The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-22
you back to France, what would you do

himself and looking Chabussal in the
face, II could worship you! You ere not
plaguing no, are you?'
Would on tel TAO lies to get back to
France and he riahS'
1.-TWO liesi repeated the boy, in aston
ishment; twill they hurt any one?"
"No," said Chahusssl, "not in the least
merely for forms sake"
"Weli,' rej oined the boy, after long
pause - for forms sake, think | would
Whist are they, MONSIEUR"
81 will tell you to morrow, Ernest,
replied be, Smoothing the boys hair with
his enormous palm, "and tomorrow you
must not stir out of this room. l was
wrong to strike you; thought you we're
impertinent. That wretch that you saw
GO out of the shop moment ago, is the
tax collector"
"Ah," replied the lad quietly, his head
filed with the visions of home; II
thought he looked like N. Vol"
| Wary Chabussali Wary madame
Gould the tax-collector have looked in
upon you and overheard your council,
where all ingenious network of false
hoods was agreed upon, by which the boy
| was TO be turned over 30 him for fright
full sum, l much doubt if he would have
thought you far removed from pair OF
knaves. A my thicsl friend, an acquaint-
ance, was 70 appear upon the scene in
name; Chshussal wss to recall to his
memory that this parsonage knew of the
whereabouts or just such a trIumvirate as
NJ. Viol described. He was TO agree to
put himself ii communication with this
| party, and, after many terrible risks and
| frlghtful troubles, was to produce the boy
urOn the payment OF the stipulated sum.
Early on the morrow, long before the
Customary throng began, III. Vol present
ed himself. Madame precipitately re-
| tired behind the screen, and her worthy
husband, fat, good natured, and in i'm
maculate white, lied for twenty good
minutes according to the plan. NJ. Viol
became much excited, and leaned upon
the counter with pair OF eyes fixed upon
| Chabussal, in manner which made it ex-
tremely difficult for hiIn to retain his
presence of mind. Again, in the after
noon, III. Viol came; this time, of course,
after the throng had disappeared. He
naturally grew more familiar with Cha
bussal, and began to ask questions which
were very annoying aud displeasing, so
much so, indeed, that Chabussal fatty de-
clIned 10 answer some Cl them. 1t would
never 90 fer either to quarrel, and so they
begged each others pardon, and became
| civil again.
NJ. Yiors refrain was, "The boy the
boy, st any price |" Chabussaps was,
"The difficulty. the distance, my friend II
M&daine and he had agreed that the
already tremendous price might possibly
be increased by dallying, and therefore
they resolved to avoid closing the con
tract until they ha1 reached the very end
OF the rope; IS it wac, however, they
shook hands and embraced in their cham
Der, and concocged more falsehOods The
more eager 81. Viol became, the more OBJ
staCles they pretended to find in the way
OF producing the lad II NJ Viol became
vexed, Chabussal became sad at his want
OF confidence, and assured him, with his
hand upon his heart, that he was
moving heaven and earth.
On the next day an incident occurred
which nearly sent Chabussal into convul-
sions. M. Vol was present in the sh9p
in the evening, and was looked upon Win
eiUe4e 80 n'seoi. coroplais ance as would pe
bestowed upon q roy al tiger. lie said he
was very tired, anu wished to know il
Chabussal would loan him his boy fer a
moment 10 fetch pair OF shoes from q
neighbOring shop.
az regret to say 1 have no boy, mon
sieur," responded Chabussal, promptly
and politely.
why" spoke up AN old woman, who
was purchasing some rolls, shave you
discharged that pretty little Ernest?"
Hist" whispered Chabussal, saw
agely.
"Hallor said NJ. Viol, coming near
have you boy named Ernest"
once had an ugly lOut Of that name,
| but L dismissed him Tor Drunkenness
Here, wretch, is your bread. Get along 7
Chabussal reported this to madame viii
| chattering teeth, and sac advised him K
tell Nj. Vol that he would find the boy OF
the next day, an d becontent with the sun
he was swilling TO give for the service
For, she urgeQ, an accident might Tevea
Ernest at any moment, and il were better
to be sure OF a generous amount THAI Try
Tor larger one, aud run the risk Of losinl
the whole by delay. After much discus
sion, Chabusssi, with sigh, assented, say
| ing that he had bat one wish-and tina
Was to get the Old woman IN his kitchen
for ten minutes, and he would teach he
to hold her tongue by giving it TO her il
| her hand.e
The next day was one OF great events
and Nj. Viol again presented himselfa at tn
usual hour in the morning, as civil an,
pleasant as ever. Nearly the first thin,
he did, sitter talking necessarily abou
Ernest for fifteen minutes, was TO pre-
duce another tumult in ChabussaPs breast
and make nearly another rupture. Cha
bussal determined TO wait until the after
noon, before Offering To produce the boy
az k,a- 10. hot ii
his despair, Inigst be exempted to go deepe
into his purse. But b. Vol, apparently
had no such intention; and, after chattin
and signing for q while, he asked for
glass OF water, and immediately jumped t
his feet, saying that he would not thin
OF troubling Uhabussal, but would get
himself, land proceeded toward the rea
apartment, to Chabussal's Consideration
AS soon as he could master his tongu.
he begged him to stop; but M. Viol KEEP
on.
"I order you not to touch that door
thundered Chabussal making toward hin
My wife is there; she Is en- dishG6ills."
M. Vol instantly apologized, and Sc
down with an unconcerned air, whic
contrasted strongly with Chabussal's hea
and rage.
a word here about NJ. Viors impertul
bablllty. He had been some sort of
| diplomat, IL large way, in his own cOur
try, and was well used, therefore, to cor
cealment, whenever it was expedient I
use the valuable power. 1t was af.erwar
found that, by al reason and probability
such an occasion presented itself at tn
exact moment when he was prevente
from rushing into Chabussal's back chan
Der, and that, despite his calm count,
: nance, I'll. Vioi was on fire internally.
This was the result of habit he had {
: wearing his eyes open, according to hi
! education, and of reversing the usual OF
der of things by considering every huma
being Il plotting scoundrel until he prove
to be otherwise inclined.
The particular impulse which put hi
soul and suspicious in arms in this it'll
ENHANCEMENT was the accidental sight ,
stray napkin, which Law upOn the cOunte