bookstalls by stealth, hoping
that they might be read and appre-
eiated. 1t was for such an act that
| had caused his arrest. The papers
told the pitiful story, and since then
there has been great demand for the
booi."
But what of the trouble to-day?" in
terrupted the Member, impatiently.
why did he treat her so eruelly?"
In return for her ingratitnde," re-
piled Antonio. "When success came
she forgot Louis, who was poor and un-
attractive Her smiles were all for an
other. Heaven only knows what has
worked so great change in her heart,
and brought her to so passionate
deed Perhaps she has only now learned
all that Louis has done for her"
"Ah, friend" sighed the Member,
"hoW could he resist such an appeal?
She has the eyes and hair of an angel"
"See," said Antonio, there is "a jour
nalist using my bookstall for a desk,
while he makes notes OF this interest
ing happening. How his pencil flies
over the paper!"
The Member withdrew his gaze from
the river. On beholding the object of
Antonie's remarks. he exelaimed:
My nephewl" and then louder:
pierre, | congratulate you on being
an eyewitness of this event. Your pa
per will doubtless appreciate your ac-
count"
Pierre glanced up, smiled, nodded,
closed his notebook, placed il in his
pocket, and then waved n handkerchief
above his head.
wow, uncle,' he said coming to the
Members side, you will soon have
good lock al Louis and Marie they will
enter their cab at this spot. They are
nov ascending lbe steps from the river,
followed BY the boatman.'
Before the Member could form a ques-
ton, the crowd fell back and the lovers
appeared on the quay. Hand in hand
they advanced toward the bookstall,
where cab was in waiting. As they
passed Pierre, the Member saw Louis
direct IA sly kick at the journalists
shins, while Marie favored them both
with an expansive grin.
Nephew said the Member, when
the cab had driven oil with its wet occu-
pants. ''do you know these persons"
an one moment" said Pierre, as he
transferred some bank notes from his
pocket to the hand OF the gallant boat
man who had rescued Louis and Marie,
you may question presently. Now"
he laughed, when the boatman had
moved away, Il am at Your disposal"
''What do you know of this AFFAIR.""
"Eyery Thing"
"What will be the end of it?"
"a third edition of Une Feuille
Morte.'"
Il cannot believe" said the Member,
that they would be guilty of making
public their inner lives for the sake of
vulgar advertising"
Yet such is the case" replied Pierre.
"The book would never have sold with
out it, This is an enterprising age,
uncle. Look"
a wagon piled high with books and
decorated with "Une Feuille Morie"
posters had driven up. The crowd
closed in around il, struggling to push
forward their money and secure copy
of the novel.
Behold the fruits of vulgar adver-
tising," murmured Pierre.
rs the book worth reading?" in
quired the Member.
Judge for Yourself" answered
Pierre. "You have witnessed part of
it. Louis and Marie are playing the
plot of the noyel-this was the second
act. Would you call il interesiing?"
"That goes without saying"
81 will also add. for your ears alone,
uncle. that The actors are hired ones.
The Zoinni brothers. hioh divers, were
paid for leaIing into the river. just as
the boatman was paid for being there
to pull them out. II was all carefully
planned by the aui ihor."
III almost snrpasses comprehension"
said the Member, earnestly. But the
real Marie d'Amoareux, the author