The daily gazette., 1883-07-27

hundred thousand crowns as the pro.
verb has IL ''do not grow on every bush, -
and If Croisilles had been suspicious, he
might have imagined when he read Made.
noiselle Godeau's letter that she was insane,
or else she vas mocking him. However,
he had neither the one thought nor
the other; he saw othing exc pit
that his dear Julie loved him,
and that he must have 100000 crowns, and
ing to obtain them
He possessed 1000 louis in cash, besides
a house, which, as | have already said,
might be worth 30 900 francs. What was 70
be dohel How could these "a 900 francs be
turned at once into 300, 900! The first idea
which entered the young mans head was OF
finding some w9y TO play at pitch and toss
for his whole fortune; but for that, he must
sell his house Croisilles commenced by
putting on his door notice that the huu. e
was loT sale; then dreaming all the time OF
what he would do witt! the money it would
briug, he waited for buyer.
A week went by, then another; not pur-
chaser appeared Croisilles passed his days
in mourning with fear, and he was giving
way to despair, when a jew broker knocked
at the door
"This house is for sale, sir2 Are you the
proprietorF
'Yes, sir"
"And what is it worth ~
"Thirty thousand francs, | believe; at
least | have heard my father say So y
The jew visited all the rooms, went up to
the second floor, and down into the cellar
struck the walls, counted the steps in the
stairN ay, turned the doors on their hinges
and the Keys I'm their locks, opened al shut
the windows; and at last, havi g examined
Tn lr. .datl ias nil
out speaking word or making a PROPOSE
tion, went away
Croisiles, who had followed him about
for an hour with beating heart, was not, as
one would suppose, much disappointed al
this silent retreat. He imagined that the Jew
wished time to consider, and would CONT
again at any moment. He waited ior hin
eight days, not daring to go out for fear o
missing bis call, and looking out o, the
window from morning until night; but II
was in vain; the jew did not appear Jean
faithful to his thankless part of admirer
| drew from the circumstance a moral, and
tried to dissuade his master from selling tn,
house so rashly, and for so extravaganti
purpose. Dying with impatience, wearinesl
| and love, Croisilles one morning took hi
| two hundred louis and went out, resolving
to tempt fortune with that sum, since hI
| he could get no mere.
The gambling rooms at that time were moi
public, and there had not then been reached
that refinement of civilization which permits
the first conner TO ruin himself at once when
ever the desire enters his head. Croisille
was hardly in the street when he stopped
not knowing where to go to risk his money
He scanned the houses in the neighborhoot
one after another, trying to discover som,
suspicious-looking detail and so hit upol
| what he was seeking. young man O
in black, passed by. From his air he was
man of high birth. Crolsilles accosted hin
politely.
"sir," he said, "pardon me for the libert,
l am taking;I have two hundred louis ii
my pocket, and am dying to lose them o
win more. Could you tell me OF respecta
BILE place for that sort of thingso
| TfHO he continued.