The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

1.-The kings servants." he cried,
jeering at US. Where are they?"
'.Here!' 1 answered, swallowing my
rage as we'll as I might 81 am NJ
Gringuet's deputy, and if you do not
this instant"
m. Gringuet's deputy Hol hor' he
said. why, you fool, NJ. Gringuet's
deputy arrived two hours before you.
You must. get up little earlier an
other time. They are poor tricksters
who are too late for the fair. And
now be silent, and il may save you a
stripe or two tomorrow"
There are situations in which even
the greatest find it hard to maintain
their dignity, and this was one. I
looked at Maignan and La Trape, and
I they at me, and by the light of the
lanthron which the latter held 1 saw
that they were smiling, doubtless at
the dilemma in which we had inno-
Gently placed ourselves. But L found
nothing to laugh at in the position;
since the people outside might at any
moment leave US where we We're to
fast until morning; and, after mo-
ment's reflection, l called out to know
who the speaker on the other side was.
Il am NJ. de Fonvelle," he answered.
well, NJ. de Fonvelle," L replied, Il
advise you to have care what you
do. 1 am NJ. Gringuet's deputy. The
other man is an impostor.'
He laughed.
''He has no papers," 1 cried.
ooh, yes, he hasi' he answered.
hooking me- M Curtin has seen them,
my fine fellow and he is not one to
pay money without warrant.
At this several laughed. and quav-
ering voice chimed in with "Oh, yes,
he has papers! 1 have seen them stu
in CASE
"There!" NJ. Fonvelle cried. drown
ing the others words. Now, are you
satisfied-you in there?'
But NJ. Curtin had not done. HE has
papers," he piped again in his thin
voice. Still, NJ de Fonvelle, it is well
to be cautious, and -"
''Tuti tut! it is all right
He has papers, but he has no au-
thority," I shouted.
He has seals,'' Fonvelle answered.;
sit is all right"
''It is all wrongl" 1 reported. Wrong,
I say. Go TO. your man and you will
find him gone-gone with your money,
NJ. Curtin"
Two or three laughed, but I heard
the sound of feet hurrying away, and I
guessed that Curtin had retired to sat
isfy himself. Nevertheless, the moment
which followed was an anxious one,
since, if my random shot had missed,
knew that I should find myself in a
worse position than before. But judg-
ing-from the fact that the deputy had
not confronted us himself-that he was
an imposter to whom Gringuets i'll
ness had suggested the scheme on
which L had myself hit, I hoped for the
best: and, to he sure, in a moment an
cutlery arose in the house and quickly
spread. Of those at the door. soma
cried to their fellows to hearken, while
others FASTENED off to see. Yet still
little time elapsed, during which I
burned with Impotence; and then the
crowd came trampling back, all wrang-
ling and speaking at once.
At the door the chattering ceased and,
hand being laid on the bar, in a mo-
ment the door was thrown open, and I
walked out with what dignity 7
might. Outside, the scene which met
my eyes might have been, under other
circumstances, diverting. Before me
stood the landlord of the inn bowling
with a light in each hand, as if the
more he bert his backbone the more
he must propitiate me; while a fat,
middle-aged man at his elbow, whom I
took to be FOnvelle, smiled feebly at
me with a chop-fallen expression. A
little aside, Curtin, a shriveled old fell
low was wringing his hand over his
loss; and behind and around these,
pSSpIlS ON6I lIiciI SuOuluGIS anu star
ing under their arms. clustered a Curl
Gus crowd of busybodies, who, between
amusement at the joke and awe of the
great men, had much ado to control
their merriment.
The host began to mutter apologies,
but [ cut him short. II will talk to
you tomorrow I said. in voice
which made him shake in his shoes.
Now give me supper, lights and a
room-and hurry. For you, NJ. Fon-
velle. you are an ass! And for the
gentleman there, who has filled the
rogue's purse, he will do we'll another
time to pay the king his duesr'
With that I left the two-Fonvelle
purple with indignation, and Curtin
with eyes and mouth agape and tears
staid-and followed my most to his
best room, 8Iaignan and La Trape at
tending me with very grim faces. Here
the landlord would have repeated his
apologies, but my thoughts beginning
to revert to the purpose which had
brought me hither, 1 affected To lie Of
Tended, that by keeping dill at dis