The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

came to the rescue and did the honors.
In the course of the dinner Mrs. Scott
asked the cure what he had heard of
them. He had heard that they were
very rich and generous and beautiful.
What else?' continued Mrs. Scott.
Did they say nothing of my being a
beggar and circus rider?" Jean again
came to the rescue and reluctantly ac-
knowledged that this had been reported.
Then Mrs Scott told how, eight years
before, her father and mother had both
died leaving her and her sister with
heavy debts and a great lawsuit Her
fathers last words were not to compro-
mise the lawsuit. For some months the
Young girls had lived in poverty, trying
IN vain to find some lawyer to take
heir case.
Finally they called on Mr.. Scott a
banker, and told their tale in the pres
nee of his son. The father would do
nothing, but the son-Mrs. Scotts hus-
oand now-had taken up the case, with
he result that a large tract of land in
Colorado, containing valuable silver
mines, was indisputably theirs. Then
Miss Percival had asked Mr.. Scott to
marry her. She knew, with a womans
| instinct, that Mr.. Scott loved her and
that since she had become so rich he
would never declare his love. SO she
had taken the reins in her own hands.
| The stories Of the begging and the
circus riding were the inventions of re-
porters who had been refused an audi
| ence by Mr. Scott.
| The recital was stopped by Pauline
who reminded the cure that he had q
service at half past seven, and all ad-
journed to the church, where the cure
| had another surprise awaiting him. The
| organ, which had been so long silent
| gave forth a soft strain, like a murmul
on the air, and, swelling, filled the little
| church. The Able Constantin was
| touched with such tender emotion that
tears came to his eyes. His new organ
morning Lieutenant Jean made some
dreadful blunders in drilling the new re-
cruits. A problem confronted him, the
solution of which was not given to the
polytechnic school. Jean could not fine
the answer (which of the two is the
prettier?"
Tt was a new experience for Jean to see
anything on parade beside guns and
drums and horses and soldiers. In the
dust raised by the artillery he saw, not
the Ninth artillery but the image Of two
Americans with dark eyes and golden
hair. He was saying to himself. Nine
Scott is the prettier."
On the same day Mrs Scott and Miss
Percival, having returned to Paris, were
planning what they should wear at the
| opera and the latter was thinking of hei
numerous suitors, among whom was
Prince Romanelli. OF all who had sued
for her hand she liked him best and was
| thinking what a good husband he would
make and what high social position he
could offer her-but she did not love him
| The Able Constantin spent the day in dis
| tributing his two thousand francs. Each
gift was accompanied by the words
This is from the new owners of Long
ueval, Nine. Scott and Mile. Percival
tonight" Meantime, far off in America,
Mr.. Scott improved the DAY emDarklng
| In large enterprises which were success
| full to a marked degree-illustrating the
saying that nothing succeeds like success
In order to make money there is nothing
like having no need to make It.
| 1t had been arranged that the Able
Constantin and Jean were to dine with
Mrs Scott and her sister the first evening
of their arrival at Longueval. For a. whole
month an army of workmen had been
busy at the chateau. Immense loads OF
furniture and hangings had arrived A
special train had brought from Paris
twelve carriages and twenty horses
Everything had been gone over and reno
waited and all had been carried out with
| exquisite taste. Jean was much per-
| picked to know whether these magnin.
cent ladies would be the same in their
new surroundings as they had been In
the parsonage and the cure was wonder
| ing whether he would find his armchair
beside the fireplace at the chateau as be-
fore. Going to the castle Jean and the
able were ushered into the house by two
tall footmen and found Mrs. Scott sit
ting n the grand salon. She arose and