JOHNS ADVENTURE, Well would you like to hear my ad- John Bright the veuture in Neworieans 4 leaned his elbow on the red plush chair in which he sat with a is dark blue eyus arm ol thoughtful lool in 1 “Why yes. of cour.e.” “By a'l means. E Carthon ad his sister look® ed cagerly at the in front of them- “I wns walking down Canal street beg violently, zene Laadsome blonde * when it bezan to rain, bul enough to make a man feel uncomfort- one afterncon,” John ran, not womans I had immedi able, and the feathers on a bonnet Fortunately an which of course £ . Ju I did =o, Jady came out of one of the large dry umbrella, ately raise tas a young goods stores behind me, She stood | g { irresolute for a moment, as though nH uo plasse d by the rain, yet an evident anxiety possessing her to reach the car. It seemed like a piece ol 1mper tinence, yet on the impulse of the mo- ment all aud stepping forward offered to es I mustered my gallantry, cort her to the the car “To my surprise, and I must say pleasure she accepted gratefully, aud we walked to tbe pext corner to meet I noted then the extreme love a liness of her Car. beauty, which was of the pure creole type and the marvelous finish of her t l in 10W¢ ilet, which sl | music | invited ever, we entered into an apartment elegantly furnished. “I confess I was a little dazed by the sudden turn affairs hal taken, and the tete-a-tete with the old gentle man (whose name I ascertained to be De Chartre) was most embarrassing, about Detroit and the people there all of which I had to answer at random, or from vague reminiscences of what 8 nith had told me casually. I tried in turn the ject, and had almost gived myself up to a desperate fibbing, when I chanc- nas vain to sub. ed to preceive that u piano be- 1 i During a momentar lull in Chartre was probably trying to reconcile my hind me, the conversation, in which De rambling information with his own knowledge aud conjactures [ turn to the younz la iy, requesting some reliet she consented im saving To my mediately, thus her father from any further surprises in the way of chaotic guessing on my part. She sing and played quite prettily, and 1 found mpself even more than I had After she had played several songs, preposse seed | [| | i | been at first. | dinner Ir was ann unced, se to go, butas I did so, aad I both refuse was urgently by them to remain, Again | saw that to would be to oft nd, Smith’s reputation from further in order to preserve dan.- ois . y its richness of coloring the taste. hesitation in exposing herself to the disastrous effects of the rain, thes wil corner re | | “1 ing | “ When we reached th was no car,” John continued. in Mardigras time, there was When the always | : : | more or less delay. ar did arrive, it was 80 was not a foothold. The 7€ i tO i We the next pro cons walked « ously t LIne ree pli ) lady by an almos directing our footsteps. We walk. ance i ni ed along the Rue Royal quite} a against ruard gure saieg As f ‘ ft) rons « 15U house, a-harred old-f a Massy ne pave led up to the ashi she ith a shadow of whica 11 the love lier; ‘and, “I know my father 1 to thank you also if—if—' wif ‘I feel very grateful, her big eyes to mine w said lifting vy in their depths made ' she hesitat would | you only know whom to thank, | added, with a conscious shame al my own lack of courtesy. Now, I don’t know what develtry prompted | me to the action, but instead of hand- | ing her my own card, I gave her ong of Frank rooming with me at the Smith's, a youug fellow St. a drummer for a large hat firm in De. troit. Charles, His name graced the card & the name of the firm he was connected | with. to 1 full, and also Tremoine Leeman It was a foolish thing do, yet 1 never expected to see the young | lady again, aod I sup ose it occurred to me that it would be a good joke on | Sith, “To my great astonishment she coguized the Arms pame, re- “You musi come in and father, the said old friend of ours, and he dlighted to see you. "Tato whet king of a scrape hail gotten mynalf? I declined py conn eous’y aa possible, trying away; but just then an old gentleman ee IY be will appeared at the door, in apswer to our ring ai the gate, for as you remember in New O/leins most of the bells are on the front gate, “In a few words the young lady ex plained the situation. ener, thanking me in most torts for my kindness to his daughter, Seeing | would offend by not accept