Show bumped inaco bauve how aas easily ly an intending assassin may get within bomb throwing or stabbing distance of frances president is illas grated by an episode at the salon of the champs chamis he goes about paris as an ordinary citizen and makes no attempt at grandeur except on state occasions ca on that day he went to thle salon to enjoy the pictures unaccompanied but before long a rumor got about that the president was there now it happened that a mayor from some provincial town was present who was eager to gain the presidents ear and this man began to rush wildly through the rooms looking for M faure at last in a doorway he found his entrance blocked by several persons and losing patience he pushed past them and elbowed a tall spare nian man out of the way exclaiming let me pass the president wishes to see me it is most important but I 1 ELM am the president and I 1 have not the honor ot of your aca acq acquaintance uain tance replied the other calmly whereupon the mayor was so that he forgot his mission and withdrew abruptly san francisco examiner |