The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12

fact Is. here are all OF my Impressions.
and certain fscts--
7 did not even know tho end OF the
sentence. ] took up the book and began
reading At once, and the more | read the
more rnarreled. The next morning we
commenced work, and this series is the
resplt.--A. k)
THAp dined at the house of Madame
A., the widow of an old friend,
and was about TO leave, when she
vhispered
- Don I 60. / want to speak to you.
Have you seen my brother Xavier OF
late.'
"No Wbyi'
Then YOU know nothing of his inn
pending marriage?'
" Not word Who is the fortunate
lady.'
"Dop Z Joke; the matter is serious
] want your advice, and, heaven
knows, probably your help. Some
thing strange has happened to him,
Within the last fortnight ! had no.
.tieed his haggard looks; and, after
questioning him several times, he
informed ME that he intended to mar
nv Mademoiselle Germainc E,
girl barely eighteen; and he, as you
know, is forty-three lie refused TO
enter into any explanations, and cut
my questions short with the remark
that ne was compelled TO marry her
When, few days later, | once more
referred TO the subject, he went away
and | have not seen him since.
IL am sorry for you, | Tetorted,
81 hut Navier is not the first man who
makes fool of himself in that way.
lie is very much Of age. and probably
very much in love, ] therefore do not
see where ! can he of any use TO you
or To him..
this that scarcs me. Xavier' s eyes
looked haunted; | never saw such an
expression on any one S face. For our
old friendships sake, find out what
is at the bottom of it all. y
My dear friend, retorted,
there is nothing IN what YOU tell me
10 show that your fears arc Justified;
hut. since YOU appeal 10 our old friend,
ship. J wil see Nayier on the matter.
had known Havier for some years
He Vas a good uatured, easy-going, i'm,
Through life; he was interested IN
horses. but was too lazy and indolent
10 have a racing stable. He never
cared for women s society, and had 4
rooted aversion 10 marriage. That he,
tho misogamist, should have fallen In
love. was quite possible; ! had seen
that kind of thing occur before. But
Xavier with a troubled face meant
something out OF the common.
WINS not long gathering few in
teresting facts For the last six
months Xavier had ceased TO frequent
his favo7ite club. and he, great
wdist~player, had deserted the card
table. BAT more alarming symptom
was that he had taken up spritualism,
How that came about no one could
tell NE. ard as his former friends
were slcptical on that score, he had
cut thcm all.
NJ next step was TO learn what !
could about GermaiDe E, the girl
Navier intended to marry and this
is what ] heard:
She was born in Vermont, of French
nareuts, who had died, leaving her IN
charge OF Door farmer 8 family. M
-. her fathers brother, large
iron manufacturer in Toulouse. being
childless wrote TO these farmers to say
that nc and his wife would adopt the
orobau: aud the money for the Jour
uev from tho United States having
been sent, Gsrmaine, then in her lath
wear. arrived in France. The girl was
woetullv ignorant. and uBcouth IN her
manner but being remarkably intelll-
gent. soon became very ACCOMPLISHED
Despite her brilliant qualities. her
uncle and aunt regretted having adopt
ed her. She showed herself self.wiIled
and headstrong: sue had violent scenes
With her relatives. who left her al
boarding school until she was IL; and
as she had talent Tor painting. they
were rlsd 20 send her to Paris "a
study her art She boarded with two
old ladies in the Avenue 'Kleber, who
were compelled TO let her come and 90
9s she pleased without daring 10 80
much as demonstrate with her,
For three nights | read works on
sDirituaIism, aud when / had crammed
INTO nv head as much as il could con
veniently hold on that subject | went
in search of Xavier.
At one time ] could have found hin
aov hour Of the day: but with all hi,
naoits changed, IT was no easy mat
Ter. and ] dared not call at his hous.
for fear of arousiup his suspicion.
discovered that every Wednesday nigh
he dined at n little restaurant near tn,
Montparnasse Station. 7 went tho
early and took nv seat in a quiet cor
Der. Jt was a queer place. patrouize,
nv gentlemen OF the spirit-rappiny fra
ternitv.
1t was getting late, and was be
ginning 10 fear ! should miss Xavier
when he came in and sat down at
table near me. He gave quick gIanc
around the room, hut did not rccoeuiz
me. ] noticed great change in him
His carfless expression had disaT
neared. and now and then he woul