The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-24

DAYS dHh t INiFNN f.I Illih Itf fNINFa
from fine batHs. and mentioned thai
he bad heard that Marquis of Clam
cran was near there AND iu the Pyre.
necs lou can imagine my SURPRISE
! Instantly supposed thai some hn'
postor bad assumed our uamc took
the uc>t train. ou6 finally found my
way hcrr.'
"Tbcn you did not expect 60 see
me-"
MY dear brother. how could / hope
for that? ! Thought that you were
drowned % years ago.
Drowned! Nile. de- la Ncrbcric Ger.
tainly told you oi my escape. She
promised shat She would 90 herself,
the next day and tell my father Of
my safety"
Louis. assumed a distressed look, as
if he hesitated 20 tell the sad
truth. and said. in rcg-etful tone:
"Alas. She never told u.s.
Gaston's eyes flashed with mdigna
tiop. lie thought that perhaps Nalcn
tine had been glad 90 get rid of him.
After long silence Castor arose.
and walked up aud down the room as
if TO shake OIL "A feeling of sadness,
then he said checrully.
"Wel. 10 is ol uo use To- mourn over
the past All tha memories i'm the
world good or bad. are not worth one
slender hope Tor the future; and
thauk God. Ve have "a bright future
before us. Let as bury the past, and
enjo, life together"
Louis was silent.
Gaston kept up an uniuterup, cd
stream of questions. He wished TO
know aii that had happened during
his absence.
What about Clamcran?" lie alb
ruptly asked
Louis hesitated momeEr. Should
he tell The truth, or not9
- have sold Clameran," he finally
said.
The chateau. too"
'Yes."
'You acted as you thought best"
said CASTOR. sadly but it seems TO
me that If had been in your place [
should have kept the old homestead.
Our ancestors lived there for many
generations, and our father lies
buried there"
Seeing that Louis face remained
cloudcd he went cu:
"Ah, ] see what annoys YOU, my
dear Louis; you are rich. and think
that am poor, and too proud to ac-
ccpt anything from Won. Is it not
fo2"
Louis started at this question. How
could he reply so as not to commit
himsclf?"
II am not rich" he finally saia.
The salary Of m Office which hold
in Paris is all that have to support
me-"
Yet you wanted to pay me back
half of the family Entertained Louis,
that is unkind; you are not acting as
a brother should"
Louis hung his head Castor was
unconsciously telling the truth.
81 should be a burden to you, Gas
ton"
"a burden! Why, Louis, you must
me mad! Did ! not tell you am very
rich? Do you suppose that you have
seen all possess? This house and the
iron-worlSs 10 not constitute a
fourth of my fortune. Do YOU think
that / would nave rislled my twenty
years savings in an experiment Of
this sort? The forge may be failure,
and then what would become of me
ii had nothing else2
81 have invested money which
yields me an income of eighty thou.
sand francs. Besides, my grants in
Brazil have been sold and my agent
has already deposited four hundred
thousand frame 20 my credit as part
payment
Loris trembled with pleasure. He
was, at last, to know the extent OF
the danger hanging over him. Gas
ton bad Hnaiiy hfoachcd the subject
which haa caused MIN 30 mucH
anxiety, and he determined that Il
should now be explained before theh
conversation ended.
"Who is your agent?" he asked
with assumed Indifference.
MY old partner at Rio. lie deposit
ed the money at my Paris bankers"
rs this banker a friend Of yours?'
mo; / never heard Of him until
my banker at Pau recommended him
70 me as an honest, reliable man; be
is immensely wealthy, and stands al
the head of the financiers in Paris
His name is Fauvel, and he lives on
the Rue de Provence"
Although prepared for hearing al
most anything, and determined 10 be
tray no agitation, Louis turned dead
lv pale.
do you know this banker?" asked
Castor.
only by reputation"
"Then we can make his acquaint
Rnce together; for / intend accom-