San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-26


his whole heart and his whole soul, and to
the exclusion of every other idea from his
mind. After eighteen months of waiting
he began to find the situation intolerable.
He had no heart in his business-which,
for the matter of that, took care of itself
and he found it, as he said to himself, ga
bore to exist" And what with dwelling
on the unattainable, and what with calling
on the unaUtainable once or twice every
week, he found that he was getting into
morbid state of mind that was the next
thing to a mild mania.
This has got TO stop" said Richard
Brant. II will put an end to it. will
wait till an even two years is up, and then
will go away somewhere where | can't
get back until-uutn I've got over it."
Opportunity is never lacking to a man
in this mood. Some scientific idiot was
getting up an Antartic expedition, to start
in the coming June. Brant applied for a
berth.
"That settles it," he said.
OF course it didn't settle it. He moped
as much as ever and found it just as hard
as ever to occupy his mind. If it had not
been for the astrologer he would hardly
have known what to do.
1t amused him TO interest himself in
ZoZo and his affairs. He watched the
building of the new 'orlice," and dis
cussed with Zozo the color of the paint and
the style of the signs. Zozo tried to con-
vert him to astrology, and that amused
him.
The little mans earnest faith in this
Science" was an edifying study. Then.
when the "orfice" was completed, and
Zozo began business again, he took great
pleasure in sitting hid in Zozo's back room,
listening to Zozo's clients, who were often
as odd as Zozo himself. He had many
clients now. Had he not miraculously
evanished from burning building and
come back unscathed?
But there are two sides to every friend.
ship. Brant took an amused interest in
Zozo Zozo worshipped Brant as his pre-
server and his factor. Zozo's affairs en-
tertained Brant. Brant's affairs were a
matter of absorbing concern to Zozo.
Zozo would have died for Brant
So it came about that Zozo found out
all about the blonde lady in Brant's case.
How? ell, one is not an astrologer
for no,..ing. Brant's coachman and
Nine. de Renettes maid were among
Zozos clients. No society gossip knew so
Zozo knew inside of two months.
ITS perfectly ridiculous, Annettel
can't see the manr'
Madame knows best" said Annette,
wiping away a ready tear. cts only that
l love madame. And it is not well to anger
those who have the power of magic. If
they can bring good luck they can bring
bad. And he is certainly great magician.
Fire cannot burn him"
Nine. de Renette toyed with gorgeously
printed card that read:
ZOZO,
AsTRoLoGER AND FIRE MONARCH.
Seventh son of q Seventh Son.
q 3Gpclyea street.
well" she said at last, "show him in,
Annette. But it's perfectly absurdp'
Zozo. in very ready made suit, with no
earthly idea what to do with his hat, p.S.
fuse of bows and painfully flustered, did
not inspire awe.
"You wish to see me'" inquired Nine.
de Renette somewhat sternly. ..
"Madam," began her visitor in a trem-
ulous voice. II come with a message from
the stars ....
Every WELL" said Nine de Renette, will
you kindly deliver your message' do noe
wish to detain you-from your stars"
character. For the proaureur's side
great number Of witnesses were brought
who positively identified Desruelles as
Quentineau. In addition to this substan-
tial proof was brought to the fact that
Desruelles himself was dead. One of the
sailors of the brig Braganza was produced,
who had made the Martinique voyage with
Desruelles. This man testified that after
cargo was discharged at New Orleans the
brig took on cotton and was lowed down
the river on her return voyage.
Off Chandelier bay the brig was boarded
by a tug from Lake Bargne and Desruelles
came aboard from her. Three days out
Desruelles was taken with yellow fever
and died just as the brig dropped anchor in
the harbor of Basse Terre, Gaudeloupe. He
was buried on the extreme eastern point of
the island after a considerable difficulty
with the authorities, who deeply resented
the briggs anchOring ut the island with such
fatal disease aboard. The log of the Bra
CANA, and the burial record from Gaude-
loupe were presented in court in corrobo-
ration of the sailors testimony, which
made a deep impression.
For the side of, the defense Nine. Des'
ruelles positively identified her husband,
naming marks and pecuiarities upon his
person which were found to be singuiarly
identical with those on the prisoners per-
son. An amusing coIloquy between her
and the prisoner was permitted, in which
both were seen to be mutually so intimate
with all the details of Il domestic life to-
gether of twenty years standing that moth
ing short of miracle could suppose the
privity of third party. The books of the
shop were produced, and the two went over
them together. witnesses being called to