Telegram-herald., 1890-06-28

bexan u acquire enemies. A collection
u hls articles froa The EsT1 NerI into =
volume engiElej tCoutes Rores7 drew
from the pen q the bilious ST. Landry :
eEiE.gue 80 se4thlng. - bitter, 80 uajus.,
+ that EOuyeret, acting On 1he a3ylce CT
his friends, ha4 sent his seconds 70 the
jealous writer
And tomorrow he would be on the
led as calm a1d careless - be hal been
before. What betJer Satisfaction could
BE- gwen hilns Nothing could bS more
agreeable, thought FoGgevet. - lie halt
81 before his modest little house and
turned the key Ia the door
Al last. Armand. said a soft voice
E coming from the kitchen: = an 50 glad
Wait IA the dining room; dinner IS
ready"
lie entered the room. The table was
+ st with four plates, and the room looked
80 coy and pleasant that the young man
gave vent 10 a oOntented sigh The next
moment the door Of the kitchen opened,
revealing a dainty little woman, some
F what pale, with very blue eyes aud very
blonde hair, holding = smoking soup
tureen. and followed by a 4-year-old
baby. who s0lemnly brought up the rear
With the l2dle
How is thisY" inquired Armand, sit
Ting down and unrolling his napkin, AZ
Z ter having tsnderly kissed his wife and
I children; you aro waiting on the table?
/ Where is Rose
''ROses" replied the little woman, with
shade Of embarrassment, ''she has gone.
/ sent her away"
Sent her away?" said Armand, sur
I prised. land why?"
she was dishonest, replied Claudine,
''and | could not keep her. so paid
I her week in advance and dismissed
her. You owe your dinner TO Georget
and me-"
Yes" said Georget, gravely, "it was
Us. Don't you like the soup, papay'
Excellent" declared Armand; 81
congratulate you ON your skill But"
/ lowering his voice, where did you get
the money 10 pay her WITH
Il used what you gave me for the
house this week. L knew that since
your new book is nearly finished you
could go to your publisher tomorrow
and ask an advance"
Armand trembled.
$50 We can get along nicely" con-
tinued his wife; Il would rather wait
until your novel was finished, but do
not think / am strong enough TO go
without eating until then. have the
will, but not the substance, you know" 4"
But you shall have the money"
broke in Armand; "you must not tire
yourself out. / will have it-I VIII take
/ it-200-300 francs, if you wish"
THAT will be better" said Claudine,
with charming air of content, because
now will not have to part with my pi-
ano. / wanted TO keep it a secret from
/ you, but found it superfluous luxury,
and they were coming tomorrow to take
| it away. With the 800 francs we can
/ get nurse for the little one and so many
other things
Il see," aid Armand. with a sad
smile, 'that the money will not last very
/ long"
But in three weeks your novel will
be finished and then we shall be rich
i again. Then l shall have a new dress
/ Look. have made this one over SO many
/ times that there is scarcely anything
/ left to hold the threads together"
yes" replied Armand, gazing at the
poor little threadbare gown, Il know-I
know"
"And you must have some new clothes,
I too, my dear. And new dress for
Georget. Why, we viii spend at least
fifteen hundred francs"
Fifteen hundred francs" repeated
Armand, thoughtfully.
"Yes II is a large sum for us to spend
now, dear. But your novel will bring
US at least three thousand, and TO think
that it will be finished in twenty days" :"
"Il twenty days" said Armand, re-
peating the words in a mechanical man
ner.
"Ah, how happy we VIII be, " said the
little woman, her eyes sparkling at the
prospect of the good fortune which she
beheld in prospect; I'VE can pass the
summer at the seaside. Georget shall
have q pretty red cap and we VIII enjoy
ourselves as we did four years ago, when
we were rich. Do you remember how
we used TO 20 grabbing and that big fe-
rocious crab that frightened me 90: 1t all
comes back to me again, and with it all
the other pleasures | owe to you. Kiss
me, my dear" and the sffectionate wife
threw her arms about the neck Of her
husband, who embraced her tenderly
But. said CiaUdine. when she had
disentangled herself from Armand 5
arms. III is 9 o'clock already. | must
put baby to bed and see that tho house
Is safely locked. But first let me see
you to your table"
And taking the lamp Claudine pre-
ceded her husband into his little studio
adjoining their hedchamber.
There. she said. drawing near for a
part.-s kiss. until We meet again.
Work quickly. Think that our happi-
nezs depends On those pages"
Caudine went ont. Armand seized
his pen. bat in spite Of his efforts he
found IL impossible % write single line.
Other thoughts. which refused 20 be
bauisaed. occupied bis mind. Leaning
his heal on his hand. and staring va
cantlv iuto space. be remained in one
position during two long hours. lie wss
thinLing.
4 light tap sounded on the door
Armand. said a soft voice. 4 am
goinr r. bed. Baby is asleep. snd Ihave
locked everything up safe and sure. Do
not werk TOO lste-you must not tire
I yourself. dear
The words recalled him from his rev
erie. lie cast his eyes on the paper BE-