Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

20 make one weep Sevenl and some
quite small! That poor Pigeon, 1 had
no idea!
The bailiffs behaved very well.
Well said the biggest, you can have
twenty four hours to find this money !;
my mate can camp out here in the shop
we don't want to be hard on your
Il helped madame to soothe the chill
dren.
IF had the money said, it should
be at your service, madame-in each we'll
born heart there should exist humanity;
but / have no money. Try and think
whether you have no friends to help
you
Monsieur, she answered, 4 have
none. Have | had time to make friends
II, with seven children2'
But in France. madameY
None, monsieur. | have quarreled
with my family; and refect-it is now
seven years since we came to England,
and then only because no ore would help
u.s. That seemed to me bad, but what
could / do? [ could only say
Hope always, madame-trust in me-
Il went away. All day long / thought
how calm she was magnificent And |
kept saying to myself: Come, tap your
headi tap your head Something must
be donef But nothing came.
'The next morning it was my day to
go to that precious institution, and ]
started off still thinking what on earth
could be done for the poor woman; it
was as if the little ones had got hold
of my legs and were dragging at me. ]
arrived late, and, to make up time, |
shaved them as l have never shaved
them; hot morning. perspired! Ten
for penny! Ten for a penny. I thought
of That. and of the poor woman. At last
finished and sat down. / thought to
myself: It's too strongi Why do you
do it? It's stupid! You are wasting
yourself!' And my idea came to me. i
asked for the manager.
Monsieur | said, it is impossible
for me to come here again.
What do you mean?' says lie.
81 have had enough of your-"ten for
penny"-I am going to get married;
can't afford to come here any longer
lose too much flesh for the money!
"'What?' he says, you're a lucky man
if you can afford Co throw away your
money Ike this!'
:" Throw away my money! Pardon
monsieur, but look at mel was still
very hot-'for every penny | make lose
threepence, not counting the boot leathe!
to and fro. While / was still bachelor
monsieur, it was my own AFFAIR." could
afford these extravagances; but now-it
must finish-I have the honor, mon
sieurp
u left him, and walked away. went
to the Pigeons shop. The bailiff was
still there-Pfui He must have been
smoking all the time.
II can't give them much longer he
said to me.
at is of no Importance / replied;
and | knocked and went into the back
room.
"The children were playing In the
corner, that little girl, a heart of gold
watching them like mother; and
madam at the table with pair of old
black gloves on her hands. My friend
| have never seen such face-calm, but
so pale, so frightfully discouraged, SC
overwhelmed. One would say she was
waiting for her death. It was bad, il
was bad-with the winter coming onl
Good morning, madam said. What
news? Have you been able to arrange
anything?'
No, monsieur. And your
MOI And / looked at her again-s
fine woman: ah! fine woman.
Butt said, an idea has come to me
in the night. Now, what would you say
| if | asked you to marry me2 1t might
possibly be better than nothing
"She regarded me with her black eyes
and answered.:
but willingly, monsieur! and then
comrade, and not till then, she cried"
The little Frenchman stopped, and
looked hard at me.
"H'ml" said at last, "you have cour,
age!"
He looked at me again; his eyes were
troubled, as if / had paid him a bad
compliment.
you think so?" he said I nodded
and 1 saw that the thought was gnawina
him, as if | had turned the light or
some desperate, dark feeling in his
heart.
''Yes!" he said after pause, while hi:
yellow face seemed to grow more wrin
lzled, and each wrinkle seemed to dark
en-. II was afraid of it at the time. Sew
en- children! And since" Again hi
looked at me. "And since-sometimes-
sometimes-I could" he broke off, ther
burst out again: life is hardi But
what would you have? l knew her hus
band. Could leave her to the streets 2
John Galsworthy in The Sketch