Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-26

annoy me2 don't want 70 see him."
"You hear. do you2" lie Fevre said.
standing in front of the stranger.
''What dye mean, coming here to /
trouble sick man? You go. or I'll |
find way to help YOU"
30, very well II Mr.. Bostoclx won't |
see me, he'll hear of me. May be he'd |
like to have me take turn around La
Fourche and talk with the planters
about old times Good evening"
He turned on his heel.
"Stopl" said Mr.. Bostoclz. '"Ten him
TO come In"
He rose and walked into the parlor.
The stranger followed. Perhaps due
regard for social propriety should have
restrained me from following; but the
impulse to do so, growing out of my
recognition of the voice and my power
full interest in Mr.. Bostock, was ire
sistible. AS for the pugnacious over
seer, the sharp words that he had had
with the stranger and the constraint
under which the planter was acting
were sufficient reasons to cause him to
/ go in also.
Coralie had heard the sound Of voices
and our entrance into the parlOr. She
came i'm with a lamp. The stranger
was revealed. I had last seen him
when he was putashore by the captain
of the Cotton Queen.
He sat down on sofa and stretched
himself out. Nobody else was seated.
His impudent eye ranged round over
the luxurious furniture of the apart
ment and coolly examined each one Of
us. Then, to my astonishment and dis
gust, he took a cigar from his case and
scratching a match on the finely
grained panel of the wall he lit it and
began to smoke
lie Fevre started forward.
"Say the word, Mr.. Bostock, and I'll
pitch the insolent~ blackguard out of
here, neck and heels"
The planter sat down and groaned.
mo-" was all he said.
The intruder laughed. threw his
head back. and blew rings of smoke
upward to the ceiling.
"You won't be so fast, my friend,
when you hear how good right I've
got to be here. That's Coralie, sup
J poser"
, Mr.. Bostock gave a gesture OF assent.
Zine girl. Who might you be,
: young fellow? ] don't remember &c
have met you before"
\ 4 his was addressed 10 me-
! 81 have seen you before, certainly
, "You havel Where?"
"Up the river, when you were put
. ashore from the steamer for cheating
| with cards"
I spoke from impulse, just as often
! acted. 1t would have been wiser foI
Z me to keep the words back. A little
l reflection would have told me that this
T was q dangerous man. and that ought
\ not needlessly to incur his enmity- But
had spoken, and the shaft had gone
home. The mans evil face flushed and
paled, and hegave me vindictive look
!, He addressed himself to Mr.. BostoclS
7 L my business is with you, sir.
: want nothing with these people,
= With . slight pause. he continued:
:, 81 was at Boutellier's, In New On
leans, yesterday. For the frsa time
e he refused to advance me anything.
only asked him for q hundred dollars
d He said you had stopped the account.
''lt has been so long since hear
3, anything of you"
THAT you thought was dead-eh
" You hoped SO, no doubt II you
Is taken the trouble to send to Bortelliel
he'd have told you that your none
never stayed very long in his hands,"
lie Fevre whispered excitedly in m
Is ear:
what the devil does this near
Ve Since have been there, the old ma
y has deposited thousands of dollars
IN that bank, and not n cent has. /
drawn from there. Who is this fe
lowP"
~ Tell me what you want" said I'll
Tx planter. "You promised me years ae
ve that you would not come near n
again. Go, now, and trouble me 1
IN more"
ia "Give me two thousand doIlal
hrst."
] Mr.. Bostocl turned to lie Fevre.
le. 'Make a check on Jacob BarlSe
n New Orleans, for the amount payab
10, to bearer"
n: Nothing that had thus far happen,
ag had greatly surprised me. kne
GU about this man what was not know
ne to Coralie or lie Fevre; and, while 81
In stood in CONSERVATION by her father
chair. the overseer did not cease
regard the interloper with threate
ing looks, as If he only wanted lit
more provocation to attack him wi
II his fists. Amazed as he was by Z
ny direction about the check. he went in
AT the other room, prepared it. a
~. drought # back on book with pc
IN Mr.. Bostock signeduit with, trembli
- fingers.
no 'Give II to him"
The overseer took 1t and threw
upon the lounge. The man who 1
10 there glanced at it and thrust it in
his pocket
Oa &C.," said the planter.
w Pretty soon; don't hurry me. Y
must remember that we haven't met
> many years All your own fault; y
= would have il so. Now you have CO
p PEELED me to come here to get mon'
you've got to acknowledge me-"
'No-noy'
q "YOu wilt You're likely to die
q Ao... I Do. e.,d ,..ha.-a shall cc.En.