The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16

see an elderly gentleman and a young
lady seated In one corner OF the room.
but felgned not to notice them. Then
he went behind tho counter and spoke
few words to his wife. The elderly gem
tlemnn whispered to the young lady,
This In our man" The shop was now
empty and the elderly man advanced
from his corner and begged n few words
with Monsieur Defarge. The elderly man
was. OF course. Mr. Lorry and the young
woman Miss Mnnette.
In an upper room. over tho wineshop,
was he who had once been DR.. Manette-
one OF the most talented men In Paris.
lie had Just been rescued from that i'm
prisonment which had been allotted to
him by one OF the mobiles. and the De
far9es, old servants OF his. had taken
him to their home. His mind was shat
tered They had taught him shoemaklng
In tho prison OF the bastile, and when
DefarYe took him away he begged thar
his shocmakng bench and tools be
brought away with him.
To the chamber Of this victim OF op-
preston Dcfarge conducted Mr.. Lorry
and Lucic Mnnette. pefargc took out
KEY and unlocked the door. You think
II. then, necessary" said Mr.. Lorry, ito
keep the unfortunate gentleman 40 close
" secluded" He has been 40 long
locked up replied Defarge, that he
would he rightened-rave--tcar his hair
AZ the door were left open. Courage,
Miss, courage" They entered and saw
n paunt. white-haired man with his head
hent low over his work-husy at his
shoemnking
Good day" said Defarge. You are
still hard at work. I see" After long
silence, the head lifted and strange,
constrained. hollow voice replied, Yes,
I am working" Tho faintne.s OF the
voice and it's tone were ptiaole. ana
dreadful MIR. Lorry came forward and
stood for moment before the shoemak-
er Then Lucic came forward and the
old man looked up at her.
A strange expression came Into his
eyes az II he were trying to remember
something Between the pnuscs OF his
uiIck and labored breathing he said
who nrc YOU" Lucle snt down on the
bench beside him Her golden hair
which she wore In long curls, fell down
over her neck lie took the hair In his
fingers and looked closely at H. lie
turned Lucle fun to the light and gazed
at her intcntly
she laid her head upon my shoulder
TINT night when | was summoned out,
and begged me not TO go. And when
was brought to the North Tower there
were "A few Of her golden hairs upon my
sleeve You will leave me these, ! said
they can never help me to escape In the
body. though they may In the spirit y
He formed his words many times with
his lips before he could speak them Then
suddenly, How is this1 Was II your
do not come too near us" said Luz
Gle TO the others
Whose voice was thet7' whispered
tho broken man NO. no, you are too
Young II can't he. What In youS name,
gentle nngcl2" She put her arms about
him and her head upon his shoulder.
lie gradually dropped to the floor ana
lnv there In lethargy. ~ II could be
arranged now" said Lucle, that we
might he taken nj once away--at once
MIR Lorry went to get coach and post
horse and the girl watched there by her
fathers eide while he, now and then,
would murmur his number Rs n prisoner
and his place of imprisonment; one
Hundred and Fve-North Tower"