Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
THE MAN WHO WASLOST.

but no children.
He was small tradesman, and his wife
a large, coarse looking woman, quite capa-
bic of taking care of shop and Scipion.
Scipon's past life had been singularly
uneventful.
One single circumstance had ruffled it,
and that he used often to relate to his gos-
sips in proof that a hero was spoiled in
the making when Scipion became shop
keeper
One night, ten years before the time Of
his introduction to the reader, Scipion had
gone to the theatre and after the perform
ance had taken madame to a restaurant
and treated her to a little supper. Return
ing home, after he was in bed Scipion heard
a noise in the shop. He armed himself
with bootjack. went down and with the
assistance of the hastily summoned police,
captured IA burglar
The man, who said he was an Italian
named Vedova, disclaimed earnestly all
felonious intentions, but could give no
good account of himself. Scpion prose.
cuted him vigorously, and he was con-
victed and sent to Brest.
Two years later Scipion met Vedova in a
cafe and had him arrested as an escaped
convict.
In the early part of 1889 Scipion received
official notification from Martinique that
bachelor cousin of his on the island, whose
name was pache, was dead and had left
him heir to all his property. which was
ltrge, and included valuable sugar
plantation Desrueles was further in
formed by the notary at st. Jean that it
would be necessary for him to come out in
person and administer on the estate in or
der to save himself great loss and incon.
venience and many delays
The bourgeois of Paris is not travelling
character, but neither is he willing to lose
money if he can help it. Scipion bought
himself II trunk committed the little bou-
tique in the Rue de Seine to madane's
charge-she was quite as competent to take
care of it as he-made deed of all his
property in Paris to madame as prevent
i've of accidents, and then bidding her the
most tender adieu sailed for Martinique,
via Bordeaux, in brig which took out
cargo OF claret and oil for the French isl
aids and New Orleans.
WI en- Desruelies reached Martinique
al Il went to st Jean, he was simply struck
q NIB to find his cousin alive and well and
n the uotarial papers he had received for
& "iesl
There was nothing for him to do but 90
b * again.
The brig was to sail in a day for New
{ leans and Scipion determined to 90
Their in her, take the cars to New York,
a Il the steamer thence to Havre, in order
L yet home again as speedily as possible
was hurninEto send the police in search
u the rl,cals who had hoaxed him and
I lie him spend his money and suffer sea
kness in "A wild goose chase. He was
ned with all the preliminary dispositions
u statements necessary to open the case,
d plicatcs OF which We're to be forwarded
b the authorities from Martinique.
Arrived in New Orleans, Scipion de-
Il mined to spend day or two in the city
/ fore taking the cars for New York. He
T. / up at u boarding house in the French
& AFTER and devoted himself to sightseeing
Y IN great assiduity
While at breakfast the second morning
u ter his arrival he was warmly greeted by
stranger who took his hand and said, 81
q truly delighted to see you, Monsieur
I, lentneau When did you arrive?"
ScipiOn gently Informed the man that he
vas not Quentineau, but Scipion Des-
r. Giles
The stranger with great violence said
Il at the dodge wouldn't go down there
y 'xt thing he'd want to repudiate that
hill of S725 lie owed Marais G. Hughes.
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lay. had never seen the stranger before,
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