The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-26

CHAPTER XVIII Continued.


lt when you must needs prove re-
frnctory like a whimperjng baby No
body hut an ass would refuse TO drink
when he is thirsty because he sees a
little mud at the bottom of the buck
et suppose you prefer theft on
small scale stealing by driblets. And
where viii your system lead you2
TO the alms-house or the police sta
ton You prefer living from hand to
mouth, supported by Mime Fauvel,
having small sums dolcd out to you
To- pay your little gambling debts"
~ am neither ambitious nor cruel"
And suppose Nine Fauvel dies to-
morrow what will become Of you2
win you 90 cringing lp to the widow
er, ind implore him to continue your
allowance
Enough said." cried Baoul. angrily
lnterruptiug his uncle. II never had
eli idea of retreatng This arrange
ment suits me very we'll but where
are my securities2"
where am / TO obtain Justice il
you deceive me? From this pretty lit
tie knife No, thank you? I would be
made to pay as dear for your hide as
for that of an honest mans"
Finally. after long debate and much
recrimination, the matter was ar
ranged. and they shook hands before
separating.
Alas! Madame Fauvel and her niece
soon felt the evil effects of the UNDER
standing between the williams.
Everything happened as Louis had
arranged
The day came when Nine. Fauyel
and Medicine found it impossible
to give another franc.
The evening previous Nine. Fauyel
had 4 diunerpnrty, aud with difficult
~ scraped together enough money 20
defraY the expenses.
Raoui appeared, and said that he
was iu the greatest need of money,
bci"g forced TO pay debt Of two
thousand francs at once.
Ia vain they imporcd him to wait
few days, until They could with pro-
pricty ask A. Fauycl for money. lie
declared that he must have IL now.
and thtt hc would not leave the house
without IT,
"uut have no way of getting il
for you said Nine. Faucl. desper-
ately; you have taken everything
from nae. have nothing left but
my diamonds; do you want them? II
they eau hc of use. take them"
Stihiug his better impulses. hc said,
harshly. to Mime Fuu}cl;
Give me the jewels; will take
thcm tr the pawn brokers"
Niue tauycl handed him a box con-
toining q set OF diamonds. II was
present from her husband the day he
brcamt worth a million.
Nnd 80 pressing was the want OF
'hrsr vomeo. surrounded by princely
,lNUry, with their ,'nlru servants,
beautiful hloodcd horses. aud Jewels
which were the admiu ion of Paris,
hat thcY implorcd tin 90 bring them
some ot tue money procured on the
t'amondS. o meet their daily wants.
ne promised, aud kept his word
liUi thry had revealed uc,, source.
4 uiuc tu be worked: hc ,ook udvan-
tago % a.
Que hy Que an Nine. Fauyrl's Jew
'is followed thc way or thr diamoudJ,
iud ~hrp hers we're aii gone Laa4 q
Madeleine ~e-c given up
The eod was nearer than ClameraI
supposed Toward the latter part OF
November Mme Fuuyel saw that il
WAS impossible to postpone the catas
trOphe ANY longer, and as last effort
determincd to apply to the marquis
for aasittancc.
ile received her with cold, studied
politrucss. like a man who had beer
misunderstood and had been uuiustly
wounded.
After listening to her report Of
Raoui's scaudalous behavior, he be
came very indignant. and swore that
he would soon make him repent Of his
heartics,uess.
But when Mime. Fouvel told of the
immense sums of money forced from
hes, Clamcran seemed coufounded, as
II he could not believe 90.
The worthless uscall' he eK
claimcd "the idea of his audacityl
Why, during the iast four months j
have given him more Shan twenty
Thousand frames. which { would not
have lone except lo prevent him from
apply ing to you a- he constantly
threatened 60 do.
Seeing an eSprt .ou ol doubtful
surprise upon Mm fHuul's luce
Louis 1rose and loak uom hs 1csk
some receipts s.sueI W @oui THE
totl amount i,ns HntA hrec thou