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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
PATRIOTISM on THE
AMERICAN FARM
BACK TO THE LAND

we can count to the utmost degree
on the patriotism OF the American
farmer Herbert Hoover SAID in a re-
cent conference with Food Administfa-
ton workers OF the different states.
This was the message brought back
by the Kentucky representative who
attended the conference.
Food must first be raised before 1t
can be sent to American soldiers
abroad and their English, French. Bel
gian and Italian associates in war.
The only people who can raise food IN
large quantities. are the farmers, and
the Kentucky soldiers al Hattiesburg
and Camp Zachary Taylor are counting
on the folks back home producing the
largest food crop in the history Of the
state.
People who live In cities and small
towns ia Kentucky are asked to help
win the war by raising their own back
yard gardens. Every time a city fam.
lily raises a bushol OF beans in garden
the Food Administration is enabled to
take bushsi OF beans from the farm
and send them to Europe. Gardeners
are urged to raise enough beans and
potatoes 70 last all next winter. and to
store them on their own premises.
The Food Administration announces
that the entire country east OF the
Mississippi River would have been
short Of potatoes this last winter ex-
cept for this home supply raised in
gardens last year. but because they
were raised in gardens potatoes today
are plentiful and one OF the cheapest
foods In the market, and every one
should use them freely. The man who
can raise garden this year, and does
not do SO, will not only fail to help
win the war. but will be in actual
danger OF himself suffering for food
next winter.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
''eeis-IP'-2 Drops
Then to the Dance |!
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corn
Peel Of With "Gets-It."

asay, girls. you can laugh. at
tight shoes, or damp. corn-pulling
on tho soles OF your feet. corhs be
tween the toes. hard and soft corns.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
Buy a $4.14
War Savings Stamp
The Government Buys il Back &5 nm
from You January LIST, Ie23for pOsVV
Buy outright for Cash. Or buy on the Instamen Plan
Csc down and Csc whenever yon feel like saving it
HOW TO BUY 1T ON THE INsTALLMENT PLAN
The Government Buys il Back
from You January LIST, 1923 for


&C to the Louisa National Bank post once
and the at you
Thrift Stamp and a Thrift Card
Paste ThrffS on your Card.
N
Of Stamps your
Card take this card to the bank post Office ard
Also give m
The win give w s. sa y. s.. Saving
will q Us
Savings Certificate
20 Savings Stamps
:
Take Of worth $412
1929 this
tfne s.
s quarterly.
saver he anor
to
HOW BUY
the
Wa January
will
fter up inc NOR each month
you you earn
uhcate Office
money At
the
stamp
write on postcard Thrift
And address
70 W8VU
Next yourp Stamp anda
starth buying Savings Stamp TO-DAY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19

In an interview today. Fred NJ.
Sackett. the Federal Food Administra-
tor for Kentucky. said that the active
cooperation he was receiving from the
people Of the state in all the efforts
which the Administration at Washing
ton was making to insure adequate
supply OF foodstuffs and equitable dis
tribution at fair prices, was intensely
gratifying. In war times prices OF all
foodstuffs are high. yet high prices in
duce large production. and It is guam
tity OF food that this country needs
today. Whatever sacrifice Of personal
gain Is being made Is by our people
who produce our needed food. is but
the tribute OF the man and woman at
home to our boys who have gone from
every community to fight for our free
dom and our liberties.
car. us,,S - -,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19

Food Administration workers in
every county are taking the names OF
those who sign and those who do not
sign. Copies OF these names win be
kept in each county. In Louisville and
In Washington. Soon this record will
be complete, and the children OF the
future generations Of Kentuckians will
be able to tell 100 years from now
whether their grandparents were good
Americans or selfish slackers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
Save Food.

