Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-17
A Happy
Coincidence
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

two country BCAIiSmCA, NSS"AAASA
and M. Callipeaux, met at the chateau
of the former, and while discussing
some fine old wine Gallipeaux said to
his friend:
"Where is your son Louis?"
"Traveling."
4My daughter also is travelling. She
will be at home for the autumn ball. It
will be her entrance into society"
"My son will be at home about that
time. l am looking forward to his
coming with pleasant anticipations.
He has not been here for ten years.
when he was twelve years old / put
him to school in Geneva. From there
he passed to the university, and since
then he has been travelling. But why
did you ask about my sonT'
~ will tell you. 1t would give me
craat Measure and l should consider
myself highly honored to unite our
families In the marriage of these two
young persons"
"Just what / have been thinking of
for some time," replied the other.
How old is your daughterf"
marie is twenty"
"And Louis is twenty-five"
II was then and there agreed that
the youngsters should marry. That
was a time when parents in France ar
ranged marriages for their children.
When Louis R%ecardier returned to
the paternal chateau his father met
him at the door, and the two were
locked in each others arms. They
chatted for some time. when the IA
Their said:
Louis, it is now time that you set
fled down at home. 1 am getting lone
some in my old age and want you with
me. / desire also that you should
bring a wife into the house and that
1 may have a grandchild In whom to
be interested. 1 have arranged a
match for you with the daughter of an
old friend Of mine, and it is expected
that the marriage shall take place very
SOON"
The young mans face spoke plainly
that this was unwelcome news to him.
He made no reply for some time, and
when he did it was quite a backset to
his father.
my dear father" he said, 81 have
always obeyeG you and will continue
to do so save in this one thing, the
choice of a wife. l do not approve of
our ancestral custom of parents choos-
ing mates for their children. l am a
believer In love and that marriages
should be made for love"
but my word has been pledged. To
tell my friend that you will not marry
his daughter would be an insult"
mot since / have eve e e her"
M. Recardier argued a long while
with his son without effect. The young
man had met a girl in his travels and
had fallen in love with her. His father
was wrapped up in him and would not
break with him. A letter was dispatch
ed to M. G%allipeaux announcing that
the match must be abandoned. Natu-
rally the latter was much incensed
that his daughter should be refused
and wrote his old friend a very curt
reply.
Louis Recardier's falling in love was
OuC VI I4O6O (acCC WACAS PCASOAo VA
opposite sex are drawn together at
sight. Louis had attended the opera
one evening at Milan, and in a box d.
rectly above him and so neal him
that he could almost touch her sat a
young lady between whom and him
came an instantaneous spark of love
Louis could not keep his eyes off her,
onA cho aN,eo41,,z 4hoA khau xuarn nj
ways upon her. gave him an occasional
glance, while a faint blush and a rest
lessnees of her fan showed that she
was much affected. The next day Louis
made an attempt to find the young
lady, but was unable to do so. The
reason of this was that she had depart
ed early In the morning with a party
with whom she was travelling. Louis
had returned to France, being expect
ed by his father, hoping to gain per-
mission to set out again to find the
girl with whom he had fallen in love at
sight.
Not long after the arrival of young
Recardier at home the autumn ball
came off. Her father remembered that
bis friend, NJ. Gallipeaux, had told him
that his daughter would be presented
to the social world on that occasion,
and having heard that Mile. Gallipeaux
was a very charming girl urged his
son to attend the ball, hoping that
meeting her there he might be attract
ed to her and the match might yet be
brought about. Louis refused to go,
being satisfied with nothing but to set
out again to find the girl who had en-
chanted him. Finally his father con-
sented that he should depart. provided
ne would first attend the ball.
Louis agreed to the condition, attend
ed the ball and was standing listlessly
looking at the dancers when suddenly
his heart came up into his throat. Who
should sail by him in the dance but
the girl he had seen at the opera at