The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-30
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Deception
An American Heiress Inn
poses Upon Her Titled
sutton.
By SARAH j. ATWATER
, Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.


4 Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.
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The center of art in Europe is Flor.
ence. The Town is always full OF
Americans. and there are usually
American art students there. One day
an American girl. in rich apparel,
while gazing mt the paintings hung In
the Piti palace In that artistic city
stopped mt the easel of copyist--a
girl about her own age-who was copy
ing Titan, admired her work and
entered into conversation with her,
The artist was a Miss May Monroe OF
st. Louis the other Miss Margaret De
Forest of New York The acquaint-
ance thus begun was continued, and
in time Miss DE Forest engaged Miss
Monroe to paint her portrait.
Il am going TO take you into my con.
iidence, said Miss De Forest TO Miss
Monroe one day while sitting for the
picture. land ask you to dc me favor
| possess an immense fortune and
have come abroad for the purpose OF
meeting Il suitor who has never seen
me. Mutual friends have made an ar
rangement 10y which Count Desmond
de fAmoureux. descended from one
Of the oldest families In France. Is to
visit me. aid If we are both agreed
we are TO marry. am not to be taken
in by any adventurer and have inves,
tigated tile counts position thoroughly.
lie possesses valuable estates which
with my fortune would enable us to
take Il very prominent position In Eu-
ropean society.
But | will marry no man who does
not love me, My wish is that you
shall impersonate me TO the count.
impersonatlng you, Il protcgee OF my
real self. If | like him l will cndeavor
to win him away from you. In that
way shall know that he loves me for
myself"
THAT would make II very pretty ro-
NANCE" said Miss Monroe.
UNLESS you fall In love with him
yourself"
NO fear of that. I'm engaged TO
he married.
iiiuttds
Yes; To young American, n sirug-
Cling artist Hike myself"
THAT Is fortunate. We can take
him into the secret and, forming n
party of four, 20 about together, thus
enabling me to carry out my plan"
And enjoy ourselves rs well"
Count Desmond dc rAmoureux ar
lived and was Introduced TO the two
girls. they occupying reversed post
lions. Bernard Wright was introduced
to the count as the aance of the real
Margaret De Forest The four visited
together the galleries, the medieval
buildings aud the envrons of Florence,
enjoying every moment. The party
filed carriage. and many were the
drives they took over the beautiful
hills and dalcs about the city In the
delicious Fiorentinc sunshine.
Young Wright. devoted TO his art
and. with The usual artistic tempera-
ment. careless rs to material posses,
sions. entered upon his part Of the de-
ception reluctantly and merely to
please Miss Monroe. lie paid his de-
voirs perfunctorily to the heiress, but
was by no means bored mt doing so.
His real mistress was his brush. Miss
Monroe seemed TO enjoy Immensely
personatlng an heress and was very
patronizing to the real Miss De Forest
Count de lAmoureux was evidently
from the first very much pleased with
the girl whom he supposed TO be Miss
De Forest. and Miss Monroe knew
with womans quick intuition that
II was not interest alone that moved
him.
Miss De Forest soon began to prac.
tlce artfn means TO draw the noble
man away from her substitute. Mar
garet was an attractive girl and knew
how to win man Nevertheless the
count was constant TO May. one day
while sitting with her on the Piazza
Michelangelo. hill overlooking the
city and the Arno flowing through Its
quayed banks and under Its old fash
Toned bridges, he said
Where did You pick up your pro-
tegee?"
Il met her here In Florence. She's
4 lovely girl
HIN! | don't fancy her"
Miss Monroe laughed.
"Why are you Merry" asked the
count.
II was thinking, snpposing | were
to turn over my fortune to her how
long would 1t be before you would
transfer your attentions from me to
her.
Il will grant that there was a time
when might have done this. when we
first met. though | fancied you in pref
erence Immediately But now that
have known you a transfer would be
impossible
Suppose you try"
"Try What do you meanT
II think May cares for you. Before
entering upon any contract to become
your wife should prefer that you
remain for II time under her influence.
She and | are bosom friends and shall
always be much together don't care
to have an affair between my husband
and my friend. | prefer to trust his
constaDcy before marriage"
But you must have seen that Miss
Monroe has not been ayerse to my
attentions and that have not given
them"
Devote yourself to her for two
weeks"
at would seem an age"
Miss Monroe fatty refused to ex-