Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20

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cfaaxe. 1 sAsfl s<s I wss n.iStzkes sasn
rresxzize fan Ter seu of siss. sae seEd
klz. tr~msingF
~Ysn VII never DO 20 uh~n the slms
coEnsS,s aid his wsfs. Il kEss year god
heart =
STE reached cut ker hand TO him, With
sigk TIE dector sn4iled - he took il and car
riel i C his hpss he had gained hs polat
with greater eas< than he had DARED 70 hope.
for perhaps tie twentieth t5ms he h&d proved
ths effio2ey ef his trsasty srgssaent. his Ex-
oahbnr, the hins Of return % PARIS Six
laoetAs IL the capital. fsx man of the doc
tors sntsesGenf< aasd relations, impiisd Bo
less calamity than total ruin Anasassie
h.d saved tks remainder II his fortune BY
keeping him strictly in tie country. The
very nsnxe Of Paris pat her in = blue fear.
ana she would have allowed her husband 10
Keep = nasz.agsris IN the back garden, ief
sione adopting = stable hoy, rather than per-
mit tAe question Of return 10 be discussed
About OF the afternoon the naountebank
rendered up has ghost; he had never bsser
conscious since his seizure. DR. Desprsz was
present ST his last passage, and declared the
farce over. Then he took Jean Marie by the
shoulder, and led hia out into the inn gar
den. where there was a convenient bench
beside the river Here he sat him down and
made the boy place himself ON his left
Jean Marie, he said very gravely, this
world is exceedingly vast, and even France,
which Is only small corner of it, Is a great
place for little lad like you Unfortunately
it is full Of eager, shouldering people moving
on, and there are very few bakers shops for
80 many eaters Your master is dead; You
are not fit to gain a living by yourself; you
DO not wish TO steals No. Your situation,
then. is undesrable; it is, for the moment,
critical ON the other hand, you behold in
me a man not old, though elderly, still en-
joying the youth Of the heart and the intel
ligence: a man Of instruction; easily situated
in this worlds affairs; keeping good table;
"a man, neither as friend nor host, 10 be de
spised / offer you your food and clothes,
and 10 teach you lessons i'm the evening, which
will be infinitely more 20 the purpose for
lad of your stamp than those of all the priests
in Europe lpropose no wages, but il ever
you take q thought 10 leave me the door
shall be open, and will give you 100 francs
TO start the world upon La return, have
an old horse and chaise, which you would
very speedily learn 10 clean and keep in or
der. Do not hurry yourself 10 answer, and
take it or leave it as you judge Alright. Only
remember this, that l am no sentimentalist
or charitable person, but a man who lives
vigorously 70 himself; and that if / make the
proposal il is for my own ends-it is because
perceive clearly an advantage TO myself.
I And now reflect"
81 shall be very glad / do not see what
else can do. / thank you, sir, most kindly,
and will try to be useful" said the boy.
THANK you." said the doctor, warmly. ris-
ing at the same time and wiping his brow,
for he had suffered agonies while the thing
hung in the wind. A refusal, after the scene
/ at noon, would have placed him in a ridicu-
! lous light before Anastasiel "How hot and
heavy is the evening, to be surei l have
always had fancy TO be fish in simmer,
Jean Marie, here in the Loing beside Gretz.
/ should lie under a water Ely and listen 70
the bells, which must sound most delicately
down below That would be a Efe-do you
not think SO, tool"
"Yes," said Jean Marie.
"Thank God, you have imsgination~ cried
the doctor, embracing the boy with hts usual
effusive warmth though it was proceeding
that seemed TO disconcert the sufferer almost
as much as il he had been an English school
boy Of the same age "And new" )" he added
ssI will take you TO nv wife"
Nine Desprez set In the dining room in 8
cool wrapper. All the blinds were down, and
the tile floor had been recently ;sprinkled with
water; her ewes were half shut, but she
affected to be reading novel as they EN-
tered. Though she was a bustling woman
she enjoyed repose between whiles and had q
remarkable appetite for shrp
The doctor went through a solemn form oi
Introduction, adding, fer the benefit Of both
parties, You must try to Ike each other for
my sake"
''He is very pretty" )" said Anastasie. r'Wn
you kiss me, my pretty little fellowr