El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-10
Suzanne's Parts
BY Pierre Cherau.

NJ LIE Suzanne Leeomte was de-
MI cidedly philanthropic, but
there was a limit even to the
things which that pretty girl might
permit herself to do-at least so
thought her more sedate friends And
when she took pity on a poor female
organ grinder and sent her into her
aunt's kitchen to get square meal
while she attended to grinding out the
music outside, it was only a just fate
that sent baroness d'Aubervilliers and
her son past the house and made~them
stare il surprise on the beautiful dark
haired girl at the organ.
Suzanne did not know the old baron
ess and her son and would have cared
little If she had known them. She kept
on grinding with a very tired arm,
while she made up her mind that some
good nourishing beer-tea and some
free meal tickets would be the proper
prescription to get the organ grinder
sick husband on mis- feet again Su-
zanne did not enjoy grinding while her
protegee was eating and only the wo-
mans protest that to leave the organ
idle would mean a loss of time and
money, had made her do it; Of course,
it was out of the question to ask any
of the servants to perform such de-
grading task.
So Suzanne kept on grinding heroic
ally, while baroness d'AuberviIliers
stared at her through her glasses with
increasing interest, Suzanne was quite
startled when she suddenly heard q
voice:
Please give me your name and adj
dress my girl I am about to publish
book on Our Foreign Poor and how to
deal with them and would like to call
on you"
The baroness had brought forth
red. notebook and looked at Suzanne
very condescendingly.
Suzanne might have stood the book.
but the eondescending expressing was
too much for her. To be mistaken for
She threw back her head haughtily and
turned her back to the baroness, who
would probably have gone still further
in her examination had not her son
taken hold Of her arm to draw her
away. He. had quicker perception
than his mother and Suzanne's appear
ance and manners convinced him that
she was no poor girl
II am sure you know as much as you
need on your favorite subject, mamma"
he said. THAT hand organ has changed
owners since we saw it in the next
street, if I am not mistaken. Be Sat-
isfied with what you know already"
"a most impudent girl" said the
baroness. "Or perhaps she does not
understand our language. You know
a little Italy, Roaul. and 1 have not
quite forgotten it. Let US go back and
question her again"
Another tune was being played on
the organ when baroness dAubervilliers
in spite of her sons protest turned back
and dark haired unquestIonably foreign
woman accompanied byN a little boy
was now turning the handle. She ac-
cepted, smilingly, the silver coin Raoul
pressed into her hand Strangely
enough he had never thought of giving
Suzanne anything.
But the woman merely shook her
head when she was asked. The kim
signoria who had given herself and
her child something to eat. had gone
but she would be glad to give the
signora the information she wanteds
Her husband knew SO much and would
be delighted if the signora would call.
Raoul shrugged his shoulders when
his mother produced her inevitable red
book.
There is no doubt this is the genuine
article, mamma" he said The other
girl was just an impCstA-''