The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16
TIE rnRonAsrp pErurr.
A French Political story with n rsrnr-
Csnnl Motive.
Prom N, French of FRANCOIS ooppt'.

the Hon. NJ. Grandcadet. Deputy from peux'
Garonnes. takes the express-Rratts. be IL un'
derstood. with his psss-and goes to feel the
pulse OF public opinion 10 his own little city.
Comfortably installed In tho corner OF the
coach. NJ. Granicadet unfolds an immense
evening journal. q very thoughtful ministerial
journal. set forth In a prose as heavy and
lugubrious as virtue herself. whose very
Typography has a grave and puritanical air.
Tho Panama episode-insignihcant. rs we well
know. and exaggerated 30 malevolently by the
enemies Of the republic-is disdainfuly reie-
gated TO the third page. and oil that relates 10
II set up in small type. and Is almost iiieRioie'
Por contra. the columns OF the austere organ
ara burdened with foreign politics. with arti-
Giles OF palpitating interest. which begin IN
these forms: Things are going to the bad
In Venezuela" or. Can 1t be that tho days OIL
the Tricoupis Ministry are numberedf'
To keep himself In countenance before tue
gentleman with the white moustaches OF a
retired Colonel. who sits opposite him and
quietly reads La tOcorie. NJ. Grandcadet does
not take his eyes of the official sheet. but ap-
pears to feel q passionate interest In the
Hellenic crisis and in tho latest despatches
from Caracas. In reality. however. NJ. Grand-
cadet has been greatly shaken by late events.
and u dark inquletude lives In his soul.
His name has not yet been uttered. Good.
He has written or put his name to nothing.
Capital. But who can answer for 1t as the
times go. that some compromising paper con-
corning him will not be brought to light one
of those fine DAYS? For in fine. he. like
bis comrade, tho honorable man. has re.
coiyed his Cratuity. aud has not thought
he was doing any harm. Look at 1t: l
will let you Judge for yourself He had
no opinion OF his own In regard TO the
Inst call for funds: he was hesitating. A man
of considerable Importance. n rich banker.
whom he frequently met in political circles.
with whom no maintained the most agreeable
relations-almos n friend-opencd his eyes.
showed him how apprenticeship shall l
soyp-how p~atriotlc It was to vote in favor OF
utterance. This man, who knows the polite
world. who Isl perfect gentleman. proposes
onim-ah n torms ~ the utmost dslicacy-
10 nlmuon IN h,n ro ,ri,h ths Snanc,aI oneratiops
vi %cHV ara so naturally preparing in connec-
to- ,,,,h this huoe ofY,ir. and assures to him,
oven pays him in advance. to 1ute; his scru.
pies, q profit, not an one. bless you!
but a wretehed tribe Of $4,000 francs. You
hive accented, lust as did NJ. Grandcadet.
know what you are going n to say Jay ,. " And
what about tho subscribersT' Let us reason
together. In case Of success they would have
said ndla no an .;. a. a1't I SnySssne sns' THey wero
camblers- and that is all there Is about IT.
WnmII rnu know nv vnv Of looking at III
would you Aho" my WY VI HH ,ha
subscribers snss ite Had Grsndeadet any means OF
predicting that the famous canal would never
ho oponod' Why. already. several times he
had realized profts-triGcs-in affairs OF the
s,me tinl which had had moro or less OF sue
s'i'e u. u.
cess. Nobody had conplaineu'
Wellthen. frankly. with his hand on his con-
science. ne reptoucheu Il'.se, = I'M ="
And shall we tell me whoie tiu'h: ne d H.
faith whatever in this explosion Of public an
sel. = Mas rn,na, III th;s ro,dr,nndo In.
to recognize. behind all TINS reaoS-inado IN
nnnn ~, tho Count -, Poris and Of the Bon.
manu- 4! !" M n-osIdont -, thn Cnnncu had
t 'enf't them So to Their face Xhi but; For.
t%unateiy he. GrandSaaet. hnn Deen t there tG uo o.;
iend the Ieoparded repu9iic; , AZ tHe perl nt
have believed him saGa9l Ss o. y; WI Win !, MS 6 6orna
pnunch., MS MINISTER'S IN tne snahe Oh q Hnres
,eN,i mes !" to p %eS : . hole throush tie moon;
But when the mustard Eot up INTO MS nose!
w Ssi ID RIA have offered Him sell to be sISin, ons
S SarG1caBhS aiud hnc ""come and SEQ ,0h; how wa a man aan
honSrablo Deputy from Doux G"rr0nes was
II might as well try 10 rest a iittie. no said
to himself
, He pulled his travelling cap wei down over
his bnld pate. drew his rug about ME legs.
stretched himself ont on tho seat and soon
WAS sleeping profoundly; ~.
But then he had a. nightmare. Was ne OPP
BY remorse? For my, part l should be
to heliere th;!t he had done wrong 20
eat jagged hare In dining nt the DuTet OF the
railway station, He should have been more
The hare was not q success.
His dreams were absurd. II.
He saw himself lrst returning to MS own
house. opening his strong box, rerceiying that
he had been robbed. and mat ~ place Of me
big green. Morocco .pocEctbook In which. he
Kept al his papers. there was nothing bnt an
old woollen ,%stocking absolutely empty; Next.
he wns suddenly transported to the Chamber
81 Deputies. nut ne was alone on hlS scat IN
the empty hnIl; which was "a. hardly Lighted ny
al rae doors were oi9sed. .lhere was no trace
Of |. human being lett except nm enormom
SSt st was io on i'm the A. r pniS,y IN a wnsn t Grar mon.
strous head covering exploded nni began 20
pour forth m innulnerh6leG quantity o. little
squares OF white paper; ana on them a.! the IN
Deputy. rndoweu 81 n sudden with
II supernatural power OF vision. was able TO
reno tho name o. ms rlvSl IN the last election.
ibut al NJ once the, nat smut down ON Itself.
ilkH a imp Empty Dag; fhe ceiling SANG the