Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-06

his majesty has recognized the repub lie, it seems rather absurd for you and me to stand out And from all accounts the revolution has made very little diff. ference in Virginia. Things go on pretty much as they did before"
 That is true; and-yes, I should dearly like, if it were possible, to end my days in the old home and among my own people. Ones country is ones coun. try, after all. But it would take good deal more money than the value represented by those diamonds and my small capital"
 ''I know; and the object of the enter prise mentioned is to get the money"
 As yet my father and mother knew nothing of the treasure; and when, with Mime. de Gex's permission, had enli ghtened them, l unfolded my plan for it's recovery.
 ''In three months," I said, "or as soon as can use my eyes, l intend tc go to New York, taking with me Jen- llins, who is a handy fellow and trust worthy. At New York shall no doubt be able to find some obliging citizen o1 the United States who, for considera- tion, will obtain a passport for trip tc the continent and lend it to me, to gcther with his name. Then I shall find ship sailing under neutral flag and take passage in her to some neutral port, whence 1 shall travel tc Gex, and by hook or crook unearth the chevalicr's hoard and bring it to Eng land"
 'Oh, Mark, cannot let you run into fresh dangers! you have risked your life too often already" interposed Antoi- nette. Never mind the treasure. We can do without it. With these diamonds and your half-pay we shall have | enough"
 ''The risk will be inappreciable. shall not go within two or three hun dred miles of Paris, and with my smoked | glasses, my altered appearance, my borrowed name, and my American pa pers, cannot be recognized even in the improbable event of my meeting any body have met before. While as for money, it is not merely question oi having the wherewithal to keep us, but of providing handsomely for your moth CT, making my father happy, and find ing me something to do; for I do not think I shall ever see well enough to commission a ship. And you must ac- knowledge, Antoinette, that raising corn and tobacco in Virginia and play ing the part of a country gentleman will be a good deal less risky than com | manding a man-of-war and fighting the | French"
 My scheme met with the warm ap- proval of our elders, especially of my father; and Antoinette was constrained to withdraw her opposition, making it, [ hat I should not start on my journey until could see without difficulty and my health was fully restored.
 ! For the next three months l had a very good time. My father and mother made much of me. l received 1atter- ing letters from several distinguished people, also many invitations which was forced to decline, and, better still Antoinette came to see me nearly every day, read to me and led me about, and when l was promoted to smoked spec, tacles led her about.
 In the meantime we sold two of the brilliants. They produced upwards o1 two thousand pounds, five hundred o1 which I laid aside for the expenses ot my journey, and invested the balance in ! government stock in the names of Mime de Gex and her daughter.
 When was pronounced and felt fit, I took passage for myself and Jenkins in a Liverpool packet bound for New York, where we arrived after an un eventful voyage. I stayed there only long enough to obtain the papers oi which had come in quest. A citizen oi Scottish origin, whose general appear ance bore superficial resemblance to my own Gin those days passports contained a description of their owners), wal good enough, in return for flfty-dol lar bill, to lend me his name, procure me passport, and obtain me the vise'