Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
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"As sure as life,'' he said, "I'1 catch

and the Major gave him their cards N
turn.
you'll find Us at the Hotel de Paris,
Monte Carlo" said the Major. THE sea-
sons in full swing there, and of course
you'll come out of your shell at times and
take walk over' Come and dine" Paul
Jones was on the railway platform, and
the Captain was handing out strapped,
battered old easel which had anything but
an amateur air about it. Come, now,"
said the Major. Say tomorrow. There's
a train reaches US little after half-past
seven. Say dinner for quarter to eight"
Paul hesitated. "Come, man." said the
Major, ''you can't work after daylight,
suppose. Hillol we're off That's a bar
gain? Tomorrow. Quarter to eight sharp.
Goodbye"
The train steamed slowly out of the sta
tlon, and Paul and the Major waved hats
at each other until the latter withdrew his
head into the carriage, when he looked
slyly across at Medhurst.
you left me most of that, old man." he
said, with a jaunty air of dissatisfaction.
as if he were pleased to have negotiated
the preliminaries so ably.
you didn't want my help there" said
Medhurst. Don't drink tomorrow,
Daisy"
"Now, did you ever know me to, when
there's been business on hands"
Sometimes" Medhurst answered. do
not do it tomorrow. We've got a big
thing on"
That's all as it may turn out" the Ma
Tor replied, $50 far as the young 'un goes.
But he may turn tail and bolt at any min
ute What like about Monte Carlo is
they'll fight you there until your head
drops off. There's no backing out 49,.
Skin 'em over night, and they'll be up to
time. fresh and smiling, in the morning.
They'll fight as long as they can raise a
dollar"
LAS long as yOu can," Medhurst an
swered scornfully He's fool who plays
unless he can make sure of winning, or
unless it doesn't matter to him whether
he wins or loses"
But the Major was not to be shaken,
and went on in a superb confidence in the
system-a confidence no whit less fixed
and sure because he had known score of
men who had gone out with infallible sys-
TENS before him and had seen them one by
one come home broken. But all the other
infallible systems had the one essential
jor's own creation: whilst this particular
system had the supreme advantage of
having been discovered and perfected by
himself.
During the quarter of an hours wait at
Nice they stretched their cramp limbs a
little by walking up and down the plat
form, and there they passed and re-passed
their quiet vis-a-vis of the hotel at Paris
a IL -
him, and discovered for the first time that
he was accompanied by a man-servant.
The man came to ask some questions about
the luggage, and. being answered, touched
his hat and retired. The Major, nothing
doubling the fascinating powers of his
own manners and converse, came swag-
gering up at this m Oment, and the quiet
man at once withdrew to his carriage, and
took his seat there behind q sulphur-col-
ored novel
Medhurst and the Major alighted at
Monte Carlo, and the grave young Ameri-
can went on to MentOne. A grave and
elderly American, with benevolent, mild
face and a shrewd eye, met him there
upon the platform, with both hands ex-
tended.
my dear Paul" he said; "Fm glad to
see you. Wrap yourself up warmly, my
dear boy, for these chill airs are very dan.
gerous after the days heat. You ought
not to be abroad ut this hour, but it can't
be helped this time. The carriage is wait
ing outside, and will have you home in
ten minutes. Grimes will see to your lug
gage"
The elderly man lowered round the
younger like hen with one chicken until
he had seen him through the little station
and into well-appointed close carriage
that waited at the door
Now, what is the meaning" he asked,
of this singular disguise2 l don't think
that curiosity is one of my foibles, but
ever since | got your letter | have been
wondering. | have done little else than
wonder. Is the vendetta aCclimatized in
New York? Are you flying from venge-
ance, PauI?"
1.-THE fact isl the young man answered,
the two or three weeks in London sick
ened me. Mr.. Jones with his ten millions
sterling-Mr. Jones with his fifty millions
of dollars-was, to my mind, so vulgar an
attraction that | resolved to drop him, and
to go about clone; and Jones in France
with millions of francs, a quarter of
million in number, seems likely to be such
n colossal bore that resolved to drop him.
So | took my mothers maiden name and
sank the dollars altogether. Paul Morton
is as good n name as Paul Jones, and Paul
Morton will not be stared at and pointed
out, and SpOnged upon and run after by
the whole great armies of the needy and
the greedy, rs Paul Jones would be- To
tell you the truth, doctor, l am little
tired and peevish; and out of sorts with
the world. l want to be let alone, and an
alias was my only chance"
Il understand" the old man answered,
with an air of humorous burlesque. "and
will keep your dread secret inviolate. 1t
shall be enShrouded in the clouds of
night"
IAN odd thing happened in Paris" said
the traveller. "The New York Herald
there, to my great disgust, announced my
arrival at the very hotel | had put up at.
| wondered how they had found me out;
but discovered that there was Paul
Jones there-thOugh, why two people OF
the same generation should have thought
fit to ticket an innocent child with that
piratiCal name do not know. But there
he was, and they took him for me or, at
least, they took him for the owner of the
dollars, and sent up incense to the pile I'M
til the young man must have felt choked
with it. There was an Englishman of the
beef-fed breed, man with the manners of
a friendly bison and the voice of a from
bone, who bullied him with antilles, and
stormed an invitation to dinner at him as
we left the station at Cannes. The other
Paul Jones got a telegram at table, and
the big EngliShman roared his name out
so thateverybody heard il, and all the world
stared at him as If resolved to put him out
of couuteuancc"
It's little unfair, Paul" said the
elderly man, ito leave a man who can't
afford it to bear a reputation of that kind"
u suppose it is" the other answered;
SCI never thought of that. only had time
to anathematize the New York Herald
before became thankful that there was a
real man 10 take my place, Tor the sauI,-
faction of those easily curious people who
are interested in other peoples money;
and the unknown Paul Jones Is not a
shy man. 1 fancy that no amount OF
pointing and staring will hurt him much"
In very little while the carriage pulled
up before q villa, which by this time it
was too dark TO see with any approach TO
clearness. As the millionaire alighted he
could hear the vague murmur of the Med
iterranean surge, and he stood for mere
as q IrecautiOn against the keen evening
air, to look about him. He could dimly
make out great shield of quiet sea over
the tree-tops and house-roofs of the hill
side which sloped away at his feet. and