Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-26


mems cruel fists knocking at the door of
her little room her face suddenly resumed
its calm and peaceful expression
The steps had stopped at the door of the
neighboring room, and she heard the bell
ring the door open and the strange visit
ors pass into the room behind.
Still she was afraid to move for some
time, fearing with logical mind, that when
the police found the tenants next door were
innocent they would come in and accuse
her. 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 only the bassoon,
she became completely treasured.
In order to make assurance doubly sure
she opened her cupboard, and, taking out
the milk jar opened the door quietly and
crept down the stairs and into the street
to get 4 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 it was her intention to
put in Il caulilower as well.
So she bought her 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 a
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
markablc precision right in the very mouth
OF the milk jar.
"Oh, mamma" cried Aglae in despair
"what has happcnedy Vino has done thisy"
And she fed up the staircase, only to run
plump into the arms of Anatole.
Anatole, as Il matter of fact, when he
saw the potato flying downward rcmcm-
bCrod the police ordinance against throw
ing things out of the windows after 10 a.
m, and decided to leave Molosquin rs 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 heller SHELTER out Of the door, the
hassoonist accompanying him as far as the
door
At the moment when the door opened
Aglac was coming mp the stairs four steps
at a 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 Aglae, you are
fool!'
And You, madcmoiselle, your fingers
are made OF blotting paper, " replied Ana
tojc
You are a rude man, sir"
'And you are i'll bred "
"A man who cannot hold a potato in
his hand should not undertake to give les
sons to anybody"
/ advise you to say as little as possible,
mademoselle When girl cannot peel a
potato without letting it drop she should
not NEEDLE with cooking She should take
her meals at a restaurant"
Il shall take no instructions from you,
monsieur"
None the less, madcmoisollc, I repeat
YOU shOuIu tol-O JOt't 44ie.-i- .'.,,-
rant. l know very nice one on La Place
Pigall! do indeed, mademoisellc.'
We'll 90 there yourself, monsieur. "
'Oh so you think that l would go to a
restaurant with my hat smashed in this
fashion,"
A-' '''i, ii'HNi' Ui, II A'uf Itt - III
luIeU' you nay" only TO 70 10 z hatler's
ana G't II Il rhco.
snal tair 10 instructions from you,
m1ocm' l""i.'.'
rol.e le - monsieur l repeat, you
should 60 - batter Iho- - my broth
er VINO Is IN tie halter business on Rue
des Martyrs.
Would !ou ike me NorT much to 60
and have my hat pressed at Your brother :,
W oulu 70" very much hNe me to go
10 preAAiHs' III restaurant Wlth your
MI DEM mauemolselle, 4 snail go to
condition that yOu come with m tV res
taurant Tor breakfast.
In Diehi hohslur. sb".l - with you
10 restaurant only on condI.Io ION that you