River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-19


eft has not been done yet, but BIZ Heayensi
Il shall bel Here Fairfax arose 70 his
utmost height, his eye flashing fire, his
nOstrils Gilated and his fist clenched-
nAnd tomorrow, tOOr' At the last words,
be brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Eebbitt unconsciously started.
With a sarcastic smile and a sheer curling
his lip, he sat silently regarding the antics
Of his hair-brained visitor
. Now continued the infatuated young
man. - want you to help me Without
you. il can not be done. With your help,
not only can il be done, but it viii be "a
brilliant success. You yourself. moment
since, ayerred that you considered il the
master-stroke Of the age-n
&" Ny dear fellow, there is a vast differ
ence between a thing done and a thing IN
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
ingl II would kick up a deuce of a 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 impressible Dick 70 deal with. He must
talk with this man intelhgently, unenthusi-
asticalIy; reason with him and present his
plans in an open, logical manner, stating
the facts as they appeared 10 him, and not
Withholding the chances Of failure.
COolly lighting a cigarette and leaning
Iazily back, he began in a slow. measured,
colOrless tone to set forth the case exactly
as it was. Cold-blooded facts were what
his listener desired
Fairfax gave him these, and having, in
Vol of
guard, Oegan-yet without appearing so to
dO-t0 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS auditor slapped
his thigh with his hand, calculating:
What a sensation it would create GadI
the 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
hOOr in deep thought. every now and then
emitting an explosive laugh.
At last he suddenly turned, came towards
Fairfax, put his hands on the latter's
shoulders, and looked him straight in the
eye.
s,azise Of an immediate decision on his part,
and well it might. That frmly-clOsed
mouth and dauntless eye, in which caution
and daring We're equally conspicuous, be
tOkeued answering persistence.
FAIRFAX" said Nebbitt- 1t shall be dOnei
Your plan Is excellent. Execute 1t IN every
detail as YOU gave it to me and success is
certain. Omit one, and the chances Of fail
ure will outweigh those Of success As to
your two heavy villains. YOU may set your
mind at rest about them / have in my
crew two men exactly suited to the require
ments Of the deed. Both understand, and
one fiuently speaks. French. You can rely
upon their rigid and fearless execution Of
any command you may see ut 10 lay upon
them; and should any unexpected emer-
gency arise, their Judgment seldom fails 70
direct them Alright | know them from past
years" said Nebbltt, with a faint smile.
"As to your equipment and all Of that fol-
sie-rOl, give nv steward list Of what you
want, and he viii 20 70 Paris and attend to
all Of that business. As TO the other matter
OF which you speak, Mr.. Porte himself is
now in Paris. | can. no doubt, secure you
his Bar HarbOr cottage for the autumn.
You surely won't want II for longer
periOdFi said he, with curiOus smile.
''Wa ait a moment" he continued, disap-
pearfng for a short time, and returning
with two seamen, sharp, shrewd, daring
looking fellows.
sMr. Fairfax. these are Jack LOngshOre
and nayy Jones. My men, you are 10 go