The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

posftc nature. They liked each othc-
At once, because they couil never Ia
bored In each others company.
Gaspard. who felt that he was ~.
cially inferior. told first OF his friend.
ship for ljUrette and also for Dudor-
non. lie considered these two good
as references. but So far as c,iuca,ion
was concerned he was quite willing to
admit hat about all he had been Ali.
to de- IN school was to wipe off ths
blackboard.
THE schOolt1astrr got on my nerves.
and II got on my fathers nerves 20
realize what ] thought of school. So
after putting me in there at the age ~
I he took me out again when 7 was 2
and said: Now you know how 60 read
and write. and that's all you need; al,
the rest il rot. College and DEGREES
ore good only for sons Of polit,-
Cld,.. Just look at me-
wouldn't know hWH To- mako a division
on paper; I'd 90 all wrong hn, when
I do 1t in my head, believe me, nevae
make a mistake
And then, YOU know. when Il comS
10 talking 7 don't think | need m;
lessons from any one. t'Y
bought 4 lot Of books and I've 20,
regular library under my bod. SuIns
books too. take IL from mo: VITO
HUGO. Alexandra Dumas and 'r,r.r.
hv i:ostand. ! saw Cyrano' six tina
on the stage there's - pls,
for YOU. DO YOU remember Nurr -
'aiks about his nose and thcn wre.
II" makes love to T.nNdur aud "a
thinks it's the other man and H. 81
f.fy, tsts.lsf "a. 1tg I'm
then when he is about - die
Md GISpard rccited in "A loud 70
the last words Of tho famous play.
81 see said tho professor. "the
you are fond If good literature"
II like everything that X Spod'
replied Grspard in an GU burst Of cn.
thusidsfn. "iI tell YOU another m.
! love: \ n~honograph, Eut
when ii comes 20 resding | have rea,'
Ices Nisersllos' seven tiiucs. ~ co.f.s
| know just what Is going to happ,-
when I read K over again, bat what
| like H. to see the way IL is told. M,u
Ike Victor Hugo deserve 10 ne rcl
II Il We're up 10 IN. | would eve hin.
every thing | have 'c a,i.
You know. mon who can write thinci
liz" that are "ouGors,"
He remained silent .or a while an.
then continued.
w hcroas an .Adjl:nn' an
.A!juianI Ho might starvs %.
death f,rh: in front Of mo ana
wouldn't ave him a thing"
Now you're bra Cging, said the pga
lessor quietly.
Gispard had nothing further - s.,
Tho que, way and the rl"isent
manners Of the professor inspire,
Gaspard with both RESPECT ami con.
iidonce. He was extremely f..n.l.-
pIth him. but stiil never rcfraIuc
from prc'iNins % "Nonslerr" ~ -
nam" when - spoke to ',,m. MOI
sicur Mousse. ncre the frat words ~.
ever addressed 10 him. lust az ui,i
E1ret'" in days gone by. he li';cS .r
talk win this maj because he roi'
that his conversation was hcuehcis
20 him. particularly in these harrack.
: where life was go hull.
As a matter Of fact the lfe NJ thss.
two units was lugubriously CONT
cal.
, Reing unfit" there was nothing 70,
them 10 do, nothing beyond countius
the minutes rs they went bv and ~,
'"l &" NIlSI NaVCn rom
which he practically never tool his
I eyes.
lie was tall. with a long neck and
a nigh forehead and his slender 81.
houette could he seen passing alou;
the walls, ollowed by Gaspard, who
came right after him in his ro~otstere.
his eyes glued TO the cround AS though
he wero hoping to find someth,r:
along his way.
Winter had already arrived. and &,
military barracks il is felt earlier than
anywhere else. The chestnu. tree,
around the central yard had los, 6
their leaves and presented n sorrow+v,
/ appearance. II was raining two DAY
, out Of three and a cold WIND accor
| panied the rain.
What Il life. What a life" o..
claimed Mousse.
II cant stand It any longer es
Gaspard.
They went to sec tho Iicutcra-t
The Lieutenant strokcd his boar
and said:
You are unfit. can't NAL
rSe of you; tho rGic is strict. 7 ca
only employ men who are %ph"s'~oil
tit"
We'll then, what are We gong ~
do?"
Just wait around here"
This is TERRIBLE said .h~ professrr
In the midst If his despair IA u~r'
to soc the chief and showed HIM ~
papers, proving that he was a collrs'
graduate.
Now. couldn't l help you s.crct't.
without any knowing pryth.rf
about il . . copy some a. yrBr
reports, or anything like that"
lie seemed so detected that the 9TH"
replied:
We'll. il you insist , don
care
He could have kissed him. so hApN'
WAS he at the thought Of findirs
something 10 do, lie settled down :"
work with enthusiasm. Just ~ =
starving man sits down TO Il good mes.
Meanwhile tiaspard went int" 81"
~s,orehousc, from where at tho begin
ming he had distributed to his con.
rades the various articles OF the'r
equipment. His former place was now
taken by a man who WAS almost hl'nN
and who at a distance Of two YARD
couldn't see the difference between -
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