Show 11 1 I 1 as kcf rit published short complete tales ralee by ait ov aerio Ali authors thors I 1 V I 1 offlie A CLOWNS LOVE STORY t p I 1 F I 1 banaio ra PIE amthor ett of at mo A Mon contance tance of abo tb Its r 1 I 1 ty tt authere I 1 it I 1 him ri cotin b tay veiled b 11 real ane an e nobody we s an sr real ramo or I 1 it 1 ho be nd had it ottber for or W consequence consequent c I 1 W woo ot of no 11 J gt OL but oila Z cl kioa tumbling 11 aar s ile H e md had icon been I 1 peer ring ever bince i the afi I 1 I 1 do how ho he first came I 1 I aaili wid torn aber ii ula tell if i any trio wora co than il to it no one ept co a ery Y deaf dea old oia sweep f had tout that a trainer fi ba recollected I 1 I 1 I 1 C him i being aner t n alsa balanced nan a more on rep the baby I 1 in I 1 1 of up quietly or too bal ir acro initial bag from this liLn S traveling former nerMa and from ll alne 0 of a P developed 1 ge M the ahe boy be aso nito clown but J ira 1 into 2 another provoking i So a V any ilas ad and 11 solitary otay in t I 1 that i yearned tor for sym mn 4 a heart affection he h found himself sa ilar for bia ridiculous even when II 11 tt t in davd appear KS in 0 he do serious riou hl his do 11 ace ise was T provo provocative cativO of laugh am it without its 10 paint his smell small t L even greeted d as a joke f for or vv w rance nv t i V tte 1 the of 0 most in anthe t e lr do tl he be anil and have ka ft I 1 t ans and t cranks alwaes for c cr under 14 to t I 1 i was m the die prince of jesters le stera yet U S U e arje bid a history there se was w 11 woman in 1 it t 4 11 if nm tile mer a df lluc story yet 1 is relating that hd bad a woman b it 1 same fame tort sort or 4 ltd lot w ta the ft of irl r is ab was vcr 1 I 1 K tranh ansi OSA rounded flairo fla ire irB ab il aling a 0 f a roer bel be SM tTa YM S i A tw fro by bv tl r A I 1 id as fabe adl need i Tili law zint tight wo a f if dpn on tie tic t IC I 1 I st fo 0 A I 1 W multitude A j mile was waa pluras or her 10 hm 13 as V a joyous delight in at PI iSET grace fice ot of her own lithe body I 1 eyes ono no alth the IT in 11 W fier 5 a 11 ot ch A riz n rai I 1 her 1 I 00 e ng aurim du aa performance ta ann farle c tl TIC gereon either drunk or I 1 soland fund ot of a P IC joke aft 01 off w la 1 ackert c all 11 ll of tt a all suddon ld 1 at aal trew threw i down nto into the 0 ring tight light tit at and tell fell I 1 a terrified inthe the TOM rope rushed orward forward irs 5 4 her in his arms the malki face was rae pale abenath its lt dabi babot of f r age sw and he saw that the he hart had tainted fainted jl na bl h carried hw her out and having I 1 ml itar hi in in lb the care of some bome women tore among the teats seats ot of the iho audience and aad I 1 kaml d the offend by the collar i arery one made way tor for him as a ho he holed the coward covard into the ring once I 1 arl tt infuriated c lown clown administered und thrashing before the eyes 0 uie the tho the management did not later I 1 lef that the chastisement was itic debem ed and seeing that it wa 1 alm ilm applauded after that WM was more popular I 1 than ever he was 10 lo GIRG happier for or sabi liette had bad thanked ahk d him prettily and aa hard had vermin od ed to speak 6 cak to her paren parents ts about ml his dusl dealie 0 to make ake her ills hla wife go abich 1 ley hey 1 11 had bad co consented dented pretty 1 Babl nette can while as the terelle of 0 that exciting episode ot of the had bid awake ned great enghu 1 tosi among a set et 0 of adl idle fellows who i thrusting their admiration irlon her and when threatened to thrash them all she phe laughed lauis bed in his rw crunching the flit bon ban bons they had bad I 1 i fat il r with teeth sharp and white i u a leoen c or a little field fic ld mouse was waa it il prible thought the poor clown tot that this child ith the starry eyes eye was TO aming a mete coarse and tr pr woman such as the others about laz but hr he shuddered at the thought thrusting