Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-17

Wh1i0 your foreign eon.l0-l9W may De
the best fellow In the world. and willing
to promise everything now. am going
to put British law about his neck, SO
that be win have to keep bis promise
by-and-by IL he should want to change
his mind
The old man laughed.
81 know you were always in favor
of that young doctor, and he's a good
enough fellow, but now that a better
man has come along and wants my girl
and she is willing, he's going to have
her. But it's right that everything
should be done in proper form, and I'll
bring Dupray down in a day or two and
we'll fix the things up
Three days later. one afternoon, LIE
roy and the Frenchman came into the
Office. Dupray was as polite as one
could ask, and yielded a quick consent
to all the suggestions l made with re-
lation to the papers to be executed; but,
somehow. as l began to write, 1 felt
that he was not friendly with me, and
that he laid it at my door that these
papers were being brought to a head so
certainly before the marriage.
You may be sure that when that idea
took possession of my mind, l was stub
born enough to determine that the pa
pers should be drawn and signed that
day; and when Leroy proposed that
they should leave me to my writing.
while they went and had smoke,
said:
mo, smoke here; and then when /
want you to sign I shall not have to
run after you
And they sat down.
Leroy took out some cigars, and Of
fered one to the Frenchman and one
to me. l declined, as l did not like to
smoke and work. and the Frenchman
declined. saying that he preferred a
pipe, producing from his inside pocket a
handsome meerschaum. and proceeded
20 fill and light it.
Remember that this was more than
five years since my brother-in-law had
told me of his foreign experience, and
| doubt II l h: thought Of 1t even for
half that time.
We'll. the two men smoked and
W Ipit. but tlic oliiC Win
easy feeling that sometimes comes
when you are not in accord with your
surroundings. and it was with satisfac-
ton that after an hour l completed the
first draft of the paper and laid down
my pen to read it to the high contract
ing parties.
LAS .-rped in my chair with the
in,
away the stub of his third cigar. while
the Frenchman removed his pipe from
his lips and drew nearer to me to listen
carefully to the legal bars that he knew
was preparing to keep him out Of the
money. 1 felt pleased to think that it
was so. and perhaps my face showed a
trace too much Of that pleasure.
LAS began to read. the man replaced
his pipe in his mouth. and from time to
time blew clouds of soft, aromatic
smoke in my face; but as l was a
smoker myself, l determined not to al
low this to disconcert me. as I had no
doubt he intended it to do, but read
steadily on. When an agreement had
geen covered, would pause and look a
Leroy for his approval, then continue
to read.
AT one of these pauses, for no.
known reason, my eyes turned upon the
pipe held loosely in the Frenchman's
hand as he sat listening at my side, and
my heart leaped into my very mouth
as | saw that it was a Turks head,
small and with flowing hair and beard,
with an open. laughing mouth. where
in cleaned a single small gold tooth.
1T was the pipe that my brother-in-
law had described to me as having been
stolen by his valet.
May l see your handsome piper
yaid /, extending my hand, while my
eyes studied the face Of the Frenchman.
1t certainly is a beautiful one. and very
odd. Where did you find it?'
For an instant the fellow hesitated,
the pipe to me, replying:
~ purchased 1t in Paris some years
ago, from friend who imports them.
think it rather a curio in its way my
self
1T surely is l said, for 1 never
saw but one like II, and that belonged
to a naval officer, Lieut.. Merriam. III
was stolen from him, think, in Paris
The mans face famed in an instant
What" he cried. do you accuse me
Of stealing this pipe? Do you call Inc
Il thief?'
LAS he spoke, the door of the outer
office swung slowly open. a man entered
who advanced directly to our group. T.
looked up in surprise, but before could
speak the newcomer said:
No, Felix. he does not; but l do. |
This is my pipe, and this is the man
who stole it from me FIVE years ago-
Aud with a quick motion he seized the |
article in question. And now will you
kindly call the policeY
1T was unnecessary. With a single, |
'tartled curse, the Frenchman fed be- |
ore I could raise from my chair, and |
'Ierriam, home Unexpectedly on leave, |
urned to grasp my hand, with a laugh.
aging:
How l frightened that rascal! what !
vas he doing here?'
Only some business with my friend,
ir. Leroy, here said l, with meaning
ook at the old merchant; but l think .
We are we'll rid of him, and shall not
eek to follow him. Was 1t not strange
hat you should have happened to come
n at the very moment when l had told
lin that the pipe was similar to the one
which you lost? A lucky chance, call
t.
No. sir. 1t was no chance inter
upted Mr.. Leroy, but an act Of Provi-
Ience direct to prove to me that 1 am
n old fool. and to save my girl Ham
lton, you may tear those papers up.
ly Marcia will marry the man Of her
hoice, if she marries at ALL Good
lay" New York Weekly.
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