Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27
CHAPTER VIII


On the morning Of the nsxt day the doc
tor, a mere specter Of himself, wss brought
back In the custody Of CAssmir. They found
AnastAsie and the boy sitting together BY the
Ere. and Dekpres, whs had exchanged his
toilet for . ready made rig out Of poor mate
rials, waved his hand - be entered and sunk
speechless on the nearest chair. EAdauss
turned direct TO Casimir
What Is wrongr she cried
"Well, replied CaSinir, what have told
You all siongi 1t has come. IL is clean
shave this time; 20 you may as well bear up
and make the best Of it, HOUSE down, too,
chi Bad luck. upon my soul"
"Are wo-are we-ruiRedF she gasped
The doctor stretched out his arms 20 her.
"Ruined." be replied, you are ruined by
your sinister husbardr
Cssimir observed the consequent embrace
through his eyeglaSz: then he turned 70 Jean
Marie. "You hearY- he said ''Tbey are
ruined: no more pickings, no more house, no
more fat outlets II strikes me, my friend,
that You had best be packing; the present
speculation is about worked out" And he
nodded 70 him meaningly.
Never" cried Desprcz. springing up
n-harie, If you prefer 90 leave me- now
that arn pool, zen can go; you shall receive
your hundred francs il so much remains 10
me- But il yoa viii consent 60 stay"--ths
doctor wept-"Casimir efferz me placs-ss
clerk" be re-.ned 'sThe enoluments are
slender, but they win be enough for thres
II is too muuh already 10 have lost my for
tune must lose my sonf'
Jean-Marie sobbed bitterly, but without .
word.
81 don't like boys who cry" observed Casi-
mir. This one is always crying. Here you
clear out Of this for little: ] have business
with your master and mistress, and these
domestic feelings may he settled after ! am
gone March, and be held the door open
Jesn-Marie slunk out, like detected thief.
By II they were ali at the table but Jean
Mario
"Heyr said Caimir. "Gons, you -.
Took the hint at once"
II do not. confsss,n sid Derpres, 81 DO
not seek 70 excuse bis absence. II speaks Of
want Of heart that disappoints me sorely"
Want Of manners,T corrected Cssimir.
"Heert, be never had Why, Desprex. for .
clever fellow, you are the most sallible mortal
In creation. Your ignorancs Of human ma
ture and human business is beyond belief You
are swindled by hesthen Turks, swindled by
vagabond children. swipdlsd right and left,
up stairs and down stairs I think IT must
be your Imagination ! thanh my starr I
have nonsT
Pardon me" replied Desprez, still hum
bly,, bst with 6 return Of spirit at sight 81
distinction e. be drawn; pardon me. casi-
mir. You possess. even to an ernisent de-
gree, the commercial imagination IA was
The lack Of that In met appears IL is my
weak point-thst has I'D TO these repeated
D. - -
fiDancier forecasts the destiny q his invest
rseuts, marks the falling bouss"-
"Egsd interrupted Csximir: ''our friend
the stable boy appears - have has share
Of IL
Tbs doctor was silerced: and the meal vse
continued and finished principally b. tie tune
Of the brotbsr-iR-lsw's NOT very consslstory
conversation. he entirely ignored ths TIVE
young EEglish painters, swrninR a blsnd eye
glass 70 their salsfst4oss. and continuing his
remarks II be we're alsDs in the sssorz II
hrs family. and with every second -ors he
ripped another stitos out ~ the cir balloon ~
Dexprsz' vanity. BY the t8ms coffee wss
over The poor dootor vas as limp a. q napkin
Let "a &c and -. The ruins, said Cs<sr1ir
They snoilsa forth iEts the ssrsst The
fsli 81 the house. Ike TIE lsss of front tooth
had qrite transf fornses tss ~iflae~ 7srsugh
the gap the eye csunm.z5es great szretch
q sTeu snevy country, ard tbs place skzrsnk
IN comparison It -as Ike . roorn witk
open dosT Tks s~Estznsl Ttood ~ tb< green
Z gste. K,okinr vssv rss and cold, svt ~ bs<
i pleasant rors for the eoctor and has ve<ftsy
1 kirlernsn
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+ tr1ed - qsekty of tss sersssiin. En-
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