The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-03-11

W AOA oOo1 JOAA oOh LOuuA ~
every soon. He will be admitted as
an advocate in five days."
"You are very fortunate. Mine will
not receive the degree of doctor until
next year
"Let us go away" said Gabriel. eve
are dealing with two citizens of the
Place-Royale disguised aspeasants."
After staying week in Mesangerie,
Gabriel noticed that Alphonse disap-
peared invariably at certain hours, and
Alphonse observed that Gabriel vanished
at given moment every day.
"Where do you go in the evening,
after dinner?" asked Mesnard.
where do you stroll in the morning
before breakfast ?" inquired Rondean.
II can tell nothing. have p. omised
not to speak of it,
And I have sworn to keep an inviol-
able silence"
"You have secrets from your old COM
rade p
"Have you not some from yours 2"
"Oh, I? That is different. It con-
Germs young woman whom I must not
compromise.
ST, too. My secret concerns young
girl. Do you think I ought to COM
promise her ?"
"Are you not sure of my discretion 2"
care you not certain of mine ?"
''All that I can confess is, that am
the hero of charming adventure"
And of delightful romance
'The most adorable simplicity y
"The most piquant artlessness p
Imagine, my dear boy"
''Fancy, my dear fellow"
Fool What was I going to do ?"
Stupid What was going to say ?"
'fGood-by, Gabriel"
"Good-evening, Alphonse.
While they couyersed thus, two villag-
ers aceosted each other mysteriously and
withdrew from observation under a
clump of chestnut-trees.
''We,l, Father Durand, how do affairs
stand p asked the younger of the elder.
"All right, neighbor Dubois All
right That's blessing. What fools
these citizens of Paris are Mine, es-
pecially."
''Mine is not less so, I assure you.
He is madly in love with my daughter,
Valentine, and writes the most extrava-
CANT things to her."
milne says that he is dead in love
with my wife, Lucille, and addresses to
her verses without rhyme or reason
''Never mind, my boy, they have most
to laugh at who laugh last"
"You think that they will suspect noth-
ing?'
''They? No! They will be complete
ly dazed, and then we can wiring from
them that which viii enable us to drink
their healths at our ease"
''Ah, SO Your wife has practiced her
part well.'
''Fear nothing there. And your
daughter p
Don't be uneasy. Valentine has her
role at the tips of her fingers"
The next DAY Alphonse said to Gabriel:
"I have favor to ask of you my friend"
so much the better, my friend; ! was
going to ask kindness of YOU"
Can you lend me an embroidered
shirt %
Have you any perfumery at your dis
posal ~
''Shall be inquisitive if ask you
question %
''That will depend on the question"
s'Why are you obliged to appear more
ornamented than usual ?"
''Why do you wish to be perfumed
more than ordinary"
ST am going to tell you."
'You shall know"
''I am going to see her this evening""
81 am going to spend this evening with
her."
"If you could know my Valentinew
.If you could know my Lucille!'
Eighteen years old and blonde as an
ear of corn"
Twenty years old, and dark as the
night"
"A simplicity that cannot be found in
cities"
San artlessness that can be found only
in the country"
''My love affair is as sweet as an idyl
of Theocritus."
'Mine is as pure as an cologne of
Virgil
"Ohl when think of the girls that I
have been in love with"
"Ah! when think of the girls I have
sighed for
'tI am ashamed of my weakness"
ST blush for myself
Two hours afterward Mesnard knocked
three times, mysteriously, at Valentines
door,"
rs that you, Monsieur Alphonse?"
asked voice. sweetly agitated.
''Yea, nay beautiful angel"
The door quickly opened and closed
noiselessly. The same ceremony took
place at Lucille's door. Immediately this
double cry resounded:
Heavens! My fatherT'
''Alasl My husbandr'
Alphonse turned round. He saw the
muzzle of gun six inches from his
breast Gabriel looked up. He saw
Ratchet menacing his head.
ssRobber!' roared Durand
s'Scoundrelf' foamed Dubois.
II ought to kill you like thief.
ST ought to beat you like dog"
1.-THE law authorizes me-"
The five codes are on my side"
Mercy gasped Mesnard.
"Pityi" murmured Rondeau.
What happened? Alas let US cast
q veil over the affair, or, if we speak
of it, let us speak very softly, very softly,
so that Theocritus, Virgil, and the rest of
them, may know nothing about it. There
ensued a scene of extortion. Alphonse
and Gabrial remained tn aigu two hills