The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

notice. him. had soon noticed that he no
ticed her. etc.
the old woman, shaking her head ana IN
NOklng silent maledictlonS on educatlon
Baluchot, in his bachelor apartments. was
muSing over his brief but pleasing adYeT-
ture in the omnibus
He was startled by a furious knocking
at the door, upon opening WElcn ne was
much out of breath with a big cane
graSped after the manner of a club, ana
his hat cooked fiercely over his right eye
Monsieur exclaimed the Invader,
your conduct has. been most immoral,
unworthy Of French gentleman. ~. TO
man OF honor would thus take advantage
of the innocence. the 1nexperience, the
slInplle1lLy the embarrassment; o. re-
spectaple young woman: Frontlng by the
simultaneous absence Of a father and q
ana your internal GARD upon an unpross
tected young lady. You thought 1T a good
tlgeslnent' no DOUBT pue !. Was Isl d US rs
sous. monsieur. Neither my daughter nor
l wish to have anything further to do
While the Infatuated visitor was con-
Guiding this speech his hands were dill
gently searching his pockets, but before
the stupefied Angenor could utter a word
a third actor appeared on the scene. This
was the cab driver. who came IN brand
ishing his whip and his tongue
X cure nice one, you are, he shouted
II tell you ] can only take you one way.
You agree. You keep hurrying me up.
and which you get here you skip and tell
me to wait. Wait? Not much. I've been
there before. Gomez Pay up. Never mind
the tip, but I want my thirty sous, and
want EN- quick"
All this was Greek to Algenor, but the
stout gentleman, who by this time had
turned all his pockets inside out, had be-
come pale, then red, crimson, violet and
was showing symptoms Of turning green.
Convinced at last that his search was use
less he feeb1y stammered hopping his
forehead with his gloves in his distract
ton:
7 ve-forgotten-my poehetbookr'
OF course growled the cab man.
That's an old trick. 1t won't work with
me- You can tell it to the police SER
geant- You are a nice one. you are" And
he was laying hands on the wretched NJ.
Chapoulot, who, utterly overcome and APP
parently on the brink of apoplexy, offered
no resistance when Agenor, who seemed
destined to play the part OF special provI-
dence to the whole family, interfered.
with your permission the young man
politely said to Chapoulot, as he handed
the cabman his fare
WHY, Why. certainly aIIl ny dear sir with
more than five sous pour boire. I beg of
YOU"
The mysterious workings of fate had
brought it about that Charlotte'S father,
who had failed to understand how a sens
ib1es person could ever be without omnibus
fare. was forced to admit that it some
tleman who will politely advance thirty
five sous and get rid of an iTnDlacable
cabman. He turned with a gracious smile
to AgenOr and said.
Observation-Disclosures Baluchot, l be-
ieve? Six sous to my daughter and thir-
ty-five to me make fOrty-One sous that I
dining with me this evening snail take
pleasure in settling the little account at
once. I am an old business man and I
hate to be in debt Besides you know,
A quarter of an hour later Gertrude
laid another plate on the table 1t is
there yet. Tor within a month the pannS
We're read for the marriage Of Charlotte
and AgenOr.