The sun., 1904-05-22
So 'hr' "1"i MARRIED.
The Humpb.ek and the Cripple
Mated With the AID Of . Little
Deception.
Prom tbs Frsnea.

From tm Frenes-
n~.s onlv after the death Of her mother
tha, Herrnance Deshguy thought It wen
~ oon.;der in earnest the possibility OF
marriage and vowed not to die spinster
She vas now % possessed in her own night
Of . modest competence. and had q heart
full Of warm and generous impulses. but she
was deformed-in short, a humpheck.
Seated alone in her quiet home At Cha-
tillon with pleasant surroundings ABOUT
her, she considered her lonely future WIN =
shudder. But where to seek FOR husoano'
Whom might she address?
She knew she did not Possess the physacal
attractions OF q younger and more pereo
beauty: she must confess that one snouloef
was higher than the other. and from some
words she overheard, she knew herself
considered q little angular. But what OF
this in SO loyal a heart'
One evening in her daily paper she found
this advertisement. which Immediately
engrossed her attention
The Matrimonial Institute OF France.
founded by Madame de Saint Elrne. This
institute has for its object the promoeon
Of honorable marriages between members
| of families best fitted both in ph!soIoSi-
cal and social point OF view
Dovries from 600 TO 1000 francs
once bours. ! TO 5 p. NJ. Correspondence
| collected.
And the address followed.
Hernanee considered this matter that
day and again the following day. Finally
she said to herself:
y will write to that woman
And she wrote at once.
Bv return post she received a magnih
| oentlv printed prospectus. beautifully lith-
| oprapbed on rose colored paper, which in
| a great many words explained, magnihed
| and praised the moral purpose OF the
Matrimonial Institute Of France"
In conclusion Nine de St. Elme invited
| her correspondent to send her the modest
sum OF s, as subscription to the Nspt'ol
| Vel in which would be found a large list
| OF candidates for matrimony, all guaranteed
| Of good social rank, regularly registered
| and submitted to the choice Of readers Of
| both sexes To be thus registered or to
make choice OF any name in thees lists the
| further sum OF S must be regnitted in
| advance.
I; Hernance sent, in conformity with the
| above conditions, the double Zee. adding
also. as advised in the prospectus, one
| Of her photographs. a little portrait taken
| the wear before, in which there appeared
| her fine head and neck. full Of expression
: and grace. but showing her only as far as
Is she glanced at the long list Of possible
| husbands named in the Nuptal Vel she
| Was embarrassed, there were 50 many
Marking out twenty, these she reduced to
| fifteen, and then to ten. and eight. She
| finished by placing her pencil where it
would fall, which happened to be No. 1855,
reading thus:
Employment. public; salary 800 francs.
With td snce ment assured aged 50 years.
good health: simple tastes desires to marty
Young lady of age and fortune. excellent
| habits and character.
| Simple tastes Of course 1t was impos-
sible TO tell what these words might mean.
but trusting to the maternal character oi
| forwarding a new check for the additional
SO required. she received a photo graph OF
| No. ISIS, with q note giving the name,
residence. dc. OF the candidate;
was a pu bic Officer in the little town OF
Kernoveu. in Brittany. In the picture.
which represented him at full length, he
appeared q man full Of good hu mo. and
snd long beard. fowing down his breast
Blu, how tall be was You mi ght have taken
him for q drum major. What contrast
to poor little humphack Herrnanoe!
| All, but be is q very good man Tor me
| whispered she to herself.
At the same time that the photo graph
was sent to Hermance. Nine. de Saint Erne
afways attentive to the interests OF hes
clients, advised No. l2s1s Of the dis
tipction which had befallen him, and for
a consideration. forwarded the note and
| potrait Of Nile. Desri guy, who strd Ghtvay
received the following letter:
MApKMoIsILLH: While not having the homo,
Of being Psrsenaily anoMn , 70 ySSpi; ySi yeI yI,!
| one look At your photograph has reused II
me. and TO tell you by what all powerful
almost providenusl. sympathy l am turned
Yes, il seems a. il ! hear 4 voice from heaven
guiding and leading me 70 you. II is imposei-
| Bile TO look upon a countenance 20 pure. SO
open, % frank. on eyes so fun Of spirit and
impossible of deceit, and not TO know you
have . generous. loving heart
And the writer OF the letters prayed for
the opening Of q correspondence between
them, preparatory, il mutually agreeable,
to . meeting al some future time
An exchange Of letters nov ensned
Each dav becoming more and moro inti