Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-08
A FAIR USURER.
After Gaining tho Baron'a Fortune
She Claimed the Baron.

bho Claimed the Baron,
Young BARON Paul De Rrantol. pale
So aaItafad. entered his cosy harhe-
Dow apartments In tho Rue 1atbout.
tHr,s N.- Dat on the -oia. pulled OF
DIE glove. ard examined some papers
vh.rh 'aE COO "a table These were
iHlH.-m.r billie and dunninF letters
A bitter sm.I. played about hls lip. A.
d. murmurrd
"WbeH tHs stag Is ~ bay an the
dog. rash upon hIm. II Is the way Of
a., world
o. rI..ed tie ba'l-rope lmpaticutiy.
Tho summons vRs answered hy o.
wl.fnhg.r.i servant. whose face prr-
syufud tHe .mpa-s.ve. almost cEis
mHi.rai gravity peculiar o. domestic.
employ. la n.1 families
Pierre -s.H tbs Baron. have you
l,.u to see NJ AIrido pautierg"
"l,s. monsieur 10 su.d that n
vhs impossible Tor him % come. ~ he
o. % start ou Journey this evening
And NJ poslogc.a'
Ito saId that b. Wa short 81
mooney and that BE- regretted much
that De- was unable 20 obigc you
And 4 mtr d'Autuua llo could
hardly uFaf such az excuse
% vac told that De- was away from
hons,
They arr al alike Ono has plenty
~ friends Be- prosperity. solitude In
diversity pid The tradesmen's replies
vary ne muehF'
No, monsieur; thoy wcre unanl-
nous In declaring that they could not
walt'
Dat you told them tha, they would
10 raid iu fullP"
Il have carried o.i your instruc-
tiuns monsieur
That b. soil Thry shall h. paid;
noi cue 81 Thorn shall loso a cent"
A. bic master ceased speaking 10
bin Pierre retired
Tho HarpH Ieit tnhim.elf. again ran
o,or the papcrs which las before him.
hr-.dos thr h,'ls thrro we're momo-
randa ~ mort -aros and other bust.
r.-s documents - dlHereni klnds
which testified with brutal eloqucnce
o. Die irr6lrieyahle ruin
The Baron was tWcntY-nve years ~
ego and three years bad elapsed since
h' bod received bic pst"rual inherit.
once year. ~ dissipation. during
which b, bad spent money recklossly.
Hs Though plzsv--oi 81 an meal austl-
Dol" UarHe luuug. handsome. the
O'arrr ui nam. well known among
tho mobile families ~ France. he had
friends without number who sought
h.s rUmTautunship Ia their pleasures.
and nos d. was brought face 90 face
With tho snmH7r reality aud knew that
when BIZ asHts we're paid he would be
g. pUur as Joh
ln Hnsurf 90 a second summons
llorrr rreseGtod himself before his
master
Pierre ala Paul De RrAntcl.
'yua suos ug -iiuationP"
"los. monsieur. you are ruined. Il
va. unhappily. easy 10 see that such
wuuld D. The end
li yuu iure-aw 10 Why did you
make no effort 70 oppose ms iollicsP"
~ my hrst suggestion you gave
~ 30 understand that II was your ~.
lair II had insisted you would
have sent me away. ! gave your
father q solemn promise never 70 leave
yuu, ! have kept a."
The baron knew he had ouly him
telt g. blame for the position In which
D found himself A. last be said,
- vas ignorant 81 business matter
o. chi4a When I needed money il
Wa you iutrusted 90 produce IL Zoe
mc. Why have you. who had the ca.
pcrience which lacked. accepted the
usurious conditions which have been
imposed on meP'
Il knew. indeed that the conditions
wee oxorbitant. but also knees that
young nobiomon who were not willing
"a regulate their wants according Il
their resources are forced 10 submit d
The terms Of the usarers II was
necessary Tor you 10 have money At ans
cost procured u Cor you.
"AId you have delivered me ints
the CLUTCHES Of the pitlless shylocks
simply because you did not wish 10 b.
separated from meP"
Yes. monsieur"
sand has not your intelligence seer
that . ruined master IL not able u
keep q servant
That view Of the case may apply
20 others. not " you aud me- am
bound b. the promise | made your
father"
Il zee that you are obstinate and
that you have q ready answer for all
my questions There IL. however. one
thing Of which you have not thought
the possibility of my taxing q fancy
oput bullet Into my brain"
u have never feared that extrsm-
ny.~
''foa probably thlnk have noa she
courage 70 DO b."
'-On the eontrary. have thoughi
that a IVA wsrn temptaa 10 oosnmi,
such cowardly act al hat would b