Show GASSECOU A New Tiuiisluiion rioni lie Iloncli of lu loistoKM = snwrIO 4 S During the Carnival ol 1JI1 In Ian I < St S Frauds Caml remer Cassc Con UrcakJscclO S S r a joung and eccentric InllUlial rudely S Jostle by a large and repulsive looking man 8 accompanied IYoa leantlfnl young lady and cling chill l Charmed by the lulys lovely S S face Caise Cou secures a scat In the gallery S where lie can sure Into the box occnple hv S S I his charmer Angered at a rellcclion by a rough In the lit referring to tfgn lady I S S 4l < In tim c 11 I lox our Uern si rfngi Upoti the I S nlfeulcr exclaiming My name Is Casso Cou f3 111 foag f V SI and I will 1 punish 5011 Ion jour Insolence SY S While In the act of t unlshfng the ollcnlcr S S rasse Coil Is 1 arrestc anl taken before n S magistrate when Intend I Conralcl answers S S 5 for him all vI ho returns I to the theatre to hind 1 that his charmer has disappcnre Cassc C o i S 4 discovered the I ogre < < leaving the theatre with qv ud4 the child anl on haIng ufnnCU box I saw u lIe holy 1 lyIng on the lloor lifeless irrined 1 11n he rushes nut cryIng I must Hud him S teaching tie street ho saw a young nan whom ho hnll 1 seen In the theatre signalling ll with a red lower 111 his haul Jinn Into a el lluJ I conch Ho Instant 1 I I gave chase In a cat over i i I Inking tho canlagc and was surj rlsod to see a c4 s lalj alight from It Our hero I followc 1 the I Si E lady Into a luxuries gambling 1 louse and asS as-S S J od chanced a louIs on one of tIc mae his hi i attention sv as atlrartcl to a beardless south I ni i oslto who stake a largo amount nnd I lost 4 5 CasseCon was soon tho possessor of 12000 S francs while his nclghlor was ruined 1 S 1 romi te 1 by sympathj ho 1 hollowed the > outli lg I as out and on the stairway hanoI a gusher Xt rod 5 lS lowers lilt the joung man had 1 disai peare 1 0 j r Vsonr chevalier namtcrel tOllar1 the alals Lot He > al ho caught sight I of tie mine I oml ler II rn je S0 1t f lfowc 1 W him to a low drInkIng I place and as the jo ith nasal out to Irown his cnrro hen Its rand 1 In luce 1 him to accompany him tolls i i 1l lodgings On their way to the chevaliers 0 aholo the youth attcmpte to stab his bone I p s factor 1 0Y seized him I r I y tIm 0t at and callIng 4 35 call-Ing a cab placed the now unconscious youth hi in It mil trove 1 lomewarh Entering with 1 his h I nnct nsclons charge Casio Cou feinil his I rfri Ideal assonale while lytiif oil the led as I 1 tho child ho 1 hal seen at tho theatre Anton S b isle ho asks Inr all cxi lanatlou assonale 8 call I that he found the chill on the street IS vvetiliiL aol I roiiLht her 1 to the chevalier J ll rooms While they were talking tie chill 1 woke alll 1 hegnl1 I to snh I 0HAITI Xii I XI-i com TO ouu AID Amis I i st Speak to me I beg of jonl I said he f5 S 1 joining his hands speak to me in he iveiiB muno in the n lino of her who U 4 lencel 1 you so well ill tho n imo of S jc4 Iho toad chevalier did not hie go Oil the final appeil which ho hid made did 1 not NCOIII lo make anv imptcssion upon the little girl She unuinod motion 1 i loot i her largo black oves fixed upon ho S 1 ianci3 expietsed fear and surpnso j her i hpH parted to speak but they quivered l iu9r and did not litter a Hound S It WIIH It Htrangu and touching sight j itSo tlie tall powerful m in ut the feet of tho fragile being Oambremcr with his S tanned and sharp faro and bent down illS ill-S Ibis I humble posture looked like a incih i S levll i vvarnor kneeling befoio a gothic ima o of the Virgin Mary t 5 1 havoan idea I exclaimed tliomgi n S ious Cannonade t p S 5 lie chevalier was so entirely taken up with guing at tho Child that ho did not S S at first grant tho attention which it iner 04 o itcd to this announcement II There a woman who em help us 4 S resumed the grocer A woman I 8 Yes sir tho child is afrud of us bo 5 cause wo are not like her mothei if f in l Htoul of Heenvoiir i great t mustache and i1 i lilY fat pin site saw a mild lool ing S a4 womauB face Ill bet that it would quiet as I0 her at once 0 You are right porh ips my fnond i replied 1 lancis rising cantiousl but I do b not know Iny ono who cant can-t IS 15 Our neighbors they will do Ii Our neighbors 0 Ih Yes tint good Madama Mongis andS and-S her daughter Mademoiselle two angels 1 from heavenS heaven-S 4 True i I have not thought of them 4 muttered the chevalier but do you S think they would consent I To como and console tho littlo one9 1 Iain verv suioof it1 h Thov take care of thfl I c 1 tho 1 sick i for nothing and le deprive them 4 S Bolves of overthing i to help tile poor riiov are just j like sisteis i re charity i4 Yes yea I know how kindhearted 1 S and dovotcd they ale but it this hourS hour-S All i theres no danger but they inc F up I Yon know tint thoy toil i1y and night for they are far from rich i ° orS or-S t0 ladies I ladiesNo Si No mid