Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-14

With black curly ringlets and gold or
aaments in the lobes Of his ears, and o
handsome young fellow who has flung
himself into the. easiest chair In the
room and Is putting clouds OF blue
smoke from the cigarette between his
lips. It is the lntter who speaks.
MA belle tdnte evidently puts full
faith in your story, my gallant uncle"
he says, lightly, ''or she would not ad-
vance money to carry out the scheme.
! suppose there can be no doubt rs to
the Identification of the man you car
ricd in your brig from Goa to Colombo"
bah, nephew Leon, did you ever
know Francois Campignon make q
blunder? II there is one thing pride
myself on more than another it Is my
accuracy"
"But, brother" the woman inter
poses, turning to the sailor, why the
necessity of all this mystery? The
Jobards and the Campignons have been
honest bourgeois for years - never
ashamed of their names that / heard OF
and it does not seem right to me for
Leon to go masqucrading under false
name. It isnot right, say. Leon Jo-
bard is just rs good name as Leon d
Estreville for all can see."
THAT may be SO, Celeste, but fine
name is half the battle when one is
dealing with q romantic schoolgirl,
and think Helene was wise when she
chose such pretty one as d'Estreville'"
Francois responds.
,''But why should Leon marry the
girl at all? Surely you could make
our fortunes out of the secret you pos
sess without sacrificing him." Nine. Jo-
bard says, ENORMOUSLY. "For my part,
wish that Helene had never gone to
the Normal school in Paris and risen
above her sphere. We have none OF us
ever been contented since"
"You, dear mother, would be content
ed anywhere, such is the sweetness OF
your disposition" Leon replies kindly,
but slight sneer on his lips mars the
graciousness of the remark; "but am
free to confess that standing all day be-
hind a shop-counter has no great fas-
cinations, and ! have no objection to
Aunt Helene making my fortune by
rich marriage"
And us for our getting anything out
of the secret, that would be blackmail,
and have no desire to run my neck
into noose," Francois says, with a
grim laugh; besides we have no clew
to the principals. All we know is that
on the 21st of January last ! was in
command of the brig L'oiseau dor. and
that carried with me as cabin passen-
ger from Goa to Colombo Sir Harry
Grahame in company with one George
Archer, ut the very time that the an
nouncement of his death appeared in
Tho Hyaorabad nevspapera.--No You
may depend upon it, our best chance is
with the young lady"
But" Nine. Jobard pleads, ''if a
marriage is contracted in this country,
and one of the parties to it, unknown to
the other, assumes false name, it is
illegal"
"Who cares if it is? have consid-
cred all that. tell you the lad has no
chance under the vulgar name of Jo-
bard; he must sail under false colors
or he will never win the prize" Cam
pignon declares, angrily.
Besides, dear mother, all that is past
alteration. The curtain is drawn up
AID the comedy has begun, so it is too
late to alter the cast of characters at
this hour Tomorrow NJ. Leon d. Es-
treville makes his bow at Willough-
by farm" the young man says with a
light laugh.
"And, If, with weeks opportunities
and Helene to back him up, he has not
the tact to lure giddy schoolgirl to
an elopcment, he has no claim to the
gallantry of n Frenchman."
j "Ah, welt" Nine. Jobard signs with
resignation. ~ yield to your sophis-
tries, but not to my convictions. You
are sending my son from me, Francois,
and have strong presentiments that 1t
will DO long ere l set eyes on him
again"
And all this happened ut the very
hour that Arthur Dunbar was rescuing
Cesar from q waterY grave.
| CHAPTER VII.
KATE Is IMPATIENT.