The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-01

go and 900 what Is going on over
there"
have said that everyone approved
the decision. may add that had II
been otherwise If would have made no
difference. When Troiumo got an
idea into bis head II wanted some got
ting ont
Ho travelled 20 Hayro and embarked
on vessel bound for New York. He
knew absolutely nothing Of the grent
city he was approaching. He could
not speak the language-ho was as
helpless as a child Ia a wood. Ho be-
gan 70 got very anxious, aud looked
around for somebody 10 conAdoin aud
obtain assistance from. He tried the
under-steward, iollow-countryman,
but the latter was too busy to be
bothered. Treiume, however, refused
to be shaken OF, and the under-stew-
ard, in desperation, glanced about for
somebody to whom no could refer the
persistent fisherman, and 90 get rid Of
him.
''Horel" he said, pointing to two OF
the passengers. "These are the the
men to help you. They know New
York 80 we'll that they could find
then way blindfold any where in the
city. Try them.
Trelume looked at the men and
thanked his oompatriot heartily. He
was delighted at the thought of meet
ing two people who we're so we'll &C
quainted with New York. They we're
two shiity-looking chaps, who had
been left severely alone on the voyage.
He went toward the two passengers,
who, after changing a word or two
between themselves walked away be-
fore he could reach them. Trefume
walked after them, but they still
avoided HIM and began conversing
earnestly together. The fisherman
hesitated he thought they had some
thing private on, and he did not wish
to intrude 1t never entered his
head that they we're avoiding him.
He did not intend to lose his chance,
so he continued to walk after them at
a respectable distance. Two or three
times, when he thought the moment
opportune, he approached them hat
in hand, and attempted to speak tc
them in his best French but was met
with a scowl and growl which made
him retire.
The two men we're evidently mucl
perplexed at the strange conduct o
their fellow-passenger. They wer
worried about it, too; so, finally,
t they spoke to the under-steward con
} corning Trefume. The official wa
: more busy than ever, but he was fOn,
> of joke, and thought he might a
we'll enliven the routine of the day b,
little fun.
: "You know there has been a bi
e robbery in PARISH" he said IN a con
Q hdential whisper. "Well, I wouldn'
mind betting that this man is Jeal
s Ernest, the cleverest detective i
t France, who is on the track of tn
It thieves, and has disguised himself q
n fisherman from the South.
n The two men looked at each othel
!, thanked the uuder-steward, and dive
IS into their cabin, from which the
/ only emerged when the ship was a,
e tually alongside the quay. Poor Tr,
d fume looked for them in vain. The
e got off the steamer unobserved b
L him, and he was left to find his wa
AROUND New York as best he could.
Is How he went through the rest
that day, where he lodged at nigh
he never knew. He began on IL
; following day looking for the en-
:. bassy, asking the way in his provil
d cial French, and being laughed Mt an
treated with contempt as an imposte
is until sick at heart, and thorough
n discouraged, he sat down on doc
= step and began to cry. Uncle Sambu
lie might have iourneyed to his nati7
v country to die, and thus have mac
things easier for his heir
,r After few minutes he plucked I
Is courage and determined to try agai
= He had inst reached the end of I'll