The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-04

She began to cry at this, and my mas.

She began to cry at this. and my mas
ter took her hand.
You poor little thing" said he. draw
ing her head down upon his shoulder.
would i harm him. whatever he was
and your brother. too? Don't ye see,
child. that he's just gone off in a bit of
huff. and will be back before your
laugh when he walks in here"
''He is not the man to do that" said
she. though she was no longer angry;
Il am sure of ii. dreamed of him all
: night. He Is dead. Nicolas
Now what should Sir Nicolas do
when she said this but give her a great
kiss. and burst out laughing.
"Dead.' said he. "then I'm thinking
we should get ready for the waking.
and ask him to crack the first bottle.
Bedad! he's as dead as l am. little wo-
man. and don't you think any such
thing. Whatever put that into your
head"
II could not tell you." says she. 1--WE
do not think these things. we know
them"
At this he set of laughing again,
and did his best to cheer her up
though It was poor work he made Of 1t
at the best. BY and by. when he had
seen a nice little breakfast sent up to
her rooms. he came to me, and I knew
then that he took 1t worse than had
thought he would.
We'll" says he, "the fools gone
right enough. There's no word or sign
yet. I'll begin to think by and by that
harms come to him"
''In that case, sir" said I. "it's
pity that what was said two nights ago
couldn't wait"
a Io LaH
"Why-it's no good Disgusting it
you threatened to murder him."
Good God! Would they think
that?"
There's some that might
He stood stock still when had said
this. and his face was very white.
IT'S luck to make one gnash the
teeth" said he. presently. I'D have
married her within the week"
There's no reason why you
shouldn't now, SIR" said I, always
supposing that It's we'll with him. But
there are things to do.'
you think sop
Certainly; and II 1t was me con-
cerned I'd be up at the police station
before the clock struck again"
do you believe they would flnd
him.
They might, or they might not; but
1t would be cover for you"
"In do that" said he, shortly. as
there anything else?"
zone thing" said l. "This young
fellow has a father In America. II
three days pass and We hear nothing
of him send a cable out to Boston, and
advise that a reward be offered-a big
one. say ten thousand dollars. Mean
while. offer a reward Of two thousand
francs yourself"
But I'd have to pay. What's the
sense In that?"
"Sir. said I, "if Mr.. Grey. Of Boston,
/ will offer reward Of ten thousand
dollars for the recovery Of his son,
there is one man who will find him."
And who Is that, pray?"
Myself"
He looked at me with blank amaaze-
ment. Then he said, quite simple:
"Ye're a clever man. I'd be sorry for
the day when we parted"
"Bus we must part, SIR" said I.
"'Tis no time for nonsense, sure"
said he.
''And it's no nonsense mean sir. II
I'm to find this man and to claim this
reward, the work must be done away
from here"
"Where would 1t be DONE then?"
From the house in the Rue Dupin,
where we lived two years ago"
He thought over 1t a little while, and
then ne said:
ITS the devil Of a head we've got.
How did you come to think Of it?"
Common sense taught me-" said I.
There's many worse friend, SIR"
A week after this talk left the Hotel
de Lille and took lodging in a little