Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
GIRL WITH THE GREEN GOGGLES.

led along the Boulevard DIES Italiens,
that this dunn. has got much on New
York, a. hat, but | must say I'm
stuck on the way these women folks
trip it aloug Jimmy. Look at that
high stopper getting into cab. She's
a peach, and SO is that mann selle
floating across the street. and---well,
if this isn't the queen of them ALL"
He had pulled up at the corner of
the Rue Camaurtin, and there, stand
ing ba 'eheadeo with a basket laden
with roses, Was a dream Of female
loneliness. The only mar to her
beauty was the fact that she wore
green goggles.
Tom wasn't a Don Juan or anything
of that kind. At home the girls all
said he was very bashful, but without
any hes tation he approached the
flower girl.
"Mam'selle, doesn't appear to be sci
IN" her Towers" he said I'm buy
the whole shooting match"
Monsieur is KIND" she said
Not g Bit" said he, selling the
basket; tut to his amazement it didn't
seem as il she wanted TO part with ii.
Just then along came a French dude
win stylish female attached TO his
arm. The flower girls face grew
white. She staggered a little
''You-see Juliette." said the French
man, even our flower girls have their
cavaliers. This one not only protects
his sweetheart, but holds her basket
for her. Make a selection, Juliette"
81 wonder if oughtn't to paste that
fellow one?' thought Tom; but while
he thought, Juliette had the pick of
the roses in her hands.
Say" exclaimed Tom to her escort,
Il bought those roses' but Juliette
and her escort were gayly tripping
away, while Tom found 10 francs in
his basket.
The flower girl who had stood with
dOwncast head, started away.
Here, nam selle,' Tom shouted,
Il haven't paid you
ut is nothing, monsieur The
green goggles were removed anu Tom
saw tears in eyes which still further
adorned the beautiful face
"You bet it u.s." he said; I'm going
to take you home He called cab.
Get in here, youngster; you needn't
be afraid of me-"
The girl hesitated, then entered. At
the Arc de Triomphe she said: Mon
sienr will be SO kind as to leave me
| here
"All right" said Tom, "Arryvoir;
have some more roses tomorrow
night"
He couldn't find the flower girl the
| next night. and he felt sad. Then he
went In to hear a Strauss waltz At
nearby table was the dandy who
had despoiled him Of his roses. There
was another one with him. and Tom
heard the latter say: You are play
ing a dangerous game, Rene
'Bab," replied Rene, my wedding
day is as good as fixed. She is not
capable Of suspicion"
Tom left, and his heart jumped as
high as it could without choking him.
when on the Boulevard de la Madeline
he saw approaching-th flower girl.
smile of recognition greeted him.
"Im not selling flowers tonight"
| she said shyly.
lets go hear some music said
Tom. And without protest she went
with him to a fashionable cafe. To
his surprise he noticed that the girl
hastily put on her green goggles, and
again he noticed that not far away
was that French dandy and Juliotte.
The girl with the green goggles
walked straight. to them. She re-
moved the goggles. but said not
word. The Frenchman was raising
glass to his lips, but it fell With a
crash to the floor. She rejoined Tom
and together they departed.
Say, ma'mselle," said Tom. you
scared that fellow; you must have
something on him. I'll tell you one
thing, he's no good. He's trifiing
with some good girl and fooling her
and also that one with him. | heard
some talk not long ago
Toms companion stopped at the
Rue Taitbout. 1--WE will talk about
this matter tomorrow" she said Il
will be In Champs Elysees near the
Marigny Theater at 4 o'clock.
Tom met the flower girl, but COM
pletely metomorphosed in dainty and
beautiful attire.
my. but you are hummer said
Tom rapturously, and then, impul-
sively: Say, give up the flower bus
mess; I've got more than plenty for
both of us,
''But how about Renee" she asked,
smiling.
THAT chump, that fellow that"
Yes, that what you call him, to
whom I was engaged and who thought
was so innocent. Iasuspected him,
and my selling flowers was a ruse to
see for myself if what I had heard
was true. He can have that Juliette,
and T."