The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

YELL, we've got eleven francs left, haven
" ! wc3 Eleven francs About Two dollar
" " and quarter l-Moronl" "
Yes, and eleven francs have erubstakct
two people for a week a good many time
before now, ,Gwendolyn, you can bank that"
But tell you the Winstons arc hcrel"
How do we know it's the Winstons?"
"Who else could be- They said they were going tc
surprise And they're only friends too that the
concierge knows. You'll they'll call again tonight
or tomorrow morning, surcl'
And supposng they do?"
Supposing they dol After their entertaining us in
Boston for ten days, and then taking all Lon
don-to have them catch us like this
Let me cable then, The coin would be here the day
after Tomorrow.
And when you told your father the last time that
again Besides" she added with mildcr emphasis
1t would take almost every copper we've got on hand
to cable"
The situation partly novel and partly not For
the last two months of the first half year of their
mcnt in the respectable southcry end of the Latin
Quarter. And although their fortune, represented in
capital under the eyes of their elders at home was
wholly sufficient for their needs for the fourth time
since they had left indianapolis they had reached the ag
end of their monthly stipend several days before the
next draft was due
There was this to note indeed Young Mr. Morton
Carter in literature He gathering
material for that great romance of historical intrigue
which TO reach its height the fall of the Bastlc
and the Reign of Terror But that great romance was
still TO get printers ink and it had had predecessors
Literature was, therefore, not of wealth upon
which Mr., Carter and his bride could reckon for i'm
mediate dividends
Then I'll have to put in my watch"
Put in your watch-with my picture in the back of
it, and everything"
But tell you the mont dc bifff is regular govern
ment institution It'd be lust like getting the
from bank. Besides, with nobody knowing here,
haven't any blame need to worry about whether it's
respectable not"
She shifted
Oh you mean by Mat"-his sarcasm was withcr-
ing that I'm to cable after all"
No. you're notl
very well, dearic very well! I'm going out to get
stuff about the Faubourg Antoine It'll be I'D
to you!"
"Oh yes its easy enough to leave it all to me-"
At that he stood nailed upon the threshold. But he
could think up rcjonder which he had not used
often already that his literary conscience absolutely ruled
it out And under bursting head OF steam he started
for the Faubourg
Whatever Mr.. Morton Carter may have lacked, be-
yond any doubt he had the artistic imagination Three
hours later he came back with realization of exactly
how the Bastile taken. which made his eyes glitter
and his breath in long exhaatonS that partook
almost Of solemnity There would be ono chapter at
any rate i'll By Right Of Blood" which would make
Hugo himself seem picayunc!
The concierge stopped him at her little wicket and
gave him card He was still holding it when he
mounted to his own door and let himself in
The hall opened upon their dining and sitting-room.
From it again. opened the dressng and then the bed
room
Is that you, Morton?" Gwcndolyn called from that
inner chamber, and then showed hower-lIke head
which still hated
Where have you bccn7" he asked, astonished
She laid hundred franc note and some big hvefranc
cartwhees upon the table Tyc been to your old mont
to make some sort of show on. anyway"
{" But wha-what did you take out7-I don't see
But he did see. At least he began to fee-and 1t was
like large ice cake pressing upon his diaphragm.
Why, there was that tankard thing, and the tray
with the sugar and crcamcr, that we've used.
And. at the last, made up my mind We could get on
without the tca-uTn. too; can make that green
do And when Id put IN the Sevrcs bowl and the
Gouda-warc vases. and
tonbury'sI"
well, we'd rented them hadn't we2 We'd rented
the apartment furnished And when she took her whole
four months rent in ADVANCE"
Rented them-Snakcs, Gwendoynl Don't you
Didn't you-Why, VIC rented them to use!
We'll, that's using them, guess! As long as we're
willing to go without them in the meantime"
4cs-and If Miss Pastonbury should come back in
the meantime To, say nothing, of the honor of it!
She produced d ed'' it @ On start ecturng now dol
Youd-you'd think to hear you'-shc guped-"t that
it was pleasure for me to go pawning And when we
know very well she's safe over in Exeter"
The ticket was not in itself terrifying document 1t
looked much like receipt for registered letter But
Mr. Morton Carter regarding it with all the horror
he had vanly sought to put into the expression of
Claude dc Ia Coreeilc upon the sight of his lefe dc
eaehci "How-how much will it take to get them out
again.?
By this time Mrs Carter was beginning to partake of
per cent you said and the fees Of course there was
my cab-fare there and back
"Cabfarc? Why, did you go ovcr.to the-hcad Office
ON the Right Bank"
Certainly / did Papa says it's always good bust
ness 70 go to the head Office Besides, how did know
that ymc time other Miss Pastopbury mghtnt have
been at that place around the corner herself"
1t was revelation of the fcmninely Machavellian
which staggered Mr.. Carter almost much as the
pawning itself well" he said at length just little
than half our eleven francs gone Thank heaven
VIC have the rest OF IT
Oh-if you must get it out of me- VIC haven't it all.
! thought while there and near the Anglo
American would be chance toto get some tea that
is really nice. You know how particular Ely Winston
is about her tea And-aud. anyway, we've got it now.
Yes, and hope ELY Winston may choke it y
ot-oI 'of NOT
time to make it to-day"
lust as like as not there's draft down at the con-
ciergCS now"
Thereupon he opened his hand and glanced at the
card in it. lie did moi exclaim change ocor
to any marked degree But at the look which began.
as were, to warp his countcnance she exclaimed
'"Oh MoronAit isnt-Not Miss Pastonbwy--Y"
That's all And she says on the other sdc..'Am
passing through on my way to Switzerland with my
afternoon Shall try to in again before Six"