The Washington times., 1903-03-29

N'1 "LiiuAly- answered Norbcrt.
] pray ask"
II It is not indiscreet on my part.
pursued Ksddour 7 would know
whether the parties you have just men
toned are your friends2''
and Vogel?"
Especially the two last named.
said Kaddour
Certainly not; they are by no means
my friends.
But / thought" stammered Kad-
dour. who seemed strangely upset. I
thought they were your partners
To a certain extent they we're my
partners indeed. but they are above
all things. my sworn enemies. who
have omitted nothing that lay in their
power to ruin NY enterprise"
rs 1t possible" cried Kaddour- ris-
ing from his seat "AhI" he continued
4 understand it all now x was they
who sent an Arab TO denounce vour
project 10 the Mogaddem, What A fool
was not TO see IL before But. added
the dwarf. suddenly stopping short and
turning two flaming eyes on Norbert
put do you not know all about these
men whom you permitted 10 follow YOU
to the Soudan2"
/ know nothing about them" said
Norbert They are chance associates
whom circumstances threw in nv way
/ neither know not care whence they
came"
But II shall be my care 20 tell YOU
who trey are" cried Kaddour vboss
emotion almost choked him. 1t mat
ters very much to me, for herein lies. nv
sole excuse for the evil things I have
done you and for the evil would have
done, This has been the only bar to nv
deep gratitude for all your goodness.
But how could guess the TRUTH"
You know Gryhpins and VogeIs"
asked the doctor.
DO l know them2" cried Kaddopr
excitedly. DO ! know the two villains
whC stole from me my share OF earthly
happiness, and almost DESTROYED nv
very form? Do know the butchers Who
for fifteen years tortured me in the most
dreadful manner and made me the
laughing stock OF the worId2 Yes in
deed. know them only TOO weIlt
hate them 10 such point that / vveuIa
give anything IN he world TO have them
mere. we're II foT only one moment. to
pay them on for all they made me sur
fer!''
There was such tone OF rage in these
words that II was impossible 20 listen
10 taem without skuddering. Yet none
OF his hearers thought OF demonstrating.
His grotesGue exterior Notwithstanding.
KaddOur inspired more respect than
compassion The common herd had seen
In him a supernatural being on account
Of his pretended powers. and more en-
hghtened witnesses could not but ac-
knowledge superior intelligence in
him. even while they condemned his
For a moment Kadd0ur was silent
With emotion. Then he resumed.
do not suppose that il would in
ierest you 10 hear the history OF nv
life. You would only pity me for nv
fearful wrongs, and pity is as abhor-
rent TO me as contempt
They FASTENED TO assure him OF their
deep sympathy with his sufferinss. and
the doctor especially had the bappv
idea OF laying stress upon their own
curiosity This had the desired
effect on KaddouT. who thus proceeded:
You viii be somewhat surprised m
learn that 1 belong 10 the same nation
as yourselves-the French Not that I
have any decided proofs TO give. but
have vague recollection Of having beer.
called Charles when was quite IittIe
have never known my family name
Tor parents, country. home Chowsver
humble that may have been) we're all
stolen from me at once az the outset
of my miserable life. have convic-
ion. however. that I must have been
born in France. from various little in
,idents and words caught up here and
here. and long pondered in secret, and
rom the fact that the French language
,ame naturally 10 ne.
Il must have been two or three years
I'D when they carried me OF. One day.
, travelling circus settled down near
IS. / had been taken 20 sec one %
he performances. and IRON that time
ny head filled with the images OF
Towns. jockeys. horses. and performing
logs Led by curiosity. crept on har is
md knees under the canvas covering
II the tent one day in order 10 see my
PARADISE again. 1 had been there but
few minutes gazing at the acrobats as
hey packed up their belongings in
TO depart. when suddenly 4
;reat hand was clapPed on my mouth:
was caught up. carried on, and thrown
nto a dark corner. After a good cry
must have fallen asleep When L
woke I was in one OF the moving cara
ans I had so admired.
1T may, perhaps, surprise you that
should have such a vivid recollection
4 some things. while others are 50
ague. I give them to you for what
hey are worth. for I am not at all
ertain as 10 my age at that time. only
look back 20 these first Impressions
s 70 the only bright spot in life All
he cruel tortures have never been able
o efface the memory OF our sunny lit
le garden. o. my mothers kisses. and
4 my father CHEEKY laugh.
"Gryphins and Vogel were the pro-
rietors and directors Of the travelling
ircus. They had a wretched dwarf