The Portland daily press., 1892-11-12

her house, as madam gave me permls-
sion, took the $3.50 tramway that passes
below and demanded transfer. AT
the Care de FEST got out, ran for the
St. Ouen tramway, just that minute
about to start, got on and gave the trans
fer to the conductor. But the conductor
refused it. was no good, he said, and
! | must pay over again.
What? said l. why, it isn't three
minutes since they gave it to me! See,
yonder's the car on which | came!
"'Yes, yes, i know, said the. conduc-
tor, it's no good, tell you; you must
pay, say, or foot it, my DEAR
'.'But tell you,' / cried, i tell you,
sir
SEA lie, young woman; pay up at once
or off you go!'
"'I tell you lie, sir-l?
''This was too much! Bang! and such
thump as gave him! The conductor
was going to slap me in return, when the
gentleman here, who had seen it all, IN
terposed. The car was all in commo-
ton. A policeman came and pulled me
outside. | begged monsieur, who had
seen it all, to come along too, and then
demanded that the agents bring me here
first. to the house of my master, VIII
would tell them that am an honest girl
and did not seek to cheat the company
as that fool conductor said!"
"Maybe, miss" suggested an agent
smoothly, .'you had another ticket in
your pocketP'
ssNo, sir, only this, answered Toinette,
beginning to rummage vigorously; chow
could |? | had just got off the car
and
She stopped suddenly, drew out her
hand, and there in the palm lay the
duplicate of transfer number one.
sWell!'' said she staring stupidity.
"where did get the bad one that gave
the conductor
Nine. Marjeval meanwhile had been
examining the two bits of pasteboard
that Toinette held in her hand.
ssSee," said she suddenly, "where did
you get this oneY'
GLOW should know, madame-ah,
yes, now see it all"
"Well, well, quick, go on-whereT
81 am, madame, | am going on.
Madame recalls that before going out |
put the dining room to rights, and as
this transfer ticket was thrown upon the
mantel brushed it into my apron IN
tending later to put it into the fire.
"That same transfer again!" the eyes
of M. and Nine. Marjeval said plainly
as they glanced at each other.
At the same instant there was swift
rush in the corridor and the apartment
bell pealed furiously. Every one jumped.
Toinette few to open the door; a gentle
man whom she had never seen before
pushed by her hastily, darted through
the anteroom like a meteor and fell
breathlessly into chair.
"You, Proudine!" cried Marjeyal,
amazed.
Eyes, yes-I," stammered the new
conner, more breathlessly still. "Phil-
lipe, quick, tell me, did You find in your
pocket an omnibus transfer ticket2'
.sThis one, perhaps" Marjeval re-
turned wonderingly, pointing to the one
in Toinette's hand.
ssExactly!'' shouted Proudine, seizing
it eagerly. 'sHeavensl I'm glad to find
It'll Such chase as I've hadF'
ssBut look here, Proudine, what does
all this mean, and how the dickens did
that ticket get into my pocket?
'sThe easiest thing in the world. 1t
comes from that devilish mania OF mine
for practical joking! Iput the ticket in
your pocket at the cafe, without reflect
ing that had written on the back OF it
the address of o friend--a friend who
expected me to dinner this evening, and
whom must find to explain"
"Well," said Marjeval grimly, '.if i.
were not for our old friendship, Proud
inc However, let it so this time; only
all have to say is that when you next
try your jokes on any one it had better
not be on me!''
sWhat makes you look SO serious,
Phillipe?"
"No matter what; as say, let it go;
it's too long to tell, but, thanks to your
charming pleasantly, I've had quarrel
with my wife and Toinette has come
within an ace of spending the night IN a
police station"
Proudine was desolate, heart broken,
but forced to go; to go at once, too, on
the jump. He was booked for Z; twas
now 8. Madame, Messieur, PHILIPPE,
old boy, au revoir, au revoirl'
''Monsieur," said a policeman, to the
bemedaled and patient old party, sits
time we were moving. Come, please.
AS for you, my girl, another time no
more slaps, remember
And the door closed upon the repre-.
sentative of the law.
"Philliper'
"Jeannette!"
"Will you take back the-the BATH"
| "With all my heart, dearest"
every well, then, I'll withdraw Mime.
Adelberg."
And the transfer ticket being safe
now in Proudine's pocket, they fell into
each others arms.-Translated from the
French of Galipaux by E. G. Waggener
for Short Stories.
| Blood Red Snow.
.