The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15

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scheme he had In mind. and as soon as he
for It
CHAPTER III.
The inn 10 had chosen was one which he re-
membered. from former visits to Quebec, as
having seemed q resort OF Old World folk Of
humble fortunes. He got room. and went to
II long enough to count the money he had with
him. and find It safe. Then he took one Of the
notes from the others. and went to q brokers'
70 get It changed.
The amount seemed to give the broker
pause. but he concerned himself only with the
genuineness oithe greenback. and after keen
glance at Northwick's unimpeachable face. he
paid over the thousand dollars in Canadian
bills. I'VE used to mako your countrymen
give ua something over" he said with smile
In recognition Of Northwick's nationality.
Yes: that's all changed now" returned
Northwick- DO look 80 very American r
he asked.
"Oh. don't know that" said the broker.
with an airy English infection. Il suppose
It's your hard hat. as much as anything. We
all wear fur caps In such weather"
."Ah, that's q good idea" said Northwick
he spoke easily. but with a neither torment OF
longing to look at the newspaper lying open on
tho counter he could see that It was tho
morning paper: there might be something
about him in 1t. The thought turned him
faint. but he knew that II the paper hap
pened tn have anything about him in It.
any rumor OF his offence. any conjecture OF
his flight. no could not bear it. He could bear
to keep himself deaf and blind to the self he
had put behind him. but he could not bear
anything less The papers seemed to thrust
themselves upon him: newsboys followed him
up in the street with them: he saw them in all
the shops, where no went for the fur cap and
fur overcoat he bought, for the undertaking
and changes Of garments that he had to pro-
vide: for the belt he got to put his money in.
This great sum. which he dared not bank. must
be carried about with him; it must not leave
him night or day: 1t must be buckled
into the channels belt and worn around his
waist. sleeping and waking. The belt was
really for gold. but the forty-two thousand
dollar notes. which were not great bulk.
would easily go into it.
He returned to his hotel and changed them
to it. and put the bolt on. Then he felt
easier, and he looked up the landlord to ask
about the route he wished to take. He found.
as he expected. that 1t was one very common.
~ travelled by lumber merchants going down
into the woods to look after their logging
camps. Soma took a sleigh from Quebec: but
the landlord said 1t was just as we'll to 60 by
train to St. Anne. and save that much sleigh
ing; you would get enough OF 1t then. North
wick thought so. too. and after the early din
ner they gave him he took tho cars for st.
Ammo.
He was not tired: he was ouriously buoyant
and strong. He thought lie might get nap
on the way. but he remained wildly awake.
and oven that night he did not sleep much.
~ Ak~I rP tc ind Ia
wore something separate from him. and were
struggling to get beyond the control Of his
will. The hotel in the little native village was
very good In its way: he had nm excellent
supper and an easy bed. but he slept brokenly.
and he was awake long before the early break
fast which he had ordered for his start
next day. The landlord wished to per-
sunde him that there was no need OF such great
haste; It was only eighteen miles to St- Joach-
i'm, where he was to mako his first stop. and
the road was 80 good that he would get there
in o few hours. He had botter stop and visit
the church. and see tho sick peoples offerings.
which they left thore every year In gratitude to
the saint for healing them OF their maladies.
The landlord said It was pity he could not
come some time at the season OF the pilgrim-
age: his countrymen often came then. North
wick perceived that In spite OF his fur cap and
overcoat and his great Canadian boots no was
easily recognizable for an American to this
man. though no could not definitely decide
whether his landlord was French or
Irish. and could not toll whether 1t was
In earnest or in irony that he invited
him to try St Anne for any trouble he hap
pened to be suffering from. But he WINGED at
the suggestion. while his heart leaped at the
fantastic thought OF hanging that money-belt
at her altar. and 80 easing himself OF all his
pains. He grotesquely imagined the Ameri-
can defaulters In Canada making pilgrimage
to St. AEss. and devoting emblems OF their
moral disease to her; forged notes. bewtchsd
accounts. false statements. At the same time.
with that part OF him which seemed obedient.
he asked the landlord II he know OF the gold
discoveries on the Chicoutimi River. and tried
to account for himself as an American specu-
lator going to look into the matter In his own
way and at his own time.
In spite Of his uncertainty about the land
lord In somo ways. Northwlck found him o
kindly young fellow. He treated Northwtck
with young fellows comfortable Difference
for an elderly man. and helped him forget the
hurts to his responsibility which ranked 80
when no remembered them. He explained
the difference between the two routes from
Malbaie on. and advised him to take the
longer. which lay through q more settled dis
trict. whore he would DO safer In case OF any
mischanca But II he liked to take the shorter.
he told him there We're good can,pes. or log
house stations. every ten or fifteen miles.
whore he would nnd excellent meals and beds.
and ha wall carad for nv paopls who Kent them