Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-01

expression.
Still she was afraid to move for some
time, fearing, with logical mind, that
when the policemen found that the ten
ants next door were innocent they
would come in and accuse her. After
some moments, however, she gained
enough courage to conceal the basket
Of potatoes, which must otherwise have
appeared SO much against her, and
forced herself to put on ali innocent
expression with which to meet the pO-
See.
After waiting a little longer and
hearing no noise Of steps but only the
bassoon, she became completely reas-
sured
In order to make assurance doubly
sure, shs opened her cupboard. and,
taking out the milk JAR; oTeRed the
doof quietly and crept down the stairs
to get four 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 fol. the
slightest suspicion Besides, she want.
ed some milk to boil her potatoes in,
and it was her intention to put in a
cauliflower as we'll.
So she bought her four sous worth
Of milk and started 0n the retufn Jour-
ney With hsf spirit at rest and hef: 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,
hair and mouth were covered with milk.
It was the potat5, that bad slipped
from Anatole's hand and had landed
with remarkable precision right in the
mouth of the milk jar.
ooh, mamma" cried Aglae in de-
spair, what has happened? Who has
done this?" And she ran up the stair
case, only to run plump into the hands
Of Anatoie.
Anatole, as a matter OF fact, when he
saw the potato flying downward, re-
membefed the police ordinance against
throwing things out of tbs window
after 10 a. nj, and decided to leave
Molesquin as soon as it was at once
polite and possible. He shook Edgar,
who fad fallen asleep, and, after prom
Using Molesquin to return next day and
take lessons from him, and hurried
helter-skelter out of the door, the bas-
soonist accompanying him as far as the
door.
At the moment when the door opened
Aglae was coming up the stairs four
steps at a time. Agiae and Anatole
found each other face r6 face Aglae
with her face and hair running with
milk and Anatole with his silk hat
all smashed in on his head.
They stopped; they looked at each
other, and they understood it all.
Monsieur" cried Aglae, "you are a
fool"
"And you, madamoiselle, your fingers
are made of blotting paper replied
Anatole.
you are rude man, SIR
''And you are iii bred"
"a man who cannot Hold potato
in his hand should not undertake to
give lessons to anybody"
81 advise you to say as little as pos
sible, mademoiselle. When girl can
net peel a potato without letting 1t
drop she Should take her meals at
restaurant"
Il shall take no instructions from
you, monsieur.
None the less, mademoiselle, | re-
peat you should take your meals at a
restaurant. | know a very nice one
on la Place Pigalle. | do. indeed,
mademoiselle." II
well, go there yourself, monsieur"
ooh. So you think that would go to
O restaurant with my hat smashed in
this fashion,
9Th bien, monsieur; If your hat is In
jured yoii have only t6 go to a hatter's
and get 1t blocked
Il shall take no instructions from
you, mademoiselle."
None the less, monsieur. | repeat
you should go to halter. There is my
brother, who is in the halter business
at Rue des Martyrs
"Wetiid you like very much to have
me go to breakfast in a restaurant with
you? En- bien, mademoiselle, | shall
go to your brothers with my hat only
on condition that you come with me
to a restaurant for breakfast"
ZEN bien, monsieur, shall go with
you to a restaurant only on condition
that you take your hat to my broth
sr's,"
.And IT, cried Molesdtiih, whe had
been attracted by tbs discussion, but
who had said nothing, and / shall ilev-
err forgive you for having interrupted
my studies unless you will accept
box tonight for the Theater des Gobe-
Inns"
1--WE accept" cried Edgar In his turn
Moiesqtiin went back to his room, and
the three young people went down
stairs.
The breakfast was delicious and the
afternoon bassed with the rapidity of
lightning. The dinner-for one must
have dinner-was also very good, and
the evening was spent pleasantly at
the Theater des Gebelins.
After the performance M6lesquin
joined the three others and the four
went to drink beer at the nearest cafe.
In word this story, though Paris
ian, ended in marriage.
Thieves Routed by a Corpse.