Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16

Crumpleu Lnem up tore them IN two
and threw them under his feet, with IN
almost maniacal laugh, saying in stri-
dent cones:
Ali Decorationsl Brevetsi Ban.
blesl Childish fooishness What good
are they: Would they give her a living.'
And he kept On laughing He cxcit.
ed himself over the papers, which ha
stamped under his feet until he had
completely exhausted himself. He gasp
ed, / slide and b. half fell over the
lounge, upon which laid him. | fully
| believed that he YVES dying | experi-
enced horrible sensation, which was
agoni1ing 10 revived, hos yer. Bat
how, after that s"Oon and that crisis,
could | speal;to MIN again OF his daugh.
ter Of that which he wished to Leave
her. to give i'll trust 80 me? Ho became
prooccupiod with childish things, ro-
turning TO tho dream Of u rich man. 10
spoke Of going out the next day We
would 20 together in the Bots. We
would dine at the pavilion. He would
like to travel And thus he rambled ON.
81 said to myself: W ait. Let us
wait. Tomorrow, after a good nights
sleep, he will perhaps remember Isure-
ly have some days before me. TO speak
to him today would be to provoke
new crisis.
And | helped him to put bacl, in
the safe the crushed, torn papers with
out his asking me, or even himself
questioning how they had come there,
who had thrown them on the floor IT
who had opened the safe. His face wore
q slight smiio; his gestures were auto
matte Very weary, he at last said:
81 am very tired. would like 70
sleep. | loft him. He had stretched
himself out and covered himself up lie
closed his eyes and said:
cit is 50 good to Sleep
81 would see him tomorrow Iwould
try again tomorrow to awaken in him
the desire which now seemed dulled.
Tomorrow his memory would have re-
turned, and i'll some of his books where
he had dixie the Arabs who put their
harvcsts i'll silos) placed mis- treasure he
would find the fortune intended for his
daughter.
Tomorrow 1t is the word one re-
peats most often, and which one has
the least right to use.
II saw Revere only after he was
dead, with his throat cut-assassinated
by whom? Tho man whom you have ar
rested has travelled much. He comes
from distance. Revere was consul at
Buenos Ayres, and you know that be
said TO me the last day | saw him, I
have known many rascals i'll my life,
which seemed very simple when ono
thinks Of tho way be had lived.
This is the truth, monsieur / ought
80 have told you sooner. repeat that L
had the weakness of wishing to keep
the vow given to my dead friend 1 had
the namo Of woman to betray, the
name Of "a man, too. innocent Of RO-
we're fault. And then, again, it seemed
to me that this tru ought to become
known Of itself. When l was arrested,
II sort of foolish bravado urged me 20
see how far the absurdity Of the charge
could accumulate against me seeming
proofs. | am gambler That was a
part | played against you, or rather,
against tho foolishness Of destiny | did
not take n second thought that the error
could be a lasting one. ! had moreover,
only word to say, but this word, | re-
peat, | hesitated to speak, and willing
ly supported the consequence of tbs
hesitation. even because this word WAS
name.
THAT name" said NJ. Ginorv, Il
have not asked yOu. -
Il refused it to the magistrate, " said