The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-19
(Continued from lass i.sus)

"Oh, your mother" exclaimed the
girl. contritely. II was SO absorbed
in the Masquer that forgot to ask
after her. How is she?''
Quite as usual, thank you"
=. -1ll come tomorrow night gladly.
Uncle Jaehfn.'
"Alld we'll take look at the Pro-
teus ball afterwartl. If you like I'll
send Ben Chacherre for you with the
car, If you're not afraid Of him..
I'm not exactly afraid Of him."
Lucie responded, :soberly, but there
is something about him that L can't
like. I'm sorry that you're trying to
regenerate him. In way"
Fell shrugged lightly. "An life Is
an effort. little one! Well, :goodby."
joachim Fell left the house at three
forty. Twenty minutes later. the bell
rang again. Eucie sent one of the
servants to admit Henry Gramont !;
she skept him waiting a full fifteen
minutes before she appeared, and then
she made no apologies whatever for
the delay. :
Not that .Gramont minded waiting:
he deemed 1t a privilege to linger in
this house,! He loved to study the
place, so reflective Of its owner. He
loved the white Colonial mantel that
surrounded the fireplace. perpetually
alight. with its cleaning sheen of old
brasSes, and the glittering fire.set to
one side, The very air of the place,
the atmosphere that it breathed, was
sweet to him.
The Napoleon bed that filed the
bow window, with its pillows and soft
coverings; the inlajd walnut cabinet
made by Sheraton. with its quantity
curved glasses that reflected the old.
time curios within; the tilt tables, the
rosewood chairs, the rugs, bought be-
fore the oriental rug market was
flooded with machine-made SIENNA
knots-about everything here had an
air Of comfort, Of long use. of restful-
ness. It was not the sort OF place
built up, raw item by raw item, by
the cOlOr-frenzied hands Of decorators.
1t was the sort Of place that decora-
tors strive desperately to initiate. and
cannot.
When she made her appearance,
Gramont bent over her hand and adj
dressed her in French.
You are charming as ever. Shining
One!- And in years to come you will
be still more charming. That Is the
beauty of having a naane taken direct
from the classics and bestowed as a
good fairy's gift"
THANK you, monsieur you
have translated my name ut least
twenty times, and I am weary Of hear
ing It," responded Lucie, laughingly.
poor taste, mademoiselle, to grow
weary Of such beautyr'
Not Of the name. but Of your exc
Resis upon 1t. Why should not be
displeased? Last night you were pos
itiveIy rude, and now you decry nay
fastei Did you leave all your man.
ners I'm France, NJ. le prince?'
''Some Of them, yes-and all that
prince stun with them" Smiling as
he dropped into English. Gramont
glanced about the room and his eyes
EOftened. a,. - 81 EF#s
"I,hIs Is a lovely and llovsbIe home
of yours. Luciew BE exclaimed, grave
Iy. $50 few homes are worthy the
name: 30 few have in them the Inti-
matfnir OF use and frIendllness- why
are 30 many furnished from sargaiH
saiesg This place IL touched with re.
pose and sweetness: to come and sit
here IL 4 privilege. II IL Ike being
in another world, after all the money
striving and the dollar madness Of the
city"
"Oh" The girls gaze searched
him euriGusly, ~ hope you're not 60.
Ing 10 take the fine artistic pose that
1t IL n crime to make money!
lrampnt laughed,
''Aat much want 10 make money
myself that's one reasam I'm In New
Orleans stlll, you cannot deny that
tAera " y eraza ahaat- the eiernn