The campaign for additional sigma
lures to the Household Pledge Card is
progressing throughout Kentucky.
About 100000 women have signed. but
100000 have not. and the campaign
win continue until every one Of the
100000 have either signed or positively
refused to do so. In some of the coun-
ties the newspapers are printing the
names OF those who sign. In those
counties everybody knows that those
whose names are not printed are not
trying to win the war. and are not good
Americans.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19

II YOU Will Just touch the corn or
caiius with a few drops OF sGets-It'
what a blessed relief II gives to
corn painsl You won't limp any
more. you can snloy the dance
that corn or callus will come right
on complete, like n banana peel and
Without the least pain. Is just Won
dorful 'Gets-It' In the biggest seller
among corn removers In the world
today, simply because IL IN no Won
BE sure you get 'Gets-It.'"
'.Gets-It," the guaranteed. money
back corn-remover. the only sure WAY.
costs but q tribe at any drug store.
Hfdby e Lawrence q Co. Chicago. lii
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19

The Food Administration announces
to the people OF Kentucky that there
viii be sugar for canning this year.
Those who need sugar for canning
have only to apply to their County Ad-
ministrators at the canning time. who
will give them certificates emitting
them to purchase In necessary guam
dt1ea
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19

During the next four months Amer
ica will be shorter OF wheat than any
thing else. Lessening Of wheat con-
sumption is q military necessity. We
have less than bushel apiece which
must be made to last until about July
LIST Saving wheat is war work. and
the man or woman who wastes wheat
is in the class with the Russian Boil
sheviki who destroyed ammunition and
enabled the Huns to make their In
yasion OF Russia holiday affair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
FIRE INSURANCE

! an prepared TO write Insurance on
any insurabis propesH In Louisa and
on ell good DWELLiNc0 AND BARNS
IN THE COUNTRY -. limited mum
ber Of stores not too far from Louisa
have the agency for the foIlovins
cOmpanies;
HENRY CLAY CO. OF ky.
NORTH AMERICA OF NEW YORK
wEsTcHEsTER OF NEW YORK.
WIN appreciate any bu.ins.. yoe
may give me-
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17
A doua ri primi raspuns.

il intimpina; privirea lui cauta
in multime, vede linga tata-sau,
ochii lor Sc saluta 81 ca i trimitc
un zimbet discreet de prieteltie 81 de
incurajare. Vorbeste despre: Iubi-
rea in poezia populara. Glasul lui
e cald, sonor, gestul linistit, fraza
corecta 81 sigura. Publicul il aplaue
da des. Ell sinnte in sala un current
[simpatic care i alta verva. Une-ori
|aplauzele il fac sd Sc opreasca; s'a-
tunci, drept, en- un suris Sc uita in
ochii eli umezii, scaparatori de bn-
curie, ca 81 cfnd de-acolo ar fl sor-
bit toata puterea 81 entuziasmul ta-
lentului lui. Ea ride ca prin Wis, 81
bate din palme. e. ST la esire il a.
steapta n usa.
= Ce frunos al vorbit, Domnule
Dan!
81 el dnce, Iii sufletul lui rasu-
netul acestor cuyinte 81 lmbra dull
ce a chipului ri din care Sc exala
nm parfum de fericire peste toate
'impresiile 81 gfnduriIe lui.
Intra!
81 Sc scula, putin necajit ca 81
cum lar ii degteptat dintr 'un Wis
frumos.
Oar cfnd vazu pc Albert se bucu-
ra, simti in odl1ia lui ceva din pre-
zenta Anei.
9. ii usta, Dan ii iubea,
de cind era a secretele yietef lui
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17

