The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-13

Rene, she cned, "Monugny, you beast! s nsu
with her hand on her dagger mace ho'''
Tor him. ,
Monugny, grinnlng ike a delighted
monkey, skipped for safety, dodging ~ ~.
around the ,aDie, wnile thi otheTs pel ,,,a,,
lag II victim In the bewildered ola Won atna
joined hands In n ring aud began ainVl i.,
Mlluly around her, singing riDaiu sg ~ 4.
Tie I'D woman, as frightened ana tllnla az
Il mouse might be II it suddenly iuuhu ~
sen the. g, nter of circle OF dancing GUYS
stood still.
At this moment the cellar door opcn1 u
ana Muster Francois reappeared curry ins u
MS arms large Jug ot wine fercSiNlns
thnt the landlord sill lay In his heaN!
sleep, he smiled dtightcdly 30 himself
closed the cellar door softly ana paceu III
booty In the corner OF the fireplace heuI
est to the settle The noise OF the tumui
attracted him from his successful lluDue'
and looking up, he became aware OF VIVA
was happening. In second Ills cohlenlc'
micn changed, ana dasbing intO lhe ualtih
| crowd he struck Jehan lie Loup q heu
| blow with the bunch of keys, Wnlch rene
him to the ground ike log. In momeh
the cluster of rascals dissipated' anu Nh'o
caught the Old woman ID his arms
Damn you, chubs!' he shouted at thGu
Its my mother" Then as he drew th
trembling old woman toward the fireplace
| lie whispered in her ears, Don nc trisn
ened, mummy, they meant no harm.
A certain hang-do air OF contl1ton wa
| on the faces OF most of the members
the gang az they stood apart and eyed ca
mother and son shame facedly. Guy ~
! bMie who had Wholesome dislike 10 qua
refs, slipped quietly into the coo! street
SeeN parasu ,ii,h n, S SCI icss stormy.
Robin Turgis Weakened from MS neaN
sleep, cluppod his hand instinctiyely TO 4
girdle AND found that his keys were II
'My keys! my keys! he shouted of
are my keysY'',, And then, catching sbrm
them where thy lay by the prostra' ana
Of Jehan lie Loup, ne ruSheo io'M oror
secured theln si IG' ann ha., J,iol,
ed the s4 senses sHs' When viion's swnrawing
had knGcSed oul ~ mn I'M We SlaIc Z, =
slowly INTO sitting p "ntu,E-l IN, nus G,n
fSr2tl2uslS az MuSttt h. I nnron MS u'e
right hand stole 10 tne Po"'V crrs. vor .
ger ,..,,,,,. ,,,,, eunse oH'
'A on have cracheu luy Vttseprans 10 nlS
he gruntcd, ana ih'h sWltH,i ~ ndnu anu
feet Win the norf n"uF ZION i5n b maS n 1oP
, rushed ut his uss"liah'' s. ne hhu not
alert to be taken nnayt III 4 second ne
time to draw MS sWptE ne uIe any sA (
=, had snatchcd 3pltlpt Jeh"n Le Loup I.
7 tending ii scientihGattc seized Jehah by .
= at AIMS length -
the dagger arm shc sald Ansrliy, =
. She Is his lnS | suppose! Let nun .
\ "You all had mo-
= alone!' unwilhngN she"taCI
, JChun lie LEuctte dragged MN .
i his weapon;ie; Nilion replaced me 1
/ back to the som. what burned hls .
spit, whch own by his mothers side ,
o fingers, and peace.
~ on the sctrghten you nanny: he /
/ Did thtit they meant no harm. ,
- whispered girls ana boys.
:, Boys and.nan pUl nor arms tlghtly +
=" The oNillcn grmHced. Her low ng .
~ about / painful as a hostile ono to his
- touch ", bu' lac made no attempt TO
/, hruisci embrace.
u repreomc, Francois she said. Come .
t. "C,hcre have you been these tlree
- dnVc1reSsod the old woman very ten
q u he answered
de busy, mammy-s'atc secrets.
,r the word. How did you ind optF .
~ ~ told me Mt the Unicorn. the Old .
a. n said. that | might ind you h re-" .
10 Hon made gesture of contempt
- They want payment on the mil |
IRE, confonnd them! Besides, this is
iarcr ihe walls and We can hear tho Bur
indians shouting. 1t is as good as u
fish with our vino.
Come away, she entrcated. You have
I'd wine enough.
Nillon contradicted her instantly.
Never in MY life, NANNY / have a
OILS head and always get into my alti
ldos too soon"
'thcn. Secinr the look Of disappoinm mt
III, he added. i can not come home Just
, for y"n. DO you rem mber When iT7 i WAS WAS
little child '
Something in the words made him stop
ddculy Tho hideous contrast brtwosn
~ phrase and the place wherein be WIS
Wceu tho mother who fondlcd him and
g Wild mcn-snyagea and women sayases
no were his daily friends and who were
De III the settle, came upon him Ike
vat way" or pAln ana Knocked tho mirth
u OF Nun He turned away from mis-
otIirt ahu repeated 10 himself dismally,
'od' Whth VAS iittlu chid!' Tho
"therS pity ne mothers protection i'm
edlatelN asserted themselves.
GU were the picttest child woman
- borc, she SAID, softly
' mon turned toward" her again while
Il, n o" n,'d to Eins me to sleep," ne
II ,d Slowly backward and forward
~" 'TH!5. Wale ne crooned the words Of
na 1 r " ,on pG Wh rnn nus Sgol1ed
Gp DO do renfant do, l'enfant dorn.lra
'S(tau ..
on en- fa I nG your n GHt,imI son mas made
tn l went to church the othei day. Oh
startled look OF surprise that nondad' M
womnn's face-'nnd prayer cane
o my head n prayer for you to gay 10
/, Lady.
ne ora woman Kissed him fonGly on the I
cAcaI
~ no,.;. b'I l,,. she fui' ano US nc {
~ r%on, ,-tuov. 80 ~, rmu l''is ,,t'!l az
~ tf''h il'VI ih'c 'uhN udth 10 IL