Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

Taupin anxious. Tomorrow, by the aid Of
the police notes, we shall infallibly lind
Madame Taupin. For this evening the best
thing you can do"
At this moment he was interrupted by
loud noise in the corridor. The door was
hurriedly opened, and several people all
cried at once: IN. lie Commissairel NJ.
Dauphinl M. lie Commissairei The man.
ager wants you."
"Wait for me here" said M. Dauphin,
! and hurried out. His absence lasted only
few seconds. He returned almost immedi-
ately, and considerably put out. Here's q
vexatious business; one OF the musicians
has a solo in the fourth act and can't play
It'll We shall have to parley with the Rouen
public, which is no very indulgent one.
Here's my address; come and see me to-mor--
row morning, and everything shall be ar
ranged"
''I thought all was again lost" said
Taupin to me, as he told me the story OF his
wedding journey, when was struck by
brilliant idea.
GA musician9 What musician?' I
said, what instrument"
The violoncello.'
"'M. lie Commissaire, then said, re-
straining my emotion, I am myself, ven
ture to say, a violoncellist of some small
value. 1t was 1 who accompanied Mad
emoiseile Marimon at the last concert in aid
of the Door of the Fifth ACCOMPLISHMENT.
If / can be of service to the treasury
They did not leave HIM time to finish.
The Commissary took him by the arm and
dragged him at trot into the managers
sanctum. The violoncello was brought.
Taupin surpassed himself At the end of
few bars the manager stopped him. whats
your fee?"
"Nothing; but only let NJ. lie Commits
saire do, this evening, what he has prom
ised to do for me tomorrow evening, and I
am ready to play as long as you like, and
whatever You like"
t'I don't bind myself to succeed" said NJ.
Dauphin, "but 1 give you my word to spare
no pains to bring the thing of tonight.
Tomorrow, success will be certain"
In the twinkling of an eye Taupin found
himself hurried along the corridors, under
meath the stage, and then installed as SOLO
ist at higher music stand than the others.
The musicians surrounded him, profered
him thanks and welcome. He was astound-
ed to hear himself addressed by name; but
he had no time to think of that, for the three
knocks were sounded, and from that moment
he was given up, body and soul, to his score.
The solo passage was eagerly awaited. he
got through it with superb maestria. 81
thought of Leonie," he told me. He was
overwhelmed with applause. The Tiolins
and bows ratified on the desks. The public
cried "bisp' with frenzy, and Taupin gave
way.
dahl if you only would, NJ. Taupin,"
said the manager to him, holding out
blank form of engagement. But these words
brought back all his grief, recalling him
brusquely to the reality. 1.-THE three agents
1 have dispatched have discovered moth
10 hFIarNyo md
sleep tonight. Come to my Office at o'clock
tomorrow morning, before it opens. will
be there expressly on your account, and
will restore YOU to the arms of Madam Tau
pin"
He paid stiff sum for leave to spend the
night in the servants room at big hotel.
Needless to say he couldn't sleep wink.
At o'clock he was prowling round the
Commissary's Office. AS soon as NJ. Dauphin
arrived, he rushed toward him.
ga little patience" said the worthy
Commissary. my people are at the cen
trail Office; we must wait till they have come
back" About 8 o'clock an agent arrived.
"Well?" said Taupin.
'sYou put up" said the Commissary, con-
sulting his notes, ''at the inn of the Belle
Pomme Normande, in the Rue des Verder-
cites. It's good way from here. Will you
take cab?"
"Of coursep'
81 will go with you" They threaded
labyrinth of streets that seemed intermin-
able to my poor friend. On the road, the
Commissary called a newspaper man,
bought copy ofthe Petit RouenndiS, hastily
ran 1t through, and passed it on to Taupin,
saying.
''Read that
"I have no heart forreading newspapers"
"What child you arel Aren't you go
ing to her? Read that 1 tell you"
Taupln threw a careless eye over the paper
and read on the first page these words in
startling tyUe: M. Taupin au Grand Thea
tire de Rouen.
"What scandal" he thought; and then:
f'There are many Taupins in the world.
But how did they learn nv name?"
1.-THE director made the announcement
While you were on the way to the orchestra.
He even told them you were Professor in
big college at Paris, thing blame him
for"
Taupin dropped his head with a downcast
air. ''I am lost" he said; 81 shall be dis
missed
They reached the door of the Belle Pomme
Normande. my wife? Where is my wife?''
''She has gone, Monsieur; and it was the
best thing she could do, so as not to see you
arrive in charge of the Commissary of Po-
lice"
But poor Taupin heard no more. Though
he had all the gentleness of child, he was
seized for the only time in his life with
terrible fit Of anger.
'sYou don't mean to say my wife has left
me? What have you said to her? What
have you done to her?"
1t was as much as they could do to calm
him down. The hostess, on her side shouted
with just as much Vigor:
LEFT his wife to go to the theateri On
his wedding day! 1t was 1 who told her to
go: and she didn't want any telling; and
there isn't woman who wouldn't back her
upl'
And all the men backed her, too, as it
would seem; for all the morning customers
Of the inn had rushed into the damp and
dirty courtyard, where, but for the presence
of the Commissary, they would have given
Taupin warm reception.
M. Dauphin had great difficulty in re-
storing calm. He succeeded at length in
making himself heard, while Taupln, beaten
down, collapsed on an old form, was strug-
CLING with the premonitory symptoms of
iainting fit. His explanations at first pro-
voked laughter; then the woman of the inn
took pity on him, and the drinkers did as
she did She went so far as to look upon
Taupin as a hero of romance. Come,
come, all will be wellE' When she knows
the real truth about It'll Poor little womanl
Poor dear mani
Taupin insisted upon taking the very
next train, despite the advice of the Com
.missary and the hostess, who feared be
would never reach Paris. He started: what
a journeyI He arrived: what an arrival!
He found his rooms in the state in which
they had been before his marriage. all the
little trihes which might have reminded
him of Leonie had disappeared. On Tau
pins desk was a sealed letter containing
only these words:
stAdieu foreyerI LEoNIF"