I durilor pc care lc spunea tare, un
alt rind de gfnduri sc ridicau, 81 el
par ca lie auzia cum ii soptesc me-
reu ,,Vezi tn ce jocuri curioase de
umbra 81 de lumina tree prin fata
eli alba 81 N ochii eli albastri, vezi
cum te asculta de cuminte 81 cum
te 'ntelege? in momentul acesta ca
tie iubeste, fara sa site; vorbele ta-
le intra 81 Sc aseaza in sufletul eli
ca un ferment de lumina; acum
dorm in ca, la sunetul glasului tau,
toate impresiile din lumea n care
81 poarta rochiile de matase 81 mi
cile eli vanitati 81 cochetarfi; MI te
vede de cit pc tine; ca te cugeta,
81 tot sufletul eli sa pierde fntr al
tau.
Apoi 0 vede pc strada, Ia bratul
nnchiului eli Peruianu. Privirile lor
se fntflnesc< <fntr 'rln salut jenat 81
par'ca 81 spun ceva pc fuga. Isi in
toarse capul dupa ca, ca dupa 0 ma
|lucire dintr'6 alta lume ce-a trecut
o clipa pc dinaintea lui, ca sal dea
prilej de visuri dulci zadarnice ;.
Ce figlira ursuza 81 posomorita a.
re Peruianu! 81 mereu o vedea Gu
|el la pliinbare. Cum E en- putinta
sa s'apropie 81 sa mearga alaturi
doua fiinti att de ndonstruos deo-
|sibite.
p Ia Atcneu; prima lui conferin-
ia, sala GENE de lurhe, se sue IA tri4
'bhn2 emotional, D aAfv4 de aplat1ze
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17
DAN.
ROMAN de A. VLAHUTA.
(Urnare).

'atunci, printr 'un fel de constlin-
ia retrospective vazu ca ca era de
multi acolo. Da, acum Isl aducea BIZ
ne-aminte: indaratul celor mai tri-
ste 81 intunecate gfnduri, el simtise
in tot-deauna vibrind ceva luminos
81 cald, 81 bine-facator ca mijire
alba de scare intr 'un Ger 1nchis, a.
coperit de nori.
Acum 0 vedea bine. In ochii Ell
dulci tremura ceva din propriul lui
suflet: erau atitea ginduri semana-
te de el, ca niste flori din alta eli
ma, intr 'un pamint rebel, 81 toate
rasarise. ). Mintea lui aluneca in
urma ca pc proectie de lumina,
cauffnd pasii, atitudinile, privirile,
sunetul glasului ei, atitea licariri de
Is misterioasa fericire, ce l'au ia
cut adesea >sa sirnta trecerea unui
farmec necunoscut, q unei suflari
noua de yiata peste inima lui este
lnita, ii zile fntregi 81 ramie visa-
tor.
he I'll, pc catedra, explica 9 lectie De
lpsicoloeie. IA, cu coatele Pc banca,
M VS. iirt4 tinta n ochii hui, : s'asculta.
elpd a cfnd privirea ei inteli-
Y M psrcf s,aprinde de caldnra
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17

frazelor lui, fata Sc lumineaza o
vede gesticulind Gu ochii eli limpe-
ri 81 vioi, propriele lui ginduri, 81
setea Ell de al asculta il animeaza,
da mint 81 glasului lui elasticita-
tie so vibrare particulara. Ell 1nsu-
81 Sc mira de lumina asta neobici-
nuita ce Sc face in cap; Gu ema-
natiune de putere uimitoare ca ii
ltrimete, din ochii Ell fascinatori o
acuitate de simturi, O dilatare ine-
splicabila a NINTH, una din ~acele
aprinderi 81 clarificari repezi a tu-
turor gfndurilor, pc care Sc zice c o
da prima bette de eter. E scapara-
rea doua suflete cmotionate, mi
sterioasa intilnire a doua raze de
simpatie, forta noua pc care des-
lcarca in tot-deauna caderea pc ace
las ritmu 81 perfecta armonizare de
|vibratii doua unde de energie, de
viata.
81 Dan avea atunci constinta e.
xacta a unui inestricabil echilibru
de puteri intelectuale, Sc dedubla
Iclar: in fuga vorbirei 1si vedca gin
durile fnainte de lie rosti, cum ra-
|sar 81 Sc insira, leganfndu-se, n fra
re, ISL da seama in acelas timp de
sonoritatea 81 modalatiile glasului,
de expresia figurei, de cumpatarea
Igestului si de efectul fie-carei fra
|ze: atitea perceptii multiple ale mo
Imentului isi gasiau in el rasnnetul
|si atentia cuyenifa. tn daratnl gin
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17