when I think that the I would never accept 5 St S Help The are too proud for that st for the oio the widow and uightcr of 5 1 yOSS 0 un itrllly ollleer Units easy to mulct IS stand vou BOO Hut let mominagotho S matter chovihoi I have but to go up a S 1ti flight of stops that wont take long mil in live minutes v oull see SISSf Cassonade without waiting for aiepl I daitid i toward tho 1 door ind 11gd disappoaicd 1 J S with a rapidity which his size would ip 5 pear to render impossible As soon as ho was itlono with his k frightened charge 11 mcis went softly to S tho further end of the room to show herS her-S Si that ho hid no wish to frighten herS her-S h 1 Iho child seemed to understand this for eS she did notticem to bo as much terriiiod i S as before Tears sttoimed down her S becks still but her eyes were less willS will-S and 1 her sobs had ceased d S Ihe chevalier thought that tho piom S j Iso of Cissonudo was working a hipp I change and ho rejoiced in tho hope of S 5 un approaching end to the dilemma S 0 His excitable brain was at work upon S the Ilark nigina of tho Odeon and ho i SS did not doubt that his kind neighbors S Ito S S1 would sueceed in inducing the child 10 S speak L5 Sho does not know that her poor r mother is dead thought ho but sho will toll Madame Mongis her mine am 5 55 tho ogres name and where hho hut St and tomorrow Tho door opened ind Cassonado 10 appeared bringing in tho lodgers fion I the second story Come to our ud ladies said Francis 1 Fran-cis eagcrl this poor little girl 10 c 5 II know all about it Monsieur Cam S 5 ibromer mil I thank ou for having 1 l i thought of Bending for me rcphoi 1 Madame Mongis holding out her ham S I to him S It was easy to understand from meiel 11 hearing tho voice of tho speaker that j Cassonado not exaggerated hot good it qualities and her faco was like her I voice It would bo hard to 111111 a more gentlo and sweetci eounten ineo thnll S that of the widow She Hcemod to ho S S forty at most and must havo been extremely S 5 ex-tremely pretty j and the almost nun hko S simplicity i of her attire onl set oil the ii P tl a t lt l distinction of her delicate and regular l features the moro As for her daughter S sIte was a wonder of beauty and grace I ooJo tl SS S especially i of f grace for her fair hair i antiS i black eyes wero own less admirable t S than the imlcflmhlo charm of her entire 5 S S 4 r person 0 Come ni dear child bald Mine jWongis going forward with a smile and S open arms 55 To the great astonishment and stillS S gi cater joy j of the chevalier the little girl iN fll r rtlI I l 5 instead of flying from this motherlv I coilS coil-S let fall the curtain which sits bailS bail-S wrapped about hot made a stop 01 two forward Btlll heutatiug but ended by IliiiLing her aims IIIJot the 0j1 11 ladYH neek crying Immal Inn in What does she paA 7 mtitteied t as son ule Wlpo her eyes im dt mu Martin said Mine Alongls to her daughtat who undo haste to do as she requested IhiuhUd pormitti1 it qtnl nil finiin us ho traces of her tears had disappeared site began to kiss them both uttering roken words with extraordinii rip lilt That Is hot a Christian tonjuo that she is speaking exclaimed tho tlOcor t The good laltr listened with the utmost attention to strangely sounding words hat tho rosy lips uttered and the amaed chevalier vainly endeavored to mderstand the meaning of tho unknown onpuc That is wh she did not inswer UM marked the sagaeious Cnssonude Mother this is not English said hal the in a low voice Nol Qerman murmured Mme MOIILIS I 5 or Spanish nOl Italian nor Greek added Oambremcr who bid traveled t i a great deal Do ou not underst uld French at all III darling asked tho widow iking t care to speak very slowl Tho little gin replied in words un ntellluible us bcfoie I Allis I said the chevalier with dis ouiaomont it is clear that wo shall oun nothing fiom this child Nothing hot even tho name of the monster who killed her mother I lImo Alongis gted at tho child and eemed to reflect len I daughter Alarthe nidi less intel ested in the singular iroblem of the I little girls language r itl tl IIIIW M busied I II herself with dring the friKhteneil i reaturos I tears The chevalier l lamented ahIl r Cassonade sighed i as though I ho had i icon tring to set a windmill in motion Sir said tho widow 1 think that for to niLht all our efforts will ho useless to make this poor little lost angel speak mt fortunate 1 in face does not roiwl her and if vou herY lou will take charge of her for the ightl I oxcl umed Francis Oh yes Monsieur Cambiemer with tho greatest plcasuto Allis ten ears ago or nearly I lost a child who would bo of her ago now and I shall bo onl too glul to give her Romo of the love that I pit for my daughter Mother she shall bo lilY httlesiBter aid Marthe bending over so as to whisper whis-per her words m Mine Jlongts cam 4 To le Conthnned |