The Lamar register., 1893-08-26


scoided mel You did tell me la
poulette would Hy secure." she de-
ciared, her black eyes flashing
through her tears.
And so she might had YOU not
frightened her" / answered win
some spirit
"Eh. and le bruit have irighten
, monsieur 10 pasteur the same, Bonrr
Even that remote but cherished re-
lationship which had been our bond
OF union hitherto was subjected 20 a
wrench when suggested the pro-
priety of promptly wringing the
neck of the offending pet.
Mime. Therese stignatized me as
''une barbara and intimatcd with
expressive shrugs and u plentiful
use OF adiectives that she would as
readily eat ''une pauvrc petite en-
FAINT
Then instantly retracting all she
had said, In her own captivating way
she threw her arms about my meek,
and declared We would 90 for a walk
and forget the hole thing.
when she will. she will. You may
depend upon II. does not apply to
I the neadstEoaguess OF women alone.
II included Colombo. At least. OF hem
! kind. Mime. Ihcrcse refused to part
with her pot 1t was impossible in
/ that climate and season to close the
doors against her. The mere men
tion o! solitary confinement was
| contrary to Mime. Therese's humane
I tenets
Sno tore wide rent in new bed
spread one day We found her sit
ting eURtentedly on the marble top
OF the dressing case on the day af-
ter.
Monsieur Teraud. a large. placid
msn, seated himself in his armchair
on a certain evening with disastrous
results. and he did no; couiuc his re-
reproaches TO the French tongue.
This conduct on the part Of tho hen
went on many days My hopes that
/ Colombo would be truer 10 the in
s,lnets Of her tribe in tho matter of
7 sitting than In nesting seemed futile.
/ for she rs yet gayc no signs OF ac-
7 Quicscencc. /; remained TO Adolphe
I TO ofee; her reformation.
The revolution resulted In blood
shed. after the manner OF revolutions
in general Adolphe had with him
/ two Of his cherished uniforms. De
teeting q loose stitch in coat one
] dAy he handed 1t to Nine. Therese TO
( be repaired She mendcd 1t. and
afterwards hung Il In her own ward
robe until IL should be called for.
/ soon afterward Colombo found the
door open with the usual sequence.
/ Nine Theryse only laughed when she
saw that y picturesque new sunhat
had been appropriated by Colombo.
Mex; day NJ Tiraud threw his
I slippers into the closet instead OF
leaving them upon tho door. accord
In tho shoe-bag. according 20 his
/ duty.
When. little later. Adolphe
wanted his coat. he was sent to find
u. and rammaging about for 1t in the
true masculine fashion he displaced
the coat from its hook and il fell
upon tho floor along with the slippers
and the ers;while picturesque hat
He did not inspect the coat after his
won;ed painsiaking and dust-iearing
manner. but put 1t on aud hurried
away to join a pleasa mt party.
Adolphe was used to attracting
attention. which. indeed. he rather
liked and expected This day, how
ever. he was given surfeit. and
often he rather wondered why his
companions should smile so much
and yet look SO determinedly serious
when he glanced up He was proud
spirited. and chose neither to resent
the seeming rudeness Of his compan-
ions nor to appear to see it.
Adolphe was considered q little
priggish and vain. and had during
this visit made fewer friends than
admirers No one felt It duty to
call his attention TO a purely personal
mattar. and no one was present whom
he cared to question. He was
thoroughly mystified and uncomfort-
able and when a suppressed litter
from a group behind him changed to
blank solemnity the moment he faced
about. he found it too much for him.
and. curtly excusing himself strobe
of home in secret high dudgeon.
What can have brought the boy
home so early?'' | remarked to Nine
rheresc as Adolph passed us where
we sat on the veranda-
Mime Therese glanced up from her
novel; then. springing to her feet
with little exclamation. ran after
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