Albert venise in zila aceea de la
l.Sinaia, il cautase pc la redactie; pie
ca la Berlin, de unde nu va mai We.
nj in tara - daca va fl sd mai vie
- de cit GU Miba lui.
Apoi dupa 0 mica esitare, 81 ple-
c1ndu-si ochii distrasi pc un calen-
dar, zise, ca N treacat: ~ Stii cd
Isl Ana Sc MARTA. !.
80 Da? Gu cine? 81 Dan fntelese
de &c nu Sc uita Albert la dinsul.
- Gu Draghici.
ST ca 81 cum ar Fl simtit in tace-
rea lui Dan sfarfmarea unei iluzii,
1ncepu sd i spue, tot Gu ochii pc ca
lindar, cit de nsoara 81 de frivola, i
|s'a parut lui Ana, cum PRINT de
lutte propunerea lui Draghici, pc
care Gu doux zile 'nainte IL gasia al
somant 81 nesuferit, cum numai fap
tut ca acesta bogat, gratie fall
mentelor lli tata-sau.. 81 Sc opri,
lasfndu'si fata neispravita; facu
un gest de sila 81 de desglst. Dan
era linistit: acum putea san pri1
Iveasca n fata.
Cind pfecii
De seara, 81 tocinai voiam ia
'te rog. 81. Sd prfnzim fmpreuna. 4.
Cum nu! Gu cea mai mare pla
cere. S am 50 te petrec 81 IA. gard ].
Dan simti Cd proiluntase pres taI
re vorbeIe din urlha. Selinistea, nas
voia de . se misca, II f6cu IL v uite
IL ceas era spr6ape vrsIlsea mesei
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17
IN ATENTIUNEA FRAT1LoR
ROMfNI.

Susemnatul ca cunoscator in
vinderea de actiuni dau un STAT
fratilor Romini ca toti aceea ca
re doresc sa cumpere actiuni de
la ori ce companie de automobile
noua sau vechi, mai inainte de a
cumpara sd Sc adreseze la sub
semnatul pentru al indrepta
despre preturile actinilor.
Sfatul il dan gratis ori 81 cui.
Iancu Chelciu, 1923 West ,,65
Place, Cleveland, Ohio.
(34-39)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17

de inaintare so vorba>a a domnului
Lambrino lar pune imediat treia
tresa la chipiu. Ea il tachina.
- Esti prea tfnar, - dac al fi
incai fnsurat. Am auzit ca mini
strul va inainta intfi pc cei insura-
ii. Insoara-te Domnule Draghici,
daca esti nerahdator sa ii vezi tre-
sa.
- Da cu cineG Spune mi D-ta Gu
cine. 80.
- Cauta.
81 Draghici crezu G a fnteles. Din
ziua aceea Ana deveni punctul de a
sedih al yiitorului captain. Ea, nh
pricepca. Dimineata cum Sc da JOS
in gradina, n'apuca sd faca zece
pasi, 81 tuhica rosie ii aparca ca din
pamfnt. Era 0 adevarata obsesiune,
de care fetele orr cit $ ar plinge
ele - slnt tot-deauna bucuroase.
(Mi-a sp,is fata lAcrul acesta, 81
Ell am crezut 'o).
In ultima escursiune, de la care
au dezertat Dan 81 Albert, Draghi-
q baga de seama Cd de multe ori
Doamna Lambrino, isi gasia de vor
ba Gu sotul Ell 81 GU Peruianu, 81 el
ramfnea ceva in urma en- Ana. ,,Se
vede cit de colo "a 9 fnadins, glndi
el, GO Sd ne vorbim iii ragaz. Tre-
bue 50 incetez Gu glnmele 81 IA mi
Kan un aer mai serios
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-17
TATAI..
De: GUY DE WAUPASSANT

