The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-14
SHADOWS MEN FOLLOW.

We'll. one can not expect TO wear Gu,
feathers long II he trails them in III,
mud. any more than ho can rails
grain from the seed he has seattle re,
10 the birds
'Will Monsieur seek assistance
from the friends he"--
a "Fricnds9 forsoo.h. no man h a.
friends in adversely. Donat Moron
cy's money had many admirers. bu
lie has none!"
In truth there was little In The
speakers appearance to uimire. Ills
garments were not only ihrcadbart
but AIDED and soi!cd with days Of
travel and exposure while his I'M
kcmpt hair and Struggling beard helped
10 deiract from what under favorable
circumstances might have been q
handsome c1untenancc. And this
was the returned representative oil
him who had left Potiou France. Il
little over ten years be orc. rich and
respected. II had not taken him half
those years to sluandcr his patri.
mony. and tired ut last OF his ailnless
wander.ngs he had sought his native
town in decidedly forlorn condition.
His fellow. wayfarer was like him
self an out-cast from society ana a
| vagrant who had chosen his com.
partnership rs like seeks like.
something has got 10 be done to
support two such gentlemen Us wo
are'' affirmed Pierre Voyer with
| MOCK gravity.
is 1t possible my friend has fallen
from the faith of Donat Morency?
Whenever have you known me 10 fail
in times OF sore Distress Did | not
lay the ghost in Bavaria? In Rome.
when the last eagle had flown did /
NOT
.1ou have some scheme whereby
10 save us now. good Donat | So, it
in your sparkling eye; read II in
your smiling countenance. Como
am dying (from hunTer) to know
what it is !"
'All In good time Pierre. TO be
candid. do you think those who knew
me ten years ago would recognize me
sOw?"
no; you have changed very
rsuch"
Those whom they met looked upon
them with n curous gaze, and after
passing two or three associates Of old
without being Recognized Morency
grew bOlder beginning to hail the
possersby. telling 10 every one OF
miracle lie had come from n'ar to
show TO the inhabitants OF Potion
When asked what it was he shook his
nd cd bat
a word OF his secret did he betray.
Excite thepeople 5 curiosity fist"
he remarked to Pierre. and then they I
are ready to swallow any hair Drained |
story"
But talk sharpens one appetite. /
and night was coming on apace. 1
which iact made Pierre grow uneasy. (
IL see that we are no better oil for I
all this nonsense, he muttered. .Ialk \
buys neither a sup or "a bed. y
Have patience, Pierre, and you i
shall soon have both. am about TO
play my second card"
Morency next sought the magis- /
trate OF the. town. unto whom be vi |
wildly described the sutferings be had
undergone in weary travel to visit
Pouou that he might render the town
a service no man had ever dreamed
possible.
.'ln fact" he continued. growing
more earnest and eloquent my mis-
sion is nothing less than to raise the
dead in yonder cemetery. You all
have friends there whom you viii be
delighted 10 have retained 10 you.
What JOY! what eestatic bliss To greet
them again! But there are many in
credulous folks in this age who may
not believe my power to perform this
miracle. Therefore the better 10
show them the confidence have in
my ability TO do this and moreover
the open handedness with which |
make my promise | voluntarily give
myself into your custody until the
atl.important day. See that | am
kept under strong guard. and say 10
nil that l cannot ba seen iii two
weeks from this hour. when shall
step forth to redeem my pledge.
Al first the magistrate scoi'ed at
the strangers but as he listened 10
them he became interested and the
novelty OF the situation finally in
duced him To yield 10 their request.
Pierre was dunblounded at the
course taken by his confrere and rs
soon AS they were alone he began 10
upbraid him.
Hold. good Pierre! have already
secured thee an excellent supper 10
which you pal ample amends There
is good bod upon whicA 10 rest your
tired limbs. ("
But you can not think the sensible
people OF Potion arc going 10 believe
this twaddle about raising the dead?"
Hobo Monsieur voyer is IL pos
sible that man OF the world as you
ara you do not realize the shadows
men follow DO ~ ! ask you and II
] 90 not fulfill my promise will per-
form miracle even greater.
The following dry Pierre Vover
went abroad over Potion proc.aiming
the startling t.dings whiie the chief
ploitcr lazily stretched himself In the
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