St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14

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with my conscience. Permitting to no
one the task Of carrying out the sem
tence, | myself advised the sergeant de
garde, and that evening my dandy was
strapped,
''As the windows of the little cham
Der looked upon deserted street and
line of railway in the distance. | went
out to assure myself that no one. not
even Barbary organ and monkey,
should come to distract my prisoner
with airs from the Briguedondaine.
"a Barbary organ, indeed! Twas a
woman, as | saw when petred around
the corner, whom the scamp, clinging
10 the bars of his cell. regarded in the
street below him. A slender little
woman, sheltering her face with an
open fan against the indiscretions of
neighboring street lamp, and with tear
full voice, lamenting the cruelty of his
fate.
But see you, Mini" replied Muffay,
consolingly, sit is not long time, four
days in the police sale"
''But yes, but yes, dearest. four days,
you know, have four n1ghts!"
lin the act, by a bruSQue appearance
OF changing the duo to a trio, and of
putting a note of dissOnance i'll this
sweet accord. stopped short thunder
struck. and, instinctively carrying my
hand to the right side of my shako-the
fan had shut, had dropped to her side
it was:
1.-THE colonelleI
''The corner of the wall had con-
cealed me and my trouble, and now,
not ten steps from me, the duo was end
ing, punctuated by kisses.
'My poor colonel! 1t was then true,
And he, who so much loved surprises,
who, at times, to crafty the fancy,
made night attacks upon the sleeping
enemy-what news for his return!
'hetiecting more calmly, however, [
arrived at excusing Mutfay, First, he
was .reservite.' and this culprit, was
it not BaisembOiS himself that had in
yited to his house the corporal with the
sleep in the city. and kept him behind
at Rabastens during the maneuvers?
"for me, unexpected cOufdant of this
drama, had nothing to say, and i said
nothing. TO withdraw from my post of
discovery at once was my only possible
course. The return of the colonel was
announced for the day after the NOR
row, and closer than ever. meanwhile.
shouldC orporal Maffay taste the charms
of the sale de police.
S'But still L respected the conversation
of the evening: first, because it was
| prudent; second, well, it would serve
my turn.
temptation that under the circumstances
| saw no harm il gratifying. One NOR
| allies, you see, so much better for an
| other than one mOraliZes for himself.
lit was fast nearing 9O'clock the next
evening when l returned to the hall of
| discipline, extracted Muffay from its
| gloomy depths, turned him over to the
sergeant de garde despite his visible
signs Of discomfort, and then wedged
| myself in his deserted place at the
| grated window and waited.
''YeS, waited with heart beating high
| with hope of some of that kissing, that
! fervent, mad kissing that began each
| conversation, that was meditated upon
| during twenty four hours of depriya-
ton, and in which woman surrenders
| her entire being to the felicity that
knows not time of flying moments.
''Black night shrouded the sleeping
barracks, the heavens were starless, and
thanks to stiff baeeZe blowing from the
east and a broken glass in the side of
the street lamp. 1t was no sooner lighted
than extinguished, and unable to betray
| me.
''Soon the patter. patter of little feet
| grated on the sand, and shadow ap-
peared; risked my nose,
"a fresh, perfumed breath reached
me; it was she! She, my coonelle,
who, feverishly throwing back the veil
that masked her beautiful features.
seized with her two hands my imprls.
oned head and across the bars pressed
Oh mine her eager lips!