Era functiOnar la ministerial cul-
telor 81 cum sta departe cu casa, lua
omnibusul pima la birou, in fiecare
dimineata. Drumul pima in centrul
Parisului il facea in fata unei IT,
mere fete, Gle care Sc fndragosti.
Dinsa Sc ducea la magazinul sau
zilnic, la aceeasi ora. Era bruno
ta maruntica, o bruneta din acelea
a caror ochi> >sunt att de negri, cd
par doua pete 81 caror fata au res
fr1ngari de fildes. In totdeauna Q
vedea aparind la coltul aceleasi stra
ri 81 alergind pentru a ajunge ira
sura greoaie. Sprintena 81 gratioa-
sa, Gu aerul grabit, ca marea fuga
81 sarea pc scara, mai inainte de a Sc
Fl oprit cal bine. Giffind putin pa
trundea inlauntrul omnibusului 81
lufndu-si locul, mai arunca privi-
re in juru-i.
Cind Francois Tester vazu pen.
tru intiia oara, ii placu mutt fata
IntilneSti cite odata femei de ace
lea, pc care, fara lie cunOaSte, it
vine sd lie stringi in brate Gu patti.
ma.
Fara voia lui, 0 privea fntr una.
Stingherita Oare cum de aceasta
contemplatiune, ca rosea. Dinsul
baga de seama 81 cerca sa-si abatd
privirile, dar ell toate sfortarile de
a lie atinti aiurea, ochii lui Sc in
tOrceau vesnic i'll spre fata.
Fara ca sa-si vorbeasca, dupa eli
te-va zile Ell Sc cunOscura. Dinsul i
ceda locul, cfnd era prea multa lu-
me 81 GU toata parerea de rau, tre-
cea pc imperiala. Ea ii raspundea a.
cuma la salut C 'un usor zimbet 81
en- toate ca pleca ochii sub privirea
lui prea vie, parea nu mai supa-
a COlltCpldt litIltd ltI.
Sfirsira prin a-si vOrbi. Intre din
Sii S "A stabilit un fel de intimitate
pripita. intimitate de O jumatate o.
ra pc ri. De buna seama, acesta era
eel mai incintator timp pentru ell.
Tot restul zilei gindea la dinsa, 0
revedea in de obstie in timpul lun-
gelor ceasuri de birou, stapinit,
muncit, cucerit de acea imagine flu
turatoare 81 fndaratnica, ce lasa in
moi un chip de fence iubita. / Sc
parea ca, a poseda in total pc mi
cuta asta, ar fl fericire nebuna, a.
proape in afara de implinirile ONE
nesti.
In fiecare dimineata ea-i stringea
nina 81 dinsul pastra pima seara
senzatiunea acestei apropieri, du-
cea in carnea sa amintirea llsOarei
atingeri degetel6r Ell; - Sc pa
rea cal ramine ca 1ntiparire pc
pielea minilor sale.
Astepta cu neliniste scurtnl vol
al in omnibus. Duminicile ii erau
de nesuferit.
Fara indoiala, ca 81 ca tinea la
dfnsul. caci intro Simbata de pri-
mavara, primi de lua masa doua
ri Gu ell La Maison-L -Laffitte.
A ramas GU totul surprins cind a
gasit-o la CARA, asteptindu-l inca de
multi. Dinsa s'a grabit al zice:
= Trebue sa-ti yorbesc, inainte
de a pleca. Mai avem inca doua-ze-
ci de minute, - mai mutt de cit c
nevoe.
Palida, privind in pam1nt, ire
mura sprijinindu-se de bratul lui
Ea relua.
= M trebue sa crezi cine site &C
de mine. Stunt fata cinstita, 81 MI
vol merge Gu dumneata, de cit daca
fmi fagaduesti, daca-mi juri cal fl
cum Sc cade...
