The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-19
THE LOST Child.
ny FRANCOIS ooPPEE.
Translated From the French for the lni'llI'

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The coachman cried; Port slou
plaitl"S
They entered the court, and as ~.
Godfrey mounted his steps, he said TO
himself: II have barely time 20 make
my evening toilet" As he entered the
vestibule. a glance showed him all the
domestics gathered In a circle before
him. their faces expressing the greatest
CONSERVATION. while the German gov.
erness was crouchlng upon a bench In
the corner. She uttered a piercing
scream as she saw him, and buried her
swollen, tear-stained face In both
hands. with the presentiment OF some
great misfortune, NJ. Godfrey cried;
what does this mean? What Is the
matter?"
Charles, the valet, although a rascal
OF the worst kind. nevertheless regard.
ed his master with q c%ountenRnce full
OF pity and trouble, as he stammered,
'Mousieur, Raoul!"
MY SOM"
Lost, Monsieur! That miserable
German thcre-Lost since 4'o'clock
this afternoonl'
The father recoiled two steps, stag.
gerlng like u soldier struck by u ball.
The German threw herself at his feet
shrIeking like q crazy woman, For
give me! Pity! Forgive mel" while the
lackeys chOrused this information;
Bertha had not gone to the Pare Mon.
ceau. She had lost the baby beyond
the Notifications. They had searched
everywhere for NJ. 10 dlrecteurs they
had gone to his counting house, 70 the
chamber OF deputies. always receiving
A. -. a.aas.R- H. hnI NNNaN left
Think OF Il! The German Joins her lover
every day at the Porte d'Asnleres be-
You'd the rampnrts. The horror OF "!
A quarter infected by mountebanks,
by BohemianA Who knows but what
they have stolen the baby! Yesl the
commissaire had already been notified.
Could one conceive such a thing? That
demure looking creature, meeting her
lover, q man OF her w country,
doubtless q SPY"
His sonl Lost NJ. Godfrey heard the
thunder and BurEing or apoplexy In
bis ears. lie bounded toward the Ger
man, clutched her with fury, and MS
he shook her. cried:
Where did you lose sight OF him,
miserable? Toll me the truth or ! will
crush you! Where wa III Where was
IT."
But the unhappy girl could only weep
and beg for mercy.
"oh, God; let me becnlm! Ny son,
ms " son lost! Stoleni II cannot be
posalblei He must be searched for
everywhere. Money-money by hands,
full will be used. Put all the police In
notion" All! not q moment was to
be lost.
Charles, see that the horye is not
taken out. The rest OF you guard this
huasy. ! am going to the prefecture"
And n. Godfrey. his heart beating
az though II would snap a%sunder, and
hair standing OF end With fright, throw
himself Into his coupe and was driven
on at n furious pace.
What irony! Tho carriage was filled
with glittering toys which each gas Jet
and Illuminated shop touched Into fire
az they passed.
This rs the chiidrcn's fctc. do not for
got n, tho fctc OF the devlne newborn,
whom tho mnRl and shepherds, led by
q star, came TO worship.
my Raouii My sonl Where Ia my
son?' the father repeated, shrlveled
I'D with agony and digging his nails
into the leather cushions. OF what benz
oft now were his millions. hlH titles,
his honors. to this rich man. this grcnt
parsonage? lie had but one idea fixed
ike n nail OF FIRE In his unhappy,
throbblnE brhin-"My child. whcro Ia
my child7"
Thcy stopped Mt tho prefecture Of
police. No one was there. "Thc office
has been clorcd Hone time" Is the an
swcr they receive.
~ am NJ. Godfrey, deputc dc rEure.
My o Ii lost In Paris, n baby OF four
years. absolutely must nee NJ. IL
Prefet."
He placed n louis In tho conclcrRc'a
hand. mn old gray. HAIRED veteran who
accompanied him TO- the prcfotE private
apartments 10 aid In forcing the con.
Hlgnp. NJ. Godfrey was finally ushrfcd
Into the proHoncc NJ tho mi In whom
oil his present hOpeH WcrC conferred n
handsome mnctlOnnry In evening
drcHH, with reserved manners, rather
p]rctontloua. with u mOnoclo NJ HIS eye.
NJ II Prcfct was nbout golhg out for
the gycnlnR.
NJ. uodfrCy'B legs woro trembling bo-
meath him lie SINK Into u chair md
burst into tears, r%ccnuntlng his mis-
fortune In fnltcrlng phrases broken by
HbbH
Tho prcfct being also q father, hlH
hcurt ID touched hut by profession hc
dlHsimulhteH hla cmOllOnB-lt adds 10
Ills Importance.
"You tell me, Monsieur IL Dcputo,
that your rhlld Inns been mlgalng since
about O'Cluck2"
"YpH, Monsieur II rrriet."
"And the nlEht cumlnE 0nl Dlnbicl
And hc In rather backward for hin arc
docs not aprnk plnlhly, does not know
lila nddrcfH aud cannot ptonouco hlH
family nnme2"
"YpHl alas, veal
Near Tho Porto d'Asnlotca2 A BuH.
plpious quarter liut take comfort, W.
have an unusually Intelligent commlB.