The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-11

complain, 1Or bn6 law Is on your
"Win you call the children and let me-
kiss them before l go?"
"Are you going away?' she exclaimed
in alarm, cfinging to him.
The count faced about and saw
Yvonne sleeping heavily in her mother
arms. He drew her close to him and
gently kissed her.
eyes," he answered. 81 am going or
a Journeys rather long one-little girl
but l 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 l get my things" he said.
Then he took the satchel and fastened
it on his fathers valise by the straps.
"What are you doing, Gaetan?' asked
the countess. did / not tell you that
your father was in hasteP"
Gaetan Strengthened himself up and
turned toward his mother, saying, in a
tone of resolute defiance, 81 must cer
tainly take my books, for I am going
with father!"
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 fury
the boy suddenly sank to the floor and
lay at his length upon the carpet, crying
owe 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 a violent movement Of his arm
the boy pushed her rudely away.
"Who could have told Gaetan such
storiesY" asked the count.
Nobody has told me anything" said
Gaetan through his tears. ''They took
us in to dinner, but I saw John packing
a valise and l came back. The door Of
the room was open and I 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
I tell you. I have given her the keys
because l am going away"
"Come, my dear, my Gaetan, papa is
telling the truth. He will return in a
few days"
"Why do you say that, mamma? !
heard father say he would never return,
ever to come and see Us. Besides, WON.
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 insensibl.
ity?"
because you would have laughed at
my distress, and I would not give you
bl6 pl0dSSuI0 VI oOCAlS ihy tCn1S'
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 see very well that | must go
with him." said the boy. "You will
have Christine and Yvonne, and it is
not fair to leave him alone"
$50 you refuse to stay with me-" said
the countess.
eyes, because you are SO mean"
"And suppose / give the keys back to
your father and make him stay here!"
"Oh, my dear, good mamma"
The boy had passed n arm around
his mothers neck, his other one being
still around his fathers, sc that he held
them both in one embrace.
''Then, mamma, as you have made
him cry, kiss him and then I will kiss
you with all my heart"
"ClotildeI" begged the count, over
come, 'for our boys saker'
eyes! And for yours, too" sighed the
countess, letting her head fall upon her
husbands shoulder ~