Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-13
THE FAKIR

uzot' ~ ,aance Rne de Venus 22, Batig-
own Monday. Feb. 10. ut 10 p. m, pre-
noi'ss'
cisr'y' ~asnrrection Of Chapuzoti
un0 ;s th;s2
NV was then dead! thought
,naP s;mnlv gone to America!
10 ,,as = st,anpe adventure is this?
'.na.,len said musingly, after q few
.ant's reflection. why puzzle my
noln' nser 4 when few hours patience
oI IN avnlain the whole matter? Yes, to-
asv Il Monday, Feb. 10, ~ O'CLOCK IN inc
w,,;no
man !. ns waltz
did wait, but very impatiently, and
.a'an n tbe eyenin,, was at % Venus
erect. Batignolles, in the little court at
~ and If which stood the well known
'no M; M ;nhahited by Athanase Chapuzot
~ mast ten wears.
~ THO 10 door was ajar. | assembled the
,,naing and creaking stairway winch
vi 70 his studio with rapid step and
s'.aa myself in the presence Of five per-
One of these approached me and
80 1.a,,ded his hand This was Durocher.
.asaotarv Upon sofa in the back end
- .hs stndio | recognized DIR. Pourpar-
=. md fine sculptor, Roger Lacost, seat
Nv " a,ose together conyersing in a sub
dued tome All three, like myself, were
; Ultimate friends of the artist Chapuzot.
Naar the window stood two persons
arsct motionless, observant. AS
s.rs;red nv eyes to distinguish their
features Durocher, with a slight cere-
monial gesture, presented us, saying as
~ d;dso.
AMessrs. Stockfsh-
..stockfish {, Co.. Boston, Mass, U.
9 Az
The Messrs. Stockfish both bowed DO
Itelv
did the same.
n(,entlemen." said DR.. Pourpardot, on
rising from the sofa, '.our number is
now complete; we will proceed to re-
move the seals"
.sWbat seals?" | demanded, with the
air If one considerably mystified.
"a yerv proper question" said Roger
Iacost coming forward: I'VE must not
forget that our friend here knows moth
Inc about the matter. II belongs to you,
Durocher. in your legal capacity, to ex-
nlain to him what has thus far trans
hired
(which is as follows" replied the no
tary. -Four months ago we We're here,
Pourpardot, Lacost and myself, guests of
Chapuzot to social tea. You were alb
bent from Paris. and consequently could
not be included among the guests. These
1.-Two gentlemen, the Messrs. Stockfish,
,c,,,ra do.,lors of Ros+o,, ,,rasa,,+sd tbo,n.
selves, on a matter of business, as they
were to leave the next morning for
amo,ic. ND hui roarlv concIndad a
large transaction with our friend. A
few minutes before their arrival Cha
puzot, who had been present the evening
-, =. 80 - I1.,,,.t,,,le.,, L.; -
ures. smoke with a lively ar,pr,ciation of
the singular cases of catalepsy he had
Been there. The conversation was con-
t;rned aftsr fba a,.,;,..1 ~ +ha two
merchants. and Pourpardot. in proof of
49, e ~ - - ~ ~ :. Wy
nitted themselves to be inferred while
vino .nd Nov, (s ~ ~ 10
weeks after.
This statement was received with
general expressions of incredulity. The
Aessrs. Stockfsh especially refused per-
bistently to put any faith in il and nro-
bounced the whole thing a mere feat of
Ikillful jugglery and collusion Where.
npon Chapuzot, with whose imnetuons
emner,,na,. 49, NV, 80 ", 49,
put
"'Do you doubt it, gentlemen? Well
will lay wager that can furnish the
proof
"'Howr was the anxious inquiry
paris iba ,roarsf.'I IN 'ii.s wi'ie a" =,
aklrs
For what wager?
Fifty thousand francs against the
picture which you see herer responded
(he artist
"'Ten thousand dollars! Acceptedr
And when will the proof be fur
flshed5
!" In three months, at your next visit
parsv
Now, Fourpardot, Lacost and myselt
nousht at the time that the Who'll,
nlng was sort of grim joke, mixed u,
Fith some of Chapuzot's bravado.
IN this we We're deceived.
enapuzot had spoken in all serious
nx =, No'ning could move him or il
n !, way make HIM recede from his crazy