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

"psrhap: she's stopped to play On
well. Baiaoo." cried the TIRES
Brothers. shall We SEQ you to-day
or Tomorrow"
Coming. comingi" replied Baiaoo
10 his soft. Eongliko voice.
And DIR. Honorat, unable to believe
either his eyes or his spectacies. saw
Q gentleman walk down from the top,
from the very top OF the tree. M
comfortably ~ though he wero walk
ing down from the top floor Of Q
house.
DR.. Honorat had never ssen any.
thing like Il. except In the circus at
Clermont. with Japanese walking
straiGht up and down n pole. who
was that acrobat Eh7 why3 What
Tho doctor was not mistaken. II was
no. He recognized him beyond a
doubt. There was no mistake about
y. IL was n. Noel. How are you.
N. Noel7"
Balaoo. on touching ground. gave
him . little wave Of tho hand and said,
How do you DO. doctorT' from 9
distance In . very casual and patroris-
Ing tone that did not reassure Dr.,
Honorat ~ much a. he expected.
The news which Balaoo brought hid
friends was this:
II have Just come from the ton
branch Of tho big beech At pierrefeu.
No ono has entered tho forest yet.
Tourooi Touroo! Still. there are q
lot Of red trousers In the fields They
don't look a. n they were preparing
for battle. They are all eating and
smokins. Tying on the grass like cows.
she was going TO Saint Martin.
''She went hack again In the AFTER
noon. Aren't you afraid that the peo-
pie Of your race will hurt herr I called
ont to her that II was rash. but shs
wouldn't listen. Has she come back
I'm keeping q lookout: and I can
see that this In oil cowardly russ. for
tho red trousers are sprawiins on the
grass like cowa Tourooi Tourooi"
Zoe. In rnRs. entered tho clearing.
Balaoo gave her an angry look.
what have you done With the en-.
press's dress?" he asked.
Zoo vanished behind the hornbeam.
and nve minutes Laser appeared IN the
clearing with the gorgeous white dress
on her back.
IT gave Il her," said Baiaoo. Il
felt sorry for her whom ! saw her pass.
inR this morning In her rags"
ITS . Dress" said Simeon. speak,
Ing with Q purpose-a purpose -
cIumsily emphasized that everybody
understood what he meant ITS .
dress which she 70 quite right % b
careful with. She couldn't hope for .
rrander TO wear on her wedding day"
Zoe at once ceased paradinG her
finery. and turned ~ red - . peony.
Baiaoo gave q growl. and without cere.
mony spat at Simeon's feet. an invari.
able sign of displeasura And. lest
there should be any doubt about II he
gruntcd:
II don't like people to talk abeut
marriage In my presence."
There was q chilly pause. Hubert
thought u wise TO ray In q soft voice;
there's nothing to upset you. IA.
laoo. In that remark. Zoe win have
TO marry some day"
That's her business" jsrked IA
laoo with swelling cheeks and temples.
"And you. too. Balaoo. You must,
you know. some day"
1T" roared tho missinR-l link. spring.
Ing UP. "I! Marry! Marry q man
Rirli Never. never. neveri rhoh!
Phohi Goekl Cock! Tchi Tchi PhNhi
Phohi Phoh! Phohi A man-giri. IN.
deed!"
He struck great blows on his heart.
which gave forth sounds like . drum.
and moved away from his man friends.
And they now hrst thought Of ask
ing Zoe the result Of her negotiations