Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

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HUrsroHN NU~ "~ovo
slipped. Duchesse Marie Therese
rehearsed those recent escapades,
hoping from them TO find a talk
ing point 10 press a marriage
upon her son
Let me tell you those stories.
myself Young Marquis Louis
dc Crussol and his best friend,
my cousin. Henri dc Tredern. had
gone TO the meet the week be-
fore. There, as gentlemen riders,
they had dazzled the eyes and
stabbed the hearts OF great ladies'
and grand cncnltes as well In
fact. in that epilogue where the
gentlemen riders drove on. hand
ling the reins themselves, guiding
their team of spirited bays, the
applause was dcafening How
could they handle those horses
the Marquis de Crussol and my
cousin, Henri de Tredern!
Now, if the Craftsmanship Of
the two young men had ended at
the races, l would lack the build
ttp 30 nay story But their horse
manship didn't end there. In
stead. after the meet. they drove
their team 10 Paris And, in the
wee. small hours after midnight,
they left that team outside their
favoritC night club while they
went in TO have a Little Snifter
before finishing out a full, a salts
factory a successful day.
So far, everything is well.
There is no fly in the ointment
and no rift i'm the lutte But an,
a sadness comes upon me now.
And how ! wish, as an indulgent
chronicler, l could provide more
harmonious finale to this large
evening Of my young cousin;
Henri de Tredern, and my best
friends son and heir, Louis Mar
quis de Crussol.
But, alas. as a true historian. I
cannot. Accordingly, 1 must go
on TO explain that the young
gentlemen found the company,
the atmosphere, the camaraderie
of that night club just what they
had been looking for And a
young lady, who said her name
was "Toutou." added to the plea
sure OF the evening Henri and
Louis said "Toutou" was "une
chere" a dear They added they
had been looking for a girl like
her for a long, long time. So
they Joined hands with "Toutou"
and sang another song. 1t was
a congenial evening In fact, it
was more than congenial 1t
was convivial
SO spirits melted Then the
good the warm emotions flowed
into song First Henri de Ire
dern sang a song Then Louis
de Crussol answered with an
other. All the pretty ladies (and
Toutou clapped their pretty
hands Music waited Wine
flowed. Spirits mingled. SO,
naturally nobody looked at the
clock. Nobody had TO catch a
train! Nor even get up and go to
work II WAS not That Sort of
Company
Somebody was always telling a
story and, you know how these
things are Time sped on silvery
wings for those within. But out
side, alas, time dragged on leaden
clutches for that pair of spirited
horses And when they decided
they had waited long enough,
they just put one hoof before an
other and headed down the
avenue
ON and on they strolled. till
The police found them and led
them Off 10 the Department Of
Lost Possessions. "En fourniere''
they call this department in
Paris My cousins team was the
first horses ever turned IN at the
Lost and Found in all the his
tory Of Paris.
Thus tho gay night sped-in
the nightclub But Just before
davhreak. Louis de Crussol and
Henri dc Tredcrn suddenly sat
mp straight They arose. They
addressed the gathering.
This is no place for an en-
gagged man" Louis remarked.
looking sternly al Henri. These
are 10 doings for prospective
husband You have almost for
gotten her, the little cabbage.
petit chou. Mademoiselle Adels-
worth who has given you her
promise true But I'll remedy
all that will Right now, l
will drive our winning team Of