Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-24


person had on the 9th OF April put his
ear at the door of his cell the first time
when Mrs. Scorlett entered he would
have heard the following conversation:
'Ah, at last, my dear Maston, see
you again.
You, Mrs Scorbittla
Yes. my dear friend, after four weeks
-four long weeks Of separation
Exactly twenty-e htdays, five hours
and forty-tive minutes, answered j. r.
Maston, after having consulted his watch
Finally we are reunited.
But how did il happen that they al
lowed you TO penetrate as far as this
cell TO see me, dear Mrs Scorbitt?'
Under the condition Of using all my
influence over you, thanks to my affec-
ton for you, in advising you to disclose
the secret of the whereabouts of Presi-
dent Barbicane."
What, Evangelical" cried =" Maston,
and you have consented % give me
such advice. You have entertained the
thought that | could betray my asso.
ciates?"
Me, dear Mastonl Do you consider
me so bad? Mel to sacrifice your secur-
ity for your honor Me- 10 persuade you
to an act which would shame life con-
secrated entirely to the highest specula.
tions Of pure mathematics
Bravo. Mrs Scorbittl | see in you
once more the generous patron of our
society. No. ] have never doubted
your great heart"
Thank you, Mr.. Maston.
In regard to myself, continued Mas
ton, ALLOW me to say, before telling the
point of the earth where our great shoot
ing will take place-sell, so to speak,
the secret which | have been able tc
keep so well, TO allow these barbarians
to fly and pursue our friends, to inter.
rupt their works, which will make our
profit and glory, would rather die"
splendid. Mr.. Mastonl" cried Mrs
Evangelina Scorbitt.
And these two beings, united by the
same enthusiasm, crazod by it if you
will, one as we'll as the other, were well
matched in understanding each other
perfectly.
mo, they will never know the name
of the country which my calculations
have designated and the reputation oil
which will become immortal" said J.
I. Maston. They can silence me ifthey
like, but they win never have the Sc
cret from me-"
And they can kill me with you, .
said Mrs Evangelina Scorbitt; Il will
also be mute"
1T is lucky, dear Evangelina, that
they are ignorant of your knowledge Of
the place.
DO you believe that | would be ca
pable of betraying it, because | am only
woman? Betray my associates and
you! No, my friend, no. If they should
raise the whole city and country against
you-if the whole world would come to
the door Of this cell TO take you away
small be there, too, and We will at
least have one consolation-we will die
together
As if there could be any greater con
ISOLATION and Mr.. Maston could dream
of sweeter death than dying in the
arms of Mrs. Evangelina Scorbittl And
80 ended the conversation every time
that this excellent woman visited the
prisoner. And when the inquiry com
mittee asked her what the result was
she would say: Nothing as vet; perhaps
with time | shall be able to reach my
point"
All, women! women! What are women?
in time, she urged. But time went
on with fast steps Weeks went round
ike days, days like hours and hours
like minutes.
1t was already May Mrs. Evangelina
Scorbitt had not been able to get any
information from J. T. Maston, and
where she had failed there was no
hope of any other person succeeding.
Was it then necessary to accept this
terrible shock without interfering in
any way? No. mol Under such circum-
stances resignation was impossible.
The European delegates became more
and more out of spirits. There was
wrangling between them every day,
Even Jacques Jansen woke up out Of
his Dutch placidity and annoyed his
colleagues greatly by his daily charges
and countercharges. Colonel Boris Kar-
kof even had duel with the secretary
Of the inquiry committee in which he
only slightly injured his adversary
And Major Donellan; well, he neither
fought with firearms nor with bare
fists, quite contrary to English use, and
he only looked on while his secretary,
Dean Toodrink, exchanged few blows
according to prize-ring rules with Will
lam 5 Forster, the phlegmatic dealer
in Goldfish. the straw man Of the y. T.
P. A., who really knew absolutely moth
ing Of the affair.
The whole world was leagued against
the United States and wanted to hold
the Americans responsible for the ac-
tions Of one Of their number-the cele-
brated Impey Barbicane. There was