The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-10-26


changing color like a revolving pharos,
twisting his fingers Historically, swan
lowing air, the picture OF guilt.
You knew where it was putt! re-
sumed the inquisitor.
"Yes." from JeanMarie.
"You say you have been thief be-
fore" continued Casimir. Now, now
am / to know that you are not one
still? / suppose you could climb the
green gate?"
"Yes," still lower, from the culprit.
well, then, it was you who stole
these things You know 1t, and you
dare not deny it. Look me in the face.
Raise your sneak's eyes, and answer!
But in place of anything of that sort
Jean Marie broke into dismal howl
and fed from the arbor Anastasie, as
she pursued to capture ard reassure the
victim, found time to send one Par
THAN arrow-"Casimir, you are a
brutew
my brother" said Desprez, with the
greatest dignity, "you take upon your
self a license"
"Desprez," interrupted Casimir, "for
Heavens sake be man of the world.
You telegraph me to leave my business
and come down here on yours. come,
| ask the business, you say Find me
this thief Well, ! find him; | say
There he isl You need not like It,
but you have no manner OF right to
take offense."
WELL" returned the Doctor, II grant
that; will even thank you for your
mistaken zeal. But your hypothesis
was so extravagantly monstrous-
Look here" interrupted Casimir
twas it you or Stasie?"
Certainly not" answered the Doc
tor.
very well; then it was the boy. Say
no more about it," said the brother-in-
law, and he produced his cigar-case.
81 will say this much more" returned
Desprez; ''if that boy came and told me
80 himself, / should not believe him;
and if did believe him, so implicit
is my trust shqsa ald casimir, indui
gently. Have you light? / must be
going. And by the way, / wish you
would let me sell your Turks for you
| always told you, 1t meant smash. !
tell you SO again. Indeed, it was partly
that that brought me down. You never
acknowledge my letters-an unpardon-
able habit"
"My good brother" replied the Doc
tor blandly, Il have never denied your
ability in business; but / can perceive
your limitations
"Egad, my friend, can return the
compliment" observed the man of
business. Your limitation is to be
downright irrational"
observe the relative position" re-
turned the Doctor with smile. at
is your attitude to believe through
thick and thin in one mans judgment
your own. follow the same opinion,
but critically and with open eyes.
Which is the more irrational?-I leave
it to yourself"
ooh. my dear felloww cried Casimir,
stick to Your Turks, stick to your
stable-boy, go to the devil in general
in your own way and be done with it.
But don't ratiocinate with mel can
not bear it. And So ta-ta. / might as
we'll have stayed away for any good
I've done. Say goodbye from me to
Stasie, and to the sullen hang-dog of
a stable-boy, IL you insist on it; Pm
Off"
And Casimir departed. The Doctor,
that night, dissected his character be-
fore Anastasie. "One thing, my beau
tiful.' he said, "he has learned one
thing from his lifelong acquaintance
with your husband: the word ratioci-
nate. 1t shines in his vocabulary, Ike
jewel in muck-heap. And, even so,
he continually misapplies it. For you
must have observed he uses it as sort
of taunt, in the case of to ergotize, i'm
plying, as it were-the poor, dear fell
Iowa vein of sophistry. AS for his
cruelty to JeanMarie, it must be for
given hint is not his nature. it is
the nature of his life. a man who deals
with money. my dear, is man lost"
With Jean-Marie the process of re-
Cancellation had been somewhat slow.
At first he was incorsolable, insisted
on leaving the family. went from par
oxysm to paroxysm Of tears; and it was
only after Anastasie had been closeted
for an hour with him, alone, that she
came forth. sought cut the Doctor, and
with tears in her eyes, acquainted that
gentleman with what had passed.
"At first. my husband, he would hear
of nothing" she said. Imagine! Ii he
bao left us! what would the treasure
be to that? Horrible treasure, It has
brought all this about! At last, after