The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-04-03
An American
Lady Of Lyons
By RUTH GRAHAM

The celebrated play The Lady Of
Lyons IL based ON the theme that the
heroine's discarded lovers palm ID
upon her y countryman Ms u prince.
Something similar happened recently in
Paris to Betsy Baker Of South Dakota.
Betsy. who hadn't much idea Of
proprieties except such as she had
learned In Dakota. vent abroad all By
herself and. rather liking Nice. spent
q good deal of time there. She fell
in with some very nice persons and
some who were moi very nice. They
were all pretty much the same to
Betsy-at least. they appeared to be-
for she seemed to have no power Of
discrimination between classes.
Two young P%arisians, Jacques eau
tier and Edmond Villiers. comparing
notes, discovered that they had both
proposed to Miss Baker and had been
turned down. Whether or not they had
een the Lady Of Lyons" played and
taken their che from it doesn't appear.
but they concluded to foist a spurious
nobleman on Betsy. They selected a
croupier at a gambling house who had
found bis employ ment on count Of q
very distinguished appearance and a
m%elIifuous voice. the latter being
advantageous in calling upon players
to make their bets and the winning
numbers. They introduced him to Bet
sy as Count CharbOulier. a member Of
one Of the oldest families in France.
1t Is quite possible that had Betsy
been fancy free the croupter might
have deceived her as to his real posi-
don and won her; but. unfortunately
for the plan. she was already pledged
to Jack Rowland. 4 young New Yorker.
who had taken a fancy to %ranching
and had spent much Of his time on his
property in the neighborhOOd Of Bet.
sy's home in Dakota. He had fallen
desperately in love with her. and. while
aware Of the fact that she was not Of
the conventional type Of girl to whom
he had been accustomed in the east, he
was only too happy when she consent
ed to marry him. She therefore re-
fused the croupier. and since he had
nothing to gain by persistence and
must have a living he went over to
Monte Carlo. where he had been en-
ployed before being introduced to Bet
~, and resumed his calling.
Rowland joined his nancee at Nice.
and the wv made q trip to Monte
Carlo. where they saw the bogus count
presiding at the gaming table. Betsy
recognized him at once and told her
lover Of the trick that had been played
on her by the Messrs. 0autier and
Villiers.
That's the best joke I ever expert
enced." she said. laughing merriIy.
Joke! You don't call such . VII
famous scheme a joker"
"Of course I do. But I must get It
back on them. Let me e I. How shall
l manage It'll"
For heavens sake. I'd let them
alone"
mot l till have paid them in their
own coin"
Leaning on her lovers arm. Betsy
approached the crOupier. giving bis
monotonous call: Make your bets.
Make your bets. Red Or black1"
"How do. count?" she said.
The croupier looked up and. seeing
her. turned red as q cocks comb.
Come and see me. count"
The man looked as II be would break
for the door. but made no reply.
Come tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Don't fail me. You have
~nthi~~ IN Foor n~A o1rnnth{rn ~ 40 =
quite easily
The next morning Antoine Boyer.
which was bis real anne presented
himself to Betsy and was offered 1000
francs to aid her In turning the tables
on the men who had introduced him tO
her. Returning to Nice. she sent word
to Gautier and Villiers that II they
would rome and zee Der she would in
troduce them to her fiance. They. be-
ing ignorant of what had recently
transpired. wondered II their game had
succeeded. Repairing to Miss Bakers
hotel. they found her with an Ameri-
can. whom she introduced to them.
and the croupier.
you know the count. of course. and
there Ia no q for me to make you &C.
Quaipted. Count. stand up there and
exhibit your fine voice to the gentle
men,
Boyer arose and. posing himself. be-
gan to make the calls pertaining to a
roulette table. The two conspirators
looked at each other in CONSERVATION.
There was no installing the son0r0us
singsong manner In which the profess
sional makes these calls. When be
had gone over the same routine several
times Betsy turned to Gautier and vii.
liers and said:
II promised to present you to my
1ance. This IL he-Mr. Rowland. from
America"
They bowed in a constrained manner
to Mr.. Rowland and appeared at the
same time to be looking for an exit.
Gentlemen said Rowland impa-
tiently. I'VE have had enough Of this
farce. have yielded reluctantly to
Miss Bakers desire to pay you for
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