The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-10
RESTITUTION.

/ RESTITUTION.
The parliamentary session had ad
journed, the Hon. M. Grandcadet, der
uty for the Deux- Garonnes, took the ex
press--free, thanks 20 his annual pass
and hied himself to feel the pulse o
public opinion In his native town.
Comfortably installed i'm corner O
the carriage NJ. Grandcadet unfolded
voluminous evening newspaper, ver,
erudite and ministerial and edited In ,
prose as heavy and depressing as virtue
the typography of which had grav,
and puritanical air about it The Pana
ma scandal--insigniflcant, as every ON,
knows, and exaggerated with 90 mucl
malevolence by the enemies of the re
public -was insultingly relegated TO th,
third page and reported and printed IL
such small type as 20 be almost illegi
ble BY contrast the columns OF thii
austere organ were filled with foreign
politics, articles Of palpitating interest,
which commenced in the folIowins
terms: Matters are very serious In
Venezuela. or else, "Are the iays oi
the Tricoupis ministry counted?''
To make good impression ON the
white mustached colonel, who sat oppo.
site TO him TRANQUILITY reading La Co.
carde, M. Grandcadet did not lift his
eyes from the official sheet and appeared
70 be deeply interested in the Hellenic
crisis and in the last dispatches from
Caracas. But in reality NJ. Grandcadet
was very much upset by the last turn
affairs had taken. and deep feeling of
anxiety possessed him.
Els name had not been mentioned
yet. Good, so far. He had written
nothing, signed nothing. Wonderful
thoughtfulness ON his part. But who
could answer for what might happen
later? Some Of these fine mornings a
compromising paper might come to
light For, between ourselves, he had
handled his little Doodle i'm an honest,
honorable way among comrades, and he
had not thought much about the mat
ter. Come, / viii allow my readers to
pass Judgment upon him. he was neu-
trial at the last, appeal for funds A
man Of consideration. 3 rich banker,
whom he met very often i'm his political
circle, and with whom he was ON very
good terms-in fact, almost friend
opened his eyes gave him to under.
tand how opportune shall say pa
triotica-it was to vote favorably to the
emission. This man, who knew how 10
live, who was perfect gentleman, pro-
posed to HMM most delicate terms
to associate himself with the financial
operations In perspective naturally
enough, when there was question OF
this great scheme land promised him
some recompense in advance to calm
his scruplesa percentage, mon Dieu,
not an enormous one, q miserable
check for %, 600 francs. Donot Rainsay
me; you would all have done the same
as H. Grandcadet did And know
what you are going TO say 20 me, THE
subscribers, what about them?' Listen
TO reason. In case Of success they would
have said nothing, for they would have
made very advantageous investment.
They were merely gamblers WOuld
you know my way Of thinking? Well,
the subscribers were OF no earthly &C.
count Could Grandcadet divine that
this famous canal would never be cut
through? But several times before he
had realized some benefits from affairs
OF the same kind, which had been more
or less successful, and nobody had found
fault with him.
Well, frankly. with his hand en his |
heart, he reproached himself for nothing.
And ] must confess it he did not believe
in this burst Of public indignation. That
was all humbug. 1t was easy to recog-
nize back OF all this indignation plot |
Of the old parties; the hands of the
Comte de Paris and the Boulangists.
The president du conseil had said as
much to them. Happily he had been
there-he, Grandcadet--to defend the
menaced republic. and at the risk OF his |
life, Ii you please. TO see him you
would not have thought him capable Of |
20 much determination and character,
with his well trimmed whiskers and his |
air Of country notary. But when he |
was In danger Of being burned that was
another thing. Yes. II IL was necessary
he would allow himself TO be killed On |
. barricade, and like the heroic BaudinI
he would cry out, Come and see how
one dies for 26, 900 franco.
However, In spite OF all these fne rea-
s0nings the honorable deputy des Deux-
Garonnes was not easy in his mind
Suppose try to rest little, !, he |
said 20 himself
BE drew his travelling cap over his |
eaxg enveloped his limbo In rug, and |
stretching himself on the seat was soon |
sound asleep
Then he had the nightmare. Was he |
overtaken by remorsef For myself ] |
think he did wrong TO eat that dish of |
ssciget" at the station buffet He should
have been mistrustful Of it. Evidently
hare did not agree with him.
His drearns were absurd.
At first he thought himself at home
opening his safe and finding that he
had been robbed; that instead of flat