Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-06
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his own opinion. He knew nearly all
his own ouinion. He knew nearly all
/ the judges and was acquainted with
all the courts in Paris and surround
ing towns He was equally familiar
with the inside of most jails, but fail
ure never daunted him, for he was of
a temperament that would have made
him the chief of sinners in a world
where tempters were unknown. Paris
was his native place and his pride.
He liked its jails, it's boulevards, its
restaurants and its society. He even
had quite tender feelings toward the
police at times, though. on the whole,
he adopted an attitude of icy indiffer.
ence whenever a policeman appeared
on the same side of the street. Rather
tall, and inconveniently broad, Touche
had unusually delicate hands, and for
more than 90 years they had provided
him with a living, exciting and dull by
turns, but quite remunerative never
theless.
Touche was keeping company with
Marguerite Bossar of the Paris st.
Suipice at Neuilly when the Rev. Paul
Darcy came to take charge of the
church. Today he was walking along
the street discussing with his sweet
heart the important question as to
how he was to get drink when he
had only a sou and she had less.
Touche stopped suddenly as the
priest passed them slowly consulting
his watch.
"What is that?" he asked sharply,
for he was rather a stranger in this
district, having operated mostly at
Colonies of late.
ooh, that is the new priest" Mar
guerite replied indifferently. 'He's the
son of marquis. and he's got lots of
money, but he's Socialist or some
thing. Anyhow, he has come to save
u.s."
"And what a watch and chain, did
you see it?"
"You are not thinking Of" she
began.
ooh, shut up" he said roughly, "Pve
got to live. Look here, Marcy, that
there chain has twenty frac piece on
the end of it. Why, it is enough to
get married on"
Cant we get it somewhere else"
she pleaded.
"I'd like to know how Look here,
you needn't worry, the pious gent can
look after himself. I'll do all that's
wanted"
Marguerite was not criminally in
clined girl, although during her 20
years on this earth she had not dis
tinguished herself by the fondness for
hard work which one class declares
is the privilege of the other. She had
had several good situations, but her
mistresses soon made her understand
that she wouldn't do and Marguerite
carried her little trunk backward and
forward from her mothers room many
times within a period of three years.
Then she met Touche, was captiv-
ated by the mans philosophy and
finally agreed to keep company with
him.
It was well that Marguerite didn't
know that Touche had not the slight
est intentions of marrying her. She
amused him and was good company,
but he knew only too well that mar
riage would be an incumbrance. He
had to be constantly on the jump
and the prospect of Juggling wife
about alarmed him. while love-makins
was a very convenient recreation.
He was thinking Of this when the
priest passed him again. Touche
stared at the watch chain which was
big aud fat like the person who wore
1t.
"It is really a pity to let him keep
that" he murmured as he turned
around and followed the priest until
he entered a comfortable looking
house. This was evidently his resi-
dence. Touche walked up to the door,
rang the bell. stared the servant out
of countenance and calmly announced
that he would wait until the reverend
father would see him. To his surprise,
the priest seemed to like this incon-
venient visit and Touche was welcom-
ed into a cosy little study on the Sc
cond floor.
Now what can do for you, my
boy" the priest said with a smile.
though to Touches disgust he was
sitting on the other side of the broad
desk as he usually did when saving
souls, for he was fat and liked plenty
Of room.
IT came to see you. father. because
! want to get spliced," Touche said abb
sentmindedly.
Every good, indeed, very good" the
priest replied. toying with his watch
chain. "Have you carefully considered
this most important step in your ca
reer?"
81 have and so has the girl" was
the reply.
The discussion didn't end there, for
the priest had a lot to say, but when
Touche left the house it was with
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