Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 49, 1912

ct 70 the hue de provence, Close 10
the opera, where she was engaged as
porteress. She soon made her APP
pearance.
What's your Manner
Name CRY. You know me well |
enough. sir; I'm the mother OF little
CRY, little Meg, what"
This was said In so rough and SOL |
emn tone that, for a moment, NJ. |
Richard was impressed. He looked at |
Name CRY, In her faded shawl, her
worn shoes. her old taffeta dress and |
dingy bonnet. 1t was quite evident
from the managers attitude, that he
either did not know or could not re-
member having met Name CRY. nor
even little. Giry, nor even little Meg!"
But Name Giry's pride was so great
that the celebrated box-keeper i'm
agined that everybody knew her.
Never heard of her!" the manager
declared. But that's no reason,
Name CRY, why I shouldn't ask you
what happened last night to make you
and the inspector call in a municipal
guard :"
I was just wanting to see you, sir,
and talk to you about 1t, so that you
mightn't have the same unpleasant
ness as NJ. Debienne and NJ. Pongny.
They wouldn't listen to me either, at
first"
I'm not asking you about all that.
I'm asking what happened last night"
Name CRY turned purple with In
| dignation. Never had she been spo-
ken to like that. She rose as though
to go, gathering up the folds OF her
skirt and waving the feathers Of her
dingy bonnet with dignity. but, chang
Ing her mind, she sat down again and
said, In a naughty voice:
I'll tell you what happened. The
ghost was annoyed again!"
Thereupon, as NJ Richard was on
the point Of bursting out, M. Mon
charmin interfered and conducted the
tnterrogatoTy, whence 1t appeared that
Name CRY thought It quite natural
that q voice should be heard to say
that box was taken. when there was
nobody In the box. She was unable
to explain this phenomenon. which
J was not new to her, except by the In
J PREVENTION of the ghost. Nobody could
] see the ghost In his box, but every
, body could hear him. She had often
. heard him; and they could believe
her, for she always spoke the truth
They could ask NJ. Debienne and NJ
Poligny, and anybody who knew her;
and also NJ. Isidore Sack, who had
J had leg broken by the ghost!
rupting her. Did the ghost break
poor Isidore Sacks leg?"
Name CRY opened her eyes with
astonishnent at such ignorance. How
: ever, she consented to enlighten those
; two poor innocents. The thing hac
happened in NJ. Debienne and NJ
, Poligny's time, also in Box Five, anc
t also during a performance of Faust
Name Giry coughed, cleared he
: throat-it. sounded as though she wer,
/ preparing to sing the whole o
. Gounod's score-and began:
1T was like this, sir That night
NJ. Maniera and his lady, the jeweler
. in the Rue dcgedor, were sitting II
the front Of the box. with their grea
e friend. NJ Isidore Sack, sitting be
). hind Nine. Maniera. Mephistopheles
d was singing''-Mame Giry here burst
l. into song herself Catarina, while
you play at sleeping and then NJ
Maniera heard voice in his righ
!! ear (his wife was on his left saying
g 'Ha, ha! jules not playing at sleep
" ing!' His wife happened to be called
It Julie. So NJ. Maniera turns to tn,
J. right to see who was talking 10 hin
i, like that Nobody therei He rub
d his ear and asks himself if he's dream
J. ing. Then Mephistopheles went oil
with his serenade. But, pei
% haps I'm boring you gentlemen"
mo, no. go on"
70 You are too good, gentlemen,
e with smirk. We'll, then, Mephis
g topheles went on with his serenade
1t Name CRY, burst into song again
o Saint, unclose thy portals holy an
accord the bliss, to a mortal bendin
u lowly, of a pardon-kiss.' And then N
Maniera again hears the voice in hi
g right ear. saying, this time: Ha, ha
II Julie wouldn't mind according a kis
to Isidore!' Then he turns roun
d. again. but, this time, to the left; an
what do you think he sees? Isidort
of who had taken his lady's hand an
le was covering 1t with kisses throug
is the little round place in the glove
like this, gentIemen"-rapturo
c. kissing the bit of palm left bare /
n the middle OF her thread glove'
Ia Then they had lively time betwee
| them! Bang! Bang NJ Manners
| who was big and strong, like you, \
Richard, gave two blows to NJ. Isidor
Sack. who was small and weak lik
Moncharmin, saving his presence