The Washington times., 1919-01-30

! to be paidi Three meals, breakfast
served in your room, if you wish.
AS to the room, I'll give you one Of
by very best, on the second story,
with two windows overlooking the
Avenue Mozart. On one side there
is an old American lady, who rarely
makes any noise, on the other, the
next house; the chambers overhead
Just now are Unocoupied."
"An this will be just the thing!7'
replied the young man. "PH go and
pay my cabman. Please have my
trunk brought up"
His hand was already on the door
handle when he turned back:
by the way, Madame. are the
meals served at little separate ia
bles?'
"No, sir. There is only one large
table, around which all the board
ers meet But there are only three
now"
But I really must eat alone. Ny
head is very tired, and the noise OF
conversation makes me suffer in
tensely."
Unexpected patrons are not al
lowed to go for such a trtfle.
"You shall be served at a small
table" Madame Armelin replied,
"only I shall have to charge you
a franc extra" she added timidly,
ready to yield the point II he re-
fused
Very well"
While the Iandlady was calling
the porter to take the trunk, the
young man went to pay the CAP.
driver.
"A ten sous tip for showing you,
all the buildings in Paris" mutter-
ed the man between his teeth; "Ir's
plain that you're from the COIN
try"
Five minutes later the new
boarder was settled in his room,
already putting his clothes in the
wardrobe.
This little task completed, he sat
down in an armchair near the man
telpiece, drew OF his boots, which
he exchanged for slippers and lay
ing his dark glasses near him he
closed his eyes, signing comfort
ably: "Ah!''
Some one knocked suddenly at the
door.
He hastily put on the glasses and,
going to open it. found the little
maid, with a register in her haad.
"Wiu you please write your name,
sir?" she asked.
He took the pen she held cut to
him, and in a firm hand wrote:
Name-Lucien Delorme. Profess
sion-Student. Coming from-Eu-
la-MouiIlette Uower Seine).
Madame Armelin's family board
ing-hoUse, at this time, was espe-
cialiy quiet; the three persons 70
whom she had alluded were sume-
what advanced in years and seda.e
in disposition.
First there was the American lady,
Mrs. Tankery, whose room adJoined
the young mans, widow about six
fault was making herself a little
ridiculous with the rouge she put
on her face, her somewhat Lro-
nounced blonde wig, and uaduIy
juvenile costumes.
She had come to board with
Madame Armelin while waiting Tor
her son to settle up some business
In lard and hogs in Chicago, before
arriving to live permanently with
her in Paris
Mrs. Tankery drove all day in the
Bois de Boulogne in a carriage
driven by a trusty old coachman;
If 1t rained, she went to the ynU-
seums, the exhibitions, and the great
shops, returning just in time 10
dress for dinner. For il was an
iDeradicable mania with her II ap-
pear in full dress every evening;
she would not have gone down 10
the dining room except in a low
necked gown. with all her jewels.
These jewels represented in them
selves a little fortune: a diamond
necklace, pearl earrings. Bracelets.
rings, nothing was lacking. When
an American woman is rich she
means to show it,
Madame ArmeIin had Offered
vainly to keep them in her sace,
not intending, according to the rule
printed in large type in the office.
Ito be responsible. for articles Of
value unless placed in her care"
Mrs. Tankery had refused to part
with her jewels
Isn't your houEe safe" she an
swered obstinateIy.
Certainly, but"
'Well, Why do you want ME 10
deprive myself Of my only pleas
ure? Besides, there's no danger or
being robbed. I put them under
my pillow
The second guest was the Guate-
malan general, Domingo y Lopez. a
little old man with an olive COM
plexion. and jet black must1cbe.
who always rolled his eyes fierce
~ and wore IN his buttonhc!e
mUlticolored rosette, In which all
the hues OF the rainbow seemed to
have mingled.
Why had he left his country?
What had he come to do in Paris?
Tor the three months he had lived