The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-27
me, but I think I shall remember
that lop0or than tha first

gave Ilcs out Il lfuA 4 eio
that longer than the first.
81 am In despair, madame"' ex-
claimed, absolutely In despair, bu my
motive was a good one, ] assure you. l
thought you were going To miss the train,
that you would catch cold. In fact, II you
worry about your bags; they are In safe
hands-a bagRageman-at the next sta
ton you will telegraph win telegraph
We will telegraph; they will be sent on Inn
mcdiately. o! you will surely have them.
l swear, II i have TO return TO Tonnerre
myself to ecove them"
Enough, sir" b said. ~ Know what
20 do" And she sank i'm her corner
again, anRrily twisting her gloves.
But, alas! poor little woman, she had
not thought about the cold, and she no
longer had her good warm rugs, Before
ten minutes were out she began 10 shiver.
In vain b changed her position and
drew her cloak closer about her pretty fig
ure; she was positively chatterinR.
"Madame,"I said. ~ beg you on my
knees TO take my rug. You will catch
cold, which will be my fault, and / shall
never forgive myself as long as l live"
Il wish TO have nothing to say TO you,
sir" she said, dryiy.
was nervous and much excited. In the
first place I thought her perfectly charm
ing. In the next place i was furious at
my idiotic mistake. In short, l was ready
for the most desperate steps.
"Madame," l said, take my rug, or
swear l will throw myself out on the
tracks, ana casung ,he rug pe,ween u.s.
lfted the window anu took hoiu OF the
Was ! really in: earnest? Entire nous,
not really, / suppose, but IL Gems | must
nave iookeu so, ior sue crleu out:
But you are crazy, monsieur, you are
crazy
The rug or jump she loon the rug
and IN a softeneu tone; j.
But you' MONSIEUR you Will die OF
cold"
Don't disturb yourself about me. mad
anne. am not deiicate,an even II 90
lake cold u VIII only De,n lus' rewaru Oh
my unpardonable stupidity"
Say, rather, your haste, Tor OF course,
as you say, your motive was good-but
how could you have AIKEN that other
woman Tor me!'
because II was so pretty? one
smiled, the ice was b~roken.the ice OF rom
versation, mean, TOT otnerwise 1 was
chatterinR witg the cold. But how soon
forgot the cold, the
She was delicious, exquisite, adorable, a
clever MIND, bright, gay, original; She
wal fond oil travelling. ike myself-like
myself she had been in Italy, IN Spain;
she dreamed OF going TO Egypt Just as
did. In literature, music, IN everything;
i"ts $500 1885, :"
then, only think, a host OF mutual
friends. =. . She was intimate with
the saint thames, with the Savonys, par
ticulariy with the Montvazlns. And TO
think that l might nave seen her twenty
lines at those houses, ana that 1 did moi
notice her. :. where were my eye
i should like to now-wher were my
eyesT
she spoke Freely. pieasanuy; win that
simpncity winch l always
SO mhch ADMIRE. WIN a Ittie, a very itiie
soutnern a~cceh.Lannos' mpereep,in ie,
rather a lispIgiving a little bird-iike
but, althougn did everything 10 Keep
from H. heavehs now PIC was.
Az Diloh ,z'sV y. M my rignt nanu was
seized Win a cramp. we teiegraphen 20
Tor tne Days. Az Macon H:za
p. M the left foot went the same way. A
dispatch from Ionnerre saying mat tine
baggage would reacn siarseiiies next day
Al Loyan-Serrache l5:is p: m.) my left
hand became insensibie; she forgot &c
claim her coupler Az yaienee SOD Z. MI
my rlght hand followed the example o.
the left. 1 learned she was a widow with
out incumbrances. My nose turned q
brilliant purple. ! was gwen TO under
stand that IN nad never loved her hrs
husDanu. Az Niarseiiles, ntlaiiy !nvt
minutes after midnighp. i sneezed three
times violently. she handed me my rug
n said, g~raciously, %revoir." =,
A revoirg' l was IN the seventh
h~eaven!!!!
passed the night at the hotel az No
awoke had the most terrific cold IN thu
neau Una. YOU o. ~ nWuan,he. ~ uar,
L Ptttth tFE'h ~ " w thtt