Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09
HERR PAULUS,
His RISE, HIS GREATNESS AND HIS
FALL.
BY walter Besant, Author of "All Sorts
and Conditions of Men, etc, etc.

BOOK THE THIRD.

CHAPTER IX.-YET ANOTHER BLOW.
1t was the day of the Dance, and an un
wonted stir and restlessness, with the run
ming about of the servants, and the voice,
actually the voices-of strange men filled
the house. The preparations of festivity
the gaiety and happiness of the girls
Knocked the melancholy which filed Paul.
breast. How can people be heartlessy
happy in the presence of other people who
go IN sadness Everything conspired &c
make him sad. He was only a young
American, medium, a mesmerzsr who
had somehow lost his magnetic power
and a pauper. The only thing that DIS
tinguished him was his great achievement
in saving the family fortunes, and that
feat was damaged by the discovery that,
whoever caused those letters to be written.
he himself knew beforehand of the danger
that threatened the Company. The only
consolation to his soul was the Importance
which the mysterious fiat conferred upon
him.
Come upstairs, old man. said Tom.
well have tobacco and talk. I've got
nothing to do this afternoon, and you new
er have anything to do
Paul followed him w tn a sinking heart
and the certanty-less sensitive men
would have felt a little uneasiness only
but Paul knew for certain that so netting
unpleasant was going to happen. Every
day brought fresh diSgraceS and humilla-
tions. There was going to be another.
Tom had no intention of making un-
pleasantness. He construed all the fine
talk about the loss of power, and the re-
nf "a - a tbn ust nd bo
rest of it, as the machinery prepared be-
forehand to cover n graceful withlrawol
with perhaps a final little miracle to
mark the departure of the magician.
Thank the Lord" he observ ed to Sibyl,
there will be no more Abyssnian Phil
osophy. That's done with and decently
buried. The fellows ashamed of his rub
Dish. He has the grace tn be ashamed
Dodo. Wherefore like him the letter,
Strange that you and ! should like fel-
low who came here with mass OF lies,
and has made fools of every body in the
house except You and me He's ashamed.
DOdO. He won't ever do it again.
Tom had no desire to be unpleasant
Yet he became horribly unpleasant. For
he Knocked away the last prop which
kept up Pdul'S self-leSpect aud plunged
him into the lowest depths OF aD9sement.
But he only meant t. sjrdlghten up things
bit before Paul left them, 80 that there
should be no misunderstanding after
wards. surprised him, a forwards, to
think how unpleasant he had made him
self
"Weu," he said cheerfuly, cts all over
isn'tit? Prodlges came out Unexpectedly
strong Miracles uudoubted. Manifesto
tiOns not to be explained on any other
reasonable hypothesis than the direct in
references of supernatural agency |
haven't had an opportunity of talking to
H. & anDnt he tblng-I1it I hama
you are satisfied y
quite. had a message to deliver"
81 thought you were forgetting that
Well, Let us put it 80, to save eXplana-
ton"
"My message once delivered, of course
everything was done "
"Aud now, | take it, Tom went on |
eve may consider that the whole business
may be frankly discussed, just as if you
had not been the principal actor in it. ."
"Ie-yes. | suppose 80 Why not ?"
well, If you come to that, why not in
deed ," Tom sat down and lit his cigar
cite. He smoked it straight through
without saying another word Then he
threw the stump away and took another.
paul, old man." he said, 81 took to you
from the first. You know | did. 1t wasn't
so much your clevernesS, because Gle, er
men are often beasts. And 1t wasn't be
cause saw at the first 90 off that You
were IA long way ahead of Chick and his
w. VI Nou - ''u <" S""i "ouueliui
cheeK. ana some OF ne stories you told
Were lirst class. Bul llKed your manner,
ana rye always liked your manner ever
since"
"Thank you"
Yes III was your manner. You cast
yourself upon MS. You made everybody
your friend from the beginning, except
Sibyl You've got most surprising
manner. It's irreelstble. No wonder
you mesmerlzed the girls and cured the
bon ,,t1 gi Il
manner that caught on to me. It's adm
able, Paul admirable. Now that you re
member where you nan from, You might
perhaps remember how you got it.. Was
1T from some Italian Marchese, your
grandfather -
mo. we are plan New England peo-
Pile. who came over for conscence's sake
two hundred years ago"
"For conscience'S sake, just as you came
back to the old country. The Puritan
bl0of still showing itself.
Paul blushed.
"Your manner is most certainly inherit |