Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-01
THE MAN WHO WASLOST.

BILE of taking care Of shop and Scipion. :,
Scipinn's past lie had been singulaTiy :.
a.
One single circumstance had RULED il, ~
and that he used often TO relate to his Cos :.
alps in proof that "A hero was spoiled In u
the making when Scipion became a shop !,
keeper.
One night, ten years before the time Of
his introduction to the reader, Scipion had
gone TO the theatre, and after the perform !,
ance had taken madame to a restaurant !,
and treated her TO a little supper. Return i
ing home, after he was In bed Scipion heard !
n noise In the shop. He armed himself .
with "A bootjack. went down and, with the
assistance of the hastily summoned police ,
captured burglar.
The man. who said he was an Italian
named Vedova, disclaimed earnestly all
felonious intentions, but could give no
good account OF himself. ScipIon prose-
cuted him vigorously, and he was con.
victed and sent to Brest.
Two years later Scipion met Vedova in a
cafe and had him arrested as an escaped
convict.
In the early part OF 1852 Scipion received
official notification from Martinique that a
bachelor cousin OF his on the island whose
name was Pache was dead and had left |
him heir to all his property, which was |
large, and included valuable sugar |
DcSrhelIes was further In
formed by the notary at ST. Jean that Il
would be necessary for him to come out In
person and administer the estate in or
der TO save himself great loss and incon.
venience and many delays.
The bourgeois OF Paris is not a travelling
character, but neither Is he willing to lose
money II he can help 1t. Scipion bought
himself a trunk, committed the little bou.
tique in the Rue de Seine to madame's
rh shs.x
care OF II as he-made deed OF all his
property in Paris to madame prevent
i've OF accidents, and then bidding her the
most tender adieu sailed for Martinique,
via Bordeaux in a brig which took out a
cargo OF claret and oil for the French isl
ands and New Orleans.
When Desruelles reached Martinique
and went to st. Jean, he was simply struck
dumb to find his cousin alive and well and
all the notarial papers he had received for
geriesi
There was nothing for him to do but go
back again.
The brig was to sail In a day for New
Orleans and Scipion determined to 70
thither In her, take the cars tn New York
and the steamer thence TO Havre in order
40 get home again as speedily as possible
He was burning TO send the police in search
of the rascals who bad hoaXed him and
made him spend his money and suffer sea
sickness in a wild goose chase. He was
armed with all the preliminary dispositions
and statements necessary 10 open the case,
duplicates of which were To be forwarded
by the authorities from Martinique.
Arrived in New Orleans, Scipion de
termined To spend day two Ia the city
before taking the cars for New York. lie
put mp at boarding house in the French
quarter. and devoted himself 10 sightseeing
with great assiduity
While at breakfast the second morning
after his arrival he was warmly greeted by
stranger who took his hand and said. 81
am truly delighted to see you, Monsieur
Quentineaui When did you arrivef
Scipion gently informed the man that he
was not Quentineau. but Scipion Dies
ruelles
The stranger with great violence said
that the dodge wouldn't 40 down there
Next thing he'd want to repudiAte that
bill of S125 he owed Marais & Hughes.
Scipion said he had only been Ia the cit }
day, had never seen the stranger before
nor knew he who or what Marais & Hughe,
were-consequeutly could not possibly ow,
them or anybody else anything.
An hour later Scipion was arrested on
warrant taken out by Marais & Hughes
liquor dealers in Canal street, agains
Pierre Quentineau an ASCENDING debtor.
Scipion Desruefies. alias Quentinaau
was cast into prison, lie found lawyer
and with great difficulty and ut the cost o
half his money proved that he was no
Quentineau, but Scipion Desrnelles, pas
senRer aboard the brig Braganza, OF Bor
deaux. But for tie captain me would hav
been convicted, for several witnesses swor
that be was Quen.ineau.
As soon as Scipion was released he wen
10 the leyee and embarked on n steame
for Memphis. intending to make his wa
thence by rail to New York
AT Memphis he was misdirected. co
ticed into a low groggery under the bluff
and robbed Of every cent he had left
Scipion found his way TO the mayor of in
city, who promised to write to the Frencl
consul at New Orleans about II and d
send the police in search of the thieves.
Scipion meantime wrote TO Paris to mad
anne for a remittance, and went about ii
search Of a situation. A cotton broke
gave him some correspondence witt
louisiana creole planters TO look after AN
he was thus enabled 10 earn enough To eat
but no answer nor remittance came from
madame, aud our poor exile could no
make money enough To take him home A
last he wrote TO his cousin in Martiniqu
stating his circumstances. and receives
shortly after in reply draft for $50
francs.
Scipion Immediately bought himself som
clothes and necessaries, took the cars AM
started for New York.
Here while waiting for the sailing of til
Hayre steamer he again arrested a
being Pierre Quentineau, fugitive froT
Justice aud "A bond forger.
BY the mercst good luck the ootto
broker in whose employ he had been /
Memphis happened 70 be ia the city, an
Scipion was able 70 establish an alibi. HI
passport was stolen from him on the Men
phis steamer. and be had to get anothe
one In New York, being thus delayed
week
Finally. TO his intense joy, he was oui
aide Sandy Hook on his return voyage.
Arrived at Hayre he was accosted on th
quay by customs officer with indies
Monsieur Quentineaul What have yon I
declare ct this times"
"Sacre bette de QuentineauF' cried Il
exasperated boutlqnier Il am Sclpio
Desrnelles, shop keeper, numero 10 bis ru
de Seine"
"Then, sir, you must be detained" sal
the officer.
While he waiting in the custom
office a man came behind him, slips
something In his hand and whispere
"Don,t be afraid Quentineanl They ha
nothing whatever against you'll Here