The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
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sirne all Is different. But one rnunt NOT an
ticipEte.
Up there, whore men arc plenty and WOMB
en- few and far between. the sight OF
Aficheles daughter came as surprise. One
held his breath. for she was flower, was
Michelss dauEhter-a wood flower OF the
trail She was worth while. And there were
many who understood that, and who hope
iessly desired to wear this flower some day.
Most OF Thorn did not bother Maria. she
sent tnesn on. Good men. thsy were, too.
q BIT rough and wild. bat good - men Of
the forest 80.
But there we're three who were very clone
admirers. Each Of these had sworn to have
Maria Cor ais own. One wes a Canuclt, pure
and simple Francois he was, good sort
OF char, but with temper. The next was
an American, man with French name,
too. This wa Johnny I.e Boutiilier. young
er than Francois and lighter In complexion.
The third adrnirer was the greatest Of them
Gil. tiis name was Michele Gonist. ne was
Marla'z father. Francois whispered TO him
SELF that already she was his. Johnny I.o
Boutiilier told her out and out that she
was hin And OLD Michele Goflet, he shook
his fat and insisted-saefei-thet she didn't
belong TO anybody ct Aii--fhat is except
TO him- he INFORMED her that she could
marry anybody she chose. only she must
remain single always and 1--we with him.
Francois bahi And Johnny Le Boutiliier,
bah, tool What like were they7 Oh. yes.
they were well enough In their way-but
they we're not her kind. Maria smiled-and
on all three
'srhers b yet time she said
81 shali marry she informed Michele;
. ..oke
Marry nothing snapped old Michele,
ioaing sight OF the facts in order to prove
his point what good young woman would
marry and leave her old fatner7 And, be-
sIdes." he added. as though making q
guarded admission, s.syen II she did marry,
she had no old father-she had nobody but
me. 30 We married.
"Ehe had . mother" insisted Maria
Goulek
"what has that to 90 with itY'' retorfed
Michele. "A mother, hzhl Tesg but Whist Ia
lnotherf she had no old father; there
fore, and onl. therefore. che married. And.
therefore, you should not. Never marry.
do not expect TO marry. Come. row. whats
good enough for me Il good enough FOR you.
LODI. ct ma
Maria drove her ether two admirers to
the fronsv point as we'll. Francois, thu jeal-
ops. the biAok-browed, was easily aroused
and hard to appeass. Thrice no fought with
Johnny L. Boutiliier-fkmot fights. too
BY the light OF torches. with many men
around. the cofnbatensn barred 20 the waist.
Twice eid Johnny Ii Bontiilisr 10 down
and out
At the next fight between francois and
Johnny. Johnny, who had treasured q few
thinse up ID his heart. wss able. In the
language Of his rusiiistic friend to hand
| ~ 70 Francois IN the most approved man
naf. Francois went down. not once, but
eight, nine times, Then it was Johnny's
turn % stroll around. Assufedly. But when
Francois came around. after some days,
Maria did not touch his bruises with her
anger She laughed, and Francois storned.
! But this could not so on forever. Francois
said 80. Johnny lie Boutiilier acquiesced.
Michele Gouiet felt In bis bones that crisis
was impending.
Il was cool night In the fall that all
three met, without design. 10 the hut Each
had designed to be shets. Yes. but mona
had designed that the other should be there
also. Francois insinuated: he mpttered: his
Jealousy would out. Johnny drowned Old
Gouiet stormed Everybody reasoned that
nobody else had any business there except
Maria. Everybody seasoned that the room