The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-29
KXT ITH a step still valiant and
nav firm the old Able Constan-
tin walked along the duetv


mad OF the little village where for
More than thirty years he had been the
cure. At the entrance Of the castle
a Longueval he stopped and mourn
nlly regarded the big blue posters
nxed on the pillars.
They announced the sale of the
fastle, the former home of the cures
<enr old friend, the marquise, who had
<ecently died.
And the result OF the auction1
The great estate bought by two en-
IRE stranger3l
"Do you know who they are7" asked
Madame de Lavardens.
YES, Mrs. Scott is an American DOS
1esslng q colossal fortune. Ten years
arc Mrs. Scott begged In the streets
q New York, they say. They are rich
fhrvenus who amuse themselves by
throwing handouts OF gold out Of the
Window. and who will turn up their
Noses at us and care nothing for our
Itadltions or our life"
Such was the story.
But when young Mrs. Scott and her
heautiful sister arrived, to take pos
>ssion Of the castle and called i'm
|'edlately upon the able, he learned a
Inherent tale. Religious, generous.
Nniable and lovable they proved.
And they were certainly beautiful,
PARTICULARLY the younger sister, Bet
t|na Percival
At the cures little home they met
1ean Reynaud, the son of that gal
Ont doctor of the village who. while
I|lvancing with the soldiers In the war
~ 1870 to carry on his work Of mercy
oide by side with his dear old friend
ne able. had suddenly been struck by
bullet and killed on the spot. Jean,
Inherited the noble traits of his father,
fas beloved by the whole village.
But he was poor while the American
Nsters were UNNECESSARILY rich.
As acquaintances and friendships
rev, very pleasing It was to the
|entle, lovable old cure to learn that
rs new parishioners were most anxi-
ms to extend their benefactions among
he poor In the hamlet, asking him,
pdeed, to be their medium.
They had, indeed, been poor until
n inherited silver mine made them
obviously rich. Now, they had hosts
admirers--Mrs. Scott because she
PAS frankly fiirtatious; and Bettina
because, as sle realized, the fortune
-thlrty-fOur OF them she
founted, including a French duke and
Spanish noble-sought her wealth.
And when. one day, they all went
yer with Jean to visit the little
hurch, and Bettina at the organ
played a reverie OF Chopin, good gentle
Abbe Constantine heart was filled
nth such JOY that the tears came TO
: Dis eyes.
But all this lest a deep problem In
Jeans mind-"Which of the two sis
ters is the prettierT' At first he was
convinced that It was the coquettish
irs. Scott who charmed him the more (;
ben he would see BettinA, smiling and
flushing amid the sunllt clouds Of her
boating hair, and he would declare to
pimself II was mistaken, the prettier
PAS Miss PercivaI."
The days went on and Jean and Bet
ma we're often thrown into each
PtheTs company. What resulted is
pest pictured in Miss Percival's own
emark to her sister when one day
Phe exclaimed:
He Is the FIRST man, positively the
rst' In whose eyes I have not read
On how glad should be to marry
fhat little bodys millions
And then as Mrs. Scott went up
tairs to kiss her sleeping children,
oetuna remained long leaning on the
palustrade Of her balcony.
1T seems to me-" said she. "that ]
m growing to DO very fond Of this
placer"