The Portland daily press., 1900-01-10
COUNT BONEY'S SCHEME.


He Draws on the Continsent Fund TO
Help Dom Paul.
ct fix that England I do thing to
him." shouted the Count Boney as he
dashed into the boudoIr OF the countess
In Castle Annie and threw a drawing on
her desk. ''There, do a cartoon OF that
Queen Victoria which show her like
canary bird. What she make then when
she see that? 1t Is by the satirical that
we defeat our enemies as well as by the
money"
The count was followed by a man In
an i'll fitting Boer make up, SLOUGH hat,
bull hide boots and an unkempt pair OF
rope yarn whiskers. His head was
No. 9 one, and the hat was at least an =.
The man stood awkwardly on the floor.
looking like a person who belonged in
an iron framework. but had forgotten to
bring it with him.
"why, that's NJ. Guerinp smiled the
countess. II saw him here just before
missed my jewel case"
"Nor the Count Boney screamed.
"That not he at all. This are the Boer
commissaire, which rests at Paris to
gather cash money for that Boer cause,
and he come here to collect. BY his
means we are elect members OF the Jou-
bert committee. and we possess the right
to subscribe some francs.
"To him l show the cartoon OF Vic
toria like canary bird. 'Ah,' say he,
what exquisite sarcasm, and how that
snrage those English when they hear It"
Then he at once interest. He want us in
that Boer movement. and he choose US
with unanimity to membership In the
circle of the Joubert.
"That give us the privilege to subscribe
to the treasury of the Transvaal. You
pay 10000 franc to buy torpedoes and
guns and some grand blow up powder.
For every frame you pay occurs one dead
Englishman. Then when the France en-
pire begins there be SO much hitler OPP
position to our plan"
81 will subscribe TO the Boer fund, Bo-
ney," said the countess, "but ! would
rather hand the money to him than to
you. You know that the last time ] gave
gave 10000 francs to the king OF France
fund the money never reached II. and
three months afterward, when inquired,
you said you lost 1t in cab. You are 80
forgetful. What is his manner"
The pair were staggered. His manner,
the count repeated. "Ah, tell you not
now. That wall paper are full of some
ears. Soon to the hour think his name.
and then say him to you. Hush!
.Hushw the alleged Boer repeated.
| The count dug him in the ribs. lot OF
| jute stuffing fell out OF his coat. Fortu-
! nately the Countess Annie was writing
| checks and did not notice.
"Ahw the count shrieked. "Once you
was my little treasurer Now You is my
small countess what count out the mon
ey. That is pun OF joke. Is 1t not.
NJ. Gue-Mr Boer, l mean" And they
both giggled.
"Now we have that money" he said
as the bogus Boer took it, eve go TO the
| Palace OF the Ice and have some fun
mean we go to the Palace OF the Yer
sailles and pray for the restoration OF
that throne. After that then we proceed
TO some gun magazines and buy pistols
for that Joubert. To the goodby, my
countess; some time soon we SHAH re-
| turn"
| And out they darted. The count had
left on her desk a package OF pawn
| tickets that represented large assort-
ment Of bric-a-brsc. This he did diplo-
matically, without mentioning the mat
ter, for, whatever Frenchmen may lack
they are rarely short OF tact.
The countess sighed. She knew she
would not see Boney while the money
held out. Il hope he'll make 1t last.
she ssid to herself.-New York Journal