Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-04
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale of Love
and Adventure.
PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR.
copyrighted, 1887. By G. IT. Dillingham; Al
Rights Reserred.l
CHAPTER vII.-CoSTrNUEp.
BY -AMo s LEE .

SIT has not been done yet. but by Heavensi
It shall bel Here Fairfax arose to his
utmost height, his eye flashing fire, his
nostrils dilated and his fist clenched-
3And tomorrow, too!'' At the last words,
he brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Nebbitt uncou:Siously started.
With sarcastic smile and a sneer curling
his lip, he sat silently regarding the antics
Of his hair-brained visitor.
"Now," continued the infatuated young
man, 81 want you to help Inc. Without
you, it can not be done With your help,
not only can it be done, but it will be .
brilliant success. You yourself, moment
since, averred that you considered it the
master-strolSe of the age"
"My dear fellow, there is vast differ
ence between thing done and thing un-
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
ingi 1t would kick up q deuce of a row;
and imagine my own predicament besides"
Fairfax saw that he had made 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
plans in an open, logical manner, stating
the facts as they appeared to him, and not
Withholding the chances of failure.
CoolIy lighting a cigarette and leaning
1azily back he began in a 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 a little off his
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS auditor slapped
his thigh with his hand, calculating:
ssWhat sensation it would create. Gadi
the very originality and daring Of the plan
almost tempts me to try it.n
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
Fairfax, put his hands on the latter'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 dauntless eye, in which caution
and daring were equally conspicuous, be-
tokened answering persistence.
ssFaIrfax," said Nebbitt. sit shall be done!
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 fail
ure will outweigh those of success. As to
your two heavy villains you may set your
mind at rest about them. 1 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. l know them from past
years." said Nebbitt, with faint smile.
"As to your equipment and all Of that fol-
de-rol, give my steward list of what you
want, and he will go to Paris and attend te
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 longer
periodln said he, with a curious smile.
SWAT moment" he continued, disap
pearing for short time, and returning
with two seamen, sharp, shrewd, daring
looking fellows.
ssMr. Fairfax, these are Jack Longshors
and Davy Jones. My men, you are to 81