The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-30

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drcl who is the Ion Of 81 Aie1andria =
man Who could pave his house viii
goldl
tell you there is ne fear Of schelmer
I Bot there Is fear
No fear, / tel you, you obstinate Eel
low. None ia the world Since thi
night we wen, 10 Alheues's house m!
I men have BEEN tracking out the ways o
these two Gernans We lind them 10 b,
swindiers, ofhad aniecedeats. They ha,
q central house 10 Vienna where Sohel
mcr committed forgeries, for which b
was imprisoned. GnIheitn is merely hi
accompiice aud lure We also find ,ha
schelmer is engaged TO no less than 81,
Young ladies Of Alexandra, aud hitherto
be hss kept bis secret wonderfully
Leave that 10 me, and III expose them il
such way that they'll never dare {,
show their faces in Alexandria again
But mind, Hagan, only on condition tha
you bring back Alhenea. II you fail L
do so, AtheneA's character will be lost
and you will either be imprisoned o.
bsnished Come, rouse your better self,
Take her back
Bedsd, and so ! will, said iihgan, ris
ing with q groan, aud shaking my hanc
with hear-like grip. But blow Schel'
mer 10 bIszes In the name Of 81 that il
holy, How will you do III
lIsgan, my friend, that is my secret
You are a brave, honest fellow, admit
but you are OF a communicative and con.
iding disposition, and that doesn't suit
the business Of my profession, SO brush
up your dress coat, and wait and see.
let matters well alone for fortnight,
In the meantime, to judge by appearances,
the banking firm Of Sehelmer Il Gulbeim
iiourished like green bay tree. Sohel-
mer furnished new house in tremen.
dous style, the street close 10 my office
was for days blocked up with huge pier
glasses, piano fortes, bales Of carpet,
costly curtains, carved Indian furniture,
books and pictures. His cadaverous face
was to be seen at all hours, superintend-
ing the moving of Buh cabinets and
packages of old china. Tropical flowers
arrived in vast wicker cases bis new sta
bles were filed with horses he skinned
about the city in handsome phaeton
drawn by two cream-colored ponies-the
present of the Nieeroy, as everybody
said, though ! knew that they were had
on credit from newly established Hun
garian dealer. often, as passed, went
up and spoke to my man or his sneaking
little parasite, Gulbeim, and be held forth
to me on the expensive ways Of Alexan-
dria, and the greediness and fraudulency
of the whole population.
A greater set of rascals never knew,
he said once, and | treat them according
ly; and yet they come round me, licking
my boots and praying for more orders,
and as money is OF no consequence TO me,
gave them more. Sacred thunder,
don't think there is an honest man in all
Alexandria
gave him quiet look and suggested
NJ. Louis Bonnival, French merchant,
and one of his probable fathers-in-law, as
every one said
He shook his head, screwed up his
eyes, and twisted bis dyed mustache.
Ali Ben Sulieman? Athenea's father.
Would sell bis own father
NJ. Regnauld another father-in-law.
Bah-notorious. Drummed ont Of the
Algerine army.
NJ. Donnerwetter2 another future faith
er-in-law.
You're joking What, marry butter
Tub?
Mr.. John Blizzard? the fifth father.in-
law. He only bit bis underlip.
Well, then, NJ Castiglione? the sixth
father-in-law in future.
lie made no reply for moment, then
he gave me a keen look from his furtive
eyes, and drew me on one side to door
way, quite apart from the workmen.
see, said be, YOU know more about me
than most men do. You are probably in
clined 10 be troublesome, like most OF
your craft, unless You can get more by
keeping quiet. Leave me alone to work
out my own business plans in my own
way, and | will give you five hundred
pounds English money the day of my
marriage with
Athenea Ben sulieman? Miss Lucy
Blizzard2 Mile Louise Regnauld? Frau
lein Maria Donnerwetter2 or
Tut! Never you mind, whichever lady
select--yoila.
viii think over il, said to myself
quietly, without betraying my disgust !;
but you mast promise TO come and dine
with me on Monday next, to meet few
friends, and after dinner Wen get in q
corner and settle matters.
C'est un vrai bonbonme, said schelmer,
.lapping me in friendly way on the
back, and open to reason. Good, mon
ami, we understand each other. Au re-
voir.
The game was now sppros ching The
last deal. sehelmer had kept the secre
very carefully between the six fathers.is-
law, aud their money kept his bsnk 90
ing. nsgan, at my urging, had brought
back Athenee without reproaeh, having
placed Der in the care Of tie seutiners
mother the first moment he could snug.
gle her unnoticed out Of that dangerous
repository, The powder magazine; aud
the parties were now pressing forward
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