Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-21
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of child.
"To begin, then, find our friend, the
prince of Seyre, most interesting,
might almost say fascinating, study"
Louise did not reply. After mo-
ments pause, he continued.
Among the whole aristocracy Of
France there was no family so loathed
and detested as the seigneurs of Seyre
at the time of the revolution. Those
at the chateau in Orleans and others
who were arrested in Paris, met their
death with singular contempt and calm.
Eugene of Seyre. whose character in
my small way I have studied, is of
the same breed"
Louise took up fan which lay on
the table by her side, and waved il
carelessly in front of her face.
"One does so love-" she murmured.
ito hear ones friends discussed In
friendly spilit!'
at Is because Eugene of Seyre is n
friend of yours that | am talking to
you In this fashion," Graillot contin-
ued "You have also another friend
this young man from Cumberland"
"Well?"
ain him." Gralllot went on, zone per-
ceives all the primitive qualities which
go to the making of splendid manhood
Physically he Is almost perfect, for
which alone we owe him debt Of
gratitude. He has, If l judge him
rightly, all the qualities possessed by
men who have been brought up free
from the faint Of cities, from the smear
of our spurious GENERALIZATION. He is
chivalrous and unsuspiclous. He is
also, unfortunately for him, the enemy
of the prince"
Louise laid down her fan. She no
longer tried to conceal her agitation.
"Why are you so melodramatic?" she
demanded. "They have scarcely spo-
ken. This is, l think, their third meet
ing"
"When two friends" Graillot de-
cared, "desire the same woman, then
all of friendship that there may have
been between them Is buried. When
two others, who are so far from being
| friends that they possess opposite
qualities. opposite characters, opposite
characteristics, also desire the same
woman"
Don't" Louise interrupted, with a
sudden little scream. "Don't! You
are talking wildly. You must not say
such thlngs!'
Graillot leaned forward. He SHOOK
his head very slowly; his heavy hand
rested upon her shoulder.
"Ah, no, dear lady," he insisted, 90
am not talking wildly. l am Graillot
who for thirty years have written dra
mas on one subject and one subjec
only-men and women. Ii has beer
given to me to study many varying
types of the human race, to watch th'
outcome of many strange situations.
have watched the prince draw yol
nearer and nearer To him. What Their,
is or may be between you / do no
know. 1t is not for me to know. Blu
If not now, some day Eugene of Seyr'
means you to be his, and he is not ;
person TO be lightly resisted. Nov
from the skies there looms up thii
sudden obstacle
you do not realize" Louise pro
tested, almost eagerly, "how slight Il
my acquaintance with Mr.. Strangewey
l once spent the night and few hour
of the next morning at his house il
Cumberland. and that is all / hay,
ever seen of him. How can his pres
ence here be of any serious import t,
Eugene?"
"As to that" Graillot replied, II sa.
nothing. If what l have suggested
does not exist, then for the first tim
in my life have made Il mistake; bu
l do not think l have. You may no