Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27

dos lot ia any par<lcDler Sxegctss TIE n1oIc4
sense And secoaA paiating, la common
with ali tie ether arts. iaaPlies ths dangerous
quality sf Imagination A man of llnagina-
tica Is never moral. he outsoars literal do
rlarc- sioas and reviews hfs under too many
shifting lights 70 rest content with the IN
yidioGs distinctions Of the Law"
~Buk y0u always say-aE least. 80 under
stood yoas-<eid madame, that thsse lads
dispiay no Imagination whatever"
my dear, they displayed mag gination, and
of very fantastic orisr, too returned the
doctor, sswhen they embraced their beggarly
profession Besides-and this is an argu-
nasnt exactly suited TO your intellectual level
many Of thsm are English and American
Where else should We expect 70 ind a theft
And DOW you had better get your coffee
Because We have lost treasure, there Is no
reason for starving. For my part, shall
break my fast with white wine. l feel un-
aecountably heated and thirsty today. 1
can only attribute il 20 the shock OF the dis
covsry. And yet, you win bear me oat,
supported the emotion nobly."
The doctor had now talked himself back
INTO an admirable hunor; and as be sat in
the arbor and slowly irnbibed large allow
anco OF white wine and picked q little bread
and cheese with no very irnpetuous appetite,
II a third OF bis uleditetions ran upon the
missing treasure, tho other two-thirds were
more pleasisgly buried IN she retrospect Of
his detective skill
About IL Casirnir arrived He had canght
an early train 10 Fontainehlsaa and driven
over 10 save time, and now his cab was sta
bled at TsntAillon's, and hs remarked, study
ing bis watch, THAI he could spare an hour
and a half. He was much the man Of busi-
ness, dscisivsly spoken. given to frewning In
an intellectual manner. Anastasies born
brother. he did nos waste much sentiment On
the lady, gave her an English family kiss,
and dsmanded meal without delay.
You can tell me your story while we eat"
be observed Anything good today, StasieT
He was promised something good The
trio sat down 20 a table in the arbor, jean
Marie waiting as well as eating, and the doc
sor recounted what had happened in his
richest narrative manner. Casinir heard it
with explosions OF laughter.
s'whas a stxeak q luck for you, my good
brother" he Observed, when the tale was
over. "If you had gone 20 Paris you would
have played dick-duek-drake with the whole
consignment in three months. Your own
would have followed, and you would have
cone 70 me Ia a procession like last time.
Bnt give y0u warning-Stasie may weep
and Henri ratiocinate-it VIII not serve you
twice. Your next collapse wa be fatal 1
thought had told you 50, Sp-saef Heys No
sensef'
The doctor WINGED and looked furtively as
yean-Marie; but the boy seemed apathetio
sand then again. broke out Casfmsr,
"what children yoa sre-vicious children,
my faith How cosld you tell the value Of
this trashl 1t might have been worth moth
ing. OF next door"
Pardon nle," said the doctor. ''You havs
your usual flow OF spirits, | perceive; bun
even less than your usual deliberation- am
not entirely ignerant of these matters"
Not entirely ignorant of anything ever I
heard or interrupted CasiEnir. bowling, and
raising his glass with q sort Of pert polite
ness
AT least, resumed the doctor, 81 gave my
mind 70 the subject-that you may Dc willing
20 believe-and | estimated that our capital
would De doabledn And he described the
nature Of the find
"Ny word Of hopor- ssid Casimir, al half
believe youi But much would depend on the
quality Of the gold
The quality. ny dear Casimfr, was--
And the doctor in default Of language, kissed
bis finger tips.
II would not take your word for it, my
good friend retorted the man of business.
You sre man Of very rosy views. But
tins robbery he continued-''this robbery
Is an odd thilz. OF course pass over your
nonsense about gangs and landscape paint
ers For me, that Is dream Who was in
the house last nfrht-
None but ourselves replied the doctor.
And this ysuug gentlernanr asked
CasiTnir. jerking n nod in the direction u
Jean Marie.
"He toor-the doctor bowed
well, and. il it IS a fair question. who Is
her pnrsued the brothsr-in-law.
Jean Marie answered The doctor. "corn-
hines the functions of son and stable boy
tie began as the latter. bat De rose rapidly 20
tta more honorable rank in our Affections
He IS, I may say, the greatest comfort ia our
hives =
eHar- said Casirnir "And previous 70 b.
coming oue Il your
Jean Marie has lived a rernarsabls exist-
snce, his experiences has been eninently
formative rsplied Desprsz III had 70
choose an s<iucation for mT son. should
havs chosen rsch another Beginning LIE
with nsounfebsn<s aud shieve~ passing on
ward 20 the society and friendship Of rhIloso-
piers, "a may be ssid 20 hsvs SKINNED ths
volunse ~ human life
'eThievssF' repess~d the hrothcr-in-law.
with q raeditativs ar
The doctor eould hsvs bitten his t1rw-e
cat He forpsaw whas vas csu8ine. ard prs-
pared hls nfad for vigorous dsfanse
''Dti ycu ever sepsl yourselfr- ASKED CAST
mir. sarninz Suddenly on Jean Nar1s. aud
fer the arSt si1ss employing single eYsgsss
rhich susx round his r~ck
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