The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-06-26


further He has taken a sudden reso-
luton.
"Gcrtrulc. take away the SOUP
Keep it hot, and bring me my boots; ;
| am going to meet her
Gertrude, still mumhling, removes
the turecn, and is returning with the
boots. when the door-hell peals out
joyously.
That is Charlotte at last = eXclaims
the father, who has just taken off his
slippers.
1T is mademoiselIc, repeats Ger
trude, who in her haste to open the
door drops the boots upon Monsieur
Chapoulot's plate.
Charlotte enters like a miniature
whirlwind She is small and graceful,
with laughin" eyes and fluffy harris
eighteen years old. has little feet with
archcd insteps, aud pretty hand, per-
fectly glovcd: hcsle thousand other
charming details there are dimplcs in
her checks. and she has Il clean-cut lit
| tie chin. and softlv-rOunded FORM
| In "A word. she is an adorable little Pa
risiennc, butterfly. all ribbons and
lace. flowers and furhelows, with all
the gods of her fathers shop upon her
dainty person. but asSuredly nothing
of the shop about her.
You have come at last, announces
the father ironically, as he seats HIM
selfat the table and unfolls his napkin.
"Oh. papa, | was just going to tell
YOU"
''Sit down, sit down first !; YOU can
explain while eating, and | will under
stand yon better then. The deuce
| have waited lon" enough already
Grrtrude-thc soup.
But, papa, You can't think. I've
IA n real adventure.
| An adventure! cries Monsieur Cha
poulot. starting up. Just rs Gertrude
gives him glance of rcproach as well
as trump. above the turcen. as much
rs to say. IL told YOU so!'
Yes. papa, an adventure, in the ON
nihuS. with Il Young man."
In the omnibus, with young man!
Mercitul heavenS!''
''Oh. papa, an adventure with a
Young man who was altogether CONNIE
II fanf, | assure You
Il would have You know. my dear
that Young man who is CONNIE II tdu'
never has an adventure with young
Iadv-above all in an omnibus. Ex.
plain YOURSELF :
That is easy to do little papa, and
really it isn't of the least use to make
such bic eyes at me and talk to me in
such Il voice | had forgotten my
pockethook--a thin" that is liable tc
happen any day
"Oh, yes, especially to those who
haven't one. Go on.
IL didn't discover it until the con
ductOr demanded the fare. What was
| to do! Should pass for paupcr-
an intriyante. perhaps? | turned first
as red as pocny, then | felt my face
pale. Happily. rs the conductor held
out his hand, Il Young man at my side
placed piece of silver in it, and said
For two This gentleman had under
stood the cansc of my embarrassment
and paid for me. :
$50. madcmoiscllc. YOU accept six
SOUS from IN unknown man! Better
Il thousand times to have explained the
circumstances to the cOnductor-tOt the
driver-to the comptroler-to any
body. One does not forget one $ pocket
book when coin" on All omnibus, Ol
better still, one does not 90 on III
omnibus after having forgotten ones
pockcthook How do YOU propose tC
return these six sous to this young
mann! For | hope you do not intcnd
keeping them.
But papa, | have his card. Sc,
here: Monsieur A"enor Blauchot
supernumerarv t" the Ministry
Of
The father, without waiting to heal
mere ,Snatches the hit of past-hoard from
tae girl and cries:
Nv hat, not contest with lending YOU
thirty ccntimrs in violation of all TIL.
prnprictrs this gentleman gives YOU
his card beside! He is the pcttieSt
intrirurr. the lowest of the low-voul
Young man who is comm~ il tam"
"N"w. papa, he reasonable; to return
the money. it was. of course. necessary
to know his address.
Monsieur Chap"ml"t finds no suitable
reply to this ingenious reasoning; but
with a gesture indicative of ill-humor
throws his napkin on the table.
II am tated not to dine to-day. Ger
trudc, 90 engage me a carriage. | wish
to return this Aeenor his six sous at
once, and tell him few plain truths
beside.
"Oh, papa. papa, You won d" that!
1t would he base ingratitude. Only
think of it. This voun" man has
eNtricated me from very unpleasant
/ situation.
nplcasant situation! Let me alone
| do not care to he lectured. especially
hv rattle-hrain who loses her pocke-
book