The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
A GAME OF
HIDE AND SEEK
From NE French Of Charles Montague.
Adapted For tie Commercial Ad-
Uertiser by r. ". HeS;0n.)

From he French Of Charles Montague.
Adapted For the Commercial Ad-
Uertiser by r. ". Wes,on.)
!" ATURNIEN awoke later than
\Z, usual that morning. He
y yawned, sighed. arose, ap-
preached the window and
with a languid gesture pulled back
The ample curtains that kept out the
light Of day.
"A perfect day for fishing he la
mented, "and to think that l have to
pass it chained to a desk in Paris"
Don't go to Paris" counselled Nine.
Saturnien; write to the manager that
you are i'll
Tempt me not, daughter OF Eve"
'Or better still, wiz write to VI.
Aperasse myself, that will surely con.
vince him " the gravity Of your con.
1ltion.'
"A terribly imprudent thing 10 DO.
what If he should send the administra.
ti0n doctor out to see me|
Hereto Varenne-this very day?
Oh, the cOwardice OF men" retorted
the daughter OF Eve" conjrmptuous-
ly.
They passed into another room where
Nine. Satufnicn--Juliette. II you prefer
turned over the pages of ponder
Gus book Of medicine belonging to
Doctor Salolles, their neighbor and
tenant. Fer Saturnien, YOU must
know. was a property holder, and his
house, situated on the banks Of The
Marne, consisted Of two payilions cX-
actly alike. which adioined each other
after the manner OF the Siamese twins.
In one Of these divisions the Satunien
couple had their abode; In the other
was that OF DR. Salolles.
Jullette wrote:
monsieur: Ny husband. after suf-
fering all night with torturlng pain in
his loft 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 Il 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
Sincerely.
"JULIETTE SATCRNIEN."
"Simple and ia good aste,' 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 Darblalouse, 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 l shall
be able to pass the day with cOmpar-
atively clear conscience"
NJ. Aperasse. on reading Jullette's
mlssive. contracted his brow into
frown. He well knew the ruling pas
sion OF his subordinate. ana guessed
the facts in the case at once.
Decidedly 1shy" be said, tapping
the letter with a stern forennger. Then
he hurriedly betook himself TO the
Office Of the manager.in-chief, where
the two officials held a consultation in
the case Of Saturnien, which, could the
latter have overheard IT, would have
cured him at once.
MEANWHILE installed in a fat.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 sar in the little boat
and ate it. While they were IN the
midst Of this agreeable occupation a
shadow fell on the water before them.
Saturncn was on the point OF turning
around. when the little hell attached
TO one Of his poles gave tinkle. and
Immediately he became engrossed in
the rapture Of Jerking high up into the
air the invisible creature that had
caused the sound-l perch,
"Brayo" exclaimed a voice directly
behind the boat No sooner was the
word uttered than the same voice
emitted a cry Of distress and a heavy
body. striking the water. parted II, and
sent showers Of spray mp over diners
and Tepast Brayoly the fisherman
plunged in over the Side OF the boat
and after a moment closed his grasp
on a pair oi moving coat tails TO
draw his inon.mato burden up to the
surface and raise It laboriously, With
the help Of Julieite into The boat was
the affair Of but few moments.
"Let Us get him quickly to the
house." cried Juliette. "Oh. why must
Dr. saloIles be away to-day OF all 9th.
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