Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-27

laye's first discontinue. He expected
to give Mime. de Nymbe's little foot ;
bit of a squeeze as he assisted her t.
mount, but when he approached to per
form the agreeable task, she said tina
only her old coachman knew her move
ment, and. putting her hand on the ole
fellows shoulder, she was up like /;
bird.
"C|hat an awful fog there isl sh,
exclaimed. Il hate it! don't you?"
Still, perhaps it is better than cold.
Yes, but | wanted sunshine, at leas
for our first day. What road shall We
follow? l suppose you've traced oul
itinerary?"
NO, l haven't traced anything. Bur
suppose we go out by the Barrierrt
d1talie."
Where is that?''
''Oh, long way off: near the CODE
Inns"
But l haven't the faintest idea where
the Gobelins are"
They're across the river"
Where in the world are we? This fog
is thick"
Il think we're near the Palais de lin
dustrie. Be careful; you'll run into {
tree!"
Mon Dieu! how dangerous riding il
is in such weather."
What if we should postpone start
ing till the day is more favorable?'
timidly ventured Chillaye.
Never! How easily you get discour
aged. BY the way, where shall we
lunch?"
Fifteen miles from Paris. We must
not think of lunching before one OF
half-past.''
That's awfully late! Don't you
know of any nice restaurant, near the
Barrierre d'Italie?"
NO. confess that quarter never at
tracted me; ii never occurred to me to
say: What if l should go and dine near
the Barriere d'Italie?'"
so. then, you never thought OF
planning cur stages
But"
81 guessed as much. So am having
Baptiste.m my old coachman. follow me
on horseback. He'll show lis the way
and not make the mistakes you're
guilty of. my dear Chillaye. We must
not go out at all by the way of Barriere
d'Italie."
We'll. but Nice is near Italy. and it
seemed TO me-but I'D far rather fol-
low Baptiste and avoid possibilities.
And. positively, in this fog, its lucky
you've provided yourself with better
guide THAI. i. or we'd either get lost or
nave TO turn back.
Nine de Nymbe called Batiste. who
detached himself from the TWO grooms.
'.Batiste. we will take the road we
agreed upon" Turning toward
Chillaye: Now. since you've nothing
more serious to do, amuse me little.
What's the news. les petits potins?"
Here goes" thought Cai.iaye: now
I'll have to sparkle the hole way.
I'm all ears. Was CIotilde at the
o5era house last night!
Yes"
with Du Ring?
81 don't know. Perhaps he came after
I left went away early. you know.
I'm not used to getting up at daybreak.
and if you remember you said eight
o'clock sharp"
''Ah! you're emphasizing sharp to
make me understand that L was late.
You're complaining OF having to wait
a few moments in the rawing-room-''
81 wouldn't complain if
"If?'
eff there had been any fire-but-"
"Oh. 1 beg your pardon. 1t must
have been forgotten in the hurry of
my departure. Were you very cold?''
Rather, thank you!"
At this instant White Cat. startled at
an omnibus she had not made out in
the fog. and not pulled up promptly
enough by the stiffened hands of her
rider, came down on all tours, and
sprang up so wildly that Chiliaye was
a bit shaken.
Mon Dieu:" cried Mime. de Nym6e,
You almost lost your seat"
Not at ALL" said Chillaye, annoyed.
"Yes, YOU did. l saw you. | hope
you're not i'll. Don't you think it's nice
to go to Nice on horseback? Admit
that if you'd been alone you'd have
turned back already"
"Ah ca, Certainly would never have
thought of riding to Nice by slow stages
alone; but with you, what wouldn't
do? Dieu. How pretty you are this
rosy, rested
Not like you then. for YOU look"
''Ah, how do l look?" questioned
ChiIlaye. nervously. fearing for his al
ready contested prestige; its true I'm
tired and"
You can rest tonight; go to bed
at eight if you like"
No. l don't LIKE never can 50 to
sleep early"
''Well, it's n pity, for l intend TO re-
tire every night directly after dinner"
"Allons," reflected Chillaye. more and
more depressed; this little expedition
is not going to be very amusing. de-
They rode into wood.
Where are wee" he asked. Il looked
at military map before starting. and l
saw no wood on our road.
Its the forest of-of Vile d'Av-
ray"
"How is that? Are we going to Nice
hy way of Vile d'Avray?''
Don't worry; 1 tell you Baptiste
knows the road. Don't you breaIoe
quite a new air?"
II can't breathe at all in this smoth-
ering fog"
And then this wood is wilder than
the Bots de Boulogne-what different
scent it has"
Its not half so pretty as the Bots,
and the scent is that of SCOT, just as in
all fogs."
Are you less cold trotting?"