The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-18
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When Angelica was seventeen her
parents married her to Ezekiel Ballou,
aged slxty-hve and seven times a mil
lionalre. Seven years later BaIlou died
and left widow without children.
but with Sl0,00o.O00.
Now commenced Angelica's real life.
She was old enough not to need a chap
eron. yet young enough to enjoy the
prominence given AGr BY her wealth. a
beauty that was in-Its prime and greab
sprightIiness. She at once became the
favorite OF society and lived in some
Dne OF her several residences In town
and country. Men flocked to her IN un-
told numbers, but what Is easily gain
ed is not valued. and she would have
none Of them. Several Of her suitors
were men OF prominence who could
have advanced the young widow In
way not to be attained by wealth
alone, but the trouble -Aas they were
to be had for the a9klgg There was no
sport In a chase where a hundred hunt
ers were firing at her on sight. She pre-
ferred to turn huntress and bring down
the game herself.
Among the young men OF her ac-
quaintance was Paul Debonair, whose
father had died and left his son sew
eFal hundred thousand dollars. Paul
spent oil the income. but resolutely re-
Trained from touching cent Of his
principal. Pleasure was his object.
More money than he had he would not
have valued. He had enough to give
him what he wanted and not enough to
bother him by attending to it. He
would never marry. In short be was
determined to get the most out Of life
III the way that seemed most desirable
to hiu--that is. as man OF the world.
One evening he went to ball. AM
gelica was there, surrounded by d
crowd Of men elbowing one another 10
get near her. IL she moved from one
room to another, within few minutes
every one of those men WAS to be
found In the room to which she had
gone. II she went back, they went
back. Paul Debonair looked at this
spectacle with disgust. He danced In
the same set with Angelica, but every
time ii became bis part to take her
hand to swing he would pretend 70
have made mistake and swing some
one else.
"Great heavens. Paul. said one OF
his friends, do you know whom you
are snubbing2 That's the young Wild
ow Ballou, worth millions"
II don't care II she Is the Widow
Croesus." said Paul in a tone loud
enough to be heard by the widow her
self, ''and worth billions
Paul Debonair had sounded the death |
kncll to Bis independence. Angelica |
sent one Of her circle Of attendants to |
bring him to her ana introduce him. |
He consented, but If his object was to |
avoid rudeness he might as well have |
declined. for his brusqueness and In
difference were objectionable. Angelica |
had noticed while be danced that Terp-
sichore was one Of bis idols he aban- /
doned himself to the motion and the
music as one in heavenly dream. |
Quick to see a weak point, she re
solved to attack him through this love.
She asked him to dance He had the
effrontery to decline on the ground /
that he did not know how to dance.
But it was not leng after this that
Angelica gave bah herself. She had
given out through her friends that she
felt very much hurt at the treatment
Debonair had given her. that she had
been surprised that any man should
treat an unprotected woman so rudely.
but that she would give him, an oppor-
tunity to redeem himself These re.
marks were intended for PanYs ears,
and when he received an invitation to
her BAH ne decided at least to accept
1t.
There being no orchestra at hand ca
pable OF playing dance music as An
gelica wished it played. she imported
one, and when Paul entered the bali
room be heard voluptuous sounds that
tingied In the tips Of his toes. he went
directly TO the hostess, who smiled
upon him and said;
I have been saving my first dance
for you. Mr.. Debonair. am hostess
here, and my word is law. You are
to dance with me-
IN another moment Debonair was