Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-01

"'saiht. unclose thy portals holy and
accord the bliss, to mortal bending
lowly, OF a pardon-kiss.' And then M.
Maniera again hears the voice in his
right ear, saying, this time: 'Has ha!
Julie wouldn't mind according kiss
to Isidore!' Then he turns round
again, but, this time, to the left; and
what do you think he sees? Isidore,
who had taken his lady's hand and
was covering it with kisses through
the little round place in the glove
like this. gentlemen'-rapturously
kissing the bit Of palm left bare in
the middle Of her thread gloves.
Then they had lively time between
them! Bang Bang! M Maniera,
who was big and strong, like you, M.
Richard, gave two blows to M. Isidore
Sack, who was small and weak like
M. Moncharmin, saving his presence.
There was great uproar. People in
the house shouted, That will do!
stop them! He'll kill him!' Then,
at last, M. Isidore Sack managed to
run away"
Then the ghost had not broken his
leg?" asked M. Moncharmin, a little
vexed that his figure had made so lit
tie impression on Name CRY.
HE did break 1t for him, sir" re-
piled Name CRY haughtily. HE
broke 1t for him on the grand stair
case, which he ran down too fast, sir,
and it will be long before the poor
gentleman will be able to go up it
again!"
did the ghost tell you what he said
in M. Maniera's right carr" asked M.
Moncharnin, with gravity which he
thought exceedingly humorous.
mo, sir. it was M. Maniera him
self. So--"
But you have spoken to the ghost.
my good LADY,"
"As I'm speaking to you now, my
good sir!" Name CRY replied.
"And when the ghost speaks to you,
what does he say?"
well, he tells me to bring him a
footstool!"
This time, Richard burst out laugh
ing, as did Moncharmin and Remy,
the secretary. Only the inspector,
warned by experience. was careful not
to laugh, while Name CRY ventured
to adopt an attitude that was positive
ly threatening.
Instead OF laughing" she cried in
dignantly, you'd do better to do as M.
Poligny did, who found out for him
SELF"
Pound out about what?" asked
Moncharmin, who had never been so
much amused in his life.
about the ghost, of course! .
Look here
She suddenly Gained herself. feel
ing that this was a solemn moment in
her life:
Look here" she repeated. They
were playing La Juive. M. Poligny
thought he would watch the perform
ance from the ghosts box. Well.
when Leopold cries, Let as fiy!'--you
lmow-and Eleazer stops them and
says, WHITTIER go ye? we'll.
M, Poligny--I was watching him from
the back Of the next box. which was
empty--M. PoIigny got up and walked
out quite sttny. like statue. and be-
fore / had time to ask him, Whittier
60 YEP like Eleaser, he was down the
staircase, but without breaking his
Les.
.'stIIl, that doesn't let as know how
the opera ghost came to ask you for
a f0otstool." insisted H. Moncharmin.
wei, from that evening no one
tried % take the ghosts private box
from him. The manager gave orders
that hs was 70 have Il At each per
formanco. Aud. Whenever be came.
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