Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-06-13


Fairfax fou1d himself in a predics- !
ment very difficult for one Of his tenn
permanent and disposition 10 eoutro'. |
he felt that he could not be mistaken:
ne reeOllected with absolute memory
every feature Of the face disclosed 10
him whom the loose cloth mask OF thu
robbcr fell partly away on that vor~
noteworthy night in March over at
Nasseur's place. The form of the
man, the peculiar beauty of his hands
llong. shspely. muscnlar) and then
the ring on his last finger-that o.
itself WAS Identification beyond doubt:
for 40 other ring like that was. in ali
probability, ever made. Moreover.
the voice was unmistRkablc aud the
peculiar. half-nonc halant. hall-reck
less air could belong 20 no other man.
SSH. what wss Fairfax - say when
Nr. Vernon stardily. even perempt-
Only. declared that the person before
him was ueu known 20 him. intimate
IN known 90 him. indeed. and was
valued ami distinguished friend ot
his. 1ust returned from long soiourn
in Nexico3 It was strange beyond
comprehension. aud there was no dis
putting about It; FOX surely Mr.. Yer
non ought 20 know. aud beyond Ques-
tion he would not have such a man as
Pierre Eamcau IN his house as an
honored guest.
or course Fairfax had but crude
knowledge OF the social. political and
moral condition Of New Orleans az
that time. He was too close 20 the
scene for his vision 20 have a correct
focus upon It. and he knew but little
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"rertainlv Well ~s,tlsmo, this
on,b. ~ be satisracto-v Nv tben
tho broken finger: let's look 70 thai.
Nrr. Vernon hustled little and pro-
5uee1 somo bandare-cIotb tbat n SER
vaut hal fetched
Colonel I.oripc promrtlv set tho
fractured bone. aud with great skill
ana rapiditv appiied the wrapninr
There" he sa;d. "vou are AN
right sir. You vail have no trouble
With il
Thank vou. sir. % responded Fair.
fax coidlv enonrh. IN -pite Of On etT5r.
20 regain his lost temper aud appear
kindly polite.
Vow. gentlemen remarked Mr..
Vernon. lavine hand on the arm of
each and smiling from one 10 the
z other ia bis large way. "vou are mv
guests and my friends: be friends q
=. each other. Forget this curious little
mischance. this awkward mistake"
Bv this time Fairfax had shaken ol
the outer coating OF his mood aut
with something like his habitaa
frankness began 20 apologize
81 am quite sorrv.~ he exsiaimel