Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-10

can find the slightest clue
| s.Capitali Splendidi / can scarcely be
lieve it, Such a pluclzy thing would
have"
''Stop What did you call itsn
'sPlucby, / said, and do consider il so.n
'.Do you actually mean to say you con-
slider it pluclzy and commentator
s'Plucky. Why, my dear boy, l think it
one of the boldest things | ever heard Of.
| I'd like to shake hands with that fellow.
Success is success. Since you say he has
succeeded, / consider it a master stroke.
But said he, suddenly and sharply, 'how
came gou to know any thing about it: 1t
| looks"
"Stop, again, Mr.. Nebbitt. I've been lying
to you. Nothing Of the kind has hap
pened'
Nebbitts countenance changed in an in
slant, and his eye had a dangerous CLEAN
4 in it, But he waited quietly to learn the
next move Of this enignatic youth.
1T has not been done yet, but by Heavensl
it shall bel Here Fairfax arose to his
utmost height, his eye flashing fire, his
nostrils dilated and his fist clenched-
"And tomorrow, toori At the last words,
he brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Nebbitt unconscously started.
/
his lip, he sat silently regarding the antics
of his hair-brained visitor.
| g Now" continued the infatuated young
man, g ] want you to help me. Without
you it can not be done. With your help,
not only can it be done, but it viii be
brilliant success. You yourself, a moment
since, averred that you considered it the
master-stroke of the age
!. Nv doaY fp1lnp- fhafa IL a vaet dfTar-
ence between thing done and a thing UNI
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 1t would kick up a deuce Of row;
aud imagine my own predicament besides"
Fairfax saw that he had made a 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 to deal with. He must
( talk with this man intelligently, unenthusi-
astically; reason with him and present his
I plans in an open, logical manner, stating
! the facts as they appeared to him, and not
Withholding the chances of failure
1 Coolly lighting a cigarette and leaning
lazily back, he began in 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
( this way, thrown Nebbitt little off his
I 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT auditor slapped
his thigh with mis- hand, calculating:
] lgyyha4 a sapaat;np II tx-.f1Id epSata C.adf
/ 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
/ floor in deep thought every now and then
emitting an explosive laugh.
/ At last he suddenly turned came towards
4 Fairfax, put his hands on the lattei'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 dauntess eye, in which caution
and daring were equally conspicuous, be-
tokened answering persistence.
'Fairfax,'' said Nebbitt. ''it shall be donei
Your plan is excellent Execute it in every
detail as you gave it to me and success is
certain. Omit one, and the chances Of fax
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 fluently speaks, French You can rely
/ upon their rigid and fearless execution of
any command you may see fit to lay upon
them; and should any unexpected emer-
gency arise, their judgment seldom fails to
+ direct them Alright. ] know them from past
/ years. said Nebbitt, with a faint smile
"As to your equipment and all Of that fol-
de-rol, give my steward list of what you
want, and he will 20 to 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 it for a longer
4 periodt said he, with curious smile.
"Wait moment he continued, disap
pearing for short time, and returning
with two seamen, sharp, shrewd, daring
looking fellows.
mr. Fairfax, these are Jack Longshore
and Davy Jones. My mon, you are to go