The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-10-22
M TH a step still valiant and
wv nrm the old Able Constan.

"0AAcu along the duSt,
ROAD OF the little village where fo,
"ore tnan thirty years he had been m.
cure. AT the entrance of the castle
VI Aongueval he stopped and mourn
Iuiiy regarded the big blue posters
nxed on the pillars.
Iney announced the sale of tho
castle, the former home of tha o,,.a,s
dear old friend, the marquise, who had
recently died. -'
And the result Of the auction,
Inc great estate bought by two en-.
tire strangers!
DO you know who they are?" asked
Madame de Lavardens.
Yes, Mrs. Scott is an American nos.
sessins q colossal fortune. Ten years
ago Mrs. Scott begged in the streets
OF New York, they say. They are rich
parvenus who amuse themselves nv
throwing handfuls of gold out of the
window, and who will turn I'D their
noses at US and care nothing for our
traditions or our life"
Such was the story.
But when young Mrs. Scott and her
beautiful sister arrived, to take DOS
session of the castle and called i'm
mediately upon the able, he learned |
different tale. Religious, generous
amiable and lovable they proved.
And they were certainly beautiful.
particularly the younger sister, Bet
tina Percival.
At the cures little home they met
Jean Reynaud, the son of that gal
liant doctor of the village who, while
advancing with the soldiers in the war
OF 1870 to carry on his work Of mercy
side BY side with his dear old friend ,
the able. had suddenly been struck by
q bullet and killed on the spot Jean,
inherited the noble traits OF his father, /
was beloved by the whole village. IA
But he was poor while the American q
sisters were immeasurably rich. q
As acquaintance and friendships =
grew. very pleasing 1t was to the /,
gentle, l0vable old cure to learn that .
MS new pensioners were most anxi- :,
Jus to extend their benefactions among b
he poor in the hamlet, asking him, =
indeed, to be their medium. 90
They had, indeed, been poor until N
n Inherited silver mine made them =
abulOusly rich. Now, they had hosts
admirers-Mrs. Scott because she on
'as frankly fiirtAtious: and Bettina IN
ecause, as she realized, the fortune
unters- thirty-four Of them she -
ounted.s including French duke and +
Spanish noble-sought her wealth. ~,
And when, one day, they all went ho
yer with Jean to visit the little 90,
lurch. and Beftina at the organ ms
aged reverie Of Chopin, good gentle An
bbe Constantine heart was filled -
lth such joy that the tears came to he
3 eyes. HE
But all this left deep problem in Inns
ans mind-"Which Of the two sis !
. IL the prettierr At first he was ..m,
nvlnced that It was the coquettish 4
3. Scott who charmed him the more arm
70 he wonld see Bettina. smiling and ofte
lahing amid the sunlit clouds Of her Iaa,
ating hair, and he would declare to NV
1self II was mistaken, the prettief IL j
, Miss Percinl." a
he days went on and Jean and Bet ~ !
were often thrown into each Tho
ers company. What resulted Is tina
pictured IN Miss Perdvars own tha
ARK to her sister when one day fhe
eAsine0 whic
e = tne nfst man, posiuve1y Me time
- whose eyes nave not read chur'
how glad I should be to marry the
little bOdyse millions r" A.
~ tnen = - scott went up wept.
= b kiss her sleeping children, t..
ina remained long leaning on the as.
Defade ~ her balcony. Unit
{ seems - ne.s sid ahA sthat I pniel
growing - b vsEy fond q This n,M
RI ssrs'