Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-06-08
the mate, or Tn falsifier, Of that
shown me by Nine. Pujol the day be-

fore!
And that odor-violets! I recalled it
now fully. Had not smelled it, with
a certain agreeable sensation about
the operation. as I gazed at the pearl
and the ear-the tiny little sea shell ear
of my friend Pujol's wife? That sa-
want was clever man; he knew
great deal; but the discovery that l
unwittingly had Just made-well, it
did not pertain to the mineral kingdom.
The case. too. was painfully clear.
At the house of that young. handsome.
rich, and luxuriously installed Arab, I
had found pearl. the pearl. there
could be no possible doubt of it, fallen
from the ear of my friends wife, and
even. to make still surer the crime.
the scent Of her favorite perfume!
Poor Pujol!
But what could be done about it?
Nothing, absolutely. Mouloud was
watching me with an eye that I did
not much like, and the presence of
PujOl himself. the party most inter-
ested, would considerably hamper me
in further examination or question
ing of Mouloud-had dared to try it.
However, while the savant was filling
and corking up his precious vial, sue
ceeded, under pretext of pouring some
water over my hands. in getting pos
session of the pearl without being seen.
Pujol. If could help it, should not lose
| everything. Then we made our adieuX,
and took our departure.
The savant went at once to the ships
dock; I, to the consulate, being under
the necessity of restoring the pearl to
it's rightful owner. Fortunately, Pujol
had another errand to transact in the
lower city, and allowed me to make my
| way back alone. Nine. Pujol received
me.
Madame" said I, in a severe tone,
permit me to return to you this jewel"
| and laid the wretched little tell-tule in
her outstretched hand She uttered
a cry Of joy.
my PEARL" she cried. what luck!
Where did you find it?'
AT the-house, madame" said I,
pausing on every syllable, "of-the-
Arab, Mouloud-Ben-Said. 1 myself
found 1t there. Pujol, thank heaven,
knows nothing Of my discovery.
And as she was evidently profoundly
touched and moved Mt my words, l
continued, still more severely:
More than this. madame, &c not
know-do not desire to know. But I
am gallant man; it is needless, there
self as one. and speak to no one of
this affair. Madame, adleu!'
And 1 took my leave without touch
ing the hand she extended me, and con-
centrating upon her in one final, flaming
glance all the pain and reproach-en-
tirely for my friends Sake-boiling
with me- At the corner Pujol met me
and went with me aboard the vessel,
where l embraced him and bid him
farewell, with an effusion and warmth
that must have amazed him. Tender,
uns,lspecting soul! An hour later, under
Il full head Of steam, my back was
turned upon Alden.
Months passed on. The other day,
as l was strolling down the boulevard,
Il voice from the crowd suddenly hailed
me. / turned about, and there was
Pujol, his wife on his arm, and SEEM
ingly, both Of them, more tenderly
united than ever. The two black pearls,
too, were swinging in madame's rosy
ears Of course we dined together,
and Of course talked Of Alden.
And talking OF Alden, Armand said
the consul to me presently, you little
know the problem and worry you
plunged us into by your find at the
house of that worthy and too generous
Mouloud Ben Said. You were puzzled
yourself, 1 daresay, were you not?''
Puzzled? I? Not at all, but so en-
barrassed by the question that I SIAM
mered out q response with neither head
nor tail to it.
In fact" pursued Pujol, "it was
an unsolvable problem to everybody
for three whole months. My valet
you saw him, the rascal!-imagine the
trick he had devised to increase his
savings. He sold to the Arab water
carriers the water that he had served
my wife to battle in. The pearl had
doubtless fallen into the bath-tub and
passed thus to the house Of Mouloud
Ben Said. But how did you come to
discover it there?'
"How?" exclaimed I, with a glance at
madame that turned her pink to the
ears, "parbleur-a flavor or no
favor, I quailed as I thought Of it
Il nearly swallowed it!''
Which is more than the Academy
did with the meteorological savunt's
treatises on the coal fields Of Alden
Translated for the Argonaut from the
French of Donzere by L. e. Waggener
MAJOR OF THE TENTH MAINE.
|
Much Service and Died In Battle
The Tenth Maine infantry was one
of the bes. disciplined and best drilled
regiments in the Union army, says the
Lewiston Journal. One of its men,
bers entitled to honorable mention was
Newfoundland dog called Major. He
was always in advance of the front
line of battle, and as the bullets flew
around him he would bark and jump
at them and tear the ground where
they struck. On the march he took
his place on the right Of the regiment
with his company, at the side of the
sergeant. Company II claimed him,
but he was the favorite of all. The
men shared their delicacies, when they
were fortunate enough to have any,
with him. He was welcome wherever
he chose to stay. When the men of
the Tenth Maine engaged in any scufhe
among themselves he looked on uncon-
cernedly, but never offered 70 take
/ L.