The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-08
VOLUME XIII.
Ia Boule NOare.

n man stepped out of the vehicle. about 35
years of age. tall, thin, face intelligent
and bold, sIigiI: blonde mustaehe curIed
up AMI carefully tended. jacket of black
velvet. soft felt hat a little on one side of
the head, Swedish gloves. Another man
had been walking up and down on the
footpath for the last quarter of an hour.
Frock-coat buttonetl up to the chin, dirty
collar, ragged black ueckte. large hat. in
his hand a heavy care. heavy mustaches
and whiskers cut squareIy on his cheeks
The t'v" men accosted each other, and in
rapid tone exchanged these words:
This way, Dubrlsart this way
''Marcou l. it You wl,.. >..tt f,,r in,, -
Yes bus tlscsS. l. Sffa, .ft.<sci.. ligff -Ant
loo ma Y people on the footpath Let US
cross tie boulevard"
''Shall keep the cab p
Yes /; the business VIII not be long. and
we will return to the prefecture Immediate
iy after it is finished
They crossed the roadway, ard when
they were on the other side. leaning gaimst
the wall OF whtesmith's shop that turns
the corner OF the Rue des Martyrs, Mar
cou. the man with the frock coat, took in
his two hands DubriSart's hantI-the man
with the velvet jacket-and pressed them
with effuSion
''Duhrtsart, am glad TO see you again |
You never come into our quarters now A: |
you work in high politics !; yon go on |
foreign misSinns-I have been told of that |
Aud when think you began As a little I
auxiliary OF no account in my brigade. ] |
was your protection
And yOn are still my friend. my dear
Maroon. | have had luck and protection
And then you have education and dis
ttngtttShed manners. There Is not man
at the prefecture who knows how to dress
a. you do. not even the Prefpet himself
Eoa belong to an honorable family You
sneak English, so you were sent TN Eng
land under the Empire to see what was
going on at Toui-Iiken-wiiere the
Orleans princes WERE
''FwickeuhaIn.''
Yes, that's it. I, my dear fellow, have
gone on vegetating in paItr, service But
Tonight L have a rather Important affair =.
or hand In The course of the esava eertain
Agiae RiPou came TO the prefecture All,
you don't know her She is a celebrity of
the oatls aud taverns ahont here We
were there four or five OF us chatting
round the stoye. The woman came into
the bureau furious. saying that she knew
one Of the ciIiefs Of the Commune, a man :.
who had piiIagetl. shot. committed arson, -
and done the whole thing in fact Natrr- =
ally we asked Mademoiselle Ripou 20 take -
a chair She came 10 offer to give up 10 -
us this evening. at the Boule Noire, Stat .
ner. who had been chef de Iegion under the :,
commune
''Stafner-the man who stabbed me in a =
little safe at BelleviIie in 1870 ~ :,
Yes; and it is because I knew tile -
story of that stabbing that asked you &c, :,
come. don't Know Stafner, and -
thought that you would not mind help =.
ing" =
''Giadiy. and shall recognize him. do ~
not fear. He is to come 10 The ball TO- :,
night 80 al
LAT 10 o'eiock.'' M
land Aglae RIpon pa HI
s'J'hree Of my men, I,ervoiser. Poilat ii
and CllauleL arc going to bring her. u. u
they ought to Re here already. When she :
Eld made her declaration she wanted 10 90 "'
lway. but did not Iaoae tile young lady. W
know what woman's anger Is il goes ''''
lp and down i'm five minutes She had ,"
',liy to dud her lOver-for he is he: lover q"
o feel a moments remorse to warn him. aS
nd oar little plan would have been <pniI ye
q. she had rendezvous with Stafner M "t
0 o'c;ccE this evening. and that was An ~"
rat waHtesi. | told her that the Govern r"i
nent woaIld pay ter dinner and y cab to NC
q 20 the bali biat that she would not lie IN
lowed {" go hume until she had served II
; up StafiIer- All probably they are Fri
se cab is stopping On this side the boule- Arr
argl'' aga
The door of a cab opened at few steps one
ON DubHsart and Marcou Out of IL dag
lnle, accompanied by three policeman IL. NJ"
ain clothes, tall girl in wooien dress. boa
cape Of gray cloth. and a black hat with bus
bunch of red roses hanging from the left thu
Ie. OEe OF tiis men came up to Maroon falS
i;;ia IN. t,., ,,t..-s La,4 ,,.,..h MOI
Dnlasi. who looked around her with an i-Fi
OF alarm. Ief
. Monsieur Marcols, - said the man. ttyou 80
ght 20 speak to the girl. She alarms ''
;, She would not eat any dinner. She 70
; been crying in tise cab. For certain on :
} regrets what she has done, and is afraid o'''
what remains for her TO do. - Fen
.I'll talk TO her, - said Maroon and he 81
nt up TO tt1e woman. to ii
.Ltstens he said to her. no nonsense. Is.
1 know. You have your record at the CHS
'fecfure. I have been glancipg over it you
lay. ThcEe are some bad things in it, gate
IL we yanfel to send you TO Ssint- eeiv,
zare for fire or six months. We should cd +
want preteKts. Yon know the house ?'' stoy,
Z have been there twice and came out INN
it again. One doesn't die OF it - We
An but take care. y said Maroon, in n
ane nls voice. you notast not ed to