The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-18
How a Dowry
Was Procured
By MARGARET c. DEVEREAUX


there is ii chain of mountains running
in Il northcasterly direction to Basel
Within the Swiss border thege lived
matchmaker named CremieuX. His
daughter. Clochette. was a very pref
ty girl. seventeen years Old. with black
hair and eyes and an olive complexion,
through which on each cheek >hoHe Il
roSeate color like that on Il re peach
Alphonse Boyer. n youn. wood utter.
met Clochette Mt dance and there
upon came one Of those quick love Af
fairs that spring up like mushrooms
between young persons IF opposite sex.
For awhile Clochette conceaIcd the
affair from her father for Woodworking
has never been a profitable occupation.
and Alphonse was poor as church
mouse. She did not think. therefore,
that her father would permit her to
marry her lover, especially since there
was no dowry for her But those who
love and are kept apart soon are worn
ont, and ut last Clochette told her ia
Their her secret, adding that II she
could not marry Alphonse she did not
care to live. CremieuX. fearing that
his daughter would destroy herself,
after much thought said to her:
81 will consent to your marrying Al
phonse on condition that you or he
can make enough money for your dow
ry. You will need 1000 francs with
which to begin housekeeping and have
a nest egg. | will help you. know
manufacturer in Geneva who will
furnish me on credit with watch
springs. There Is a heavy duty on
them when Transported to another
country. We are near the border Of
France. IF you or Alphonse can snug
gle enough watch springs into that
country to produce n profit of 1000
francs | will consent to the marriage.
The duty Is 40 per cent. Therefore to
produce 1000 francs you must yet TO-,
600 francs worth Of watch springs into
France free Of duty. But II you are
caught smuggling the goods will lie
confiscated. Therefore you must not
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Clochette conveyed this information
to her lover. and they agreed to accept
the conditions, making alternate trips
with each other across the mountains
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were "ielt' anu ingenious ueNlceS were
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phoiise hiaue Ior her par oi "oodeh
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lIate, were piaced tosether the "hoIe
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mem he ieit space when "onId CON +
am the "atch springs. lSihS TINS .
ie'lce' 'lochetle passed the customs .
'1lcers successfully ana the hrst IN +.
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AiphoiiSe next started win an e1uai
lumber OF springs since IL WAS the
hunting season. he took his gun ana
'ahie DIG ahl' gong UP INTO the noun
ans, began to shoot squirrels ana 9th
+ game. customs officer, hearing
lie reports, approached anu seeing Il
ma"r the necessary eXAihl- 4
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he WAS luli OF "''ch springs.
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