The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-05-12
Mirth and
Despair
By F. A. mitchell.

The great European war has brought
out the woman spy. Here Is story
connected with woman spy Of 1870.
Martin Lemoyne was much interest
ed in his family tree. The Lemoynes
came from France. and Martin traced
his ancestry there. About the begin
ming Of the present century he went to
France and after considerable hunting
found the branch of the family to
which he belonged. They lived in
the department Of the Marine on u
road over which the Germans In 1870
marched to Paris.
I.emoync's relatives received him
cordially ind We're quite curious about
one of the family who had become an
American. IN was about thirty years
old at the time and admired very
much one of lAs cousins-many times
remOved-a young girl Of twenty.
Louise I.emoyne captivated him by her
very pleasant laugh. which rang out on
all occasions. Indeed. it seemed that
the natural expression Of her face was
a smile. There was with this bit Of
witchery in her that rendered her dou.
bly, attractive. When she smiled on
Martin with her lips there was rosuery
in her eyes. Men are more apt to be
caught by this sort Of thing than evil
dence Of character. At any rate. the
American fell in love with his French
cousin and proposed to take her back
| to America with him.
IF you knew" she said. you
| wouldn't want me-"
These were the first words Martin
heard her say without the smile.
"If knew what:" he asked.
Il am not always what you see me.
Sometimes | am another person"
"What-two persons in one bodyT
Eyes"
"Is your double as lovely as you are?"
This brought back the laugh.
Il will tell you whether ! will go
| with you to America tomorrow that
is. If you ask me again. But you will
not"
Martin swore that he would ask her
tomorrow and every day till she con-
sented
That night his room was changed.
Why he was not Informed. One thing
he noticed that pleased him very much.
On the wall was hun. portrait of
Louise. The artist had caught that
smile of hers with all its seductiveness.
1t seemed to him that she was smiling
especially at him. 10 whatever part
Of the room be went those mischievous
eyes followed him.
He went to bed and to sleep Pres
emily he was awakened by flash OF
light Some one had put lamp in the
hall. which shone through the transom.
Martin was about to turn over and go
to sleep when he glanced ut that part
of the wall where hung Louise's pic
ture. The light shining through the
trnnsom faced 1t and rested on it.
A cold chill ran down Martins back.
What horrible contrast between
Louise with her smile and Louise as
she now appeared! The one was the
quintessence OF innocent happiness, the
other despair.
To get rid of the effect Of the light
on the portrait Martin moved first one
way. then another. All he could do
by this was sometimes to show more
Of Louise smiling and sometimes more
of Louise in despair.
The lamp without was removed as
suddenly as 1t had appeared. leaving
the room in darkness. Lemoyne en-
deayored to shut out that CHASTITY look
from his mental vision. but 1t would
not so away. 1t seemed that the sub
ject Of the portrait was about to be
dragged to some frightful doom. and
he lay wondering what 1t was. He
heard the clock strike every hour be-
tween l and Z. AS soon as 1t was
light he wished to throw Off the covers