The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-12

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ing the three years since his
future father-in.law had left Saint
Martin Bois. Coriolis's behavior
toward him was such that no need not
have been surprised At anything.
First Of all. he was kept away from
Madeleine True. she and her father
paid two or three visits to Clsrmont:
but the young man was never invited
to 20 70 them In Paris.
After two years. a. Coriolis kept on
postponing the date Of the marriage
on inadequate pretsxts. the eaint.Au-
bins became curious to know what
could he happening at their relations.
They applied to . private detective
once. which soon supplied them with
information OF % absurd q character
that they regretted paying for It In
advance.
Nevertheless. In course of time. some
Of thS0 information was confirmed.
For instance. It was quite correct that
Coriolis never went out without taking
young Noel with him. and that he ap-
peared somewhat late In the day, 70
have taken an insane liking for that
shy and silent fellow. He was letting
him study law.
Noel studying law! Upon my word!
Noel was O law student and Cortolis
accompanied him to ~ the lectures.
What was hidden behind this last
freak Of the ex-consul at Batavia
The Ciermont Saint-Aubins were Won
dering, In CONSERVATION and alarm,
when, suddenly. tho marriage between
Patrice and Madeleine was fixed.
Coriolis hurried things In . frenzied
fashion. The wedding would be In
Paris. but the old eccentric did not
allow Patrice any time for the wooing.
He considered that q ridiculous and
was not to come to Paris until forty
eight hours before the ceremony.
which was to take place very quietly.
especially as the Saint-Aubins were de-
tanned at Clermont by the fathers
gout and could not be present. On
the evening Of the wedding the newly
married couple were to take the tratr
for Auvergne and 70 and embrace the
old people before travelling to Italy.
where they would spend the honey
moon.
10 Patrice came to Paris by the
7.i5 train. as Coriolis had suggested.
and found no one at the station.
He felt hurt"
He had his trunk put on a cab and
told the man to drive to the Rue de
Jussleu. Here the old eccentric had
taken up his abode In an old-fa shioned
house, on the confines Of the Quarter
des Ecoles, bringing with him his
daughter. his old servant. his native
hoy" and all his notes and manu-
scripts on the bread plant.
The cab reached Coriolis's house. Pa
tftce rang the bell. Gertrude opened
the door. She seemed neither sur
prised nor pleased TO SOC him. She
simply said. in an Indifferent voice:
"oh, it's you? Mademoiselle will DO
so glad"
They were standing in a great, cold,
tagged hall. ending in an enormous
staircase. Gertrude pointed to the
stairs. and q voice from above said:
rs that you. Patrirer"
"Of course II Is. Who else would
II be? replied the young man, some
what Grossly. though he had recognized
the voice of his intended.
But Madeleine ran down the stairs
and threw herself into his arms Pa
,rice kissed his cousin. whose demon
STATIONS Of affection struck him as
being a little put on. She seemed
rather anxious than pleased at seeing
him.
He did not think her nicer looking.
because Paris had made her lose her
pretty coloring. However. she had de-
veloped other feminine attractions.
which Saint Martin -des- Bois would
never have given her.
Patrice's room was a great, bare
room on the second floor. There was
little bed In between high walls and
high. badly closing windows. The
walls wore covered with the most won =
derful panelling. all Clipped and worn:
he did not even look at II. There was
nothing homelike about the room.
Nothing soft. Not sign OF fore
thought: not a flower; not a photo
graph; nothing. He would have liked
Madeleine to provide something to
show that she was interested In tho
man about TO occupy that room. But
not thing. He sighed and felt very
lovely
in what a hurry she had kissed him.
pushing and hustling him TO get II
over. And they were to be married In
two days.
He sat down gloomily at tho foot
OF his bed. Gortrude's voice outside
the door made him start up.
Are you ready, ~. Patrlcsf Nads-
mclselle would IKE 70 eDeak % you"
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