The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-23

good deal improved. was asked if 1
had seen or heard of any one. on the
road. I told of my purchasing the ami
NAL at the Camp los Perdidos, and so
managed to escape and proceed on the
trip. I do not suppose that the house.
keepers of Rio had ever made better
bargain for their 6rdsieros than in the
sacrifice OF my stock. The mule was
converted into money the day after.
The purchaser no doubt thought I had
stolen him. I returned to my lodgings
at night, resumed my clothing, but
awakened next morning with burning
fever, which increased until it reached
insanity itself.
Z" On my restoration to reason found
the French Consul. at my bedside. . My
hotel experience was very much that of
Gil Blas-my money, clothing and bag
gage had been absorbed by the ex-
penses of my illness. The Consul dis
regarded my remonstrances. He had no
funds to pay my board A vessel bound
for France was in port, and I was sent
on board. From the passengers heard
my own story in detail, except that no
suspicion of foreigner had been awak-
ened. That was something for the fu-
trre. -iftp - s-H ~ saa1,5ea
II had. indeed nothing at this mo-
ment to remain for; but reserved pur.
pose to return at some future time when
all should havebeen forgotten, and carry
off Le sac en- CUR plein de diandnts.
I made the passage to Hayre. Soon
after. my return to France I decided that
there would be little danger of blighting
the future of little Desire LIE Blanc, by
marrying millionaire, and SO she has
been for several years Nine Desire LIE
Roux, with several little boys and girls
ready to inherit my wealth when
should get it. $50 1s&. Isl
, 90 Perhaps the same. reason that in
duced the tall Indian to perform des-
perate service has induced the Govern
naent to employ me as a law officer,
where there are sometimes desperate
men to be arrested. So here am.
".'And your Indian? Did you never
hear of him?
".Neyer, from that day or night.
Monsieur said our patron, s'do
you think you could find again your
treasurer 'siss'i .
4 am certain t III zE gfjF ~ I
"' Have you never proposed to re-
turn?' fzt-
Repeatedly, but no one would
listen. One said, in your fierce cerebral
you have dreamed of that. No one
would encourage the Search ,layo5
What think you was the value Of
that sackY i4HA 'Hg2S
!" Monsieur, it was the accumulated
plumber of twenty years, by good Judge
of diamonds. The sack must have
weighed seven pounds, of which there
was of course very small part of the
precious stone" '7fH ssails5 q (.
sss And you think you could find the
place of deposit againg adt ~
Il am certain ...,.....
"tHow much would such an expedi-
ton cost? ID agad h!auE e7sdt 6s's
"-.'I could make it for 20, 600 francs
This would include the support of mi
wife and children during my absence
with the assurance of something to then
if I died on the expedition aai
Nothing more was said. The nexi
day the Patron said to me:
You heard the Conte of LIE Roux
what do you think of it?' i''-
sc 1t was 6tagtseH oFrae .ast.zzr
/" You do not doubt its truth?' 81,
@No, but the government has long
since traced that peasant and that mule
1t has shot the peasant and dug the
ground for miles around the charcoal
camp
"sWhat, to find all those diamonds at
once?s There they dig down mountains
| for few Je crois ca, moi 2 u s..t.T,
But do you think the search woult
be worth $4,000 francs?' t1t lsis
No. Brazil is @ country of dens
vegetation. A man working in th,
night, in fear of his life, would not re
| gard the surrounding objects with sui
ficient care to identify them again Re
member that thirty years have elapsel
since the diamonds were hidden,
I think differently, said the head o
the house. I know LIE Roux to be
man of truth. He would not hay
otherwise retained his employment s
long. If they were in the United State
the men who have invested their none
in search for the treasure of Capt Kid
would form society for this search
For me, 1 have resolved to invest 25, 90
francs in the enterprise. shall entrus
the execution of the enterprise to L.
Roux. You will have charge of tn
money. Prepare to accompany him.
s'This decision took me completely b
surprise. It involved quitting Paris
which was to me then as quitting tn
world 1t was bouleversemlent total
of all my plans and pleasures. i was a
Industrious, accurate and honest clerl
but then one is not always bending owe
the ledger. There was the theater, th
Boulevards, La Bal, the restaurant, th
gay companions, la petite file OuUrieT
a quiez'em Rue La Harpe. 80 81
".Aha, said la Pere Renaud, 'Je voa
connais 6ien, Mons. Paul; Uosts etc
bon garcon, n1ais astssi tnl gdrcou bic
gai sur occasion, NEST ce pas
Upon reflection determined to dii
suade the patron, if possible, from th
adventure, and if 1 failed in this, to te
him that for ME to go it was impossible
"He yielded to my arguments, but
have since thought it was because
saw could not be persuaded to go, an
he had no one else SO trustworth.
Years afterward I lived some years
Spanish America, and thought more ii
vorabiy of the chances of success: II III
dertaken in company with the old SO
dier of Napoleon.
"sAnd LIE Roux?
Gas the patron had never mentione
his purposes to him, the subject w
never referred to again. l have, hoy
ever, often wondered whether, with
little more enterprise, might not ha'
succeeded in finding the deposit of le 81
q c,.ir deS dianeants and fait. AuS
mes rentes Paris. "-Nei0 Orlea
Picayu,le.