The sun., 1908-11-22

SUNDAY. S NOVEMBER
ways. The total Investment n roed
foots up to Bsore than four billions Q
francs, more than 500. 600 900.
| n having nearly 2 kilometer of roa'
to the square kilonistsr OF territory Franc
erooiS her neighbors, oven England
where roads are many and good. {.
II 1t Is we'll that We should sometime
zee ourDels as ithers eco 10 II may b
we'll to look for moment ct tale whicl
M. Urbain Gohier tells about AmeTical
and French types. NJ. Gohier has visits'
tho United States and he speaks English
In his tale, published In q widely reat
newspaper, he whaclts two heads at once
that OF bumptious Brother Jonathan
and that Of royalty bound France, for II
the details Of administration France u
US much bound by nioparChical custom
to-day as though the country were no
republic.
NJ. Gohier. letting his fancy run a.
though recording fact for the purpost
Of teaching perhaps a double lesson tc
the two nationalities, tells OF the arriva
In Paris OF Monsieur Buster T. Crook oi
the house Of Hook & Crook OF Kansas
City. with the ambition of bringing the
French people to admire American energy
Opportunities await him, as Americans
who have ever learned Paris will under
stand easily enough.
Buster Crook. standing on the Pont des
Arts to look afar toward Notre Dame,
sees a human form borne toward him on
the Seine's flood. Doffing hat, coat and
waistooat he jumps at the auspicious
moment into the water just as the form
reaches the bridge. He makes a rescue.
boat puts out from the Quai du Louvre
"a hook, rope, and the rescue is COM
plete.
.Applauding spectators hand Mr.. Crook
his clothing. minus his watch. He goes
to his hotel and awaits the English speak
Ing reporters, who DO not come; neither
do their French brethren. Things are
not done thus In this happy and easy
going city.
In the morning Mr.. Crook receives the
he recognizes the man he had saved from
drowning-a little old man Of sad face
and tired eyes and poorly clad. He fore
sees the tribute Of heartfelt thanks, with
out other reward.
NJ. Vincent upbraids him. very politely
indeed but poignantly, for interfering
with the wishes, comfort and liberty OF
another. NJ. Vincent explains that with
out a SOU at ~ years and unable to find
work he had determined to take him.
self hence, when you, Monsieur. whoknow
me not and asked me not. and appar-
entity for the love Of sport, drew me from
the water The Commissary Of Police
has preached to me and made me promise
not to do it again. Respect for my word
that / should do Il over again.
Well. Monsieur, it's up to you"
sYou indeed. Monsieur. 1t is written
in our laws, but above all in the laws OF
all humanity. that man is responsible for
injury or damage done to another. I
had been delivered from suffering you
have brought suffering upon me: you
must aid me to support it. By your act
am forbidden to die: you owe me the
means TO live"
As further argument NJ. Vincent says
Lhat the publicity possible would be worth
more 70 Crooks firm than enough to keep
him iVincent) alive in quiet village. and
Crook says all right and paws up.
The better to digest his adventure
Crook goes toward the Arc de Tnomphe
and turns of for a saunter In the Avenue
In Bois de Boulogne. smoking and whis-
ling. Toward the boardwalk filled with
Walking Crook sees a runaway team COM
ng. It should be said here that in the
minds OF some Frenchmeu all Americans
carry revolvers. Crook sees with horror
hat the runaways must kill and trarnpla
many Of the helpless ones on the walk II
,hev are not stopped, and he ispoweriess
% stop them. All, no!
Quick as lightning he puts his hand
10 his hip and draws his infallible re-
voIyer Two shots!
The women and the children are saved,
out the horses live no more. A lawyer
,alls on Crook. Those horses were their
owners best and worth 81 900. which is
saying something for Paris horses speak
ng in a general way. lawsuit would be
nconve venient. And besides, Mr.. Lawyer,
ike M.-vincent. reali7es the valro Amer
cans set upon advertisement, whichever
way it acts Think Of the glorious adver-
tisement OF the house Of Hook, and think
.oo how a lawsuit might raise a suspicion
,f the firms solvency.
Crook siehs and pays up. Then he
lsks about his revolver. That, he says, is
worth Sos.
Believe me. take my advice, Monsieur.
Don't reclaim it, 1t might we'll be that
he oommissary would proceed against
you for carrying the forbidden weapon"
Mr.. Crook hunts a timetable, telling
he hotel proprietor that it costs too much
o do kind things for the people Of this
country. The landlord oorrects him and
,nly those who really know something
u the Paris mind will get the full Of
". Gohier's little finale. Says the land
ord:
when Monsieur drew NJ Vincent from
he Seine Yesterday Monsieur should have
observed that there were great dogs on
he banks of the river, being led up and
lown by policemen
Crook had seen them.
sThose were the lifesaving dogs. Mon
,ieur."
aTbey didn't move 10 save vincent!s
Exactly, Monsieur; such 10 the in
yratitude Of my oompatriots that II has
devotion even as far as
Newfoundland