The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-09
The GUEST VT
OF QUESNAY
Booth Harrington
CONTINUED from Yesterday

{Continued from Yesterday
say. ne responded In a voice of
unpleasant nasaiity. finally deciding
npon speech. you're 'Nummeric'n, ain'i
you?"
.Yes." I returned. Il thought ]
heard you inquiring for
well, m friend. you can sting me-"
he interrupted. with condescending
iocularity. my style French does fr
them camels up In Paris all night.
But down here don't seem to be gud
enough fr these sheep dogs. Any
way. they bark different. Pm lukkin'
fer hotel called Les Trois Pigeons"
! pointed TO The lights or the Inn
Pickering across the fields. ''Yonder
beyond the second turn Of the rond."
"Oh. amt goin' there tnight. It's
too dark & see anything now" he re-
marked. Dives and the choo-choo
back T. little ole Trouville FIR mine.
l only wanted to take a lux at this
pigeon house joint"
do you mind my inquiring," said.
what you expected TO see at Les
Trois Pigeons?"
why" he exclaimed as IL astonish-
ed at the question, I'm tourist.
maxim pedestrian trip t all the reg
Ter sights aud. inspired to eloquence.
he added as an afterthought. las 1t
were"
But IL you will pardon me- said.
where did you get the notion that
Les Trois Pigeons is one Of the regu-
lar sights?''
"Ain't it in all the history books?'
mo: | don't think that 1t is men,
toned in any of the histories or even
the giidebooks."
Look a-here." he said. taking step
nearer me. ''in oinest, now. on your
void, didn' more'n half them Jeanne
d Are tamales and William the Conker
live at that hotel wunst:'
Mo-
''Stung again. He broke into
sudden loud cackle of laughter. why,
a Teller at Trouvilie toie me at this
Pigeon place was all three rings when
it come T. history. Yessir::"
tarrteti no longer. but, bidding this
good youth and the generations OF
Baudry good night. FASTENED on to my
belated dinner.
"Amedee." said when my cigar was
lighted and the usual hour OF consuita-
ton had arrived. isn't that Old lock
on the chest where Mime. Brossard
keeps her silver getting rather rusty
Monsieur. we have no thieves here.
We are out of The world
Yes. but Trouville is not so far
away, and strange people go to Trou-
viile-grand dukes. opera singers. jock
eFs. gamblers. tourist g.
Truly" assented Amedee.
1T follows" / continued. that many
strange people may come from Trou-
vile. In their excursions to the sur
rounding points of interest
'Eh. monsieur. but that Is true" he
interrupted. There was u strange
monsieur from Trouville here this
very day"
field and must spend little less than a
week of idieness within tue Confines
of Les Trois Pigeons. and. reclining
among cushions In WICKER long chair
locking out from my pavilion upon the |
drowsy garden on not noontide. |
did not much care.
A heavy step crunched the gravel. |
and beard my name pronounced In +
deep inqulring rumble. the voice OF |
Professor keredec. TO less. Nor was /
greatly surprised. since our meeting In
the forest had led me to expect some
advances on his part toward friendii- I
ness or at least In the direction OF
better acquaintance.
Here | am called. lin the pm
villon. IL you wish to see me-
Aha. | hear you become an invalid,
my dear sir" With that the profess
or's great bulk doomed In the doorway !
against the glare outside. Il have
come to condoie with yon, ie you allow
it,"
ITO smoke With me. too. hope"
said. not a little pleased.
THAT 1 will do" be returned and
came in slowly, walking with percepti-
bic lameuess. II he sympathy / OFFER
Is genuine. II is not ouiy from The
heart: 1t Ia from the latissinus dorsi."
he continued. seating himself. Il have
choosed this fine weather for rheuma.
tism OF the back"
He took from his pocket a worn