The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-02-05
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| derstand that his face doesn't please
me, and for month past he hasn't
been here. The Donjon inn has never
existed for him! He hasn't had time
been too much engaged in payini
court to the HANDBAGS Of the Three
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!'
1.-THE concierges of the chateau are
honest people then?"
Yes, they are, rs true as my name S
Matthew, monsieur. l believe them to
be honest"
yet they've been arrested"
What does that prove? But don't
want to mix myself up in other peo-
! pies affairs"
"And what do you think OF the af-
fairY'
"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 mineT' insisted Rouleta-
billie.
The innkceper looked at him side
! ways and said grufly:
"Not even yours"
The oEcet ready, we sat down at
table ard were silently eating when
the door was pushed open and an Cd
woman, dressed in rags, leaning on a
stick, her head doddering, her white
hair hanging loosely over her Wrin-
kled forehead, appeared on the TIRES
hold.
"Ah, there You are, Mother Ange.
noux! It's long since We saw you
last" said our host.
II have been very i'll, very hearty
dying" said the old woman. IF ever
you should have any scraps/for the
Bette du Bon Dieu"-
And she entered, followed by Il cat
larger than any I had ever believed
could exist The bcGt looked Mt us
and gave so hopeless miau that l
shuddercd. l had never heard SO
lugubrious Il cry.
AS If drawn by the cats cry 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 a table near to ours
"a glass of cider, Daddy Matthew"
he said.
AS the Green Man entered Daddy
Matthew had started violently, but VS.
ibly mastering himself he said
I've not more cider. l served TIE
last bottles TO these gentlemen
Then give me glass of white
wine" said the Green Man without
showing the least surprise.
give no more white wine-no more
anything" said Daddy Matthew surlily.
"How is Nine. Mathieu?'
"Quite WELL thank you"
SO the young woman with the large.
tender eyes whom we had just seen
was the wife Of this repugnant and
brutal rustic, whose jealousy seemed
to emphasize his physical ugliness.
Slamming the door behind him, the
innkeeper left the room. Mother An
genoux was still standing, leaning OH
her stick, the cat at her feet
you've been i'll, Mother Angenoux?
Is that why we have not seen you for
the last week. asked the Green Man
Eyes, NJ. Keeper. i have been able to
get up but three times to go to pray to
st. Genevievc, our good patroness, and
the rest of the time I have been lying
ON, LOO
for me but the Bette du Bon Dieu"'
'Did she not leave you"
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 muir
der nothing but the cry of the Bette du
Bon Dieu was heardT'
Mother Angenoux planted herself in
front of the forest keeper and struck
the floor with her stick.
81 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 l also heard the
cry VI the Dele uu Duh l,leu OutSN =. |
and yet she was on my knees AID did |
not new once. swear. | crossed n.y.
self when I heard that, as If I had |
heard the DEVIL
1 looked at the keeper when he |
put the last question, and / am much |
mistaken II did not detect an evil |
smile on bis lips. At that moment the |
noise of loud quarreling reached us.
We even thought we heard n dull !
sound Of blows, as If some one was
being beaten. The Green Man quickly |
rose and hurried to the door by the |
side of the fireplace, but il was opened |
by the landlord, who appeared and |
said to the keeper:
Don't alarm yourself. monsieur. 1t |
Is my wife She has the toothache"
And he laughed. "Here. Mother Ange- |
noux; here are some scraps for your
cat"
lie held out packet to the old wo- 4
man, who took 1t eagerly and went
out of the door, closely followed by
her cat.