The evening world., 1914-02-10

so BalaoO put on mis- pOOus ~ NJ
found some difsiculty In forcing In his
hind hands-for Baiaoo could say
what he liked manage though he was.
he had more OF the monkey than the
man about him. aimee no he'd four
hands. whlcn h the obvious character
istic OF the Quadrumana-hs heaved
slight sighs: m other words. he rave
forth srowis which ne inhsbitsnts Of
Saint Martir-des-Bois rad more than
once taken for tho premonitory sounds
Of q storm.
Moreover. II was one Of his favorite
with mis- reverberatinG. rolling voice
whom far away from mon. TO friehtsn
them.
Baaaoo had his boots on lie ~.
Elected that now. when ne mimicked the
voice OF tho thunder. Ne was scceded on
returning home, And there vas cause
for IL no doubt; for. after IN. ~ ren
the risk that. one nns dAy. Il would -
discovered that the thunder WAS he.
Ana his master had told him natly that
he would not answer FOR the oonee.
auencss. The members OF the human
race. II they found b:aaoo out. would
sibbon. lie would Be poppea into 9
csSs-and q good Job. toe! lie had
better bear that In mind. =.
The road was free. He crossed u
at q bound ana ran acroes the helde %
the cabin Of the Thrss Drothsss Veu-
trim.
"who's tl,eref"
lie replied:
IT'S I. Noel
Baiaoo'a voice was both dull ana gut
turNi, raaping out the ayalables low
down In the throat. Bottles and bottlel
OF sirup had bssn vssd up In the sffer'
10 "humaniss" that voice.
THO neura IN the chtmnsy.corner foe>
And another dark hgure. In . reoeee "a
the wall, sat vp on end. Mother veu'
trim. the old pAralyssd woman. end NJ
tie Zoe looked at him with questioning
eyes. q,
o'clock to-n'ssN. Hsvs everything
Zoe WAS ON her knees. kissing III
"Heve you saved them. Noalf Hav'
Won seen thsm7 Are thsy coming. 81
three of than?" And she namsd them
20 make sure that not one would b
sn,ssinE: "simson? Elisf iiubert?"
Uaiaoo growlsd.
eyes, Simeon, Elis ana Iiubeet"
You've done Il. Meal: you've oone u:
Leaving the hut hs hAstsaee hs0s
. ward and was at once summesea nv
: his masters prsseNoe. TIC mae1sSrau
.. stood beside Coriolis.
The visitor said:
"Irs extraordinary. have sssn mon
keys ut the Emusic han. enf asysh'ns q
equal ehis--nsver."
Bsisoo elsnchsd his fsts to his moutl
.. 10 prevent thunder that swslisd Ms chss
from burstinS.
Newer use tina. WORD in his presence.
, said Coriolis.
'sWhat wordf"
, Monkey"
|. "Oh, does ne understand As much o
thatr'
Look at the face he's puliins."
eyes. he friehtens ma declared u
visitor. stepping back IN alarm.
"Once again. you have nothing to
, AFRAID OF. You have vexsd him BY usln'
|. that word, but he wouldn't hurt ny"
''FIs borss me with that Old dy Of his.
!, thought Balaoo. He'd better ash LON
bard. tho hairdrssser In the Rue vert'
, the friend Of Camus; he'd bstter ask hir
, II wouldn't hurt . ny"
. ''Oh. ne understands anything. con
, tinusd Coriolia
. "And you say that ne spsaksC
. lie speaks better French than GU
, peasants. Speak. Baiaoo: say some
/ thing"
. Balaoo. seclng himself treated. befor
/ one Of the race. like an intefseetn
Z ANNA, at q fair. turned his poor fact
torn with shame and dsspair. to he
/, who always, at his worst trials. ha
been his supreme consolation. ana VII
sometimes, whom ms brain rslapse1 int
animal darkness. had proved heTsel
, MS saving star.
q smile and uttered these words:
Book Of stiqusttA paragraph ten.
Tho man-aps 1t eoes turnsd 70 IN
visitor:
II have not had the honor of bsio
introduced to you. monsieur" he sal
. In roaring voice that Haos the houa
n shake again.
"oh,' exclaimed the visitor. 'oh
i All! Ah!s
/. Ana ne opened the v,ds eyes Of m
=. who In ready to rush away In fright.
u But Coriolis was not satishsd.
'. Politely" he said. Politely. I
X your gsntlsst voice"
Come. Balaoo. In your gsutlsst voice.
insisted Madeleine In her own gent
9 voice.
= And Balaoo repsstsd the senteaos
A 81 have not had the honor OF being "
troduesd to you. monsieur"--in III
pipinx voice that made all the youn
0 tahies laugh. excepting Madslsine.
\. But it's marvellous" shouted the oths
member OF the race. ITS mssvslou
msrvslousi can't believe ~ II
. can't be . pithscsnthrOps!
Q Hes not one any longer" Corsolis a
scented. Hes . man."
Al these words Balaos raised . preu
Y and triumphant forehead.
. Corioiis proceeded to mako the intrS
n auctions In tho terms prescribed In II
book OF stiaustte:
" II have the honor to introduce 70 70
n. Noel. my valued assistsnt In m
n work OH the ssd-plant" And. turntn
4, TO Daiaoo: "T'his. my dear friend. 10
y HsNnsnt Do Msyrentin. the saaminln
v magistrate. who 10 very anxious 70 maxi
o your scausintancs. Pray Ut dow
II gentlemen"
a Tho gentlemen" sat down.
"yc- know ~ha. 3 magistrate 4. ~
dear Nosl?" asked Coriolis. with an In
" portant air.
d "a magistrate" replied Baisoo. vii
. an air Of equal importance, is q ms
who sends thieves to prison,
- And what is . thief" NJ DE- Meyres