it from him and d waiting alin pallen lly to overcome the arct petulant she ehe seemed to I 1 have y taken all 11 II at once ance to the idea 00 ct f belne being imari asp B how bow much money ly give le trip inc my wife can ca be quite a p an jay if she hf chooses ho he said ald to her one day in his quiet i 1 olac that had bad crack in it il and never could be brought to murmur soft BO sentences pich as he be would have hate liked to caress tf ear car with alter after the fashion of 0 a mer I 1 Babl nette looked wistfully nt at the pid kill ewt af pf she took them up in her ber dinty fingers and nd let them drop again into his hl palm pairs I 1 TW tes the phe answered making a rope tul 10 of ct ber mouth but you couyou you w m ill be a clown i U the flat time in lu his life he th the poor 1 follow aliw felt ell degraded in following the only prof elon alon hs he had eer known he did not reflect that thai her own A w alk 1 14 U ut s less iraa very rl rit Rilar tillar to his and that it would be solely through him she elal be at liberty to quit it which e aich he be 1019 quite ill determined she should do oil oh becoming hl his wife ile he was wag too much b tore love to reflect at ajl aal he was wag simply pimply duclow of 0 some vague sense sells of in loiet A few w days itter after that he wan strait J A la ia one ot of ui 0 o public eirdena w nhen hen 0 vices caught hla his tar ear in 6 jar ride path be h navy a couple of jemc bv on a bench hand JA a ana iid I id and ud ra tag into och leh others om liev H bould hav iiii c e N alicea on oil behind cabout pa manz ani further atol lUon ard rrt the girt irl turned lr bor in n Bire cUon 1 1 here was no I ire ot of chih check chi h and brow and chin crawl cherubic che cac alc in their otna nor A scarcely ul lip vara cline of ct the tiny now r that medo letto Z picture 0 childish r hadish inno imo yet itco malin ln go ironed zed stupidly at her 1 l doutt fill her to belleve lir alevo his M afta ifta sho h doln doing her toh bar band in that ot of another when ia ram big ed wife ITO did not ot hive have to wait long lone for an nad d protestations tell fell upon big h ell li mingled 81 vath T alth entreaties and con I 1 saw 1 bous expressions regarding bi alne him desoe ta laci tu the girl listened in eln ellesoe f ahito ora by 0 1 tears datoli on 0 ber lk bt ll 11 batio 50 her curled curle d kaahea 1 a alles land and feu fell afa 7 r if in 1 so 0 o good she he artl oner 0 or and he HB tom ase it will break allt his h b art ta glnn N clown 1 over bad d a heart hearl cried man with conviction do mib j think he be could p his ia life allt making tos if 11 9 A 0 feere all d a I 1 doi do it ftak hakea 8 tIn tilt and i turn gle ck eye very time little I 1 11 ll 04 1 chilt u drewi letl ll tl ful to my dar ing it t Is or ble ace ja tius k thoe tho e ey too to fix flam J v y vogl 0 III wy wa I 1 fool pico red to my loab 1 ott ald anlee S anil y youth wooed booe 1 ler her with flet alste and ardent ali a hills hll tta tra ed with h w beulh heti cold bent like a wath k rose mtr tile tsa tS trea 1 lullus os on its all belll 1 I I warm breath 1111 B of IL a summer als of 1 the vitlo estar by little haunting toco fo As fated from om her s mini as ins wot W ot clow 7 to t her laver she was waa an nap alth his hia warm vr litt mah d about e r meanwhile hc heart would be b ai I 1 los torn tora out brince to save pain jsse it it cr behind thein bogli un with dra raw and cwi wing bin nirl into th ysl his tack right I 1 plead 11 failed in dreyew of 0 and the 1 cople p roared with fan astha I 1 an 01 to gas it ja fit anier to M see WIT mm tekld at them succeed for he ha K S it ea d 1 1 to thou y und d shook AU pl 1 2 abou distant th I 1 t A manner anner so aa 4 1 wit UP ith him it U ey that they pi 0 granted thal he it or T 4 one M 15 UK ills 11 11 Pl cotin 10 0 I 1 i anti inti amore atal well of t hab bail im tart rg hp hop lid h 8 ll 11 1111 tul bill adu only oly one h I 1 ia hollid erg ath t anant r trel