ing their invitation, I stepped in with them. As usual in these French houses, t ¢ hill le] into a little bar. remwlooking court. From this, how- I could not censure her for her | Me. Tremoine is sn I 0 basten With a true southera hospitality he invited me to voluable i accepted, resolving that | would ert my talents to the utmost in be g entertaining. The «style, and qu Le dinner was served €n) yed by who was sometimes rather in responding to his name, aged to keep tl 1 §) mant Up A SAVIDEZ some 3 1b was, his daugzht Ilo shame MN K the ~ 3 o'el h spitality { mn | be Chartre st o gan to apologiz> i oppe me. | My dear sir, | ’ go oul in such a 8 Mj on cannot a t permit It. | We have sample in omodations { main with us to might I hesitated | beating on the & moment the window-pane ¢ ] Wa wh enough. Besides, of the | was unfamiliar, dismal | part city with I mi those narrow st and thes bleed: came bac k to me ol who had been robbed and wort recis { and wander about | for hours; idling | tales half mur | dered in those dark thoroughfares, | I thanked bim sincerely. | not feel grateful enough for warm and cordial that i de hospitality. t is true indeed these southerners M 3 | have the k st and west hospit { hearts in the world, able | "A few moments late: | {came Jacqui YYith o liu. ly to show me to my room ‘eTing giar ce | bad» th young la 11 seemed to me that hes beautiful eves were filled with regret for short aceqaintance. Her father followed me to the court with for 0a good-night. our out, giving me several messages Mr. Tremoine and otlior friends Detroit, all of which I promised to carry faithfully. Then, with a court. ly good-night, he intrusted we to the care of the waiting African attendant. “My apartment was handsomely furnished, in keeping with the rest of the house. Tt was apparently a back room connecting with one in the front of the house by heavy folding doors across which a rieh crimson por- A for he asked me ascore of questions |] | bad sound to WY | ghtlose my way strangers | tiere fell, “Jacquet brought me a pitcher of fresh water and scwe towels, and then, mumnling so vethi gin bis unintelligible Creole French, himself 0 1t cleam bowed “I examined the room carefully, wk all the doors except the fastened folding one, the other side, and went to sleep thinking which I found on what a capita! joke this was 00 Smith, who was und ub edly reposing beauti- 105, hd unconscions of the scapade lved fully in No. al the Charles, strang I write to the young lady gotten him iuto, as | of my Litt lece the Ot te ¢ity, informing her ion, and ivtroducing ginal Smith, wh sure woul fall «ight. I was qui with | head over ears in love Poor Smith, 1 was just piog oot his future most heaut when Morpheus seized me and carrie and, I was off into dream: ni u ‘* About mido' ght awnkened by a slight noise vued, but Apparently the ib oy roon all was fas still a wh househ I at imag ile fallen oto slumber tribut my own mp ber, when a cold chil nation, was about to ¢ myself to « cr Over ms | was sensible of a bn esence | CAT pr the room was intensely dark and | ther could my » would ¢ "hat vestige oO! power have t HW | : *U i sperstion, | went to my room » and i tt ght ny presence there Anis wou ) disprove it len, quick energy, born rg ICAVIDE Did If that not a card or a slip of paper was jeft ty, ] t as a clue to my inden« ok my boots in my hand and SLAMLWAY. I reached the door beyond I cked and apartment the hoping to find a wind I hi ght emanating fr [he d he ar. | room and pe sit yi 84 leas! y dowa th the court, I shrank back in dismay. had forgotten it would be | | the 1 where I had barred enter d been entertained nig! before, lied. Ww Ho To my ard voices ol a bi UT pris And perceiy n room ad] ning the r tween was 17 thles slightly th Crevice a) we brea ly ACTOS ugh Lhe What did | tly oid fen ire seated at a A ho Hey crowd-——and my fine young lady, the brilliant, sweel=voiced enchanlress of the dinner table dealing out faroblanks opposite | “lt hizin Wis I turned away, I was in Now Ore I bad gotten into ome of the né of the French city, and the Creole was probably one of uough, roy g then that leans, worst o. beautiful « the notoriom read of, “No wonder n'y blood What if I coald wo.’ were desperate eharan i through, characters 1 had so often ran cold, escape? These ers, with whom I could not cope. 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