Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-11
"Are you going awayr sns sxcIalmea.

"Are you going away sne EXCLAIMED
In alarm. clinging TO him.
The count faced about and saw
Yvonne sleeping hsavily in her mothers
arms He drew her close to him and
gently kissed her.
YES" he answered. "a am going on
O journeys rather long one-little girl,
but shall be back soon and find you
quite grown up
As the two little girls left the room
Gaetan rushed in. He brushed by the
countess. gathered up his books and ex-
ercises and hastily bundled them into
his satchel
"Are you not going to kiss me" asked
his father. Don't You know that am
going awayY'
"Wait till get my things" he said.
Then he took the satchel and fastened
it on his fathers valise by the straps.
"What are you doing. Gaetanf asked
the countess. Ibid not tell you that
your father was in hasteT'
Gaetan Strengthened himself up and
turned toward his mother, saying, in =
tono Of resolute defiance, ~ must GER
tainly take my books, for ! am going
with fatherr"
In vain the countess held out her arms
to him He only cried still more vehe-
mently. mo, no; do not love you.
heard you driving papa away"
His father tried in turn TO draw him
toward his mother. saying gently, my
boy, be reasonable; you are causing your
mother much pain"
But in the middle Of his nervous fury
the boy suddenly sank to the floor and
lay at his length upon the carpet. crying
over and over again, Papa, papa" as
though his heart would break.
The count lifted him and placed him
in the great armchair, and his mother
in great agitation kneeled by his side
But with q violent movement of his arm
the boy pushed her rudely away.
"Who could have told Gaetan such
stories" asked the count.
Nobody has told me anything" said
Gaetan through his tears. They took
us In TO dinner, but saw John packing
a valise and came back. The door Of
the room was open and got behind the
screen And when | heard mamma
scolding you and found that she had
taken her keys, made up my mind not
to love her and to go away with YOU"
"My boy, you did very wrong to listen
and you did not understand what your
mother said. Be quiet and believe what
| tell you. have given her the keys
because am going away"
"Come, my dear, my Gaetan, papa is
telling the truth. He will return in q
few days"
"Why do you say that, mammal
heard father say ho would never return.
even 10 come and see u.s. Besides. Yvon-
ne warned US. She has often caught
papa crying in his study"
"Ah," said the countess. "You wept!
Why did you hide that and let me think
you wrapped in your proud insensibil-
ityY
Because you would have laughed at
my distress. and would not give you
the pleasure of seeing my tears"
Both parents were now kneeling by
the side of their boy, and the countess
was gazing into her husbands eyes as
though she would read his very soul.
"You SEQ very well that must go
with him." said the boy. lyon will
have Christine and Yvonne, and it is
not fair to leave him alone"
$50 you refuse to stay with me. said
the countess.
"Yes, because you are SO mean"
"And suppose give the keys back to
your father and make him stay here"
"Oh, my dear, good mammal
The boy had passed one arm around
his mothers neck, his other one being
still around his fathers, so that he held
them both in one embrace.
Then, mamma. as you have made
him cry, kiss him and then ! will kiss
you with all my heart
"Clotilder begged the count, over
come. for our boys sake!'
"Yesl And for yours, too" sighed the
countess, letting her head fall upon her
husbands shoulder. Boston Globe.