The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-12

cupied by three persons-a weli-pre-
served woman Of fifty, withcyes as black
as sloes; q middlc-aged sea-faring man,
with black curly ringlets and gold Or
namcnts in the lobes of his ears, and
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. 1t is the latter who speaks
Mo Jeis tante 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.
l suppose there can be no doubt MS to
the identification Of the man You car
ried in your brig from Goa to Colombo"
bah. nephew Leon, did you ever
know Francois Campignon make o
blundcr7 If there is one thing pride
myself on more than another il is my
accuracy"
"But, brother" the wornon inter
poses, turning to the sailor, why the
necessity OF all this mystery? The
Jobal1ls and the Campignons hove been
| honest bourgeois for years never
ashamed of their names that heard of
and it does not seem right TO me for
Leon to 60 masquerading under a false
name. It is not right, say. Leon Jo-
bard Is just as good q name ns Leon d
Estrcvillc for all can see."
THAT may be so, Celeste but Ane
| name is half the battle when one is
dealing with romantic schoolgirl,
and think Helene was wise when she
chose such o pretty one rs d'Estreville,"
Francois responds.
but why should Leon marry the
girl at all? Surely you could mako
our fortunes out Of the secret You pos
sees without sacrificing him." Nine. Jo-
bard says, qucrulously. For my part,
I wish that Helene had mover gone to
the Normal school in Paris and risen
above her sphere. We have mono OF us
ever been contented since"
| lyon, dcor mother, would be content
cd anywhere, such is the sweetness Of
your disposition" Leon replies kindly,
but slight sneor 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 l have no objection to
Aunt Helene making my fortune BY .
rich marriage"
'And as for our getting anything out
OF the secret, that would ba blackmail,
and have no desire 70 run my neck
into nooee," Francois says, with .
grim laugh; 'sbesides we have no clew
to the principals All we know Is that
on the 21st OF January last was in
command OF tho brig L'oiseau dor, and
that carried with me as cabin passen-
ger from Goa to Colombo STR Harry
Grnhame In company with one George
Archer, at the very time that the an
nouncement OF his death appeared in
the Hydcrabad newspapers No, you
may depend upon it, our best chance is
with the young lady"
"Dut," Nine. Jobard pleads, 1T q
marriage Is contracted in this country,
and one OF the parties 10 Il, unknown TO
the other, assumes a false name, II is
illegal"
"Who cares II 1t Is? have consid-
cred oil that. tell you the lad hos no
chance under the vulgar name OF Jo-
bard; he must soil under false colors
or he will never win the prize" Cam
pignon declares, augrily.
Besides, dear mother, all that is past
alteration. Tho 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-
trcville makes his bow at Willough-
by farm," the young man says with q
light laugh.
"And, II, with a weeks opportunities
ond Helene to back him up, he has not
| <ha On 20 1,.~ = IL - -
an elopement he has no claim to tho
gallantry OF Frenchman."
''Ah, WE'LL" Mme. Jobasd sighs with
resignation. II yield TO your sophis-
tries, but not to my convictions. You
are sending my son from me, Francois,
and have strong presentimenta that II
will be long ese set eyes ON him
again"
4 And all thia happened at tho very
| hour that Arthur Dunbar was rescuing
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