Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
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THE YOUNG ARlsTIDE
ny MONTAGUE GLASS.

When the famiile Perrault arrived
1t the Maieon Ducrocq a little futter
ran the length OF the staid brownstone
residence opposite.
The elder Perrault and his wife de-
scended from the FIRST cab, Leon and
Farcie. with six ~valises, from the sec
oaa. Alexandra Perrault and q bundle
Of rug-wrapped umbrellas from the
third. and, lastly. the young Aristde
Perranit and his governess. Mile. E.
eeale Faure. from the fourth.
At the head OF the door steps stood
Ducrocq himself, beaming n welcome
sogendered Of the nifty odd dollars
dhat would accrue to him weekly as .
result Of the famiile Perrault's advent,
% make no account Of the extras for
VIM and liquors. Cordially he grasped
he hand OF Perrault pere. Of Alexan-
Dire, and OF Leon, and, for climax. he
nfted the young Aristide bodily In his
arms and saluted him with two nurse's
kisses On either cheek. great smacks
chat CARLY echoed down the street
The young Aristide received them
TRANQUILITY. This was an era Of strange
happenings. and he took this strange
m. Ducrocq's salutations all Of q piece
with the huge ocean steamer, the roll
ing water. and the elevated railway
that ratified increasingly on the avenue
near by. He seized . fold Of Mile
Fxure's skirt and followed her upstairs
en- the ballroom on the second floor.
Ar1stide viewed his misfortunes with
sstotc calmness. II ones parents
deemed 1t best for the development Of
n prune and olive business to depart
nom Bordeaux and migrate. with
uncle. brother and governess, to the
huriy-burly o: New York. what could
he. Aristide. do to prevent it,
Nevertheless he stifed q sigh for the
paaymates Of his beloved Jardin des
P1antes and blew refectively into a
hollow key which he had found on the
bureau It made q melancholy sound.
at once fascinating and In accord with
hts mood. He repeated it very softly
Test Mile. Faure should hear.
The street door stood partly open
and a warm breeze filtered through the
opening. Three minutes later the
youns Aristide mingled with the CROWD
On Sixth avenue. happy In the posses.
sion OF his leather-tabbed key and not
more than three words of English.
II was about this time that Mile
Faure came back to the salon. lured
By the music, and found the chamber
empty. " for the young man at the
piano. She rushed up to the performer
q tapped him on the shoulder.
Pardon" she asked. "but has m'sieu
seen n little boy?"
Hsieu had e e a little boy, and was
surprised upon wheeling around on
the stool to note his absence. They
both ran into the han. and the open
street door was eloquent testimony to
the manner of A%ristide's departure.
"Aristide!" mademoiselle shrieked
I'm throat-flling tones of hysteria. In
stanfiF the cry was taken up by Mime.
Pe-vaslt. who appeared in a peignoir
at the second-story landing. by the
elder Perrault. who took the stairs In
ihasty descent, three at a jump, and
later in rapid crescendo by Leon and
Alexandra.
In an instant the Maison Ducrocq.
from the page poy at the telephone to
the last cooks assistant, was in an up
roar az confusing shouts with ever
the same leitmotif. "Aristide! Arts
tide." they yelled. and tumbled pell.
NELL into the street.
Rareheaded and in slippers. they ran
.ezst and west. Nine. Perrault, with
the Eoverness and a page, arrived
lbreathIessly at the corner Of Sixth ave
niue. just as an ambulance changed
moSsay away. simultaneously a throng
that had gathered melted into little
gronps and discussed in loud tones the
accident which had brought the ambu-
lance.
-Wnt.s de matterf" said the page to
n n~ewsboy.
-Now-d9y just took him away In de
amburelance." wa the reply.
~Who?" the page calculated.
INV some hid wuz run over by q
truck
The page grew white. ~wot for
iookin' hid wux hef" he persisted
-Av. some little dago runt," said the
nessboy. and the page seized mad
emoiselleis arm.
Shake II up." he cried. dragging
ner along. "Dey took him ter de hos
pifAl-"
or the sentence she understood only
ono word. the baneful hospital" Es-
corted by at least a thousand persons,
fthey ran without stopping to the great
red brick institution on Fifteenth
street and were ushered Immediately
Into ene ONCE.
Say, sonnie." the clerk murmured,
here's your mother"
The injured boy raised himself on
his elbow ana looked up at Nine. Per
lfzait- One glance was sufficient.
~Dheli 1t is he said v~itheringly.
The clerk turned Just In time to
catch Mme. Perrauit as she sank faint.
ing 10 the floor. Restoratives were ap-
Piled mad the little procession started
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