The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-18

| II uiu not KNOW the man. nau NJ
suspicion it was that fellow"
But Adolf, doesn't the man who
jumps into the river and saves You
life deserve some better title thar
that fellow"
But believe he did it on purpose, y
replied Adolf with anger.
What do you propose to do about
ite"
"What should / do? That is just
why came to you for advice"
"What did you do about the affair at
the broadway?
Treated it with the contempt it de-
served. You saw the account in the
Gazetteer"
| YES"
~ did not challenge him
THAT was manly, and honor you. I"
but only declined because did no
esteem him gentleman. How could
/ fight the fellow?"
Not very well; you are near
sighted and he can split bullet on a
knife blade"
Adolf WINGED. Those were the very
reasons why he had not sent chal-
lenge to Gust. But he said:
II wish | could find as good reasons
for paying no attention to the affair on
the river"
'Of course you cannot. Your first
act of self control will give you-at
least in this latitude-a reputation for
moral courage; your refusal to acknowl-
edge your indebtedness for your life
from what appears to have been an
act of DISTINGUISHED heroism will be es-
teemed as moral cowardice-if not
something worse"
"Whv, uncle, do you forget that this
man Gust is your daughters suitor?"
~ do not forget it. 1t would be best
for all if You could do SO. Is not
Vivette quite lovable?''
Indeed She is lovable, and lovely"
And you are jealous, and hate Mr..
Gust for loving one you say is both
lovable and lovely, You expect good
deal from human nature. Don't you
know that Vivette has given me her
word she would never marry without
my consent?''
Young girls are sometimes carried
You do not know Vivette, Adolf.
She will keep her pledge though she
die of a broken heart.
Bear with me, uncle: / will do any
thing in the matter which you may
suggest-except-"
why not call upon him like man;
! offer him such thanks as would be
proper, and so relieve your mind and
save your reputation?''
II will do it, but not to day." And
Adolf retired
Then Old Charley Molier communed
with one who never told his thoughts
TO others; he talked to himself.
"Old Ben is right; honesty is the best
policy - Get great moral courage
hasn't got very much--hundred thou
sand dollars-New Orleans society
Joe's u fine fellow-hasn't gotta dollar
might find his folks, some day
might BE all right--look into the mat
ter if Dolf don't succeed" And 50 on
for ten minutes. when he took up the
newspaper, looked quickly over it ard
went to his store below stairs.
On the next day Adolf Molier found
courage enough to call upon Joseph
Gust as he had promised to do. lie
was ushered into that gentleman's
stndy-room at the house of his adopted
father. Then he was met by a series
of surprises He was surprised at the
room itself, its contents and arrange
mcnt No study-room he had ever
seen surpassed it in comfort, good taste,
appropriate, furnishings and appoint
mcnts. Especially the library--chiehy
the books of his adopted father, and
which filed all one side-surprised
him. He had expected only few old
law books On the table at which
Gust had just been reading was vase
of choice flowers; that surprised him.
On the whole, he decided that the
word fellow was not exactly an appro-
pirate CO gnomen by which to designate
Joseph Gust. But most of all was he
surprised at the polite and unem-
barrassing tenor of his reception.
Il did not desire the sacrifice which
has been made of a most natural re-
luctauce, by which you have made this
call, Mr.. Molier. But ! may be allowed
t. say properly appreciate the act it.
self" said Mr.. Gust with most manifest
candor.
Mr.. Gust, afterall which has passed,
! at least can afford to be candid, and |
know that you yourself are always so.
] thank you as only one whose life has
been in jeopardy can do. Please be-
lievc me-"
but your obligation is much less
than you appear to imagine, Mr..
Molicr," said Gust. Il knew ! had
saved man. but what man was wholly
unknown to me until | saw the morn
ing paper. So you owe me no
personal thanks, for there was
nothing personal in my dive
from the stern of the boat at the cry
of Man overheard And while con-
graduate you upon your safe delivery,
Mr.. Molier, could wish, for your sake,
that you had been fortunate enough to
have found rescue by other hands. :"
Adolf Molier was now 'bctwixt two
straits" His better nature prompted
him to come to the level of
Gusts own magnanimity and for
get all causes of differences: his