The Glenwood post., 1913-04-05
SEWER FPt HOTEL.
Starring Youth Led 'HsHe u
Another Val Il Paria

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ing dovn - The river vea4asan9
He was sevsntsea ysaFs Oh. ~
Whenever the police arrested hin ~
trade was entered o. tie hooks -
~nattrsss-maker." 0o0s ysass ~
Robert had worked at nattTsas nAk
~. That 10 TO say. ~ haA vagss
OoDollectton Of conbtng wool fer q
- woman Who made over mattresses
0atside house Aoofs aA1 Who saw
Robert something to eat vhsa - -
fused to do any more work On -
empty stomach.
But that was . long time ago. Rob
eFt Epiphane was not quite surs hov
long ago 1t was. because he had bsse
hungry for . long time. He had siepa
on 4 bench ON the boNlevards ~
night before.
Then the miracle happeasa. Ros
eft Epiphane was looking ut the ~
ter and wondering. And - he looked
at the water . little boat drifted By
an absurd little boat made Of ~ on
cigar box, . bit Of lead pencil anA
string. Robert Epiphane looked at
laxily. Then he shouted aloud
He had seen . penny piece-eWs
whole sous!-in the cigar boz Rob
ert Epiphane never knew hoe -
got down to the water
Halves" said . voice. in . vhis
per. behind him. Robert Epiphan<
gave = whimper that was meant to b
howl of rage. Then. slipping the
but 1t was safer than in his pocket)
he struck blindly at another rsgs
munin. who caught him ~ he fell
The other ragamuhhn was STANDING
over him a. he sat on the muddy
ground. "Well. old man." he whis
pered. in the hoarse. voiceless whis
per in which he had said "Halves"-
the voice which starvation and CT
posure gives to Paris wastrels-"Well.
| old man. and what about it?' Its
mine," said Robert Epiphane; Il car
| get bit Of sausage and bread for It
Come with me-" said the other.
They had not far to go. On the
| way the second scarecrow. whose
name he told Robert was Maurics
Faction. was spinning . fairy tale
which amused Robert but which he
did not believe. 1t was all about .
forgotten sewer pipe-a beautiful big
piece Of piping furnished with sack
ing and q stove-a big pipe In quiet
corner where no police ever came
where Maurice Faction and three
other men. Jules. George and Henri
had bsea living eof . Woek
Robert Epiphane did not beiisvs
the story. but It amused his muSllsl
brain. and - long - that Dsany wls
safe in his hand be did not eafs. TAsa
they came TO the palace. and 10 III
amassneat he saw what Maurice ~
tSon had told him was tue.
Robert nearly pitched hsaA Arst -
the stow when his eyes had accss
toned themselves to the Din hgAt
In the palace. for near II, o. Q nsvN
paper. there was . banquet ~
poor Of Paris can II -arleQain." n i
. MIXTURE Of scraps of cold Sool IRON
tAs restaurants. and yoa est quite Q
lot for . half psany. for boass ars
salabls commodities. and tAs -azss
quin" men have . bstter uss for ths
fat thsn to ssll II for eooA. Thsrs
must have bsso quite tArss-psany
worth thsre o. Tie nswspaDse. RoA
ct MADE . dash for hanAesl eaA
his poaAy rang e1oaf o. tA0 DlDQ. H
three Nea woke ~.
What's thatf Mossy3" tAsy ~
an togstAse. Maurice FAe43oo a
paainsd. Robert vas . littJs q hi
Aead WITH cold and hunger hks ~
rest oe us," As ,toaA tAso- He ~
tsSeA to kill hin whea ~ waited %
% halves IN The penny. He thought
hey might take Robert in md 1t hin
- lodeee for the night
The very poor don't talk nscA 70
each other. The other msa gaaacsd
at Robert, grunted and nsaAe roon
for him. Jules looked It him kssufy
pocksted the penny and thea vSnt b
sleep again, satisfied.
He wss dreaming tAa& - sueks
was choking hin vAsa - woke u.
Somebody hsA kicked tAe soovs sver,
The otAer fo1f weeo sound asleeo anA
Stups0ea. TAs Dalace WAS q sttla.s
prison. He fo1ght wftA tAe veo1eo
door for what ses1ed hoara. Thsa
ct last h broke n oDea. Roe uess
hoafs. many Dore. o. tAa& w. vAa4
n ses0s1. - tnGgsA u IL ~,
bodies TN ~ palled tAe0 ouG fvo
Iolicsmsa found them o4osDas -
HsoU were dead. aAA JuIss vs1a6
never steal paving blocln again, But
the lodeef ana Maurice are IN tAs
rftie hospital IN real beds, with raj
white sheets, now. and they dripk
milk out Of clean cups an day lous.
GIRL, SIX, HELPS MAKE LAWS