Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-16
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,r,or he reached the porch he saw nc
w. If the giant, but he came against
m,,nc man whom he had seen in the
sboy He was going hurriedly down
NJ steps at the entrance
~ ~ nos the same man, for in the light
tbe street-lamp Casse-Cou caught
,bt Of his pale face and OF the red
'r., which he still held in his hand
=. cheyalier had sudden inspiration
I shall find out everything through
A, one and he shall pay for both, if dc
Il, And the other" muttered he.
PIT short as had been the hesitation
Nah followed his first surprise, it had
,rsn tbe Young man time to step for
,,5 and get into a coach which stood
"n,rently waiting for him at the en-
&snre The door closed at the moment
HEN the chevalier stepped out upon the
fuery sidewalk.
fine cab, sir; all ready, sir !" said
10 voice Of the cab-driver, who thought
+ ia he looked like u good customer.
Casse.Cou did not hesitate an instant.
Bp cab in question stood close to the
IA and the chevaler got into it with
4 qyen resting his foot upon the steps.
81 Twenty francs if you can catch up
: th the carriage which is going down the
Rr de Condo !"
81 All right, sirl' replied the driver,
Etting into the coach-box with an
4 mty which promised well "and we
Nm 70 fast, for La Grise has not had
anhing to do all day"
h ishe spoke he gathered up the reins,
ended with triumphant cut OF the
hpupon his mares sides.
n "tis that numbering old coach over
81 sp, is it not, that you want me to run
m" resumed the loquacious driver.
There are two horses, but we are lighter,
! You shall see!"
Casecou had no desire to
vy to this boast. With
body bent over the apron OF the
kbhOIet, and his neck stretched forward
kept his eyes fixed upon the coach,
,irh was going ahead with such velocity
Bat he was afraid that he would lose
: lght Of it, in spite of the drivers brag-
ns But in point OF fact, La Grise was
capital animal, Il Normandy mare, and
= e tore along so fast that the top of the
= ID rocked back and forth in Il most eXas
fratng way
\ Only those who are over forty can re-
fnember the strange vehicles then in use.
8The one which Casse Cou had hired was
j a fair specimen. The body OF the cab,
4 painted light yellow and set up high on
&enOrmous wheels, was ornamented on the
&h!ck and sides with colossal number,
3 Which might be read at thirty PAGES
4 hOm it.
This was q disadvantage which did not
pit in the case Of the coach which the
seva!ier was following. Its dark color
4 Nd black harness were not sufficiently
ISemlble in the fog to make it prudent
allow it to get far ahead.
When it reached the end OF the Rue de
B EnIei turned abruptly TO the left, and
moment after it was going along the
ge de Seine. The yellow cabriolet
j N It's distance, thanks to the noises
lheo the driver made to keep up his
fltes courage.
E 1t seems that we are going over the
Aer said he, philosoph ically, as he
the direction which the coach was
ping, Never mind there is nothing
8tFsng in that; some woman in it
pow all about such things They al
'ls drop down near the Palais Royal o
'le Oouleyards."
10 on! make haste !" growled thu
t'aIer who was not at all disposed t.
w these commentaries upon life il
lOe coach appeared upon the qua,
turning near the Institute, and wen
FsS,y! along the Quai Voltaire.
what does this mean? Can be mis-
S'n said the incorrigible driver
4 Dl, alter all, there are sometimes ad
B".ltes IN the Faubourg Saint German
4n never mind!n
l0e Font du Carrousel was not ut tina
~. s u, existence, and the coach boldl
MA '.u4lCled this last conjecture by cross
ue rver at Pont Royal. Until the
alNg had happened to interrupt tn
ny s3n Undertaken by the chevalier, an
S''' cherished the hope that he woul
lay hands upon the cola
"e young man with tn
v'IIellla. La Grise seemed I
wen Started that he thought for
ia,''' OI urging her on still more, i
od y! catch up with the coach an
I 5ol u n Us lrlgate attacks Il brig. Br
pa' .ne good sense to say to hinsel
L",IuN,uBgle IN the open street woul
ll|WE'p MN in what he had undertaken
'"'HI 1t wOaId be much better to allo'
%suNe to stop at the door OF som
N sheels. ''o ''''''' W. NV
iag Race du Carrousel was not in 49,
n,n Waay and upon the land whel
aa" Wv" buildings OF the Louvre stan
mn VAS network OF narrow streets
:" winch it was by no NEAR
p" ulrect ones self. The coac
"Qt inter there, but took IL
HnT Nohan, which was the
R"L a oI entrance to the RI
MeyoiIomo"' In this unlucky passal
6s enow W cap ran upon rock, whiC
hc%Sy that it was stopped by a coac
lgew,m,'o7 lusl emerging from u cu
M,S'"y' La Grise lost some secon,
IN I6o oI nd Of this obstacle and whC
h0pI ' uHhe so, the vehicle ahead Ia
se@1iaa,, least II hundred PAGES. n
htbo ''VIu scarcely see It's dark boo
"a xiv 'r'llcS more if you will cat,
si emf yo ,.,, mare if you mustp'
"yo U nno wIld with Impotence.
#h3 III" I Pn OIL that sir; they have turn
hlc5dino,,tW Ho de Richoiicu, and we q
ie, "g H IGr straight streets again. i
lHborr ,nnN they are not g goinr mn,
Mpo o' S cab WAS Wa tearing along, and at I
u, 10, up ,, They went on at this mric
pen " oo .%o or three minutes more, n
toa .o "s' e, Cou with the utmost t satisi 4
''" 'not the coach was gradna