The evening world., 1900-07-31

7 WAS Elaine du Roehsrs guardian I thsaSAA -
best thing To DO for her was to pt ~ IN . CO.
. vent school In the country.
One morning. however. I received - esnsvtns -
~tontshinx letter;
NY Dear Guardian; I An ssrd Mr. SsIv ~
lection / nnt that I IN not cut out for . rsnG1sus -
resr. Kindly ma ne . husband - ssoa - pesanaA
Your grateful and devoted y
! proposed to Elaine to ssnd . ~ vsshs IN ~
wife at Trouvilis. She joyfliy srespesA
on tire way said l. we VII stop e. 60 e ~ q.
euis. tho MAruuiss De Pen-vaiiost."
Ths Marquise resided on a large eStass sms un~
from Redon. I had been told Of her ssiocy sssnsma-
cal way OF living. 80 I was not SURPRISED 10 nnd svIit-
Ing IN at the station an old rattletrap of . oan1S~
/, which snoned 80 mus;y that. As We started 10 ~ y.
! Elaine recoiied.
Suppose W. ride outside: I saoud sn4y cs nr~sA
ar.
, The driver gathered up his rdns snh started ID
team. Heavens, what a raoel Ny blood ouAlss ct
he thought % u. Elaine ola2pei her hands an m
cited the pleased e-oaosszs= 20 redous.ed srcrts.
A handsome, rsnned-lcokng young man f msdsum
heirh, met d. and assisted Va 10 aishi.
/, The Marquss De Pen -valioss recsivSd q n sAs
iarye, gloomy dravtns-rocm. she greeted 20 Us-
cousiy, and herself led 10 10 our apartrn<nta
I MY son, Rene" she said. designating ths -.
some man who had nrst rece,v~, H.
|, Dinner was ready. Wien Elaine rSappsasn -,
looked queenly beautiful. Rens met her ct ths -,
p. WIN sums iEAAH0 NHiSl Clio Eot oo0m - -
! please her.
! Just then another sntersd-a man q snfyty, a
and With Q strong face ssiutfnr u he tock a.
, empty pise. opposite to Marques De Pen vansl
Next morning u was late when I swoks.
\ ! had hardly finished my toilet h-sors Elaine -
/, ana bright a. the morning. kncrksd for sdmlstsnsA
| what. up Alreadyr'
| "Airesdyl Why. I have he'd Q long wsik s,sousA q
dsvy wood, II was exquisite"
\ "Aioref'
F, "oh. no. I mar sure Of an esoort isst naxnts
! An. ahi so things are ~wortfnxr'
\ 'tsPencidly. my dear guardian. opsn your saxH
, have dectied TO nsrry'-
! Handsome Rener' said ]. ruhtnS my hands.
\ NO. I am gons 70 marry-ths coaohman vns
I drove % well yesterday. An soon a. I paosd -.
hands IN his I knew ne was q man a woman could
I trust. Blu, here ne Is to tell you that you are not
dreaming"
she opened the door and Horace a Pn-vsnsa
\ entered. .
'Myse,sr' he said. sn,,ins a. ny aseonisn-n,us.
Ny story IL no, ions. b, rather unusual. I wanted
to he a soAier. My mother objected. I o,eyed her.
but the srsrt ~ adventure POSSESSED me. A, scou a.
I was OF ars 7 s,artei on \ TIP around the world. Ny
mother told you tina, ] sren' ny fortune snd part a
hers ] dare say I committed my share of soIlisa
When my means were exhausted returned howa.
The 'a,ted calf was not killed In ny hono.
when I offered my services 10 my mother I ~
half Joking. hut she accepted in earnest. 80 7 bscams
the coachman. I take are o, my animals. and, whom
Il Il necessary. pa. o, the livery. A. night 7 resume
my dress suit. NY tide sni my rights a. .ises, spn.
And 'hi, might have gone on forever bn. sor the COM
ing o. this i~iberating fairy. ny charming ianeee. vhs,
! think. undsraands ms-and wiz try to love n .
little" .