Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27

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"Rdtse your sasak's syss"
But In place Of anything Of that sort JEAN
Marie broke into dismal howl and fed from
the arbor Anastasie, as she pursued % cap
ture and reassure the victim, found time TO
send one Parthian arrow-"Casimir, you are
brutel"
"My brother" said Desprcz, with the
greatest dignity, ''you take upon yourself a
hcense"-
"Desprez,n interrupted Casirnir, 'for
heavens sake be q man of the world You
telegraph mo 70 leave my business and como
down hero on yours / come, l ask the busi-
ness. you say Find me this thiefr Well, l
find him; say There he isP You need not
like il. but you have no manner or right TO
take offense"
"Wsu. returned the doctor, 'I grant that;
win oven thank you for Jour mistaken zeal
But your hypothesis was SO extravagantly
monstrousn-
.Look here,r interrupted Casimir; "was IL
you or StasieF'
Certainly not" answered the doctor.
every well; then it was the boy. Say no
moro about it,n said the brother-in-law, and
he produced his cigar cas-.
al viii say this much more" returned Dos
prss: "If that boy came and told me 20 him.
self should not believe him; and II / did be-
hevs him, 80 implicit Is my trust I should
conclude that he had acted for the best"
"Well, we'll" said Casinnir, indulgently.
Shave you hghti must be going. And,
by the way, l wish you would let mo sell
your Turks for you always told you it
meant smash / tell you SO again. Indeed,
it was partly that that brought me down.
You never acknowledge my letters-a most
objectionable habit"
s'My good brother" replied the doctor
blandiy, Il have never denied your ability in
business; but can perceive your lmita-
| tions"
.sEgad, my friend, I can return the compli-
ment," observed the man of business Your
limitation is to be downright irrational"
"Observe the relative position" returned
the doctor with a smile at is your ATTITUDES
TO believe through thick and thin in one
mans judgmentr-your own. / follow the
same opinion, but critically and with open
eyes. Which is the more irratienali leave
it to yourself"
''Oh, my dear fellow, /" cried Casimir, "stick
to your Turks, stick to your stable boy, go to
the devil in general in your own way and be
| done with it But don't ratiocinate with
! mel cannot bear it And so, Ia Ia.
might as wen have stayed away for any good
| I've done. Say good-by from me TO Stasie
and to the sullen hang dog of stable boy, if
| you insist on il; Pm off.
| And Casimir departed The doctor that
night dissected his character before Anssta-
sic. 'One thing. my beautiful" he said, ''he
has learned one thing from his live long
acquaintance with your husband: the word
ratiocinate. " shines in his vocabulary like
jewel in muck heap. And, even so, he
continually misapplies It. For you must
have observed be uses il as a sort Of taunt. in
the case Of to ergotise, implying, as 1t were
| the poor, dear fellowi-a vein Of sophistry.
! As 20 his cruelty to Jean Marie, il must be
forgiven hint is not his nature, it is the
| nature of his life. A man who deals with
money, my dear, is a man lost"
With Jean Marie the process Of reconcilia-
tion had been somewhat slow. At first he
was inconsolable, insisted on leaving the
family. went from paroxysm 70 paroxysrn of
tears: and II was only after Aaastasie had
been closeted for an hour with him, alone,
that she came forth, sought out the doctor,
| and. with tears in her eyes, acquainted that
gentleman with what had passed
"At first my husband, he would hear If
nothing she said "Imaginsi If be had left
u.s. what would the treasure be to tbati
Horrible treasure, It has brought all this
about At last, after he has scbbed his very
heart.out, he agrees 70 stay ON a condition
we are not to mention this matter, this infa-
nous suspicion, not even 20 mention the rob
berry On that agreement only, the poor,
cruel boy win consent to remain among bis
| friends-
"But this inhibition said the doctor, "this
eznhargo-is cannot possibly apply TO mef
"To All Of ss,r Apsstasie assured him.
MY cherished one Desprez protested,
''you must have Misunderstood Is caanot
apply 70 ma he would naturally come to
me-
Henri she ssid. eft does: swear 70 you
It dos
'fThis is n painful. very Painful circuTn-
| stance the doctor said. looking 8 little
black Il cannot affect. Auastssie. = be
anything but isstly wounded. fSaa ths, |
feel il. naT wife. scusely"
Il kne- yoa would she ssid "But II
| VOC hsd seen h5s distress We must make
allowances. ~e nsust secrisc~ our fesiings-7
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