Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

"conrouud IL wherever can Char
l1ttc be?"
II was NJ Chapoulot who speaks. and.
us the words show. MIR. Capuulpt IS cut
OF humur. ordinarily NJ Chapoulut is
gs Eood-tomprrsd and easy going az
one would expect In Il man NJ 60, who,
having been. like John Gilpin IN his
day Il linen draper bold. has In good
time retired to enjoy modest COM
potency In rrpusc Your wealthy Lon
don brakeman now who has grown
rich beneath The Hhu low NJ 81. paulg,
II he rytirca al all before death or dis
case puts him suddenly hura de- COM
bat, files OF To Suend his fortune Mt
Brighton, or lluth. or Chcltcuhnm
anywhere, rather than In the great me-
iropOlis where he has made a. But
NJ, Ch1pouluL Hike the true Parislnn he
is, VIII never desert his VILE LumicrC,
and has retired no further than from
tho business of the hOulovards "a n
more peaceful liuc de ln Trocudcro.
There he lives with hts only daugh-
ter Charlotte, and mn old fnithful rcr-
want of the family. ana II TO the former
whom he Ia at this moment address
Ing
It ig dlnncr time with the Chapoulota,
VINO dino NJ SIX one might sc n by
tho snowy tahlecloth, the neatly rolled
Hcrvlettol with their little ivory rings
lll' llUltHs VIC klibfN'Hf NNu luelNf MT
lnE ltg head IN sovereignty over all,
the wine hottie, with It's petit blame
vim. which ia TO the Partisan what tea
and coffee and beer. and all the hevor-
ages Of the day are 10 the average
Euglshman.
NJ Chnpoulot always begins his din
urt' with puuGtuIllty. but he has never
begun II without Charlotte. And Char
lutte comes not. Five minutes past 6.
ana NJ, Chuppulots impltlcnor be-
comes annoying; 10 minutes Gud Il ia
even anger. a quarter past ana he ~
furious. Hunger they say VIII tnmu
II lion, but II win none the less ruilie
the ogunumity Of n saint. Wherever
can Charlotte be- She had gone this
afternoon TO take her music lesson In
the boulevard BurbeYar. She goes
Eocst thre times u week and always re-
turns In ample time for dinner TWEEN.
t. past, Anger begins 10 give way u
nervousness; iiVc ana twenty and II
Is alarm, half-pnst six and no Char
lotto NJ. Chnpuulot iB trembling with
uuNlety HurTirlly he Hummuns tho
| old servant. asks for HE hat and boots
he win 40 out himself aud see what
has happened,
But suddenly there was merry ut.
| tie rap at the door. and Charlotte en-.
| tors No cvil can have come. Tor there
| she stnnds In the doorway, smiling
| with all the ease and grace OF la petite
| paUsiennr.
OH pnpa-l--"
But NJ. Chapoulot's fear gone. hi.
| impntience again usurps supremacy
| ana reussurrd about tho safey Of hi,
daughter he bpEius to feel anNiou,
for the flavor Of hla dinner.
Come TO the table first. You car
tel my when. eating viii under
| stand better then"
"ohl papnl you don't know hat
an adventure"
AN adventure" eNclalms NJ. Chan
| pin his spoon into the soup, which Ii,
ping his spon Into the soup. which h,
had already commenced.
Yea. papa, an adventure In the ON
nlbua with young man"
'The omnibus-wlth n young man
parbleu"
'But with young man CONNIE 1
iAut, papa, ! can assure YOU"
You ought 20 know, Charlotte. tina
\ young man CONNIE II faut has n,
adventures. above all In an omnibus
| WhntcNcr do you mCanY"
'it IA very simple. papa. You nee,
not make such a cruel face had for
gotten my purse. That Is thin,
which happ"na often enough"
Yes, Yes, especially 10 those win
haven't got one. Go on"
II never discovered II until the con
uuu'ol nelu out MS hnnd to take m,
fare, What could I do? Whnt couIJ
say7 | would be taken Tor n paupcr-
for an adventures PERTAINS, VA
crlmEon, was pale: felt that | shonI,
faint, when happily n young man wb,
sat next 10 mo gave the conductor ,
piece " silver. saying Take for two
This gentleman. soclng my ombnrrhss
ment, had kindly paid my fare"
Wei miss, you have done a nic
thing accept ak sous from a stran,,
er' You nod hetter hayc explained /,
the conductor, tho driver, to All I'M
ouinnany But people should not for
get their puracs-G never do. And now
how viii You return his money? Yo,
VIII never think Of keeping ~"
nave MS card. papa, NJ Ageno
haluchHt CLERK NJ the ministry M
Hut papn, without hearing nnotbo
word, had snntched the piece OF paste
board from her hand, cxclniminr.
What This gentleman, not conton
with ihsolontly lending his slx son,
has had the lmpudence TO force M
card upon you into the bargain. IIe /
cor Nnfy ,,se,oundrol, your young ma,
but papa. could not return n,
money n did not have his address
NJ, Chapoulot had not word In n,,
swer TO this ingenious argument In,
with q gesture OF the iutensest irritn
the tRhle "p"'
~ e written that I shall no, dine thI
sNgnlnE, he says 10 the old gtrvani
rlnu me a cab az once. am going :,
lNNs9Vr y this Agenor HIS six sous IN,
! US we'll" ~" truth
but papa, that would be inrrnt
,uue, You must remember ihnt ri
souna man has saved your daughte
IN faux past He has rather Ia,