The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

finally learned that he had left ths
place and was living at Puteaux. The
dayEvas beautiful. the distance short,
so struck out across country on foot,
determined TO and my man and dellv-
CT his legacy.
Once / sat down on the bank Of the
Seine TO rest. As sat drinking In the
beauty Of the country ! heard 4 step
beside me and ! started up In some
little alarm. You will remember that
l carried the money In notes In my
pocketbook. and az the moment | had
the pocketbook in my hand. had
looked 10 be sure that the roll was
there and had not put II back In my
pocket. ! saw beside me nan mean
and poor and shabby and jumped 30
my feet. thrustlng the pocketbook out
OF sight The sight Of him was not at
all reassurlng and started on imme-
diately. had taken but a few steps
when the man spoke:
Monsieur. monsieur. you had bet
ter wait moment In your hurry 10
be rid Of me you have dropped your
poeketbook.' and be came up TO me.
4 thanked him profusely. feeling
ashamed Of my dis,rust and suspicion.
Lot me give you something as Wit
ness OF my gratitude said. holding
out 20-franc piece.
Keep your money; have no need
Of H. he answered bitterly. and turned
and left me.
Il was intensely surprised that a
creature so evidently poverty stricken
should, after giving up 10000 francs.
refuse a 20-franc piece. Still thinking
over the interview. I reached Puteaux
and learned that 81. Dayilliers lodged
on the Rue saint-Germaln.
He has gone away said the land
lady IN answer 10 my inquiry. I think
10 Paris"
That Is most unfortunate said
II be comes back VIII you tell him that
ii. Rosenon would like TO see him on a
matter OF business connected with a
small legacy which has come TO him?
Tell him 10 look me up In Paris. and
/ will look FOR him In the meantime
~ think he will come back soon.
she replied. and happen to know that
a little money would be very welcome
TO him Just at present
We'll. / came back TO Paris. and for
two days heard nothing. though sent
a letter 10 PuteauK.
Yesterday morning my servant
came 10 me and said a gentleman wish
cd to see me.
WHO Is liz ! asked.
~ do not know. but he says he
comes from Puteaux.'
Il was sure Il was NJ. Dayilliers at
last and had the man brought into the
room. But I was mistaken.
Monsieur, said the visitor. I have
come to ask you to appear at the in
quest Of NJ. Dayilliers. His body was
found In the River Seine yesterday. Il
Is known that YOU were inqulrlng for
him. and your presence at the inquest
Is desired.
Il was Mortified.
Is II suicide? / asked.
Undoubtedly. He was very poor.
and owed considerable money. No one
In the town would trust him until
he paid what he already owed. This
Is supposed 20 be the cause OF his
death. though II IL known that he had
suffered some terrible misfortune dur
ing his life
4" IL Is fate which has pursued this
man. / thought. but Il was not until
arrived at the morgue that | realized
the full extent OF fate's ironical power.
There ] recognized ia the body Of NJ.
Deyalliers the man who. on the banks
Of the Seine. had returned 10 me the
10000 francs. which were really his
own. II must have been just after
our Interview that he took the final
step In his unhappy career. while
searched FOR him to give him money he
had killed himself for want Of II.
And that" concluded Rosenon. rs
the cause OF my unusual depression u
spirits today. The thought OF that
man Is with me constantly. DO you
believe In fate?"
And answered. Yes"