t a I 1 Q I 1 rh v to 91 t another veep peep at I at man 1 if ilia oam conspicuous t at 1 I e d end of IZ it per form apet farad pom ss sd I 1 k of UM iId l artto kI ito had th n ad PI ruey and who ul un th it troughs unfailing in lit ets iii a W round to the back bach arid and iward kod whether be could see sec him on a matter of 0 importance tin the manager smiled rather contemptuously hut but 01 lost last gave orders to admit tho the stranger who ft ras as at liberty to interview the famous amoni clown in hla his d dress res ing room where ahert bebas he wai at that mo moment t changing his suit 0 t motley for more more nen ordinary r wear was sitting dejectedly on a wooden box that served to hold his theatrical wat wardrobe drobe lie he hod bad not taken ort aft his clowns dress and hla big hands were still thrust into tho the pockets ot of his baggy trousers troi jilt as ono one asa accustomed to see cc them when ho he about with in toes inaldo the ring ills his chin was dropped down doen into the immense ruff ault that stood out ell round hla big neck and tills this with tho the vacant expression ot of his eyes glazing upwards gave him a sufficiently ludicrous appearance to excuse the slight chuckle with a ith which his bits baltor approached him 1 I think monsieur Pi cotin you will forgive my intrusion when you are arc made with its cause coald this bland personage holding out his hand had the instincts of ct a a gentleman he bowed bo cd as a only an in acrobat who has not lot an untrained muscle in it hta s body can bow and d offered the a chair the sole ar aclo of furniture ot of that description in the small email apartment then ho he stood with legs wide apart and hands still till in the hargy baggy pockets waiting to hear to what lie he owed this strange interruption of hlo his meditations you tou have always passed under the name of fleetin otin I 1 believe and been known as ad a clown of some repute nodded gloomily lie he thought of 0 his unsuccessful tricks trick the only ones he rad kad ever bungled at which the audience aud lenca had so EO good hu mo morey realy ly well ell monsieur if you are r tired fired of your profession thero there la Is am aji opportunity of relinquishing C it if tou to u are heir to a a fortune of francs a 7 year c at the red faced man teemed seemed to swell with the tha magnitude of ills his own cwm importance in announcing this piece of 0 stupendous intelligence and the ric ketty chair creaked Ie beneath neath hla his weight but neither tho the attitude nor tho the expression 0 of f the clown changed it if bl onster will be pleased to look over these there papers he will be COOT con incel that what I 1 tell him to Is correct put out his hand and took the papers mechanically quite as it they were a matter of utter indifference to himself admirable what talent thought the lawvor convinced that the clown wan waa still acting and more than hilf inclined to burst out laughing for the evel eyebrows penciled high up on the white face to the roots of the hair save gave it an expression of unconcern or preaching approaching I 1 imbecility M beci lity A long fantastic shadow was cast upon the wall from s fil alre u re as p 9 he stood before the fla darlne ting kas gaa jet turning the papers over the lawyer thought it possible he might not bo be able to read their contents but bo be ashamed to own it this thin however was a mistake in his way the jester I aler had a a certain amount of education and he be understood der stood enough of the jargon of for through which he now to know that an unexpected stroke of gorki good luck bad befallen him 1 I am a a rich man he murmured at last letting th tho papers down on to the floor as hla his hands tell fell dejectedly rat at hla his side you are indeed cried the lawyer laughing outright at the woe begano expression with billich sheso words were uttered it 11 Is too late too late said aloun shaking his head mournfully the there r t m were tears in hla his eyes