The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

known him Ma: Ell inquired for him
of friends and besieged the servants
who answered thu door.
'Hl. lc iomtc had left Paris very
suddenly" they Responded. "withOut
sa}ing where he was going OF how
I0ng he would remain
a month passed, and then one
evening at the club, Marcel and
Blankston's wagcr upon the coiiTcur's
llgurine brought up the subject again.
.'I}ut she's there no more, you
know" sadly declared little frisbie
.Eh? What: Gone for good, the
pretty little tigurinc:"
$50 it steMS.
and so eventually it proved. The
w:ndlw was r%earranged and filed
with a mis- ellancOuS cole ton Of al.
tOlets-hch :, flowers, combs,
brushes, pads. and buckles anything
that YOU could ask, IN fact, but not
So much as cne golden curl OF the
little %ligurine'> pretty head.
''But size wasn't there always at
first. l'ri>hic, you know" cried a
vol C at the back. 'oniy occa- ionally:
perhaps We miss Ii r."
No, she comes no more, | tel you.
I've watched and waited: it is Il total
eclipse. lcuced hard on me, b2s.dc>,
70: that pretty little Iigurinc was a
genuine mascot to me. When |
stopped TO look at her and she smil d
upon me In X was ALWAYS, as now it
is the re- crSe, in my favor"
And as for me-" said another.
"Whcn >hc gave me IA look"
This was tOo much: disturb d in
his rubber the old Comte i%anncville
brought tn chatter 10 an end tin Il
sharp rap on the table. a coilicur's
ligurinc smiling and gazing at pass
cr,-by: Pooh. What rubbish Not
to be tolerated a moment in a crious
game of pi uct'
Marcel alone remained thoughtful
an next morning, breakfast over, he
hctook himself hurricdly to The cafe
that once before SrYed him as an
observatory.
The window opposite was still
minus Of a tigurine, and appeared
even not to expect one; the Place
once graced by the beautiful head
was otherwise occupied.
Watching and Illuminating over the
strange turn Of affairs, Marcel sud
denly saw coming and going in the
shop the artistic c0itIclir: but,
heav ms. was ii really he or only his
sha low?
The littln man had aged full
twenty years He wa neither pow
dered, painted, romatummed nor
curled. lis costume even betrayed
a compete ior-ctfulnrss Of self. and
the majestic dame de compton,
wOrking in a corner, watched him
out vi the corner OF her eye like 1t
terrified beetle
Iarcel, moved by curiosity, crossed
the way. The coiilcur recognized
him instantly.
Il would like to speak with you
privately. monsieur Logan Marcel,
civiIly, 'ii you can spare me a mo-
ment."
~ dozen. monsieur" the coiiTcur
mournfu.ly replied, promptly lead
in the way into Il sort Of lack cud y,
lighted by gas only ana walled to the
top with ''bang~." Switches" and
boxes Of hair.
"LNcuse me, moA>i ur," said n.
''for bringing YOU here, but | 10 not
wish to be seen from oGt sid"
Come, speak. monsieur, what is
that YOU wish 10 say 10 me-"
"a very simple thing. From what
you have SAID ana from your WIN
dow-I take it That you have been
robbed. that the head once in your
possession IA, be n stolen from you.
Well, PA a downright man and go
straight to the point. you Will have
to replace her and wish you to o.
der two instead of one"
The coitIeur stare ike one Devil
d red.
Nv hat is that goa say, mon ieur!:
Two insteai of one: You know
nothing, theL: I0u have not di-
vincd? You have, therefor not ap-
prcciated the extent Of my lOsS?"
ton the contrary, my good fellow"
Marcel responded checrfully, II have
appreciated it fully, and respect all
sorrows; but really since you have
once been able to lind one you will be
able to find others"
Monsieur, monsieur, you do not
understand | found her, you know.
at y Jenna. She was then only Ii
years old: we loved each other: She
made nv forum / was Jealous
and >he-shc aiOred to he we'll
coilled, we'll appar led, and to show
herself The saw that she ravishcd
all eye and | permitted h,r to show
herself with ali my new mo es 1t
pleased her 80 much to be admired
that she would have passed all her
HE without mo NJ had | allowed
her but at the end OF an hour | made
her come in,
How she did it is incomprehensi-