The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-20
THE TRUE BLUEBEARD
He Was a Cruelty and MaIevo.
lently Maligned Frenchman.
NOT A MURDeRovs MONSTER.
No Had Matrimonial Misfsrtvnss, II
10 True. but Hs Seems 10 Have Been
the Only One Who Came 10 Grief on
Account Of Thsm-His Tssoie End,

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NOUN on" used, u one could. In child
hoods happy hour. 10 throw india rub.
Der balls. was in truth q man who has
been hs cruelty nnd mnlcvoIcntly ina.
lighcd by history ns Nero. Richard ILL.,.
Macbeth. tufti quaint. No says NJ.
Ahnto'c Frnnce-nnd prny who can
SPEAK with higher authority on the
real facts Of facryf-in les Sept
Fcinines de In Bnrbe-iileue ct Autres
Con'cs Merveilleux." One knew al.
ready that Charles Pcrrault FIRST wrote.
IN about 1000. the historical biography
of Blucbenrd. but one did not know
until now how deeply I'errnuit. prob.
ably through false Information. wrong.
'si the ncinory of M excellent and ~
treated parsonage. From N. France
We learn TINT N. Bernard de Montra.
.onx. of old md noble descent. lived
IN 1870 or thcrcnbouis at the ancestral
Chateau Les GuilIettes. ON his estates
between compIe.nc and ricrrcfonds
Tho castle. of frowning outward ss.
pcc'. was inside treasure house Of
taste and wealth. It's owner. contrary
To long exls'in. tradition. wore no
beard. only a mustnche and a little
fuft below tho lower lip. lie was
known through tho countryside as
Blucbcnrd because his hair was very
black. and therefore his close shaven
cheeks and chin were markedly blue.
lie was fine figure OF man who.
IN spite Of his manifest advantages a.
good match. did not get on well with
women % his own rank in life. This
was due 10 mn incurnblc shyncss on his
part. Pleasant and pretty girls who
hnd been well brought up attracted
him Immensely. hut also filled him
with mn indcscrIbable terror.
The first notable result " this af.
fiictIon was that the unfortunate or.
phnn. for such he hnd been since bis
early youth. Incapable Of making pro-
posals for the hand of any of the at.
trncti,c nnd high horn ladies' In the
ncighborhood. married certain Co
'etfe Passage. fascinating girl in her
way. against whose character nothing
seems known. who was going round
the country With dancing bear.
Things went well enough for a few
months, and then Colette. who had at
hrst revcl~i In being q lady Of qual.
NY. began 10 long Tor hcr Old freedom
The longing became Irresistible. and at
las, sue look her departure secretly
Win hcr Justly Dc'"'cc Dear.
noteworthy 'hnt 'hey inndc tne'r es-
cape oy way OF room .nnt nnu door
''aa'hs " W""' n"u "ce" water
,neadoMs anu no 10 open country
,errnu'' .a''eu 'n's room .e pe',' eau
'het. p.' u was n'so known ~ .ne
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y r'o'cn,'"v PAINTER , na" eose.eu y"
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