but ills bis voice ha had d a bleak in it that was irresistibly comte corol cand and the lawyer rolled in his chair till ac one leg gave any sy and made him jump up to sure rave himsel f in monsieur arnaud amaud lartin re ren tier tho the world will have loit loft an incomparable artist he exclaimed with s polite nourish carefully re cc the documents it was hla his business to k keep beep sate safe vat pat on his wooden DOT bov nurs trig ingon one leg 1 with a gloomy air of meditation why had bad it not happened be forea fore for a month ago men M en 7 then them lie he might have gone to Babl nette and told ber it was in his power to make her a real one flue lady who could have a car rinse land and as aa many gowns as she pleased for he was no longer a clown but x gentleman of fortune she would have been delighted then and might perhaps hive danced around him clapping her hands bands in tho the p pretty m tty alry airy fashion he h go BO loved to see now ho he knew it would bo be all different ho he could not buy her love since it was gla ah en to that taff halrid youth w v hom hoin in his heart ho he hated CHAPTER 11 II 11 Mons montleur leur emile berlin was furlou furious S lie ho lad had received a letter from his fits MCI of affairs that rn moi ilac with the unal bisant information that he be was no onica inheritor of tho the fortune lie he had been aften brocht bro up lit to expect his rich and eccentric old uncle to whose death he md lid ro long looked forward had bad after all loft to a son the rightful heir to nil all NO hio wealth and tho the nt nr phew found himself encumbered with debth ho he now raw few of 0 piling paling bv sides being cm an idle fellow with no power or inclination to a by boncic means so eo that MIT hin rago rage and ment no bounds add to this tire tho fact act of oc hn hii being in loe with a girl tie he bad ad no idea of relinquishing and the state sat of mind bordering on which caused this young youna man to paco up and down his chamber auty be ba imagined well Ba binette must keep me he said at last wath at a cynical laugh wo we will go away to tome some arkeat city where her beauty and her went i tire sur KUTO to get till an engagement rhe will set up as aa a star blar and they will falve her any amount of money if nho me can call only once b become come tho the vogue meanwhile that will give tile ite time to look round lound well weil why not nola sha ph loves me m to ilic lm door IOB little thing thine it would he cruelty to lav e her to th iner erciel clea of nf that VI gs clown oh it if I 1 could only como come r a that pre precious clous allow fellow ahr 11 ho liaa has stepped into my shoes I 1 would find borit means of killing ethro cried mo mon inter elfr isello aloud shaking his big flet st at the jempty empty air while a cruel eap exp castora ca of it hr V zea on his bin handsome hand soma features displaying the alinden possibilities ot of e S natura ill and ex cx delft lie ett was Itter rated by the en trance of it valet at whom he scowled fiercely A aa a person wishes t to ve een e you monsieur I 1 think tt it la Is alco tt n the clown added the man with P a broad grin of pleasurable recollections what the devil cried his mas mae tet kr in a 0 fury when himself appeared upon the threshold a moment tho the young man of a aristocratic to connections recoiled drawing himself up with an car air of arrogant dix din pleasure but something in tho the steady gays fixed upon him rondo him feel uneasy and he idam it a few words of intended condescension this thin 1 indeed delightful artistes artists Arti stes ot of any kind hind adwa oriner their own we wd fonn the T man who cornea comes to call another Is riot not always F so 0 O weoul etli cuir anser il ilia clown a silly 1 1 I uv alv not und eMaril sam said emile I with a of tire shoulders as he proceeded led to light 0 4 but of burc e monsieur Plea till li Is ell cn h alii otte jolie is in of 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