St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-16

And cook came in. all red-faced and out
OF breath. She sat down and put her mar
ket basket on her knees. A strong odor OF
dishwater filled the omnibus.
why, it is much further away than
thought" said Jeanne to herself.
The undertaken got out and was sue
ceeded by a cOachman who smelled of sta
bles. The long haired girl had for success
sor messenger, whose feet eXhaled an
odor of perspiration.
The notary's wife felt ill-at-ease, sick,
ready to cry. without knowing why.
Other persons got out; others got in. The
omnibus still rolled On through intermina-
bic streets, stopping at stations, and pro-
ceeding again on its way.
How far is it?" said Jeanne to herself.
Suppose that he forgot or went to sleep.
lie was very tired anyhow"
Gradually all the passengers got out. She
alone remained. The driver cried out:
''VaugrardE'
AS she did not stir he called again:
"Vaugirard!"
She stared at him, vaguely comprehend
ing that he must be addressing her, since
there was no one else in the omnibus. For
the third time the driver yelled:
''Vaugirardr'
She asked him:
Where are we?"
He answered in tone of irritation:
We're at Vanguard, parbeu.-thats
the twentieth time I've been h0llering it."
is it far from the bouleyard?" she
asked.
What Boulevard"
THE Boulevard DIES Italienes."
eve passed that ages ago!'
''Ah!-Please be so kind as let my
husband know"
Your Observation-Disclosures he?"
up on top"
up on top! There hasn't been any
one outside for ever so longw
She threw up her hands in terror.
How is that? 1t can't be possible! He
came with me on the omnibus. Look again,
pleased He must be there."
The driver became rude.
''Here, here that's enough talk for
you, lutte one. Ore man lost-ten to be
found. ScoOt now! the trips over. You'll
find another man in the street if you want
one"
Tears came to her eyes, she persisted
'Oh. sir; you are mistaken. L assure
you, you are mistaken. He had great big
pocketbook under his arm"
The employe began to laugh.
"A great big pOcketbook. All! yes
he got down at La Madeleine. It's all the
same-he's dropped you pretty smartly;
hal ha! hal"
The vehicle had stopped. She got out,
and in spite of herself glanced up instinc-
lively at the roof of the omnibus. 1t was
absolutely deserted.
~
Then she began to cry ont loud, without
thinking that everybody would hear her and
see her. She sobbed:-
What is going to become of me?"
The superintendent of the station APP
preached, and demanded
what is the matter?"
The driver responded in mischievOus
tone:
Its lady whose husband gave her the
slip on the trip"
The othe- replied:
''Well, that is nothing to you-you just
mind your own busineSsI''
And he turned on his heel.
Then she began to walk straight ahead,
too much bewildered and Terrified to even
comprehend what had happened to her.
Where was she to go? What was she to do?
What on earth could have happened to him?
How could he have made such mistake?
How could he so have ill-treated her?
How could he have 50 forgotten himself?
How could he have been SO absent-minded?
She had just two francs in her pocket.
Who could she go to? All of sudden she
thought of her consn Barral. assistant
superintendent in the naval department
office.
She had Just enough to pay for hack;
and she had herself driven to his residence.
And she met him just as he was leaving
the house to go to the Office. He had just
such another big pocketbook under his arm
as Lebrument had
She jumped from the hack.
''Henryp' she cred.
He stopped in aStOnishment.
what! Jeanne!-y0u here? all alone?
= why what is the matter?-where
have you come frOm?"
She stammered out, with her eyes full Of
tears
Il lost my husband little while ago."
Lost him-where?"
''On an omnibus"
ION all omnibus?- . r. Ohw
Then she told him all her adventure. with
tears.
He listened thoughtfully. He asked:
well. was his head perfectly clear this
morning."
Yes
Good. Did he have much money about
him?"
Eyes. he had my dowry."
''Your dOwry?-the whole of it?"
Eyes, the whole of it X = X to pay for his
practice
well! well! my dear cousin, your hus-
band must at this very moment be making
tracks for Belgium"
Still she did not understand. She STAN
mered:
You say my husbands, you
say?-''
Il say that he swindled you out OF
yOur-your capital that's all there is
about itr'
She stood there painting, suffocatng.
She murmured
Then he is-he is-he is a scoundrelp'
And completely overcome by emotion
she hid her face against her Cousins vest,
soDbing.
AS people were stopping to look at them
he pushed her very gently inside the house
and guided her up the stairs with his arm
about her waist. And as his astonished
hOusekeeper opened the door, he said:
Sophie go to the restaurant at once.
and order breakfast for two. L shall not
go to the Office oday."
GUY DE MAUPAssANT.
Miss Hewitt Married.
New YORK, Nov. 15.-Miss Amy Bow
man Hewitt. daughter of Hon. Abram S.