The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-18
What Is the Moon
9 Made Of?
BY MARTHA B. EDCARTON


her the entry to the American colony
there.
There was something very original,
something unique, about Miss Rogers
that captivated the young French
b,oods, nearly all of whom straightway
proceeded to fall In love with her.
Whether 1t was this or because she
was far more natural and unconven-
with. certain it is that many of them
hated her. That the men, on the con-
trary, both respected and loved her is
evident from the fact that they all!
wished to marry her.
The young lady was good deal of a
f1irt, but it is questionable IL she real
fZed in young mans company she
was giving him encouragement. The
poet hath said, Loving seemeth like
breathing" In Miss Rogers case
! flirting was quite as natural a process
| She treated the young men with whom
she was pleased in a way that made
them think that proposition would be
Immediately accepted. This she cid
Internationally and unconscious of the
Interpretation that might be put upon
her acts. She was as heart free as
bird, and when the men responded to
her soft looks and words she supposed
they were treating her as they treated
their other women friends. In other
words. she did not suppose that what
passed between them was serious.
One evening Miss Rogers awoke as
from a series of pleasant dreams. A
lady who thoroughly understood her
and was consequently very fond of her
took her aside and said to her.
my child, do you know that when
the sun rises tomorrow morning three
of our prominent Partisan young men
are going to fight for you on the Bots
de Boulogne?"
Flight for mew exclaimed the aston.
fshed girl. turning pale.
.'Yes. Each claims to being on the
point of becoming engaged to you and
resents the others attentions"
FOR heavens sake who are these
menT'
There is Edouard du Four" =
well" u
1.-The Count de Luny." T,f
HE toor
Eyes, and the third is Maitre Fai-
lnnsbee, the rising young jurist."
but how can the three fight dueli
I thought duels were fought by two, I
one on each side" K
$50 they are. Du Four has chal.
lenged the other two. He first fights
with De Luny, and IL he kills the count
he then fights with Fallansbee."
"0h. my goodness gracious! How do
you know this?'
MY husband learned Of it and told
me as a secret, especially enjoining me
to tell no one. / have come to you {
with it because / consider it best fof 9
you to take measures to stop it."
How can do that?"
II fear it is too late to do anything
tonight, but you might be on the
ground in time to choose between ]
them"
"I'll be there in time to choose none
of them. Will You chaperon me?"
"If you wish It."
az most assuredly do" =
"You must be ready to start early"
'How earlyT
"Three o'clock"
The next morning long before the
people of Paris were stirring, especial
ly In the Bots de Boulogne, the two
ladies drove up to the dueling ground
where they saw the three lovers, ac-
companied by three seconds and three
surgeons. preparing to prick one an
other with long thin swords.
"Will you, kindly tell me-" said Miss
Rogers. what you gentlemen are here
for?"
Jules Cartier, Du Four's second, acted
as spokesman for the men. OF course
It would not do for him to admit that
they were going to fight about her, so
be said:
M. du Four remarked last night at
he Circle Francois that the moon was
made of cheese. This the Count de
Luny denied. he said it was made Of
pudding. The result between two gen.
lemen of honor is obvious
And what has NJ. Fallansbee to do {
With the matter?"
HE claims that the moon Is jelly" {
Indeed! And they propose to kill
me another for so trifiing a cause"
There was an embarrassing silence. h
which was broken by the count say =
ng: -
Perhaps mademoiselle will end the 4
by deciding which of the three
nonsieurs is right"
1t was plain that the lady's decision
7as to be taken as a choice between
er three suitors. She asked IL they
7ould abide by her decision, and they
Omitted that they would
Very well. gentlemen. What the
loon is made of depends upon the per-
eptive faculties of the one who views
. The eye is simply the visual organ
the brain. Hence to NJ. du Four 1t
cheese. to the Count de Luny it is
udding. and to NJ. Fallansbee it is
'lly."
A burst OF laughter broke from the
,conds and the surgeons, while the
-incipals stood stiff as ramrods. glar-
& at each other and the rest of the
irty.