New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

IfUItV. saws ne f'lf am not l-fitllet =
But YOU, re an aitoh drorpeT.. SAYS l.
Tidson's shoulders 90 mp and his palms 9" out
That | have learn says he
oh saws l. Goes with the business. does It:
Well, thought YOU odd colored for a t"ckney
Just where do YOU hail from, them
Corsica, says he.
the cutlery. But who was it You was plannIn %
use this keepsake on Me.
Won non, nonf' SAYS he wavin' his hands and
~ha kin his head
Wei. who then" SAYS / a knife like that
means business. Come give up
II was like pullin' cork out with Your fingers
tut backs him u corner, throws scare INTO
him about ringin up the house detective ana m ny
he unloosens And say il almost as good as read'n
i out Of a tcn-cent magazine.
The tale begins way back when 1ldSOn- ueS
something. he SAYS his real name is-was a gay Young
Corsicitc. wearn u red sash and herdln goats and
fendin. out on al the chovder parties from hS
ward Also there's FeIice. She's the only daughter
uf district boss or some big gun. but she more or
less Of a mixer Anyway. Jules gets t" kno" her
real well, takn her to matlnGes and 50 on; but al
on he quiet for he n I hardly IN her class Ac-
cordin' 10 his description. fchce was one "t me
cherry ripe kind all curves and red tlntS reg R'I
brunette Many Nav Iules must have been i
likely luokir' lad then himself for Feoe turns down
a lot Of swell dressers wears the brass breasIn ne
oiyes her and lets him hold her hand Whlle they re
14.rtin' at the gate
II was ali eon' lovely when the old folks gets
wise and then there ructions. Felicc IS shut up
in the back chamber while her old gent gets out the
carvin' knife and chaseS the merry Eo3therd lhio
he ,,ext county on the lump Takin that as a
hint Jules keeps right on til he gets 10 Farls s
Then with the old homestead crossed Oft the map
and nothin' comm IN. he looks around tor some
easy Job with good pay ,
BY rights that was where he should nave l"nih
himself sore eyed and sorry But before he has time
To starve he gets himself knocked down by caD
horse on the Rue de Bombom, and the gent th'il
y,nks him out from under the wheels III time I"
s.Ze his ribs IS 50 worked up with gratitude over
the chance that he up plnt OF req VINE H9e"S
10 I,1les's hard luck story, and ends by telhn mn!
where 10 call next rornn before the whistle blows
The noble resCuer turns out to be Emil 5ouTdoIlit
,7one Of her New You, eh! never hhli"
Look At the next bottle OF briiantlne You see on the
harber's shelf-none genuine without the Slgnatu
That's him He takes Jules into the shop glVn
him label pastin Job. with chance to double as
NIGHT watch and sleep behind the boiler
The whole thing is a cinch About tWlce day
Ies is paraded in the front office as the man tidl
Emil rescued from horrible death, and every now
and then his paw is raised. II 1t hadn been tftt
he kent worrvin about Felice he been happy as
a clam But the longer he's away from her the me
worse he feels Emil begins to KICK because ne
don't look cheerful enough for exhibit 50 jules
lets out what 5 the ma tier ~ 1,r
Well. we'll" says Emil That too bad
Then he fixes up a scheme for Jules 10 take & d
,rip home have a talk with FehCe and MAYBE hTlhs
her on to the brill:antine actry, where there d