The Washington herald., 1914-06-14

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It 10 needless to say that Barbsmuehs
was elected at the nsxt meeting Of the
Bohsmisns.
4 Letter from Mimi.
Then the winter came on and II was
4 hard times for the Bohemians One
morning Collins sought out the abode
Of Rodolph-it was in . deserted street
In the Faubourg ct. Germania-in q gar
ret II had taken him two days to md
the abiding place Of the Bohemian
As he ascended to the top floor he
saw the concierge placing a pair OF
women's boots and q pair Of mems boots
outside the door.
Whose boots are those?" demanded
Colline Of the conciege.
Mime. Rodolph's.''
Hes married." thought Colline. We'll.
then. he Is married: there can be no
doubt about that. think-I will take a
walk
A few days later the Bohemians each
and every one Of them received the fol-
lowing notice: M and Mime. Rodolph,
Iterati. beg you to favor them with your
company tomorrow evening at o'clock
sharp.
n. B-'There will be plstes''
1t was a jolly supper the Bohemians
had.
and Mimi went on smoothly. But pow
erty came in the door and love fiew out
OF the window. One night Rodolph ar
rived home to md this letter from Mimi:
Il have not . sous and the rule
In such cases surely il to forget.
80 stiIi It IL foreseen Who's the greatest fool.
viii blot out all memory Of thee yet.
| After Many Years.
| Years rolled away. as years will. and
one day as he as walking in the park
Of Luxembourg. Rodolph met a very
weIl-dressed man. who addressed him as
| follows:
Why. is that you? You look prosper
Gus? We go no more into the pleasant
Quarters It not so? But still. come
with me TO the boulevard and there We
will take luncheon and an afternoon
drink"
Where is Mimi" said Rodolph. taking
frappe.
Mimi? Why. she has sent for a doctor
She thinks she has consumption and is
dying
Rodolph fell back in his chair She is
| l.
Can I see her."
why, yes. I should think So
Together they went to the hospital.
As Rodolph went over to the little white
bed Of his wife he said: You see that I
am here. Mimi
She replied: You must not leave-the
doctor told me so. When I am we'll I'll
come back and see you. have found
you and We can be happy"
He pressed a lingering kiss on her lips
and went out.
At MINIS Deathbed.
Rodolph was preposterously sad. know
ing that the end was near. and Mimi
was preposterously gay in the fact that
she had again met her husband and in
the hope of an earthly life which she
was destined never to know. never to
enjoy. She recalled all the Bohemian
friends OF the other days.
Make me laugh. Cheerfulness Is
health to me. 1t is that young viscount
who has made me ILL., Just think Of it;
he wanted me to learn to spell. and what
set his friends were. There was a reg
ular poultry yard. and he was the pea
cock in it."
All the Bohemians tried to hide their
tears and went on jesting with the dying
girl.
The next morning Rodolph went to the
hospital. Mimi" said he. you shall
not die here. 1 have a cab. Come back
to your old place"
'Rodolph." said Mimi. here 1 will
die"
Rodolph left the hospital. Next day
he met the young surgeon and said in
a faltering voice. How is my wife?"
why. she is dead. She was very un-
easy, she fancied that you might be ILL.,"
Let US go to the hospital at once"
said Rodolph.
They were kept waiting a quarter Of
an hour on the steps Of the hospital.
When did she die?" asked Rodolph.
Take me to the Amphitheater." He
knew that they might be performing an
autopsy.
Musette's Victim.
When he reached the Amphitheater the
hospital ofiicial said: she IL no longer
here: she is there" And he pointed to
a large van drawn up in a courtyard In
which the bodies who died in that hos
pital were then taken to paupers' graves
"Good-by." said Rodolph. and the ON
cial said. Would you like me to 60
with your"
NO" said Rodolph. II want to be
alone
1t was a year after Minis death when
Rodolph and Marcel celebrated their Of
ncial entrance into the world. II have