The Detroit times., 1909-02-04
BY M. WYCkOFF.


For months there had been no quar-
rels among the people OF Saint Aube'
les-Pins and the courtroom was In
miserable condition. The judges
bench had been taken away and was
Icing used by the president OF the
. toard Ut aldermen and the only thing
/ that still told of the dignity OF the
room was a statue OF the republic Gov
| cred with an inch OF dust. standing ON
4 q shelf between two lamps and flag
4 rolled tightly around its pole. In
A corner was q pile OF colored glass used
4 at Nominations and a lot Of fireworks
4 left over from some celebration the
year before.
IL was evident that the chief OF POI
| lice NJ. Denis Cambel. never entered
/ the rooni lie read the classics in the
shade Of the trees OF his garden or
wrote verses which were greatly
! praised by the local population. When
| he was not at Avignon he was very
much interested In his bee-hives.
never giving his public Office and dig
city a thought. Perhaps IL was the
4 perfect climate, perhaps some other
thing, which caused the people OF the
townto live happy and content. Every
body minded his own business and n
the Young people had a little too much
on election day they settled their own
! difficulties among themselves In the
4 little pine wood outside the village
One day. however the chief OF police
happened TO enter the courtroom and
he was SO shocked at its condition
that he forced the aldermen TO make
an appropriation OF 80 francs for re-
kiairs, and now masons. carpenters and
4 GLACIERS got busy. But fate had de-
ICreed that on this very day when the
courtroom was chaos. case came
up. and after moments hesitation
he chief OF police asked the two par
ties TO meet at his house the next
forenoon at IL O'Clock sharp. Through
his housekeeper he already knew all
about the case.
Rosine Aubette had received a ring
from Prosper Bartelau before he be
kcame a soldier.
When he had served his time he re-
Eturned. but wicked tongues accused
Rosine OF having firted with others
and Prosper would have nothing 10
90 with her any more but asked 10
have his ring returned-a ring that
cost II francs at Matchmaker Mahis.
$tre's store on Place de la Fontaine,
1snd as Rosine would not return the
BRING the case came 10 court.
4 Sunday forenoon at IL o'clock Pros
Xper came TO see Chief Cambel who
was sitting under cherry tree real
ling aloud from one OF his favorite
books. Prosper was wearing his SUI,
i day clothes and as he did not see Re-.
Ksine anywhere he took stroll around
1.-THE garden.
Az half past IL Rosine arrived. She
Twas very fair and wore light blue
waist which set on her round. Arm
arms. Whether she was actually
khlushing or the blushing was the re.
suit OF her red parasol. am not able
he say. She wore no hat, only large
white bow.
The chief looked at Prosper and no.
ticed he turned pale and from this he
concluded the case would not be
very difficult one, for though he had
little or no experience Nm love affairs
kDenis Cambel could see enough to tell
him that the young couple were very
much in love with each other
you are growing prettier every
kday," he said to Rosine, who blushed
|deeper still Then he scratched his
bid gray head and said Well. what
has come over You two that you need
my assistance? Come over here and
Sit down under the old cherry tree
where the air Is much better than In
the musty old courtroom. Tell me
then all about II ="