The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-22

ut has not been done yet. but by Heavens!
4 ahoH bel" Here Fairfax arose to his
utmost height, his eye flashing fire, his
nostrils dilated and his fist clcnchcd-
"And tomorrow, tool At the last words,
he brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Eebbitt unconsciously started.
With q sarcastic smile and sncer curling
bis lip he sat silently regarding the antics
Of his hair-braincd visitor.
"Now," continued the infatuated young
man, want you to help me. Without
you, 1t can not be done. With your hep,
not only can 1t be done, but it will be a
brilliant success. You yourself, moment
since, averred that you considered it the
master-stroke Of the age"
My dear fellow, there is vast diner
snce between thing done and thing un-
done. You are not in your sane mind, now,
boy. Do you know what would be the con-
sequence Of failure in such an undertake
lngl It would kick up deuce Of row;
and imagine my own predicament besides
Fairfax saw that he had made mistake,
and that his task, as far as the influencing
Of Nebbitt was concerned, was much
greater than he had anticipated He had
no impressiblc Dick to deal with. He must
talk with this man intelligcntly. unenthusi-
astically; reason with him and present his
plans In an open, logical manner, stating
the facts as they appeared to him, and not
Withholding the chances OF failure.
Coolly lighting q cigarette and leaning
laxily back, he began in slow, measured,
colorless tone to set forth the case exactly
- It was. Cold-blooded facts were what
his listener desired.
Fairfax gave him these, and having, in
this way, thrown Nebbitt o little OF his
guard, began-yet without appearing So to
do-to appeal to the element Of daredevil
try and dash that he knew was latent in
that mans nature Little by little he
worked on the latter, until, by and by, his
now thoroughly-interested auditor slapped
his thigh with his hand, calculating:
"What Q sensation it would create. Cad!
Tho very originality and daring Of the plan
almost tempts me to try it."
Fairfax said nothing, but sat silently
smoking. He perceived he had gained his
point
Nebbitt rose and began pacing the saloon
door in deep thought, every now and then
emitting an explosive laugh.
At last he suddenly turned, came towards
Fairfax, put his hands On the lattcr's
shoulders, and looked him straight in the
eye.
What he saw there seemed to be the
cause Of an immediate decision on his part,
and well it might. That firmly-closed
mouth and dauntless eye, in which caution
and daring were equally conspicuous, be-
tolEened answering persistence.
"Faarfax," said Nebbitt. cit shall be done
Your plan Is excellent Execute it in every
detail q you gave it to me and success j.
erytdn. Omit one, and the chances Of fail
ure win outweigh those Of success. AS to
your two heavy villains you may set your
mind st rest about them. / have in my
crew two men exactly suited to the require
ments of the deed. Both understand, and
one duently speaks, French. You can rely
upon their rigid and fearless execution OF
any command you may see tit to lay upon
them; and should any unexpected cmer'
gency arise, their judgment seldom fails to
direct them Alright. know them from past
years." said Nebbltt, with faint smile.
AS to your equipment and all of that fol
de-rol, give my steward list of what you
want, and he will 90 to Paris and attend Il
al Of that business. As to the other matter
Of which you speak, Mr.. Porte himself ii
now in Paris. can, no doubt, secure yol
his Bar Harbor cottage for the autumn
You surely won't want it for longer
periodr' said he, with q curious smile.
swat Q moment" he continued, disap
pearing for short time, and returnin:
with two seamen, sharp, shrewd, daring
looking fellows.
and Dayy Jones' My men, you are to g