The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-03

| her little room her face suddenly resumed
| Its calm and peaceful expression.
The steps had stopped ataBhe door of the
| neighboring room, and she heard the bell
| ring, the door open ard the strange visit
ors pass into The room behind
Still she was afraid totmove for some
time, fearing, with logical mind, that when
the police found the REIMBURSEMENT door were
| innocent they would come I'm and accuse
| her. 4. After some moments, however, she
| gained enough courage to conceal the bas-
| ket of potatoes, which must otherwise have
| appeared SO much against her, and forced
herself to put on an innocent expression
| with which to meet the police.
| After waiting little longer and hearing
no noise of steps, but onlysthe bassoon,
she became completely treasured
In order to make assuranceadoubly sure
| she opened her cupboard, and taking out
| the milk jar, opened the doortquietly and
cfept down the stairs and into the street
10 get sous worth of milk from the dairy
at the corner. In this way she hoped to
make an alibi, and her case would be too
strong for the slightest suspicion. Be-
sides she wanted some milk, to boil her
potatoes In, and 1t was her intention to
put in cauiifower as we'll.
So she bought her 4 sous worth Of milk
and started on the return journey, with her
spirit at rest and her milk bottle carefully
held in front of her. Suddenly she felt
violent blow on her fingers. and at the
same moment her hands, her bare arms,
her corsage, face, eyes, hair and mouth
were covered with milk.
1t was the potato that had slipped from
Anatole's hand and had landed with re-
markable precision right inthe very mouth
Of the milk jar.
ooh, mamma, cried Aglae in despair,
"what has happenedP Who has done thisp''
And she fed up the staircase, only to run
plump into the arms Of Anatole.
Anatole, as a matter OF fact, when he
saw the potato flying downward remem-
bered the police ordinance against throw
ing things out Of the windows after 10 a.
m. and decided to leave MoAesquin as soon
as was at once polite and possible He
shook Edgar, who had fallen asleep, and
after promising Molesquin to return the
next day and take lessons from him had
hurried better SHELTER out of the door, the
bassoonist accompanying him as far as the
door,
At the moment when the door opened
iAglae was coming up the stairs four steps
at time. Aglae and Anatole found each
other face to face, Aglae with her face and
hair running with milk and Anatole with
his hat all mashed in on his head
They stopped They looked at each 9TH
er, and they understood it all
Monsieur" cried Ag1ae, you are a
fool!''
And you, mademoiselle, your fingers
are made Of blotting paper" replied Ana
tole.
"You are a rude man, SIR"
"And you are i'll bred.
GA man who cannot hold a potato in
his hand should not undertake to give les
sons to anybody"
Il advise you to say as little as possible,
mademoiselle When girl cannot peel
potato without letting it drop, she should
not meddle with cooking. She should take
her meals at O restaurant. -
II shall take no instructions from you,
monsieur
Mono the less. mademoiselle, epeat
you should taEo our meals at restau.
rant. / know very nice one on La Place
Pigalll DO indeed mademoiselle. -
We'll go there yourself monsieur %
''Ol4, SO you think that would 60 to
restaurant with my hat smashed in this
fashior9'
''Eh bein, monsieur, If your hat is in
jured, YOU have only to go to hatter's
and get it blocked
II shall take no instructions from you.
mademoiselle.
~ None tho less, monsieur, I repeat, you
should go to halter. There is my broth
er who is in the halter business on Rue
des Martyrs .
Re- would you like me very much to go
and have my hat pressed at your brothers
|.5mademoiselle?'
ld would you very much like me to 60
to breakfast in a restaurant with your"
l. "Eh bein, mademoiselle, shall go to
your brothers with my hat only on the
condition that you come with me to a res
taurant for breakfast"
9Th bien, nonsiur, shall 30 with you
to restaurant only on condition that you
take your hat to my brothers,
And T." cried Molesquin, who had
been attracted by the discussion, but who
had said nothing, land shall not forgive
you for having interrupted my studies I'M
less you will accept box tonight for the
Theatre DIES Gobelins.''
'We accept, cried Edgar in his turn,
who saw in this sudden interruption q
chance to change the conversation to a
softer vein.
Molesquln went back to his room, and
| the three young people went down stairs.
The breakfast was delicious, and the
afternoon passed with the rapidity Of light
| ming. The dinner--for one must have
dinner-was also very good, and the even
ing was spent pleasantly at the Theatre
des Gobelins.
After the performance Molesquin joined
| the three others, and the four went to
drink beer at the nearest cafe.
In word, this stcry, thoroughly Pari-
sian, ended in marriage. From the
| French.
Poker Money. a4
"Where does all the money go that is lost
| at poker? wish somebody would tell me- .
| said Harry Dale of Cincinnati. THAT has
| always been standing mystery with me-
| as guess that Ii has been with thousands.
| eA f1SsI.