The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-12
Arletta
In Paris.

Copyrighted, 1909. by Associated
Literary Press.

the garden. never slept. although its
mistress, Mrs. Marion Bennings, did
regularly every evening that her son
and herself spent alone.
She was holding now over q ribbon
decorated basket containing some silk
en- hose she had been mending. The
ormolu clock struck IL, and Otto, turn
ing around. pushed book of to the
floor. The noise awoke Mrs. Bennings,
who sat up with a start and remarked:
Il am off to bed. What a stupid
evening. l haven't heard you speak
for an hour"
You couldn't" said Otto. But as
she stared at him Indignantly he made
haste to add, Because l haven't spo-
ken for an hour
Mrs. Bennings got up slowly, and a
letter fell from her lap. Otto hasten
ed to pick 1t up.
YOU'D better read It," said his
mother. My cousin, Harry Jones.
who is tremendously rich, writes that
he is bringing his motherless daughter
to Paris. Her name is Arletta, and I
have heard she is pretty and accom-
plished We must be very nice to
them, particularly to the daughter.
She is an only child
"Then I congratulate her. I'm an
only child, too" remarked Otto
Her husband will be very fortu-
nate Don't you agree with me?"
I'll withhold judgment till I see the
young lady" said her son.
Left alone, Otto resumed the writing
of his letter, which he was to address
to certain Celeste, and reflected that
probably his mother was already plan
| ming to marry him to Arletta, the
daughter of the wealthy Mr.. Jones
But he made a bet with himself that
| 1t wouldn't come off.
| Suddenly a woman's voice to the ac
compartment of guitar came through
the open window. 1t was soft. rich
yet penetrating.
| La Mute ecoute eft Sc pencil SUI
roreille," etc.
| Hello said Otto. "a strollins
singer, and a good voice too" H.
went to the window and called out
'.Qui vive?"
ooh, dear" answered a woman.
voice outside, 'they told me you spok'
English
$50 1 do, after fashion" said Otto
leaning out of the window. "Do you?
why, of course l do" said tn
voice. tim English; at least I'm Amer
lean" sne
1.-THE deuce you are. What are yo'
doing in our garden?'
81 wish you would let me come /!
and tell you, will your
"Come in at once. Here, give m
your hand. It's only a STEP
A pretty girl dressed in a Spanis'
costume, as If for a fancy ball. fol
lowed the hand. Fer costume wa
rich and looked fresh, but she san
into chair by the window. exclain
ing:
"Oh. how good it seems to be able I
sit down again in a chair!''
"Haye you walked all the way froI
PARISH" asked Otto.
"From Paris and ever so much faI
Their. My shoes are worn to shred!
See?"
1 sic SlTStCueu Out u tiny lUOt. OIL
per and silken hose were in shreds.
1--WE been singing for, two days
said she, land, see, that is all I too
in"-showing him a few sous-"an
I'm so hungry"
: Hungry" cried Otto, dragging 70
ward a little table with some cake
and wine The girl looked at 1t Ion:
ingly, remarking:
"Cake. That's what everybody Offer
me, and I'm dying for a--ham san,
/ wich''
/ "Tn forage for something more sui
> stantial," cried Otto, starting towar
the door.
) mot till 1 explain. Wait, please
said the girl Are you an American
t'You bet am"
"Thank God" she said. Then you
believe me. I'm not beggar. I'm
hard luck. These are all the clothe
t this Is all the money, I have I'm
n stranger in Paris. Day before yeste
day I arrived here and went to Il
Grand hotel to wait for my fathe
l had a maid, half a dozen trunl
and letter of credit. On the WE
from the Care du Nord my maid re
away with the trunks and my lette
n At the hotel they wouldn't believe q
d when / told them who / was. / hadr
) n friend In Paris except some relativ
: Of my father, whose address is in u
e vanished trunks. This masquera,
: suit hung in the closet of the hotel
borrowed it and rented a guitar oil
F" started out to see If I could suppo
myself / had read of students In d
. tress doing such things. l thought
would be a lark. but 1t has been a
e full. And / kept thinking I'd come !
d with some nice Americans. / was &
e ing my very best, you see"
Otto agreed with her. He couldl
help 1t, she was so pretty. When
A told her this she permitted him to
= for sandwich J In minute he car
= back with some cold chicken and ]
tic biscuits, a small cheese and a Z
r Of jelly.
+ "Will these things doT' be queri
J. doubtfully.
sDos no 2ss che crfod uitf, dor;o,