Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-10-27

| pense Tor her rellglous conduct and Chris
| tian feeling. She has a right to happi-
ness of the most peaceful character and
largest scope. Let her pronounce and
choose between these gentlemen
But" said Castor, what is reserved
for the one who comes in a bad second ~.
CASTOR ran racing stable during his
earthly pilgrimage, and his abominable
slang slipped out even In the presence
of st. Joseph.
"Never fear" said St Joseph, Il will
give to him who is not chosen one of the
unclaimed ladies who literally swarm in
Paradise. Do not let us lose time, ma
dame. Make your decision. Choose, if
you please"
Silent and motionless Jeanne stood be-
tween her two husbands, and both Gas
ton and Armand alternated like char
acters in Greek play, seeking the words
that might touch their wife's heart.
Il was so proud of your beauty.
Jeanne" said Castor, "and of the sensa-
ton it made in society. Luxury for YOU
was what / lived for Your diamonds
and lace, your carriages, your horses.
| your lveries. And then your room.
Jeanne, your cherry satin room! And
| then boxes, boxes for all the first nights.
Three hundred francs | paid for one first
night"
"Boxes!" broke in Armand "He talks
of boxes! Even before [ was the hus-
band | always paid for the boxes. The
first night of the Petit Faust cost me
| four hundred francs, and | gave five
hundred for PATHS benefit.
You pay!" cried CASTOR. ''Whv. Won
dined at my table, sir, five days in the
week, and you were always loafng in our
box at the opera, you who make such an
ado about three or four wretched the
alter boxes sent to my wife,
Two or three! Upon my word. such
details are too petty"
| Il quite agree with YOU" said St. Jo-
| seph, looking bored and rearranging his
aureole. BE as brief as possible, if Won
please, gentlemen. Kindly express your
self in favor of one or the other. ma
Dame"
| Jeanne would not speak and the two
| husbands raved on.
Remember | gave up my career for
you" said CASTOR. 81 resigned from the
laFmy because you didn't like living in a
garrison
And | joined the Imperialists for
your cried Armand.
No poltics!" said ST. Joseph firmly
above all, nothing derogatory to SOW
ereigns!"
Il shall obey you,' said CASTOR. 81
have stronger claims than mere political
affiliations, Our love, Jeanne! Remem-
Der! | was the first, the first! Our
walks on your fathers estate! Those
shady little paths, when your head
sometimes lay on my shoulder; our we'd
! ding day, when we came to my home, our
home, at midnight that bitter cold
weather. The ground was white with
snow, do you remember? What a roar
| ing big fire there was at the chateau to
welcome us! How still the room was,
how frightened we both were!'
| Sir interrupted Armand, your rem
lmiscences are in execrable taste"
Very possibly, sir, but may certainly
be allowed to recall my confidence. Ny
confidence was simply unbounded. How
many of my friends came to me per-
fidiously to say: Keep an eye on Ar
mand,' meaning this gentleman. He is
very fond of you, we all know that, but
there's somebody he's fonder of, and
that's your wife / disdained their Cos
sip
Il have my own record on the ground
of confidence" said Armand, proudly.
Later, sir, when in my turn | was the
husband, little calumnies were buzzing
about. 1t was Monsieur de Sericourt
that they told me to watch, Sericourt,
my best friend-how ridiculous!"
/ observed that Jeanne could not con-
troll a little start when she heard the
name Monsieur de Sericourt. | observed
it, but Armand observed nothing and
continued.
"And when Sericourt was killed in
Mexico, and you, my dear wife, permit
ted the unchecked outburst of your nat
ural grief | received an odious anony-
NOUS letter Your wife it said, sheds
more tears for the friend than she will
ever give the husband / never men
toned the letter to you. Suspect you!
Suspect Sericourt!"
"Who is this Sericourt who has cot
mixed up with all this?" said st. Joseph.
is Sericomt a third husband? l am
very much perplexed'
"Just one word, St Joseph, but
clincher. The day | married this lady, a
priest, an excellent priest, promised me
at st. Clotildes church that our tenn
porary union on earth should be followed
by an eternal union in Heaven
But st. Joseph" cried CASTOR, 'the
day | was married at the Madeleine. a
bishop, see-not a priest, bishop-made
me the self-same promise in the self
same terms"
This is becoming very embarrassing"
murmmed st. Joseph. "Our representa-
tives on earth sometimes act very incon-
siderately. But come, madame. / revert
to my first decision; it is for you to
choose. You have not spoken. Speak,"
Then the little widow, blushing and
much moved. said:
If you will be so good. st. Joseph, you
will permit me to choose Monsieur de
Sericourt, who is over there in the little
cloud ON the left. He has been beckon-
ing to me for the last quarter of an
hour"