The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-02
CLoCHETTE.
From the French of Guy de Msupassant,

took a glass of wine and a biscuit. He
went on talking all the time. and what
ne SAID l have never forgotten, and
never shall forget to my dying day. 1
peMeVe can remember the very words
he used.
the frst patient I had here. She broke
her leg the very day Of my arrival, and
!! had only just had time to wash my
hands after my journey in the coach,
when l was fetched to her, as 1t was
serious case, most serious in fact.
Sac was Just seventeen then, and a
very pretty girl,very pretty indeed she
was. GU would scarcely have thought
1t possible, would you? AS to her story,
why, have never told amy one about
II, ana With1fhe1exception Of one other
person Who is no longer living here, no
one has ever known 1t. Now that she
Is dead, 1t does not matter II tell you.
Just before my arrival here a young
man had come TO this parish as assis-
tsnt schoolmaster. He was very hand
some, and had quite a military look
about him-so that all the girls were
soon IN love with him. He pretended
to be perfectly indifferent-but the fact
was he stood in great awe Of his princi-
pal, Pere Grabu, who was rather given
to getting out of bed the wrong side,
and making things uncomfortable for
every one on the slightest preteXt. The
young assistant lived at the schoolmas-
ters house, and IT was there that he
saw Hortense, the pretty seamStreSS,
whom the villagers always called Clio
Ghetto after her accident. He made love
In very short time she was quite
devoted to him, and as 1t was impos-
slble to exchange more than few has
ty words with her lover on the days
when she was working at Pere Grabu's
house, she consented to meet him one
evening in the loft over the school
room. When her days work was over
she watched her opportunity, and in
stead Of leaving the house she mount
ed the staircase leading to the loft
What are you doing up here, Sigis-
bert?' asked the schoolmaster. The
young man felt that there was no es-
cape for him, and he answered in
dazed way:
"I just came to lie down and have
a rest, Monsieur Grabu."
1.-THE loft was a very large one, and it
was absolutely dark. Sigisbert pushed
the young girl along, whispering to
her: Hide yourself; don't let him see
you; get away somehow, or 1 shall lose
my situation.
1.-THE school1naster thought he heard
some whispering.
Who Is UP here with you? You
are not aloner he called out.
Yes, monsieur GraDu, L am quite
alone answered Sigisbert.
No, you are not. heard you talk
ing to some one
ct swear am alone, Monsieur Ora
bu,' answered the young man.
"Tll find out for myself said the
old man. Whereupon he went out
again, locked the door from the out
side, and descended the staircase in
search Of candle.
1.-THE young man, who was veritable
coward, wasgperfectly furious now, and
too excited to know what he was say
ing or doing.
Hide yourself I tell you,' he said
to the poor girl I shall lose my situa-
ton and all through you. My whole
life will be ruined by you. Hide your
self, can't your
Just at that moment they heard the
key being put into the lock again.
''Hortense ran to the little window
which looked out on to the street. She
opened it quickly, and then, in low,
resolute voice, she said:
When he goes away you will come
round and pick me up, won't your
without waiting for any reply she
sprang out Of the window. Pere Grabu
was very much surprised to find that
Sigisbert was alone, and he soon went
downstairs again. A quarter of an hour
later the young man came and told