Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-20

get up again. Not only was this
intervention Of DR.. Antekirtt enough TO
unsettle him. but the position OF Toron-
thai was also beginning TO cause MIN
anxiety.
Yes" he said to himself 1--WE are in a
corner. Tomorrow we must stake every
thing. Either the bank goes, or we go!
Ii am ruined by his ruin [ know how 10
recOup myself. But for Silas, II is diner-
ent. He may become dangerous, he may
talk, be NAV let out the secret on Whlcn
ali my future rests. ! have been mis- mas
ter up to now, but ne may become my
masterp
The position was exactly as Sarcany
had described it. He was under no mis-
take as to the moral courage OF his &C
complice. He had had his lesson before:
Sllas Toronthal, when he had nothing TO
lose, would only use him to make money
out Of MIN.
Sarcany pOndered over what was best to
be done. Absorbed in his reflections, he
did not see what was happening at the en-
trance TO the harbOr OF Monaco few nun
/ dred feet beneath him.
About half a cable-length away, long
I null without mast or funnel came gliding
through the waves. Altogether, it did
[ not show for more than three feet above
the water-leVel Soon after, gradually
I nearing Point Focnana. it slipped into
smoother water near the beach. Then
there shot on from 1t little boat, which
had appeared like an lncrustatiOn on the
side OF the aimOstin visible hull. Three
I men were in the boat. In a few strokes
OF the sculls they reached the shore, two
OF them landed. aud the third took back
the boat. \ few minutes afterwards the
mysterious craft, which had not betrayed
its presence. either by light or sound, was
lost In the darkness and had left no trace
4 OF its passage.
The two men, as soon as they had LEFT
the beach, went along by the edge OF
the rocks towards the railway station,
and then up the Avenue des Spelugues,
which runs round the gardens of Monte
Carlo.
Sarcany had seen nothing Of this. His
thoughts were far away from Monaco-at
Tetuan. But he would not go there alone,
ne would compel his accomplish to go
with him.
''Silas, my masterW he repeated. "si-
las being able to checbmate me with a
WORD. Never! II tomorrow luck does
not give US back what it has taken away
from US, shall be obliged to make him
follow me. Yes! To follow me to Tetu-
an, and there on the coast of Morocco, if
Silas Toronthal gives trouble, Silas To-
ronthal viii disappearw
As we know, Sarcany was not the man
to recoil at one crime more, particularly
country, the wildness OF the inhabitants,
and the impOssibility OF seeking and find
/ ing the criminal, rendered its accomplish
ment so easy.
Having decided on his plans, Sarcany
shut the window, went to bed, and was
soon asleep without being in the least
troubled by his conscience.
1t was not so with TOronthaI. He pass
ed horrible night. OF his former tor
tune what had he left? Hardly 100000
francs-and these were to be squandered
in play. 1t was the last throw. So his
| accomplish wished, and so he himself
wished. His enfeebled brain, filled with
chimerical calculations, was no longer
| able to reason cOolly nor Justly. He was
even incapaUle-at this moment at least
of understanding his real position with
regard to Sarcany. He could not see that
the parts had shifted, and that he who
held him in mis- power was now in his
I power. He only saw the present with its
immediate ruin, and only dreamt OF the
morrow, which might float him again
or plunge him into the depths of misery.
Thus passed the night for the two asso-
ciates. One was permitted to spend it in
repose, the other to struggle with all the
anguish of insomnia.
In the morning about 10 O'Clock Sar-
cany Joined TOronthal. The banker was
seated before a table, covering .he
pages of his notebook with figures and
formula.
''Well, Silas," said be. in a careless
tone-the tone of man who would not
assign more importance to the worlds
miseries than he could help-"well, Silas,
did you give the preference to the red or
the black in your dreams?'
Il did not sleep wink!" replied the
banker.
$50 much the worse, Silas, so much the
fHO-dQV no md n
few hours OF repose were what you want
ed. Look at mel l have had little. and
l am in capital condition to struggle with
fortune! She is woman after all, and
she loves best the men who can command
her."
''She has betrayed us all the samep'
"Bahl Merely capricel And the
caprice will pass, and she will smile on
usl"
Toronthal made no reply. Did he even
understand what Sarcany had said to
him, while his eyes were fixed on the
pages Of his notebook and the useless
cOmbinationsI
Sarcany. "rips? Diddles? Tut-tutl
You are i'll, silas. You can't mix up
mathematics and luck; it is luck alone we
want today"
''Be 1t sol" said Toronthal, shutting up
his book.
"Eh! Or course, Silas. | only know
one way TO go to work." said Sarcany,
ironically. "But to do that we must have
made special studies-and our education
has been neglected on that point. Then
stick to chance. She stuck to the bank
yesterday. She may desert it to-day |
And if she does, she'll give back all she
took"
"All?"
Eyes, all, silas! But don't be cast
down! Cheer up and keep coolv
And tonight If we are ruined ?"
asked the banker, looking straight at Sar-
cany.
"Well. We'll clear out Of Monaco"
where toY exclaimed Toronthal.
"Cursed be the day l knew you, sarcany (!
Cursed be the day | employed yOu l
should never have been where l am if il
had not been for youw
1T Is too late to abuse me, my dear fell
low, and it is not quite the thing TO
quarrel with people who are going to help
yOuW
"Be careful" said the banker.
81 am careful" said sarcany.
And TorontbaPs threat confirmed him
in his scheme to put 1t out OF his power to