The Yale expositor., 1895-07-19

Idld no 1urtner atJentlOn TO III AFTER
your brief statement, in which you
said nothing of Joe Gust"
~ did not know the man. had no
suspicion it was that fellow"
But Adolf, doesn't the man who
jumps into the river and saves yoar
life deserve some better title than
that fellow"
But believe he did it on purpose,
replied Adolf with anger
What do you propose to do about
ito"
"What should 1 do? That is just
why anne TO you for advice
what did you do about the affair at
the Broadway?
Treated it with the contempt il de-
served. You saw the account in the
Gazette?"
Yes"
81 did not challenge him"
"That was manly, and honor you. Z"
"But only declined because did no I
esteem him a 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-
lcnge to Gust. But he said:
Il 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 Observation-Disclosures will be es-
teemed as moral cowardice-if not
something worse"
why, uncle, do you forget that this
man Gust is your daughters suitor?"
II do not forget it. Itwould 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 a good
deal from human nature. Don't you
hhON NAAdN NlNNNNN kANNh iitA
word she would never marry without
my CONSENT"
Young girls are sometimes carried
off despite the fathers protest"
You do not know Vivette, Adolf.
She will keep her pledge though she
die of broken heart"
Bear with me, uncle; will do any
thing in the matter which you may
uggest-except-"
why not call upon him like a man;
offer him such thanks as would be
proper, and so relieve your mind and
save your reputation?"
Il 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-huudred thou.
sand dollars New Orleans society
Joes fine fellow-hasn't got a dollar
might find his folks, some day
might be all right-look into the mat
ter if Dolf don't succeed" And so on
for ten minutes, when he took up the
newspaper, looked quickly over it and
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. He
was ushered into that gentleman
study-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
ment. No study-room he had ever
seen surpassed it in comfort, good taste,
appropriate, furnishings and appoint
ments. Especially the library-chiefly
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 a vase
| of choice flowers; that surprised him.
On the whole, he decided that the
word fellow was not exactly an appro-
| pirate coynomen 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-
luctance, by which you have made this
call, Mr.. Molier. But may be allowed
to say properly appreciate the act it.
self" said Mr.. Gust with most manifest
candor.
MIR. Gust, after all 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 ha:
been in jeopardy can do. Please be-
lieve me-"
But your obligation is much less
than you appear to imagine, Mr.
Molier," said Gust. 81 knew l had
saved man. but what man was wholly
unknown to me until saw the morn
ing paper. So you owe me nc
personal thanks, for there was
nothing personal in my dive
from the stern of the boat at the cry
of Man overheard And while 1 con,
graduate you upon your safe delivery,
Mr.. Molier, Icould wish, for your sake,
that you had been fortunate enough to
have found rescue by other hands. y