Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-13


late but Il" not wait FOR me if N"u fc,'l at all
sleepy In the meantime, good night
1t dil mot surprise me that Ranul Shpu d
mean to pay a sit at ;ha: hour, | thou, ,ht
knew wlI,'r,. he was going
We parted at th. corner Of the street
Ra0ul. stu walking very fast. went hIck Oh
the WAY We hat come. As for me, | went
shIverinE homew ard. CARRYING with me the
English bnuE. ON tn" way | bought two
SIynts for u~' on the morrow. when ~ should
lngin the wnrl, Of translation And wished
very much that the texture Of RauuiS coat
Ind produced IA different effect uu the mind
ol that wealthy mrmEsr of the Institute.
CHAPTER H.
When awokr next morning it was to won
dr. what could lie tn, hour Of day. | felt rs
II 1 had slept sufficiently, I'D vet the light in
the rHm s'4.uol strangely dun. 1t might
have h,,.a carly morning.
lr.,rd across the room to the corner in
whi.h N,uul lta us trUcklc-b,,i. opposite my
own. ln"ul etill slept, and Souuiiy, Ia judy"
from his deep, regular breathing. / knew
that he must have hoon late the night before
| had tal.ru asleep before he returned.
Presently heard the heavy foot Of Pierre
our landlord and servant in one, mounting
the stair. and then his knock at the door
Is that Nuu. Firrrn+
at Is l. with a letter FOR Monsieur, and one
also for NJ Girard
| was about L. rise 10 admit him, when
noticed that the KEY was unt in the lock of
III" door. Evidently EanuI had not secured
the door behind him last night, as 1t was his
habit 10 do.
Enter, then, the key is on your side, is it
no;r'
All it Is truc!7 Next minute he had en-
tered the room, and coming 10 my bedside,
handed me the two letters.
What o'clock is it, Picrre!"
at Is half-past eleven, Monsieur
Howl Half-past elrvent Why, it is q
vCritahle twIiEht in this room"
III Monsieur looks ut the window he will
SEQ the rcaS, of that"
looked at the window in the ceiling Of our
al dc room, and saw that 1t was covered with
gov.
What fr.ghtful weather! You will find
wO faECuts in the closet. Pierre; have the
goodness 10 L. -Et q fire. and hang these clothes
r.!ure II. And make As little nul~c aS pos
sIln, If You please. VI. Girard s'Ill slcrIs."
M. GIrurd was VERY late last night re-
marked PIerrei 1t was after two when let
hIm in
so late as that!' l said. surprised Raoul
Co!ld not then have gone Ia visit Nine. Du
maine and Gabrielle: he never STAYED there
after II ar latest. Where had he been,
While Pierre was making up the fire.
read the letter he had brought me. 1t was
from my father, in answer 10 an appeal for
inoney-a desperate appeal, and useless, as
rad expected. Unlike myself nv father was
man of principle; and one Of his principles
the one | found personally most mcou-
venieut-was this: Not u SOU tIll gua-ter-day
Leulade me a good allowance, which. in those
days OF Wild and tLouGEtlass youth, | was
accustomed 10 spend with ra-iIity Rauul
was always poor; / was, at intervals, r1ch for
a few Gays; then plunged into friEltIul Iuy-
erty, owing 10 my parents stern rrsoIy,
never 10 aGtodate suUp."s. | had also nu-
mc-uus creditors, and lad become pruiic.cu.
IN the art of doubling Il cape'- that Is, slip
ping round n street corner when one of the. q
appeared. 1t was my custom, when the funds
began to sink. to leave my cumparatIvely
luxurious room in the Rue de Medlcis,
with their pleasant view over the
Luxembourg gardens. and install myself in
Ea1Gls Ccr-pt. amid the din and sqLal.r
of the Rue paUpL.ue. His C0mpanionsAlp
more than made up for the discomfort, tie
cold and the occasional pinch Of hunger We
were fast friends financed in common and
had no secrets from each other. RaCul was
very different from me-frugal. industrious
iudulging i'll few pleasures, but always frank
and gay. however empty his pockets W.
were both students Of law and our final cN-
animation WIS now Got far of. had never
regretted my improvidenoe until now. But.
when | saw how a little ready money would
have enabled Raoul and myself TO leave
aside all other work and give ourselves to our
law books, did regret it. And therefore.
some DAYS ago, l had written that letter 10
my father. scarcely expecting any more fav-
Orable answer than the exceedingly curt and
decided one received.
Pierre La b. this tine kindled the fire. and
was arranging before II, on the backs of the
two chars our attic boasted, Raouis damp
clothes and mine. All at once he uttered al
exclamation of surprise, which startled me
from my study Of the parental letter. How
look then at the coat of NJ. Girard, The
sleeve is ripped up right 10 the shoulder"
What! the sleeve ripped up, do You say"
''Torn completely, Monsieur! But what i
TO be done, Monsieur has but one coat al
present, and until il is repaired--"
He cannot leave this room, of course. Il
IS very awkward. How can he have done il r
If Monsieur desires, viii take the coat
downstairs 10 Nannette. who will sew it sufii-
cientlv we'll Monsieur doubtless remembers
" hat the little tailor at the corner says-that
he w.ll do absolutely nothing more for Mon
sieur until his bill : paIi.1
1t is true, Pierre; recollect the words Of
the little wretch. BY all means, take th.
.7,ar to MaGaIue, and give her my tanks in
Ldvuurr.'
Pierre departed taking the coat with him.
beS4n turning over the pages Of tie English
boyh, reading passage here and there, and
trying u reckon the time it would take Us to
tran lat" IL. RaOul was an excellent English
scholar: / could read that language fairly.
We had d.r.e this kind of work once or
twice i-iu-r.
E.yry now and then | looked across the
ro,n to see whylhrr I,an,I Vas not awake.
Bat he did not sur. Tue heavy, regular
h' .;.th.u- I. u:.nGei; he seemed u h. sleeping
vrrv snL..ily.
By c.-Ilcr my eve f~l on EauulS letter,
Win n / L..i laid on the table beside NE. |
stretched forth NY hand, took it and looked at
the agG~e-s. letters IN those days were
enough Of Il rarity TO make one curious. The
hauL"r..iug was strange TO me. was about
to lay the le. ter down, when | noticed these
words on the front of the envelope, "Odcon
Theatre Imagine my wonler, my delight.
There was but one conclusion Ia be drawn
from a letter which came unarcompaniei by
the manuscript Raouys comedy was AZ
ccptrd, Fer weeks past l had boan tellingmy-
self, had Iocn assuring Raoul, that nothing
was more certain 70 happen than this. But
now, when 1t had actually happenei;-for tie
letter seemed sufficient evidence of that
could scarcely realize at first that it was true.
The comedy accrpte!.-that would change
everything. No more living in a garret fer
Elra!-uo more dining at eight sous--!,o
moro t-s,u-,aIEE dry English books ami rs
many pT,e'ntS on New ! ears day IL h. cared
to buy. ia a moment | WAS out OF bel, the
le.to. in my hand