Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-23
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me, and swung forward.
"Holal tbs monsieur lie capitaine-
has your excellency tasted the Beau
gency-the dog poison? Itell your ex
cellency, there is but one house in the
Fauborg where they sell 1.-THE Toison
dor"
go and drink some there, then,
and | tossed him piece Of silver.
he picked it up from the road where
i had fallen, like dog snatch4ng at a
bone, and then stood surveying the
soiu which he held In the open palm OF
his hand.
"You might" he said. "they
wouldn't serve me-" and then with
drunken familiarity he came close to
my elbow. "I'll show you the Toison
dor. 1t is there-the second turn to
the left and then straight before you.
As for me- go back TO taste Grigot's
Beaugeney-his dog poison, he repeat
ed with The spiteful insistence of man
in his cups.
''The fool in his folly speaketh wis
DOM" Pantin muttered under his
breath, and then the man, staggering
from me, attempted to go back whence
he had been flung. But either the
morning air was too strong for him, or
else he was taken with a seizure of some
kind, for ere he had gone ten PAGES he
fell forward on his face and lay there
| In the slime of the street.
At any other time I would have
stopped to assist the man, but now I
could only look upon his condition as
direct interposition of Providence,
and let him lay where he had fallen.
'Come, Pantin," cried, I'VE have
found the spot"
Following the direction given by our
guide, we found he had not deceived US,
and in a few minutes was standing at
the entrance of the blind passage at
one end Of which was the Toison dor.
At last I came opposite the Toison
dor. The gate leading into the little
court was shut, and so was every win
dow facing the street The signboard
was swinging sadly over the closed door,
and at the first glance it looked as If
the house was deserted. would trust
as little to chance as possible. passed
slowly on, and found that the Toison
dor joined on TO another but much
smaller house, which had its bound set
to il by the wall that crossed the street.
The sash Of a window on the top story
of the house was up, and as came up
to il the front door swung open and a
man stood on the steps and looked me
full in the face. AS my glance passed
him. / saw that the door opened into
room that was used apparently as
shop for all kinds Of miscellaneous ar
-ieles, and the man himself would have
stood well for the picture Of a thieves
fence. which, indeed, he was,
a good morning, captain" he said,
will you buy-or have you come TO
sell ." he asked, dropping his voice.
rs he spoke Pantin came up and be- I
gan to importune the man from "A safe /
distance to purchase his wares; but be- |
yond n curse, had no further attention /
paid him; and with disappointed air |
be went slowly back toward the Toison
dor II flashed upon me that some |
thing had fallen my way. Il have come /
to buy. compere," answered, and step
ping into the shop began to examine
a few east-off douhlets and flung them
aside, demanding one on which the gold
lace WINS good 4 woman joined the
man at this time. and whilst they were
amongst their stores
hastily ran over i'm my mind the plan
| had formed. II could get lodging
here | would be in a position to watch
who came and went from the house, and
strike my blow with deliberation and
certainty, So at last when the doublet
vas shown TO me, though the price was
,xorbitant, paid il without dcmur, and
IN the man asking if il should be sent
10 my lodging. I pretended to hesitate
or a moment, and then explaining that,
is had just come to Paris and was in
earch Of a lodging, l would take the
loublet with me.
The woman, however, here cut in and
Explained that II il was a lodging l
ieeded they could accommodate me.
"All the more II you buy as well as
.ou do now, captain, said the man.
Il will sell you as cheap as you want
/ answered, but let me see
he rooms"
There is but one room, monsieur"
the woman, but it is large
nd furnished" and then she led me up
he stairway. The room was certainly
arge beyond the ordinary, but | was
isappointed beyond measure at find
ng that il was at the back of the house
nd would prevent me from watching
Tho came in and out OF the Toison dor.
objected TO the situation, saying that
wanted a room overlooking the street,
There is none" she answered, short
:, "but IL monsieur desires to look on
he street he may do so from the win
ow at the end Of this passage"
She pointed to a narrow passage that I
a from the door Of the room TO small =
angling turret. and from the arched
fndoMs OF this saw that / could see o
II wanted without being seen myself n
4. & a.