The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-20
CHAPTER *.
Master and Man.

John Law. Idle, preoccupied, sat gazing
out at the busy scenes of the street be-
fore him. The room tn which he found
himself was one Of a suite in that mag
nificent Hotel de Scissor, bought but re-
Gently of tine Prince de Carignan for the
sum of 100000 livres, which had Of late
been chosen as the temple of Fortuna.
The great gardens of this distinguished
site were now filled with hundreds Of tents
and kiosks, which offered QUARTERS for
the wild mob of spectators which surged
and swrled and fought throughout the
lege Of buying the latest issue of the
priceless shares OF the Company of the
| Indies
The System was at it's. height The
| bubble was blown to it's last limit The
popular delirium had grown to its last
| possible degree. .'
From the window these mad mobs of in
furlated human - beings might have
seemed SO many. little ants, running
about as though their home had been
| destroyed above their heads. They has
tened as though fleeing from the breath
of some devouring fame. Surely the
point of flame was there, at that focus
| Of Paris. this focus of all Europe; and
thrice refined was the quality Of this heat,
burning out the hearts of those distracted
| ones. - ..'' r.. 80
|. Yet 1t was scefelnot altogether with
out it's fascina tons. Hither came titled
| beauties of Paris, peers Of the realm,
statesmen, high officials, princes" of the
blood; all these animated but by one
purpose-to bid and outbid for these bits
of paper; which for the moment meant
| wealth, luxury; ease: :, every imaginable
desire. It seemed Indeed that the world
was mad. Tradesmen,, artisans, laborers,
peasants, jostled the princes and nobility,
nor met reproof.~ Rank was forgotten.
| Democracy, for the first time on EARTH
had arrived. All we're. equal who held
equal numbers of these shares. The mind
| Of each was blank to all but one, absorb
| ing theme. ...- to }, :. =: ..;:r:.> ,..
Law looked over. this familiar scene. in =
| different, calm. almost moody. his cheek
against his hand, his: elbow on his chair
| What was the call, Henri" asked he at
| length, of the old Swiss who had; during
| these stormy times; beer. so slongcshis faith
| full attendant. What was the la st Quota
| ton that you feard?'' '..5': er'*-s' -
Your honor. there are no quotations. -
replied the attendant. ''Tis only as one
is able to buy. The actions of the last
issue, three hundred thousand in all, were
swept away at breath at fifteen thou
| sand livres the share!r' 49,. =:
! NINETY times what their face de-
mands," said Law, irnpassively.
True. some ninety times" said the
Swiss. Ills said that Of this issue the
| regent has taken over one-third, or one
hundred thousand, himself. 'Tis this that
makes. the price of the other two-thirds
run the higher, since tits all that the
public haste buy" -->~ ~ g..
Lucky regent said Law, sententi-
ously. Plenty would seem to have been
| his fortune!" |--:E -. .-~
He grimly turned again to his study
of the crowds which swarmed among tn,
pavilions before his window. Outside his
door he heard knockings and cries. and
impatient footballs, but neither he no.
| the impassiye Swiss paid to these the
least attention. It was to them an old
experience. " 49," .'.- 49, st
Your honor. the Prince de Cont is in
the ante-chamber and would see YOU" at
length ventured the attendant, after lis
tening for some time with his ear at an
aperture in the door.
Let the Prince de Cont wait, u
for grasping miser! He has
gained enough. Time was when I waited
at his door," .~.. -.
1.-THE Able Dubois-here is his message
pushed beneath the door,
my dearest enemy" replied Law
calm. The old rat may seek another
burrow.' ...-... e.. .F...r. 49,. .,,'- =:
'"The Duchesse de la Rochefucauld.'
"Ah, them she hath overcome her hus.
bands Righteousness Of resolution; enc
would beg a share or SO? Let her wait
In find these duchesses the most tire.
some animals in the world : = &>a-
1.-The Madame de Tencin.'' - '*'.--
| Il can not see the Madame de Tencin'
"A score OF dukes and foreign princes
My faith! master, we have never had sc
large line Of guests as come this morn.
ing The stolid impassiveness Of the
Swiss seemed on the point Of giving way
Let them wait replied Law. evenly az
before. mot one of them would listen tt
me five years ago. Now I shall listen tt