St. Landry democrat., 1881-11-12

the habit OF nibbling the skin off This
attractive person pumped down in
seat opposite the editor and stared at
him in a way that caused him to shut
his position little uneasily.
"Citizen," she began in voice like !
a croak, Il have read your article on
the assassination OF tyrants, and APP
prove of it. | have come to ask you to |
lend me hundred francs to buy re-
volver.
"What do you want with such a
weapon@' asked Fielen, whose face
heightened.
Il am going topurge this earth of the
Minister of Finance" answered Mad
anne Follalier, her eyes glowing. 'We
are agreed that tyrants should be ex-
terminated, and there isno worse tyrant
than this man, who has refused to give
me tobacco-office. Why does he re-
fuse me this boon? Am not as worthy
as those minions of his on whom he
bestows his corrupt patronage?"
1.-The number OF tobacco -ot1ices is
linrted,' remarked Fielin, trying to
evade the responsibility of pecuniary
loan. besides, do not call yours
public grievance
"What is it then?' growled the Min
ister's enemy, gnawing at her nails.
els not wrong done to one citizen
wrong done to alp In what respects
am l worse than other women on
| whom tobacco-shops are conferred
every day"'
Before | can answer that question
| must know who you are responded
Fielin, who did not like his visitor at all.
He felt sure she was mad, rather be-
cause she had asked him for money
than because she talked insanely.
Il am judicially separated from my
husband,'' replied Madame Follalier,
excitedly He is Government clerk
and fool. He makes me small al
lowance, and despise him. l have no
trade or profession and live as | can.
NV life in fact is burden to me, and |
| am willing to sacrifice it for the cause Of
the people Now. if YOU are true to
your principles and no Jesuit in dis
guise. YOU will lend me hundred
francs"
Saying this the female held out her
paw and glanced menacingly at the
editor. Fielin hesitated a moment;
then asked her for her address. When
this had been given him he drew hun
dred-franc note from his purse and
handed it to her without word. The
crazy creature was evidently surprise d
at getting her money SO easily, and her
fingers clutched the paper greedily.
.sMind, don't want to know what
you are going to do with the money!, y
observed FieIin, with prudence. "4ou
have asked me for hundred francs,
and [ give them, that's all. y
II shall not disgrace your confidence,
CITIZEN answered Madame Follalier,
and she left the Office with somewhat sus-
picious haste. Ii she had been going
for a dinner, she could not have stepped
faster.
But she was hardly gone when Fielin
touched hand-bell and summoned one
of his clerks Take this to Martin,
he whispered, land have the woman
, watched; she saws she means mischle
to the Finance Minister. gave her :
hundred francs which must go. to my
account" The clerk, beetle-browec
person, with euriously sharp eyes, wink
.. ed and Withdrew.
, Now the man Martin, to whom
Fielin's clerk was going on the above
errand, was not member OF any Revo
| lutionary Mutual Espionage Associa
, ton, but simply head center anon!
the secret agents of the Prefecture d'
> Police. He served as intermediary be
, tween the Prefecture and those private
spies or informers, who, for diiferen
I reasons, could not correspond directl,
+ with that institution. He was by trad
! a publican, and anybody could ente
! his shop, whisper to him over his pew
ter counter, or talk to him in his bacl
D parlor, without mourning the suspicion
: Of holding intercourse with naouchoro
Martin himself never went to the Pre-
. lecture. He communicated with tn
: chiefs Of the political section OF tn
/ police either by letter orthrough ma
who called occasionally at his shop, an
: was supposed TO be commercial trave
q er in the wine trade. A very down
q person was M. Martin.
s The result of the clerks visit to thi
i gentleman was that Madame Follalie
: was watched, and, being found one da
r lurking near the Finance Minister
Q office, was apprehended and clappe
n quietly into an asylum. The miserabl
q creature shrieked and stormed, d.
; manding to be publicly tried in orde
# that she might make a rumpus in tn
r. Assize Court; but she had not tn
n faintest suspicion that it was Blais
e Fielin who had betrayed her. Non
n among his many dupes did suspect tn
1T able editor. In due time Fielin hin
TT self appeared before the Corrections
@ Court. made sensational speech to h
70 Judges, and was sentenced to fine {
N 5000 f. and year. imprisonment. II
t. punishment seemed heavy, and Fieli
Is left the court amidst a sympathizin
v throng OF acquaintance who vowe
10 +bot the onnraSsed of all nations WOu