Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-28

ever so glad to CO."
Tomorrow" he said.
'fYes, tomorrow" she replied; "if I
can CO."
/ "And If you can go, what time shall 1
call? Of course we will take a ride in
the Bots afterward."
! Minette thought. She must be back
in time to dress for dinner. If she said
Q o'clock she shouldn't be ready, of
+ course, until 2:30 Then there was the
drive to Pere-Lachaise, the look at the
grave, the drive back, and the drive II
the Bots.
"Two o'clock" she said, finally.
Two o'clock" he repeated. every
well-good-bye."
Goodbye" she said, smiling, as she
held out her pretty little hand. He took
it. 1t was such captivating hand that
ne was never in a hurry to release it. He
was even more delicate about it than
usual. Minette withdrew it quickly,
looked at him with disdainful, depre-
eating air, and said:
/ Goodbye, SIR"
+ Goodbye" he replied, trying to look
humbled. Then they both laughed and
parted.
She'll be very good company in a
graveyard" thought Scarborough; "lucky
/ met her"
Two o'clock on the next day found
Scarborough pulling the bell at Minette's
"maison" on the Rue dc B.. lie
walked through the hall into the white
and-gold decorated reception-room, from
which an espagnOtette window opened
into little garden. The garden was
not much larger than the reception
but it was cool and inviting. An old
wall, high, gray, and moss patched sur
rounded it, the top of which was lost
branches of the trees which stood in the
adjoining Enclosures. These branches af-
forded welcome shade to the narrow
walk that skirted the base of the wall on
! the garden side. In the center was a
circular bed filed with bright flowers,
ana against the wall opposite to the win
dow stood a garden seat and rustic
table. Scarborough passed into the gar
den and picked a dark-red carnation,
which he fastened into the button-hole
of his black coat. Promptly at 2:30 Mi
nette appeared, fresh as the morning,
and with the usual apologies for keeping
him waiting. She looked very jaunty
in a new blue coat, with gold-embroider-
ed front, epaulets, and cuffs. Her hair
was twisted into a Grecian knot that
stuck out stiffly from the back of her
head. AS they walked through the court
Minette buttoned a pair of new gloves.
] When they had seated themselves in the
cab, Scarborough said:
/ "Minette, permit me to call your at
tention to the splendor of this equipage.
Did you observe that there was no num-
Der on it?'
Eyes" she replied, slowly, and after
a pause. Il was wondering where you
got such swell cab"
j Scarborough looked at her. sMinette,"
he said after a similar pause, ''yOu have
a new coat; it's q handsome coat: it fits
! you superbly, and you look very pretty
in it, all Of which you know perfectly
well. Will you not, therefore, abandon
that unconscious air and be sociablef
| You know how like to hear you talk"
Minette hesitated between laugh and
j frown. Finally she decided to laugh.
I'm so glad you like it" she exclaimed,
/ turning suddenly and looking straight at
him. Her face flushed, and her eyes
danced with fun. Then she fell to talk.
ing in good earnest, and commented var.
iously upon a number of things until the
cab stopped with a jolt in front of Pere-
Lachalse. They descended, and as they
passed up the principal avenue Stan
| brough stopped to read the inscription
on the tomb of Alfred de Musset. Pro-
Ceeding then, they mounted the steps in
front of the chapel, and, being directed
to the left, walked up a little path and
found themselves before a square. stone
curbed plot of ground. Around the top
of the curb ran a high iron fence. With
in the inclosure was a sarcOphagus, on
which rested side by side the recumbent
/ statues Of Abelard and Heloise. Above
the sarcophagus rose high gothic cano-
Ply, which was supported by four pillars
Minette lost no time in loosening a rose
from her button-hole and tossing it over
the railing. 1t fell just between the re-
Ginning figures. Minette clasped her
! hands merrily.
Glow lucky" she exclaimed.
Lucky" said Scarborough.
"Why, yes" she replied; "when itfalls
between them it means that you'll be
lucky in love. I wonder whose that
other was" she continued, peering be-
tween the rails and seeing another rose
lying near the spot where hers had fall
en-. As they walked around the tomb
arm in arm, Scarborough stopped to de-
cipher time-eaten inscription on the
sarcophagus. Suddenly he felt Minette
clutch his arm nervously. He looked at
her quickly, and, guided by her eyes,
saw, at a distance of about twenty PAGES
from them, the figure of man, tail, and
clothed in black? He caught but 3
glimpse of his face, for as he looked the
stranger turned, and crossing the narrow
avenue, disappeared among the trees and
tombS.
what does it all mean, Minette?" said
Scarborough, glancing at Minette's pale
face as they walked toward the main
avenue.
'Oh, nothing" she said; 81 was just
little startled-that's ALL"
Nonsense" he SAID. "You recognized
that man-who was he, Minette?"
But Minette only shook her head and
looked into space with a preoccupied air.
As they got into a cab Minette declared
that it was too late to drive in the Bots,
and so they went directly back to the
/ Rue de B.
CHAPTER uI.-coNFEssIo AMANTIs.
! After dinner that night at little res
taurant on the Rue N, Scarborough
returned to his lodging, lighted his lamp,
and began letter. He had risen to fill
! a pipe when someone knocked at the
1 door.
/ "Come in" he cried.
! The door swung back and gentleman
paused on the threshold.
rs this Mr.. Stanbrough's room?" he
asked in low, pleasantly modulated
voice.
YES" said Scarborough, who could see
only the outline of the visitors figure
the lamp being between them. The
stranger walked IN and removed his hat
As he did so Scarborough fastened to him,
exclaiming:
.sWhat Malvernt You in Paris?" and