Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-11

A1C II hON lNA DOOA cut u
morsel of bread on the grass-his
grass"
Does he often come hereT
TOO often. But I've made him un-
derstand that his face doesn't please
inc, and for month past he hasn't
existed for him! He hasn't had time =
been too much engaged In paying
court to the landlady of the Thre,
Lilies at Saint Michel. A bad fellow.
There isn't an honest man who can
bear him. Why. the concierges of the
chateau would turn their eyes away
from picture of him"
",The concierges of the chateau are
honest people thenT
"Yes, they are, as true as my names
Matthew, monsieur. believe them to
be honest"
"Yet they've been arrestedT"
what does that proven But don't
want to mix myself up in other peo-
pies affairs"
"And what do you think of the af-
fairT'
"Of the attack on poor Mile. Stanger
son? A good girl. Much loved every
where in the country. That's what
think of it-and many things besides
But that's nobody's business"
mot even mineP' insisted Rouleta-
bile.
The innkeeper looked at him side
ways and said grutiiy:
I "Not even yours"
The omelet ready, we sat down at
table and were silently eating when
the door was pushed open and an old
woman, dressed In rags, leaning ON a
stick, her head doddering, her white
hair hanging loosely over her wrin-
kled forehead, appeared on the thres-
hold.
"Ah, there you are, Mother Ange-
noux! It's long since we saw you
last" said our host.
Il have been very Ill, very nearly
dying" said the old woman. "If ever
you should have any scraps for the
Bette du Bon Dieu"-
| And she entered, followed by a cat
larger than any l had ever believed
could exist. The beast looked at us
and gave so hopeless miau that
shuddered had never heard so
lugubrlGus a cry.
! As If drawn by the cats cry q man
| followed the old woman In. 1t was
the Green Man. He saluted by rails
ing his hand to his cap and seated
himself at table near to ours.
"a glass of cider Daddy Matthew"
he said.
As the Green Man entered Daddy
Matthew had started violently. but WIS.,
IDLY mastering himself he said:
"Fve not more cider | served the
last bottles to these gentlemen"
"Then givc me Il glass Of white
/ wine" saie fho Green Man without
{ showing the le7st surprise.
"I've no more white wine-no more
anything" said Daddy Matthew surlily.
"How is fme. Mathieu?"
"Quite well. thank YOU"
1 SO the Young woman with the large,
tender eve Whom we had just seen
was the ofc 80 his repugnant and
brutal rus'!c - Q jealousy seemed
to empho"''w teal ugliness.
Slammir behind him. the
innkeeper left the room. Mother IN.
/ genoux was still standing. leaning on
! her stick. the cat at her feet.
You've been i'll. Mother Angenoux
Is that why we have Il seen you fol-
the last week. asked the Green Man
"Yes NJ. Keeper. | have been able tC
get up but three times to go to ray tc
st. Genevieve. our good patroness. and
the rest Of the time I have been !yiag
on my bed. There was no one to care
for me but the Bette du Bon Dieur
"Did she not leave youF
Neither by day nor by night"
Are you sure Of that?"
"As | am of paradise"
"Then how was It. Nine Angenoux
that all through the night of the mur
der nothing but the cry of the Bette dl
Bon Dieu was heardY''
Mother Angenoux planted herself In
front of the forest keeper and STRUCK
the floor with her stick.
II don't know anything about it,
she said But shall tell you some
thing? There are no two cats In the
world that cry like that. Well. on the
night Of the murder / also heard the
cry of the Bette du Bon Dieu outside
and yet she was on my knees and did
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