Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-04-15
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.Edouard, }" said: the counties =,
high time that you desists hfrodaa
studies for long enough period To- Do
the counting necessary 70. martiaes,''
why can't you attsnd 70 the matter
Tor me, mother7' asked ndopard ab-
stractedly. +: 7; : = ~ Ia
81 would do %" replied tho eoant-
ess; indeed, / have already taken
steps in the right direction, but can
accomplish nothing without. Some ef-
fort on your part. l have applied in:
your name for the. hand Of Mile. de
Cateret. Her parents would be pleas.
ed with the match, but the young lady:
declares she will never marry a man
whose fingers are perpetually stained
with acids ':s'ss e.
I III. she the elder or the younger sir
terT' asked the young man aheently.
"The elder" ri. " ). IL !!;sal.}
"Her. name. believe, is H2O-Imean
Caroline 80. y go r y, r
az "Oh, Edouard. y exclaimed the count
ess, raising her hands and her eyes,
you are incorrigible! do wish you
would leave these :: chemicals for
awhile and help me- :. y -
Edouard went to his mother. put his
arms about her neck and kissed her.
''Would===you be satisfied, dear mann
ma, j" he asked, III l give up one day
to this Worke' r.: i q s. e: 49, ~ Il,
s.: ...tQnes day! i. Work! Mademolselle
needs to be courted." ~ =. J..
f. ''B she romantic p: :, 80"
very '.s =: Il: 7s>:. r. ..*
You say she Is religiousf'" 49, .s :.
Yes; hers is one OF those Euileless
natures that refers every act to a high
er power before making d decision.
:'The dear creature!' said the young
man. 81 dare say I should love her de-
votedly.:. In us there are doubtless
/ two currents: Could I but utilize
them to advantage. <::,.->:. j
"Edouard, what are you taking
aboutY' T. -,
"Oh, yes, mamma; we were talking
about marriage! Forgive me. Twill
do your bidding: 1 will 60 to made
, moiselle"-
caroline"
caroline! And ask her to be your
mean my wife"
| The countess, fearing relapse, sent
at once for her sons hat and coat
He put them on, walked to the cha.
teau Of the De Caterets and sent up
, q card for mademoiselle. She came
down becomingly dressed, but receiv.
, ed him not very cordially. She knew
, why he had come and that It was at
the instigation Of his mother.
"Mademoiselle," he said, permit
me to offer you my hand and my
heart" 80. -zat.s.c.s:1**ss- ~: -:
"Your heart, monsieur?"
Eyes, mademoiselle. am sure I
shall love you devotedly Just al
present am absorbed in working out
a scientific problem. But this will
; not always be. Some day l may have
, time to WOO
"Monsieurv' .~
Pardon! I will not speak further
, , on the subject now. We are all in the
hands Of higher power, and If that
power intends that you shall be my
wife he will give you sign"
II assure you, monsieur, that shall
require an unmistakable sign to induce
me to marry man who is 50 .infat-
uated with science that he has no
time to WOO GIRL ~ .,.
"Adieu, mademoiselle! l resign my.
self to the, will Of Providence"
That night the young lady prayed
! to the Virgin that If it was her will
that her worshiper should marry the
scientist she would give her sign.
The next morning Edouard called
at the chateau with a dozen beautiful
white roses. "J,
"Mademoiselle," he said, with his
hand on his heart and 'pious express.
sion Of countenance, East night
dreamed that the Virgin came to me
and said: Pluck roses from your gar:
den and take them to Mile. de Cateret
II within q few hours after you give
them to her they turn crimson she
will become your wife. If, on the
contrary. they are still white she will
remain q. maid and go into a con.
vent
Having said this, he placed the roses
| in her hand, bowed profoundly and
walked away. After going short dis
lance he turned and saw her standing
regarding the roses with the expires.
sion Of a saint. The expectation that
she would be his wife, taken together
with the impressive. picture, warmed
his heart. Returning, he knelt before
her; took her hand, kissed 1t, arose and
resumed his walk to his own chateau.
In the Chateau de Cateret was a pri.
vate chapel. Caroline took; the roses
there and placed: them on the altar.
| She did not go TO examine them till
just before the set of sun, which sank
in a blood red atmosphere: As Caro-
line stepped into the chapel she saw
what she thought to be the suns rays
shining through window on the