Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

| III u1SA CotCCll, even IudL lie res
pected him, and that he restrained
with sort of fright the thought of be-
traying the confidence of the honest
and grand artist. He would even admit
the necessity Of placing, as far as
! possible, from them all relations that
could in the least lead to suspicion.
He understood, even, that marriage
would be the surest means of definite
ly breaking up the past. But why
America? Why Miss Nicholson rather
than any other?
Nine. dAymaret seemed to see that
last argument, had revealed to him
the secret that the pretty millionaire
terry OF which a man is always more
or less sensible.
But then" said he, after having
heard it, Il can not leave this evening.
I imagine that you will willingly give
me several days"
Not many, my dear sir; for in =
week I go myself, and | would not
| like to leave you after me.
your confidence charms me; but SO
be it. I shall leave by the next steam
er from Havre. For then l shall not
be able to swim back, you see. Is my
| word necessary"
IF you please"
Il promise you"
Thanks. You will remember that
you are not to inform Beatrice of the
time of your departure"
"That is understood. But, then, /
suppose may say adieu to her"
VERY naturally" said the young Wo
man.
They arrived at the station as the
train entered the platform They were
alone in the car until they reached
Paris, and during the journey Nine
d'Aymaret agreed with him upon the
terms of the letter that he was to
write upon the next day to Miss Mich
olson, to inform her of the future voy-
age of Pierrepont to America.
She was almost astonished, and at
the same time ravished, with the rap
i'd and relatively easy success of ne1
double campaign. She said to herself
not without justice, that the feeble
resistance of Beatrice and Pierrepont
to such sacrifice testified eloquently
to how much at bottom they were
themselves convinced of the 1erils
and the irregularity of their situation
The same evening she wrote to
Beatrice in covert words to let he1
know of the result of her conversation
in o
DAYS while she was making ready for
her departure, she received visits from
the Marquis, and gave him many de-
tails about the family and the person
ality of her whom he had accepted as
fiancee which he seemed curious to
know. It was new guaranty of the
sincerity of his resolution, which his
word did not permit her to doubt.
Nine. d'Aymaret was to start upon
the tourney with her husband and
children upon the first Of May, which
was Tuesday. She went to Bellevue to
embrace Beatrice for the last time,
and she left her sad and resigned;
but without tears. She knew that
Pierrepont himself had come in the
morning and that he had announced
to Fabrice the intention Of his Jour-
ney.
He was to go three or fodr lays
later, upon the sixth of May, the day
fixed for the departure of the steamer
upon which he had taken passage pJ-
on his last visit to Nine. d'Aymaret;
he promised to send her a telegram
Immediately upon his arrival in New
York. AS he was going to leave, the
lovely woman presented to him her
blushing cheeks.
! Embrace your sister," said she,
simply to him.
She left Paris upon the next day.
Until Friday, upon the even of his de-
parture, P'errepont hesitated to re-
turn to Bellevue At last he decided to
do So after having written Beatrice
two or three letters Of adieu, which he
either thought too or too tender, and
which he burned. Arriving at the
house of the painter, he opened the
entrance gate and went directly to
the ateIier where he found Beatrice
working at tapestry by the side of her
husband.
my dear" said he, Il have come
at all hazard to press your hand, for
1 do not know that we shall see each
other again until after my fugue en-
America"
Indeed! Do you leave so Soon?"
said Fabrice, interrupting his work.
What is it that is so pressing? All!
pardon nae, you see my wife has not
been discreet"
"Ah, all that is in the clouds. 1t is
only that the voyage has been ar
rested"
! To be continued.