S'a inrosit pc data mai tare de
cit floarea macului. Ell nu stia &c
sal raspunda, fericit 81 desamagit
r ra e.s ~ sS24 y. ~. 2 !. :.
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tie ca pima aci Sc lasase leganat de
alte visuri. -.
Stiind o de-o parte mai usoara,
sigur ca ar fl iubit-o mai putin, dar
acum lucrurile Sc schimbau.
Cum dinsul nu spunea mimic, ca
prinde al vorbi GU voce miscata,
lacramind prin colturile pleoapelor
- Daca nu-mi fagaduesti ca mai
respecta cu totul, ell ma inform aca.
sd.
Str1ngindu-i bratul cu gingasie
ell raspunse:
- Iti promit; - n am sa fac, de
cit ce vel vol.
Dfnsa paru usurata 81 fntreba su-
rfzind:
- Sa te cred?
Ell privi in plinul ochilor:
- Ti-o jur!
Pc drum n Ia putut sa 81 vorbeas-
ca, caci vagonul era ticsit. Ajunsi
la Maison-Lafitte, Sc indreptara in
spre Sena.
Aerul cald molesea trupul 81 su.
fletul. Soarele varsfndu-si focul pc.
ste fluviu, peste frunzele copacilol
81 peste pajiste, arunca nenumarate
resfringeri de bucurie, umplind SUI
fletele 81 corpurile. Nina in nina
mergeau dealungul maului, pri-
Wind pestisorii ce Sc jucau in unde
Coplesiti de fericire, lunecau ca ri.
dicati de pc pamint 81 plptind in
tr'o desfatare cereasca.
- Cit de nebuna trebue sa-ti par
- 81 de ce?
= Apoi nu-i 0 nebllnie, de-a veni
asa singuri cu dumneata?
- Nici de cum! - din contra, c
foarte natural.
- Ell nu. mie nu mi Sc pare de
loc natural = 81 asia pentru ca II as
vrea cu nici un pref sd cad in pa
cat - 81 Ell toate astea ute asa lu-
neca cineva pc povirnisul gresalei.
Aveam, insa, 81 ell nevoe sd ma
mai plimb. Daca al sti e asa ,trist,
sd faci acelas lucru in toate zilele,
fntreg anul. Eu traesc singura GU
mama. 81 cum dfnsa 1ndurat null
te, nu-i de lOc vesela. Eu fac ce pot,
ca sa-mi treaca uritul ma silesc sd
mai rid, dar nu reusesc i'm tOt-de-
auna. Ori cum, am facut rau DEAN
VENT.
In loc de raspuns, ell ii saruta
tfmpla. Oar dfnsa, C o miscare brus-
ca, Sc indeparteaza 81 face cu supa-
rare:
- Oh! domnule Tessier! unde
ramine juramfntul dumitale.
Sc intOarsera in spre Maisons -
Lafitte.
Au dejunat la Petit-Hivre, casa
josuta, fnmormfntata aproape sub
frunzarii a patru plopi de pc mar
ginea apei.
Caldura, vinul 81 faptul de sc
simti asa in deaproape, vazuti de
toti, ii facea sd roseasca, raminind
stingheriti 81 tacuti.
Dupa cafea, insa, ii cuprinse
veselie brusca. Trecfnd Sena, 0 lua
dealungul tarmului catre satul La
Frette.
Pc drum dinsul 1ntreba:
- Ma rog, cum til numele?
= Louisa.
Ell repeta: Louisa, = fara sa mai
zica mimic.
Sena, taind 0 cotitura lunga, mer
gea tot inainte, pentru a scalda in
departare un sir de case albe, &C
Sc oglindeau rasturnate in apa. Fa.
ia culese flori, facind un manun-
chiu cimpenesc. Beat de placere
d1nsul cinta cit il tinea gura.
La stinga lor, urmfnd mersul riu.
lHi, coasta era plantata GU vita. De
odata Francois Sc opreste uimit:
Aepriveste.
