The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-12-16

an American bride might return TO
France with him.
Mrs. Flynt was thoughtful woman.
She thought that collision might have
Jared the chevalier's wallet out Of
his pocket and lost 1t. At his very
first call she offered to become his
banker. She put 1t in way to spare
his proud feelings. and he pocketed
the check and said he did not look for
such fine consideration In crude Amer.
lea. They had already looked askance
at him at the hotel, but that check
saved the day.
For a fortnight Mrs. Flynt had
thoughts and dreams connected with
herself and titles and castles. She
was a chevalieress. She was the boss
OF hundred servants. She was on
friendly terms with people OF blue
blood. Then she became conscience
stricken. There was that poor girl
Florence. She had promised to do the
square thing by her, and would 1T be
doing 1t to beat her out OF title and
castles? Wasn't the chevalier already
showing by his actions that he was
falling In love with the girl? No. Old
Josh Flyn: had always been called a
square man-even IL he did divide
with the alderman-and his widow
would uphold his reputation. Later
on, Of lord or a count came her way.
we'll
The aunt sought Miss Florence and
resigned the chevalier to her and
asked no gratitude In return.
Then came the long-delayed confes-
sion. Florence was engaged TO a
young man In Poughkeepsie. She
didn't exactly know about his family
black eyes and very white teeth and
tenor voice. She loved him, and she
would marry him, and she didn't care
two red cents for an old chevalier. As
for castles. they must be full OF ghosts
and cobwebs, and she preferred two
story brick house. with a stone dog
and fountain In the front yard.
Mrs, Flynt became very angry. She
| scolded and criticised and put her
foot down. Then she shed tears and
appealed. Here was the chance of a
girls lifetime. II would never occur
| again. Wealth, title. station and cas-.
ties for just saying yes. Had the
girls senses deserted her? Let her
take a week to think 1t over. and then
beware how she broke her loving
aunt's heart.
The chevalier would walt a week
before committing suicide for love OF
Miss Florence. He wouldn't do 1t for
any other person than the aunt He
would do II for her because she had
loaned him money until he could hear
from Paris. and because he was
Obliged TO ask another favor OF the
same sort. Paris wasn't so far away,
but those Paris bankers always took
their time about business matters. An
other check was handed over, and
| again the hotel bouncer was saved q
Job.
The week was only half up when a
young man with curly hair and black
eyes and white teeth called at the
Flynt mansion. Mrs. Flynt happened
to receive him. and she noticed that
his card bore the name OF Walter Al
word. He was Just common Ameri.
can. and when he asked for Miss Flor.
ence Mrs. Flynt retired from the par.
lor. She wasn't expecting the cheva
lier at that hour. and that was the rea,
son why he was shown directly into
the parlor. and beheld the young man
holding willing hand belonging to
Miss Florence.
He assumed a pose. He meant II
to be terrible pose. Then his eyes
betrayed the tragedy that was turning
comersaults in his SOUL No apprecia,
ton from the audience of two Then
he Numbered out:
Mile tonerres!" in T. voice to make
one shiver. No shivers. The cheva-
lier was about to wave his arms and
yell when Mrs. Flynt entered the
room. The young man with the dark
eyes and white teeth rose up and
handed her various newspaper clip
pings and quietly said:
His history is all there Shall Il
be read aioud?"
In less than a minute the chevalier
was gone.
Mrs. Flynt read those newspaper
clippings in the privacy Of her own
room, and an hour later appeared In
the parlor. red-eyed and oautrite, to
say:
Florence, | guess We don't want
any titles. l guess it's your aunt who
lacks the brains. You may Introduce
me TO your young man. as Mrs. Joshua
Flint-F-li-n-t.
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