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D HAZEL SMITH.

of something or other. didn't he. add
claimed that the wrong branch Of the
family had GOT hold Of the titiei so no
has settled down In America and be-
Gene naturslixed, has he's And he
really had money OF his own and was
not Q fortune hunter Well. of course
that does put his persecution Of Edith
Moore upon q different level. and u
may be. a. you say. that he loved her
and not her fortune-only he Ger.
tainly took o queer method Of showing
his affection. not to speak Of her being
already engaged TO George Turner.
And he's married whom1 Elsie Moore
Edith's sister! Well. that surely Is
news and now since you don't seem
TO know ell the circumstances about
last summer I'll enlishten you In turn.
rou know I always stayed at q quiet.
old-fsshionsd place up In Mount Des-
ert. And Id met Edith Moore and her
sister Elsie each summer since they
were little bits Of things. % that when
she whispered 20 me the news of her
engagement TO George ! was nightly
well pleased. And George came up
for his vacation q day or two later and
l tell you II made me glad 10 see how
happy they were.
Monsieur Rambouche was staying o.
the same place. You remember how
he used TO vent his spleen on Amer
lea II was good enough 10 live In
for q while and 10 spend a holiday In.
but as for being . citizen lie tried
me q little. but I couldn't exactly 70
sent a man standing up for his own
country. though why should he come
here and then make fun OF ust
What made me angry was when he
attacked American women. The won.
en- Of his land. according TO him. were
paragons OF virtss. and ne mustn't
believe those wicked plays and novels.
When they were married they stayed
az home. and helped their husbands
at their Offices as well. and before
and fathers and brothers. and sisters
lives happy. And as for flirting why,
hadn't Franc. had 10 take over the
English word because there wasn't any
for Il 10 Frcnchl
Monsieur seemed 10 be pretty fond %
Mias Edith all the same, and believe
she really liked the little fellow. for
oil she used 10 laugh at him. Any
way. when George came up he went
round scowllng and muttering. and
George and Edith had no end " fun
out Of him. Then George had 10 60
back. but he promised TO run up
again for the week end a while later.
And 80 Monsieur Rambouche got his
day after all.
Now It's q singular fact. my dear.
the wsy our women's tastes run. Ac-
tually. after George had gone back 10
New York Edith entered upon quite q
platonic filtration with Monsieur Ram.
bouche. suppose she felt that. loving
George. and therefore being perfectly
secure against Q change Of heart. she
might rs well make the most Of her
last days Of liberty. But those French
men certainly know how TO make love.
And so-well. one evening ! was told
that Monsieur had been seen deposit
ing a little piece OF hair in q locket
suppose they have . different c2ds
In France. SS~ that you tell Ne
Monsieur actually has money OF his
own I can scquit him OF the srosser
crime. Perhaps he was sincerely 10
love with her and showed II In his own
fashion. But, snyway. the upshot VAS.
he told her that unless she married
him he would write TO George. enclos-
ing the memento. and then there
would be pretty price 10 pay.
He did write 10 George. and sent hun
the hair. and told him he was .
coward and that he and Miss Edith
had made him a laughing stock. aud
II George would come over 90 France
with him he would show him how
gentlemen settled such matters In his
own country.
OF course. In Monsieur's mind that
settled everything between George and
Edith. And Monsieur. not dreaming
that George would come. was taking |
the air upon the beach when George
Turner and Edith came strolling along. |
arm Ia arm
At the sight OF them Monsieur al.
most tainted Then he stood up brave. !
~ and began TO denounce Edith In I
language. while she
smiled scornfully ut him and chung to
Georges arm.
You little fool" said George. when |
he had finished; I'VE don't eight duels I
In this country"
You don't understand" he STAN.
mered. "She gave me her hair, this |
lady who Is engaged to marry you |
Don't you understand nowi She IL
false. like all American women. Bien. |
II she does that before marriage what |
will she do afteri She is a iiirt."
See here, Monsieur Kambouche,"
said George, taking him BY the arm.
"rm going 10 overlook oil this because
Of your disgusting ignorance. In this
my friend IL 10 a girls privi-
Iegs to firt. whether she's engaged
o. not. It's expected OF her. Now. n
you'll come back to the hotel. III buy
you something cool to drink. You look
as though you needed IL"