The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-04
Mirth and
Despair
BY F. A. Mitchell.

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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 a
read over which the Germans in 1870
marched to Paris.
Lemoyne's relatives received him
, cordially and We're quite curious about
one Of the family who had become an
American. He was about thirty years
old ut the time and admired very
much one of his cousins many times
removed-a young girl of twenty.
Louise Lemoyne 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 or
witchery in her that rendered her dou-
bly, attractive. When she smiled On
Martin with her lips there was roguery
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 whatg' he asked.
Il am not always what you see me
Sometimes | am another person"
"What-two persons in one bodyT
yes"
lis your double as lovely as you are r
This brought back the laugh.
81 will tell you whether ! viii so
with you to America tomorTow-that
is, IL you ask me again. But you will
not"
Martin swore that he would ask her
tomorrow and every day till she con-
scented.
That night his room was changed.
why he was not informed. One thing
he noticed that pleased him very much.
On the wall was hung a portrait of
Louise The artist had caught that
smile of hers with all its seductiveness.
II seemed to him that she was smiling
especially at him, TO whatever part
of the room be went those mischievous
eyes followed him.
- ~ IN eli
emily he was awakened by dash 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 at that part
II the wall where hung Louise's pic
lure. The light shining through the
transom faced Il and rested on IT,
A cold chill ran down Martins back.
What a 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 II had appeared. leaving
the room in darkness. Lemoyne en-
deavored TO shut out that CHASTITY look
from his mental vision. but IL would
not go away. II seemed that the sub
ject OF the portrait was about 20 be
dragged TO SOME frightful doom, and
he lay wondering what II was He
heard the clock strike every hour be
tween ! and {. As soon as Il was
light be wished 20 throw on the COVERS
and have a look at the picture. but
dreaded 10 do so. fearing be would en-.
counter that fearful gaze. AZ last be
summoned resolution 20 do so.
There was the enhancing smile IN
der the mischievous eyes.
when be met Louise that morning
she looked AZ him with a half fright.
ened. half mischievous inqulring eN.
preston. He realized for the hrst time
that she had been responsible ior what
had occurred during the night But
how he had no idea. He turned away
from her with shudder
Monsieur was not pleased with my
double" she said. IN a half pleading
tone
Lemoyne turned
Explain that portrait" he said.
Monsieur does not wish me 20 20
with him 90 America
"For bearen's sake. help me 90 get
I'D o. that awful face
At this she looked peultent and told
him that years ago. before she was
born. the Germans. when they Invaded
France. had passed the house Al The
tire a woman spy was taken and COZ
semned to death The night before
her execution 80 artist hhd caught the
suppression 81 despair % her facs and
had transferred q b. canvas The pic
ture had remained ln the house. and
recently some one had suggested fhat
n order 70 o. away vita tae erewsorue
subject Isouises likeness b. painted
over b. wbstrer or not ne paint VS.
min Or in some say transparent On 3
oertain hight ths two fdcfures we're
iasndef Tlouiue. yiridug o. 9 Whim-
80 nrrnnrpd thsf hsf lover should
sleep facing b and bad hsrsf bed
TIE HEht - tbe han
Ianorue vas uurh disrisased nt
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