The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-04

stupid, masculine Flemish creatures
Rubensi A regular Ruhens? Imagine q
giantess, colossal woman taller by
mead than | am. 1t would be physically
impossible TO get her into a stage box,
and they are tine only ones | care about.
When we came out of the theater told
the governor that I liked number two no
better than | did number one. i said
had had enough, and would not even see
Number Three. We had some words over
it. When tile governor left me be hanged
the door. shouting: Not another sou will
YOU get from me- And knew he meant
1t, too. l went 20 bed. though not to
sleep. Try as | might could see no es-
cape from the big claws OF the Antwerp
woman-when all on a sudden, about-3
IN the morning. tire came sudden fash
of light | conceived an idea which |
venture 70 call "a stroke OF genius"
Il haven a doubt OF IT,"
a stroke OF genius I knew that YOU
were leaving today for Marseilles early In
the morning; so / bolted in English fash
ion, and without taking the governor into
my confidence. BY and by, at the
first stop. at Laroche Eve been looking
in the time table, mean to send my
father this telegram"
With an air OF triumph Raoul drew a
paper from his pocket.
Its all ready-listen: To NJ. Cham
blsrd. S Rue de Rougemont Harris:
Laroche station have left with Maur-
ice by the Marseilles express. l am go
ing TO make journey around the world.
1t won't take me more than six months.
/ have engaged berth in the Irawaddy
by telegram. Leave tomorrow for Snga-
pore. Anything rather than the Flemish
alliance. Good-bv. Your sffeetionate
son--awiully sorry to leave you-Raoul
Chambard.' There, now. isn't that a
capital Dispatch"
Not so bad; but you don't mean it
seriously p
Il do. though shall start if l don't
get an answer from the governor before l
reach Marseiles. But shall get one and
that for two good reasons. My governor is
logical, and he vii. say What good am l
doing myself by this? Instead of getting
into mischief with the white beauties of
Paris. he will be doing it with the yellow
ones at Singapore. The second and the
last reason is that he worships me and
can't do without me, and the little bit OF
sentiment at the end of my telegram will
go straight to his heart. Eli tell you how
all this will come about. My message
leaves Laroche at II 30, and the governor
will get it by 1890. l bet you 10 louis
that | shall find at Dion or at Macon. in
the station telegraph office. message ad
dressed to me, saving, Come back. Ant
werp match dropped 1t will be In mig
ger phrase. will the governors telegram,
because he is methoiical. and leaves out
useless words. Is il bet?"
"No, l should lose"
pers?"
yes"
They read three or four dailies. It took
them quarter of an hour, and as they
read they exchanged q word now and then
about the new ministry, the races at Au-
teuil, Yvette Guilbert-especislly about
Yvette Guilbert Young Chamblard had
been to hear her the evening before last,
and he bummed the tag:
Tn dacre allait trottinant
Cabin caha
lIu dia, Hop IA!
n facTe allait IT tt!uant
jaime Gyec un cOcher Gnc.
The Chasseur d'Afriqus had to confess
that he had never heard Yvette Gui bert
sing lie Fiacre, and young Chamblard
raised his arms in astonishnent.
Never heard lie FIacreY And you
have been three months on leave What
did you cone to Paris for? l know it by
heart"
He began to hum it agaln. As he
hummed his voice became gradually
slower and weaker. he sank back in mis-
seat and he was soon peacefully asleep,
like the overgrown baby that he was.
Suddenly he aWOks with a start. The
train had pulled up at Larocbe. Young
Chamblard ran to the telegraph and the
clerk stolidly counted the words. Take
your seats. going on :" Chamblard had
only Just time TO spring on to the foot
hoard of his carriage.
"Whew, That's done" he said to the
Chasseur d'Afrique. What do you say
to breakfast"
''Bv ali means breakfa fast"
They went together TO the dining car.
1t was a regular journey, for there were
two drawing room cars between them and
the restaurant, and these two cars were
both crammed.
The express was dashing along at full
speed. pitching as it went. and one needed
to have ones sea legs on. Then a vehe-
H. ent gust of wind caught the train,
buried it in clouds of dust, and made the
gangwavs ANYTHING but easv TO pass
They pressed through the irst car, the
first gangnRy and the first squall of wind
with considerable difficulty. They man
aged the second car. and hAmb lard, who
was leading the way, found IL as much rs
he could do to open the door of the second
eangway. 1t resisted his efforts under
the pressure OF the wind. but yielded at
last and then Raoul received stimuli
taneously a binding whirf of dust in his
eyes. and in his arms golden-haired
Young damsel, who cried: "Oh, ! beg
your pardon" He also cried: "Oh, /
beg your pardon" whilst at the same
moment he was run into by the Chasseur
d 'Afrique, who, blinded like his friend bv
the dust, exclaimed: Get on, Eaoull
Get onm
The wO gangway doors were closed, and
the trio were shut up in the little cor
ridOr at the mercy of the wind-young
Raoul. young Maurice. and tine young
damsel with the golden hair. Her beg
your pardon :" was followed by M. Maur-
Ice :" which elicted a "Mdlle. Marthe :"
The young damsel with-the golden hair
knew the chasseur, and perceiving that
she was almost IN the arms OF an unknown
man she drew back and made a mastery
retreat 70 the edge of the car.
Il did not know you were in the
train" she said TO Maurice. Are you
going away? ?"
YES to Algiers."
1--WE are going TO Marseilles. l was just
fetching a shawl for mamma, who felt the
cold. She will be so pleased to zee you.
You will find her IN the restaurant shall
be back directly"
LET me be your escort"
You are very kind"
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