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De la un loc cOntenise vile 81 in.
cepea adevarata padurice de Ii
liac inflorit. Era apa viorie, un fel
de velinta intinsa, ce coprindea co
stisa, loc de citiva chilometri, pima
| in sat.
Ramine 81 ca nemiscata, murmu
rind GU emotiune:
- Cftu-i de dragut!..
Alergara peste Ses, in spre minu
nata colina, care furnizeaza in fie
care an tot liliacul ce inunda Pari
sui.
Pc sub tufanii infloriti Sc perdes
o potecuta ihgusta. Eli apuca cara
rusa, pima ajung 1ntr o poenita, un
de 'aseaza pc iarba.
De asupra lor, biziiau pusderi'
de gizulite arunc1nd in aer o ingI
mare dulce 81 nesfirsita. 81 soarele
dogoritorul scare, al unei zile fari
vint, s'abatea in lungul costisei de'
valuite, aburind din padurea de bu
chete o aroma tare, o bogata rasufls
re de parfum.
In departare suna clopotul une
biserici.
Gu fncetul eli Sc imbratisara, p'
urma Sc cuprinse patimasi, intins
in iarba, fara sa-si dea seama de nj
mic, de cit de sarutarile lor. Dinss
inchisese ochii si'l tinea in brate
stringindu-l cu aprindere, fara S;
Sc gindeasca, amortita din creste
pima in talpi, intro infiorare pasiO
nata.
A gresit fara sa site bine ce face
A doua ri, cfnd a fntilnit-o il
omnibus, la parut schimbata, null
mai slaba. Ea ii zise:
- Trebue sa-ti vorbesc, ne Won
da JOS I'M bulevard.
Ea relua vorba, de fndata ce, fu
ri singuri pc trotuar:
- Trebue sd ne>zicem adio. Dup;
cele intimplate, nu pot sa te ma
vad.
- 81 pentru ce?
= Pentru ca nu pot. Am paca
TUT 81 nu vreau sd cad mai jos.
Eel cearca s o 1nbune, dar ca tines
cu indaratnicie:
- Nh, nu pot, nu vreau.
Ii fagadui de a o lua de nevasta
dar ca zise : nu, 81 I parasi.
Timp de opt zile no mai vazu
Ma mai putut-o intilni nicaeri s.
cum nu-i stiea adresa, crezu per
duta pentru totdeauna.
Intr' o seara cineva suna la ell. Sc
duse sa deschida. Era ca.
Trei luni trait GU d1nsa. Ince.
puse sc urf GU casa, cind dInss
il fnstiinta cal grea. Atunci Sc gin
di sd sfirseasca Gu orice chip. Fri
ca copilului il tulbura, il nelinistea
Nestiind cum S o rupa ell buna in.
telegere, intro noapte Isl parasi me
tresa.
Lovitura fost asa de cruda, ir
cit ca nici nu cerca sa mai caute pc
eel ce parasise. Sc arunca la pi
ciOarele mamei eli si-si marturisi ne
norocirea. C1teva luni mai tirziu
nascu un baiat.
Trecpra ami la mijloc. Francois
Tester imbatrinea fara ca in viats
lui sa sc faca vre-O schimbare. Du
cea traiul monOtOn 81 posomorit a
functionariIor, fara sperante, 81 ia
rasasteptari. Sc scula zilnic la aceia
81 ora, batea aceleasi drumuri, tre
cea prin aceiasi usa, pc linga acela'
portar, intra in acelas biurou, s'a
seza pc acelasi scaun, implinind ac'
least treburi. Era singur in lume
singur ri 81 noapte. Punea cite su
ta de lei lunar pentru zile negre.
In fncare Duminica, facea cite {
roata la Champs Elaseees, ca sa ma
vada lumea eleganta, femeile fru
moase 81 echipajele.