The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
How French Girl MOurned For
Underworld Fighter Al
His Deathbed
WITH ONE WHO TRICKED HIM
BY HERBERT COREY.

Inv ictltt lNHlne IL prOuutt uI
one 0f those quarters Of Paris through
which tourists sometimes shudder un.
der competent escort Haggard, black
toothcd women sit ut the open windows
and smile horribly at the passerby. For
ten cents one who can not resist the
promptings Of curiosity eau achieve
table d'hOte, which IL at least excel.
lently filling Coffee may be had for
a penny, and coffee with Il llqueur for
three cents In many corner shops. The
alleys are more animated at midnight
than at noon The men shoulder
against greasy store fronts and eye
the stranger In sort Of tranquil hos
tility.
Stlll, the Petite YyOnne was very
very pretty She dressed we'll BY In.
stinct. A girl Of Whitechapel acccntu.
ates her hunchlness by tangles Of rib
bon, aud wears carrots I'm her hat.
Iyonne knew the value Of line.
Her particular Duyal had been taken
to the American hospital at Neuilly II
was during this time that the men Of
the American Ambulance met the
Petite lyonne socially. She didn't
miss a visiting day. On other days
she was almost certain to stroll down
the Avenue d'lnkermann. d past the hos
pltal front. II Il khHiki-clnd American
hailed her she would respond In scraps
of English
Find out about my little Duval-ht
with the knife cut across his cheek
WhereupOn the obiging American
would penetrate Dnyal's ward. aud
come 10 ivonne with the information
she resired Never the same American
two days In succession The Petite
lvonne doubted all men She would
check the report Of one day by the re-.
port Of the next Eventually Duval
was transferred to one Of the French
military hospitals The men Of the
ambulance followed his fortunes
through the gossip OF the French driy.
ers.
COnvalscent, But Not Sober
He Is convalescent now. that Du.
val II was reported, and IL keeping
drunk by buying wine at frame the
bottle and smuggling It into the hos
pital for sale to the other patients at
a franc and half"
Duval was quite AZ characteristic Il
product Of his environment az was his
lvOnne. lie had been swept up with
other notorious Apaches IN the first
days Of mobilization and put into a
uniform. Many " these criminal par.
Gsltes made good soldiers. They had
rat.like intelligence that was " use
I'm the fire trenches and rat. like des.
peratlon In the fight. Duval had been
twice wounded aud once praised by his
captain. II he had not been Duyal he
might have been given the Cross. He
watched one crOokedly. He rasped his
words from an abslnthe bitten throat
"Nun are TO have weeks fur.
lough,' said the chief physician Of his
hospital Then you are to 10 back to
the front"
Duval growled his thanks and start
ed for his quarters on the arm Of
Ny0nne. He was quite strong again.
hut he did not want TO return to the
front. He was OF opinion that he had
done enough for his country. He let
his old friends In the Quarter know
this. by and by one OF them came to
lyOnne mysteriOusly.
Pierre knows how 10 save Duyal
fro mthe front, he reported. But he
will not tell"
Pierre is the keeper Of wine shop
on one Of the little blank streets that
are hidden back Of the Boulevard
Montparnasse He had long appraised
ivonne's good looks at their full value.
But she Clung to Duyal as perman.
ency. Now she coquetted with Pierre.
He weakly yielded his secret
But He Went Rack
"lf Duyal were out Of the way |
should be better pleased said the
keeper Of the VINE shop But bear
him no grudge because you love him
aud do not love me. Let him know
that soldier who has been twice
wounded need not return to the front
II he prefers to stay at home Let him
refuse TO 70. Tell him not to gossip
this about II is not desirable that
many know"
80 that Duval faced the chief ply.
slcisn VI the hospital the next day
He need not go back 10 those Internal
trenches" he said Full Of bad wine
he defied the chief physician. He
promised that official knife between
his ribs II he attempted to force the
Apache back 10 the firing line. II
the physician succeeded 10 getting him
OF to the front he pledged himself
to find revenge at the first opportun.
| lty. nuyal really believed that having
been twice wounded he had the right
10 remain home. He thought the chief
physician was prosecuting him Next
day Il file NJ soldiers sought hlm at his
hole In the Quarter.
You're of for POnt.a Mousson,
they told him. 1T has been ordered
for you especially You made threats
against persons In high authority"
The wineshop keeper laughed at the
girl "Duval was u fool said he. II
am rid Of this little Duvsl"
Firing Is continuous at Pont-a Nous
son. Those who 20 forward 90 the
fire trenches there expect to be killed
SO they are quite happy. II appears
that II is the uncertainty Of death that
IN most annoying In war Those who
have quite given mp hope seem at ease
with life and with themselves. DuyAl
10 his mates told the ambulance driver
was an exception. lie was petulant
He said there was man he wished Ia
knife before he died
THE chief physician" said one who
had heard why he had been ordered
forward TO Pont .Mousson.