The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-11

last lights were extinguished In the
windows Of Saint Martin. des- Bols.
He sat and thought. He sincerely re-.
GREETED. his accident with the dis
tinguished visitor who hid called to
see him. Not that he suffered any
pangs at having SO unceremoniously
and without previous warning killed
one OF the human race who had in.
suited him: but he feared that had
caused great pain to- his dear little
Madeleine.
What q queer face she put on when
he was 20 proudly dragging by the
hind legs that NJ. Herment do Mey-
rentin. who would never make fun Of
him again!
And what terrible eyes his kind
master. Coriolis, had made at him!
1t was to purchase his forgiveness
and to secure q welcome at Made
leine's hands that Balaoo had stolen
the empress's gown Just now. Aftor
hanging M. Herment de Meyrentin's
corpse. with the dead mans necktlc.
from the Arst tree In the forest on
the RiOm Road. as was right and
proper. Balaoo had been three times
round the Coriolis estate. listening
With bent back and hanging head.
dragging his feet and carrying his
hands In his pockets. Balaoo had en-
tered the deserted village. wondering
what he could do to atone for hiD
offense. whey he met the needle-
women going to the Black Sun under
Roubions escort.
He smiled without exactly knowing
why; perhaps because he recognized
Nine. Mure and Mime. Boche. on
whom he had played many q practi-
cal Joke In his time. He heard them
talking about wonderful dress, q
dress Of the kind that was only worn
among the emperors Of men. the dross
OF the Empress Of Russia.
Balaoo's curiosity was reused. He
wanted to see that masterpiece OF
French industry" He removed his
shoes and tied them round his neck
by the laces. He was quite COM
Portable now, and 1t only took an
acrobatic leap or two over a couple
OF walls and a roof to bring him TO
the fanlight Of that summer dining
room where Nine. Toussaint was
fOut Iuo IuuTNeI.
Balaoo made up his mind the mo-
would suit Madeleine ito perfection"
And at the first opportunity. sup
piled by the absence Of the needle-
women, he pushed open the fanlight,
held on to the window by his hind
hands, took q swing. seized the COW
eted object with his forehands flying.
leaped back through the fanlight and
over the roofs with the en-.
presss gown.
He ran straight to the little door
ut the end Of Corioliss garden. his
own private door, and was on the
point Of ringing. But suddenly his
hand. which was already on the bell.
pull. rose and scratched the brtstly
hairs on the top OF his head. He re.
the law. the lessons In the
law which Madeleine had given him:
"One must always pay for things
before taking them"
And Baia0o had Just taken some
thing without paying for It. for TO
Balaoo stealing and taking meant the
same thing; and the question OF pay
ment before taking possession was
by the members OF the human race,
who refused to do anything like
other races. And Madeleine would
not be pleased. She would send him
packing with his empress's gown, and
that would make two bothers instead
Df one. Sorrowfully he moved away
rom the little door at the end OF the
Earden and made tor the open ceun.
And tAsrs he stood on TIE eds, q
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