The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-19

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torment for him whose happiness is van
ishiDg to have vision Of it still before
him. Goodbye, Jeanne"
Goodbye, Paul. NV father and the no
tary are waiting for you to settle your az
fairs"
With an unsteady step. his face very
pale, he returned to the house and en-
tered the room where VI. de Rosel. the
notary, and Pierre awaited him.
My friend" said the first, fwe are en-
gagged, NJ. Planter and 1, in examining
into your affairs. Nearly three hundred
thousand francs have been spent in two
years. You must have had good deal
OF pleasure for that price,"
Say, rather, that the time was sadly
and foolishiy wasted"
Are you aware that you have been out
rageously robbed?"
well, what else could 1 expect? A
person who does not know how to take
care OF his own should not complain if
1t is taken from him"
The tradesmen with whom you have
dealt have presented absurd bills. The
people from whom you have borrowed
money have charged you interest at the
rate of 50 per cent"
"Well, that is the business of usurers."
AO0 e1AS b4N h4eAbtCt fNA CdSAlh I4Oh-
ever, it is necessary to make them dis
gorge?"
BY what means can do so ?"
You might appeal TO their conscience.
Conscience is a coin that is not current
among them"
Suppose we try to move them"
we would have our labor for our
pains. Indeed, do not know who they
are
II will enlighten you, They are Pierre.
myself, and third person, who is the
most guilty of us all. / soon perceived
land Pierre, who is a far-seeing person,
was OF the same opinion) that it would be
impossible TO arrest you In your extrava-
CANT course, carried away as you were by
the adOr of youth. We determined, there
tore, to limit your prodigality by every
meansi in our power. Tradesmen, counting
the risk they run with young men of
wealth, who let their money slip through
their fingers, greatly increase the amounts
OF the bill they send them. 1t was ar
ranged, however, with those with whom
you have dealt, that, in consideration of
being paid at a certain time, the
amount of their claims should not
be unreasonable. You went into
debt, and it became necessary for you to
borrow money, and Pierre, in whom YOU
have had blind confidence, undertook to
obtain it for you. At this point the third
accomplice comes on the scene. This
person was very exacting and took mort
cages on your possessions which were
hypothetical for their full value 1t has
been ascertained, however, after a careful
examination OF the schedules OF your in
debtedness, that you have really spent
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very reasonable price for the experience
you have acquired. Your assets, there
fore amount to about 25O.O00 francs. The
person in question has taken advantage of
your carelessness and ignorance of bust
ness affairs. | think. however. that an
arrangement can be made by appealing to
her sense of fairness"
The baron was astonished.
You know this person, them" he
asked.
Eyes, and you also. Your creditor,
your usurer. is Jeanne Rosel
The young girl had entered noiselessly
and overheard this conversation. She APP
preached the three men, saying:
Yes, Paul, 1t was [. During these
years of foolish dissipation l have never
lost sight of you. | knew that, though
you yielded at times TO wrong impulses,
your heart was right, and that when your
reason returned you would again be the
same Paul as of old, with whom l have so
often talked in this room. ] was able,
with my fathers consent, to use the fort
une left me by my mother as | saw fit, and
in what manner l have employed it you
know. You will not be pressed Tor pay
ment."
Suppose l insist on immediate pay
ment for the full face of the mortgage"
"Well, perhaps VI. Planter can make
some useful suggestion
"a marriage contract is the best means
can suggest of getting you out of your
embarrassment" said the notary, smiling.
ooh, Jeannep said the baron, "you
have reopened for me the heaven which
thought was closed against me forever.
How can / ever repay you?"
Old Pierre, who had been a silent spec
tator during this scene, the end of which
he foresaw, approached his master and
said:
81 told you, monsieur, that 1 would
never leave you"
"Ah. you are monster of dissimula-
ton" exclaimed the baron, laughing.
At that moment the door OF the dining
room was thrown open. A delicious odor
rose from the steaming soup tureen, and
the table glittered with the old family
silver"
'Paul," said NJ. de Rosel, gayly, give
your arm to your wife.
Paul and Jeanne led the way, and the
others followed the happy couple.