The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-26
A GAME OF
HIDE AND SEEK
Adopted For &he Commsrctol Ad.
vertissr by p. n. Westo~.)

(tt0sn Tie French o. Charles 1onA01ue.
Adapted For the Commended Ad-
oertissr by =. n. Westo~.)
~ ATURNIEN awoke later than
~ usual that morning. He
yawned. sighed, arose. ap-
preached the window and
with q languid gesture pulled back
the ample curtains that kept out the
light Of day.
"A perfect day for fishing" he IA
mented, and to think that have to
pass It chained to desk In Paris"
Don't go to Paris" counselled Nine.
Satusnien; write to the manager that
you are ILL.,"
Tempt me not. daughter Of Eve.'
'Or better still. ] will write to N.
Aperasse myself: that win surely con.
vince him Of the gravity Of your con-
dition."
"A terribly imprudent thing to do.
What If he should send the aduinistra.
.tion doctor out to see me?"
Hereto Varenne-this very day? :?
Oh, the cowardice of menu 1etorted
the daughter OF Eve" contemptuous-
".
They passed into another room where
Nine. Saturnien-Iuliette, IL you prefer
turned over the pages Of a ponder
pus book Of medicine belonging to
Doctor Salolles. their neighbor and
tenant. For Saturnien. you must
know. was a property holder, and his
house, situated on the banks of the
Marne, consisted Of two pavilions ex-
actly alike. which adjoined each other
after the manner Of the Siamese twins.
IN one of these divisions the Saturnien
couple had their abode: In the other
was that of DR.. Salolles.
Juliette wrote: -
Monsieur: My husband, after SUI
fering all night with torturing pain in
his left foot, perceived this morning
that the great toe was swollen to an
enormous size. He intended going to
the Office as usual, but on making the
effort found 1t quite impossible to pro-
ceed. He begs me to express to you.
together with his deep regret. the sin
cere hope that the disability will be Of
but short duration. a,.s.,
sincerely. ~
"JULIETTE sATURNIEN."
-"Simple and In good TASTE" approved
the employe; neither compromising in
the present nor binding in the future.
Come and give me kiss, my charm
ing secretary! And now hurry with
the letter to friend Darblaiouse, whom
you will find at this moment in the
station. it being just the hour at which
we both take the train for Paris. In
this way the manager will receive the
earliest possible notice, and I shall
be able to pass the day with compar.
atively clear conscience"
NJ. Aperasse. on reading Juliette's
missive. contracted his brow into
frown. He well knew the ruling pas
sion of his subordinate. and guessed
the facts in the case at once.
r. Decidedly fishy! he said. tapping
the letter with Il stern forefinger Then
he hurriedly betook himself to the
Office of the manager-in-chief. where
the two officials held consultation in
the case Of Saturnien. which, could the
latter have overheard 1t. would have
cured him at once.
x, Meanwhile, installed in a hat-bot-
toned boat close to the shore near
his house. the truant. happy as a god.
was taking in fish after hsh. The
'Marne. tranquil and sunny. flowed
smoothly past him. as did the hours
stepped In bliss. At noon the house
wife brought an abundant cold repast,
and together they sat in the little boat
and ate 1t. While they were in the
midst Of this agreeable occupation a
shadow fell on the water before them.
6aturnien was on the point Of turning
around. when the little bell attached
to one Of his poles gave a tinkle. and
Immediately he became engrossed in
the rapture of jerking high up into the
air the Invisible creature that had
caused the sound-a perch!
Bravo" exclaimed q voice directly
behind the boat. No sooner was the
word uttered than the same voice
emitted cry Of distress and a heavy
body. striking the water parted 1t, and
sent showers of spray up over diners
and repast. Bravely the fisherman
plunged In over the side of the boat,
and after a moment closed his grasp
on pair Of moving coat tails. To
draw his inanimate burden up to the
surface and raise it laboriously. with
the help Of Juliette, into the boat was
the affair Of but few moments.
"Let us get him quickly to the
house." cried Juliette. ooh, why must
DR.. Salolles be away to-day Of all 9TH
srs'" -.