Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-26

made known the frightful truth to
them.
He decided that he must, first OF all,
send the two women to Saint Landry.
He make all the arrangements for
their journey.with touching solicitude,
and quilted them only at the depart
ure OF the train.
81 shall remain at Marseilles," he
said, land look out for Pujol. Have
no anxiety about him. Leave every
thing to me. Tomorrow or the day
after, at latest, l. thall certainly be
able to telegraph you something"
And in fact, the second day aiterward
Seineport telegraphed to the two lad
les at Saint Landry:
"Pujol leaves Alden on the OXus."
Later he sent q second dispatch:
"Pujol landed at Naples on account
of illness"
The followingd day theunhappy Sein-
eport started for Saint Landry. When
the mother and the widow saw him
arrive thus unexpectedly, with a
serious face, they guessed the sad news
he brought.
Tears, sobs, nervous cries, and
fainting fits followed in rapid success
sion. Seineport wished to leave the
ladies alone in theirsorrow, but at the
first word he said Pujol'5 mother
chung to him.
"Do not abandon u.s." she said;
"you were his friend and now you are
ours. Alas. cruel dnty remains to
be fulfilled. The body OF my unior
tunate son must be restored to u.s."
Poor George had not thought of
this. Bring back Pujol's body to
Saint Landry. He made no obiec-
tions, showed the difficulty OF the en-
terprise and pretended that the Cam
pc Santo at Naples was the finest
cemetery in the world. None OF his
arguments prevailed. Partly through
Kindness of heart and partly to obey
the fatal chain OF circumstances which
henceforward weighed upon him, Seine
port himself was obliged to 60 to Ma
pies and look up body he had seen
with his own eyes thrown into the
Red sea. At the end OF a week, how
ever, he returned to Saint Landry, es-
cortipg coffin that no one, happily
thought OF opening. They would have
found in it the body OF bandit who
died at the hospital a few days before.
Joacchlno must have been slightly
astonished at travelling for three days
under black velvet, embroidered with
silver, being watered with tears by
two excellent ladies, hearing his vir-
tues praised by high ecclesiastical
dignitary, seeing defile before his re-
mains the clergy, the inhabitants OF
the neighboring chateau, the pleas
ants OF the surrounding communities.
AS for Seineport, after having been
troubled with many scruples, he
Gained his conscience by the thought
that all this display, resulting from
first deception that was almost I'M
avoidable did not, in fact, harm any
body. Was it not aprecious consola
tion for his widow and mother to
have a coffin to cover with flowers and
battle in tears? In fact, the will and
testament of the real Pujol, found in
his trunk, left all the property to the
beautiful Antoinette.
So George concluded that he had
acted for the best; beside, more ten
der thoughts took u larger place in
his heart each day. Nine. Pui ol was
one OF those blondes whom pink rend
ers delicious but black makes irresist-
ible, and tears embellished instead OF
distiguring her. TO be brief, Seineport
fell madly in love with her. He was
the friend OF the family. and the
mother and daughterin-law owed him
gratitude and showed their sense
OF obligation. He breakiasted and
dined with them often. But these
meals w"re mournful repasts, taken
upon a table with four places, one OF
which remained vacant opposite the
window. The "dear absent was rep
resented by his photograph.
Puiol-Joacchino reposed in the
middle OF st. Landry park, in
picturesque site. Seineport had been
charged to superintend the building Of
the mausoleum. He acquitted him
self OF this new task as inteligentiy as
he did OF the others, consulting the
architect, selecting the plans, com
posing the inscriptions, and looking
after the masons and sculptors. All
this labor secured for him good
many breakfasts opposite the photo
graph OF the departed Pujol.
The monument was inauGurated
with great ceremony. 1t contained
place for the inconsolable widow OF
the first occupant. Seineport COM
pleted his work by surrounding the
mausoleum with a lot OF chestnut
trees, which are known to grow quick
ly. He had no longer anything to do
at st. Landry, and yet he continued
to make frequent visits there. At the
end OF the delay, wisely fixed by
public opinion, the entire neighbor-
hood was stupehed to hear the great
news.
Seineport was going to marry Pu-
iol's widow.
By delicate observance OF the pro-
prieties the two were married at Par
is. Then they Travelled in Switzer-
land. PuioI's mother remained at
Saint Landry, where each day, from
the depths ofthe tomb. the Nea politan
bandit had his ears filled with bitter
complaints upon the INCONSISTENCY OF
widows.
After a delightful honeymoon the
bridal couple remembered one day
that they were the owners of q very