Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-01

eyes. have seen it. It is very
agreeable"
''Very agreeable" the sergeant as
sented when the praise and the
pudding come together it's very sootn-
ing to the feelings. But about your
own business. Can I help you? I'm
at loose end for a week"
Eyes" said Ribot There is one
way in which you can help me. l want
a quiet place, where I can trust the
people not to pry CT bother. I want II
to be rather a low place, because II
is a part of my game to seem poor and
to do little
cts lucky you came to-day" Holt
answered. give got the very thing you
want. There's one of our men ana
his wife have set up a lodging house
i'm the way of business, you understand
next door to some people whom 1t S
desirable to keep an eye on. When
the time comes there may be a little
bit of a rumpus, and they's got TWO
dodgers. our own men, too, playing as
being lockers out Of work.
''That will suit to a hair" said Ri
bot. t'May 1 bring a portmanteau
here and make a change?
''By all manner Of MEANS" his Eng
lishs colleague answered.
''Then [ will return in an hour,
said Ribot. "The sooner l get to work
the better"
Cali right! You'll find me here, y
Holt answered. On this understand
ing the visitor took his leave, and, re-
turning about the time appointed, was
shown to the sergeant's bed room.
Thence he issued in while, in a
check shirt and no waistcoat, shah
by and ill-fitting jacket and trousers,
and pair of thick boots with splashes
of lime upon them. He carried a rag
of a cap in his hand.
''Will this do?" he asked.
MN" said the sergeant, doubtfully.
you're too fresh from the barber,
and you are a lot too clean. I'll tell
you what it is, Ribot; we've got a
SPARE room here. and if you're not in a
hurry you'd better stay here for a day
or two and get properly frowsy. No
razor. no bath, no brush Or comb for
a couple of days, and then you'll look
the part"
''That is not pleasant prospect,
Ribot answered, with a grimace ex-
pressive Of distaste.
mo-" said the sergeant in assent.
cit amt pleasant prospect, but in a
thing like that l believe in being
thorough This sort of thing amt in
your line, much, is it?'
mo" returned Ribot. "They have
always kept me spick and span until
now. My game is generally that OF
the gentleman who is travelling upon
holiday
eyes," said the sergeant. so I've
always known. You're after country
man of your own, of course?"
"That is so'
"WelI, you know" said the sergeant
''your accent amt bit like your get
up. You've worked up that swell
Partisan style of yours till you'd pass
for q Baron Somebody or a Count
Something Else anywhere, I should
fancy. That is to say, SO far as | am
a judge"
M. Ribot felt genuinely fattered by
this tribute, which was really better
deserved than the sergeant's knowl
edge of the French language allowed
him to know.
THAT matters nothing" he an
swered. "a man can always have
come down in the world. There are
plenty of broken gentlemen-in Paris
in London, in Berlin. Broken gentle
men are everywhere"
eyes" the sergeant assented
"That's right enough. But I don't
think you'd come down to rig-Out
like that and keep yourself tidy. It's
outside my experience, anyhow, and
think it would attract my notice. Il
amt your game to attract notice, sup
poser"
mo" said Ribot ct is not. I shall
take your advice, my friend, but
shall not like it,
ooh. little dirt's all in the days
WORK, SOnlGC1n1OSs L WOIhSu dS q
navy once, for whole month, and
lived in the same hut with the man
was after Vile fellow he was, to be
sure. They hanged him at Manchester
Lord! [ shall never forget how he
stared when he saw me turn up in the
witness box, and found out that Pc
been foxing round with him on bust
ness all the time"
M. Ribot stayed with Sergeant HOl
until that authority pronounced him tt
be sufficiently disreputable in aspect
and then, under cover of the night
was driven to his destination. His
new quarters were comfortable
enough but his fastideous taste re
belled against them, and he took him
self abroad at an early hour in The
morning, and mounted guard over ;
certain house in Great Russell street
He waited there for many drear,
hours and nothing came of it. He wa:
growing hungry and leg-weary, but IL
M visa inclined 70 resign his DurDaSo