The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-25
demonstration
By DOROTHEA HALE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

the theaters. Indeed, they were his
world One night on the stage of the
Opera Comique he saw his fate. One
of the singers, Mile Clochette Verdier;
was the impersonation Of modcsty, OF
decorum Of all that is gentle and FEM
mime
Ainsworth requested q theatrical
friend to take him behind the scenes
and introduce him to the lady. This
was duly granted, and Ainsworth
found Nile. Verdier the same shy,
unassuming creature she was on the
stage. She was rather petite and
dressed off land usually on-the stage
in very simple attire, her hair especial
ly being plainly done. When Aims
worth looked at her admiringly her
eyes dropped to the floor and she stood
before him a living statue of limo
cence.
At the end of few months, dur
ing which Ainsworth gave Mile. Yer
dier all of his time that she was
able 10 spare OF her own to be with
him, he found himself desperately in
love with her and made her proposal
of marriage. 1t was accepted, and
Ainsworth was inordinately happy. He
told his fiancee that it would not be
necessary for her to remain on the
stage-that his father was very rich
man.
Ainsworth senior was but twenty
two years older than Ainsworth junior.
but he had always been very liberal
with his son and had told the boy that
when he wished to marry he would
provide for him. II don't wish you to
be in hurry to get me out of the way.
Dick" the parent had said. I'm good
for twenty or thirty years yet, but l
shall not trouble you because l still
live" When Clochette asked Dick If
his father would object to his marry
ing one on the stage Dick told her
that his father had come very near do
ing the same thing himself before he
married his mother
Dick wrote his father about his en-
gagement, and his father replied SYM
pathetically that If the description he
had received of the lady were correct
he would have no objection whatever
10 the match and would provide for
the couple literally. The elder Aims
worth was a wldower, with no other
child except Dick, and he promised to
settle half Of his estate on his boy on
the day of his marriage. But he
said in closing his letter. Il must make
the acquaintance of your tlancee be-
fore giving my approval. and | am
sorry to say l shall not be able to
cross the ocean for several months
YETI
This last part Of his fathers letter
was the only part Of It that interfered
with Dicks comfort He was very
much in love and desired to be made
happy at once. 1t troubled him that
his dear, modest little Clochette should
continue to be the target for the eyes
of the young boods of Paris He
would gladly have had her leave 1t at
once, but she declined to do so until
they were married So Dick was
forced to wait till his father could
come over and all should be settled
At last he received the welcome
news that Mr. Ainsworth would sail
on certain date and 90 direct TO
Paris on his arrival at Havre Dick
waited for the day of arrival feverish-
ly. He bad no doubt Of his fathers
approval Of his ladylove Such unaf-
fected sweetness would charm any
man. Besides, Dick knew that his "a.
Their had keen insight into character.
especially of women. He would at
once recognize Clochette's moral worth
would see how different she was
from many women on the stage.
On the day Of his fathers expected
arrival Dick received a telegram from
him inviting his son to sup with him
at cafe on the Champs Elysees. Mr..
Ainsworth would not arrive before 10
D. M, and his son was to go 10 the
cafe at II. At the appointed hour
Dick went to the cafe and asked for
his father. The proprietor announced
that NJ. Alnsworth had engaged a pri-
vate room. but that he had evidently
been detained, since he had not yet
arrived.
Dick impatiently walked back and
forth for an hour. when a waiter step
ped up to him and babe him follow
him. He led the young man to an up
per story and. stopping at certain
door. threw it open.
The sight young Ainsworth beheld
startled him. Around a table on which
were the remains of a supper sat a
Fompany Of men and women all the
worse for wine. But this was only
the beginning Of what Dick saw. At
one end sat his father. evidently the
host. while the browning feature OF
The scene was a woman dancing around
the festive board
She was Mile Clochette verdier.
Father, Clochettev cried Dick,
aghast
The dancer stopped, looked from her
gance TO his father got down from the
table and walked sngrily out of the
room.
my son." said the elder Ainsworth,
demonstration Is better than persua-
sion. I have been a long while in
Paris incognito studying your iiancee."
And that was the end Of Dick Aims
worth's dream OF love-at least that