The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-16

CHAPTER NNXY

promise l0 Law. Nl1 ttst Htttl III -l4kA
mlau-d Ills prophecy 90 the res nL
she Banl1e GcnWalg lie Las ed Com
uaanie 8as seized upon by the pabiic
debtor and creditor alike, as the one
lew thing, and hence as the only sal
walton. As ever IL pleased Paris 10 BE-
myslidea. In some way the rune:
pread about that Monsieur Las Was
philosopaiQue thar the Bauque Cen
,ralc was founded upon philosophy
i, was catch-Notd sufficient tor the
time
"Niye Jean las, Re pAilosophe- Mon
.leur las. he vino has saved France' >
So raae The cry q. the shallow-WiIed
peeDle If an a1a splendid even in its
contradictions. A1d meantime the
ueN bank. cru5-ly experimental as
WAS. alarlsbed ass thoash its master
saul, had indeed in his possession the
raiiosopbels stone. turning all thinss
10 gold
One day. shortly atjer the besinniaa
If thal brilliant spectacular series al
event, destined SO soon 10 make Paris
the Mecca eft the world there sat at
tabla. in "a TITLE, Obscure cabaret Of ths
esy city. group of persons vho
seemed Is have chosen ha, spot tul
uurposes Of privacy Vet privacy was
diScuit where an the curious passeIs
Av stared I'm amaze at the great coach
ncer the door, halg Gllng the narrow
and unelean street vehicle ha3rina
me arms Of no less q nsrson than than
august and uuscruoulgus representa-
live of the French nobility, tao Prince
de Cont. No less person than the
pripce himself ihiu-lacei, aqui'ine an3
6auaitv. sat at this table LOOKING
bout him like any common crimina
ro note whether his s9eech miehr he
overheard. Next to him sat a hook
ros,d Iew from Austria. Fraslin b
name orc Of many cf his 7iad gathered
"a ouicNy within the last tow weeks
In Paris. even as the scent Of carrioE
fstchcs ravens 10 the feast, Another
of the party was , man Of middle age
( IN handsome calm patdcian feature
! and an unfa6lrd miea ihat he ~
4 C4aist. uep4em VI tba eontlssor oi
I L9uis The Giand. WHO was later 10 rep
resent the young hing In the provinces
Of Louisiana
Near hy the latter. ana indeed the
central figure ri This gatnering wa
one less distinguished lhan either o.
The above evidently neither ~ church
N ancestry nor ci{ie distinction
Henri Varenne. sometime elerk for
ihe noted Paris F'reres, farmers Of tha
national revenues Earenne now serY-
ing hut as clerk in HE new banE o,
Las ct Conpasnie, could have beea
called a man Of not great standing
set e WIS he whose presence had called
hiiher these others 70 This unusual
meeting In p0int Of fact, Farenne
was a - chosen by the Jealous Paris
Fgeres. 10 learn what he might Of the
Internal mechanism q this new aaa
startling institution which had sprune
into sueh udden prominence.
AS to the bank Of these brothers
Las. said The Prince de Cont rap
I ping OUT emphasis with his sword hiit
on the table. IN surely has much u
commend IA Here is one Of It's notes
and witness what If saws The mani
promises TO pay TO the bearer al sight
the sum Of hdy liyres in coin OF the
weight and standard Of this day That
is TO say, of this date which it hears
relieving these, are he words value
received. Now, ms notary tells me
that hose words make this absolutely
safe So that I know wlai II means u
coin to nae az this day or a year from
now Is II not 80. Monsieur Fraslin2
The Jew rfached ont his hand. tool
The rofe, ami pcered over it in close
/ scrutiny.
= 'Tis no wonder Monsieur le Prince.
said he. presently, that orders have
been given by the government 90 re
ceiye thjs note without discount fo'
he payment Of the general taxes
Upon my reputation. must say to 1ol
hat these notes viii pass current bet
ter than your uncertain coin Tn
I specie Of De King has been change,
twice in value by she kings ordt
: Yet this bases itself upon s2ecil
value which IS no. subie5 70 an,
change. Thcrein lies its own value.
II is indeed rn broke in Var
cnne. Not q day goes BIS al this nee
. bank bins persons GENE 10 as and DE-
mand our notes ra her 'Aan coin o
the realm Of France
b. eyes. yas," broke In the prince "w
are agreed as o ail this, but there
much talk about further plans d tai
Monsieur las. He has the ear Of hi
grace the regent surely Now sii
ten us whit you know Of those futur
Affairs
THE Hmor is. as ! understand it.
i. afsw fod V1anne SHAT he rs 70 taxi
0er control of tie Company Of III
West 80 succeed in boit tothe shoe
og Anthoay Cfnzat There come et
rions stories 81 this nro,iHeeo Of Loais
U ana
OF course" resumed the primo
with easy wisdom. eWa sd ~ us kno
~ the voyage OF L'Hui'lier. WHO "it
!, his four ships. went ~ this great raw
Nessaaebe. and who az is well i'n9w
found Jaat lllar Of Blue Earth Of
I serlba8 hy ear!y writers rs alouHd.n
in sold SRI seua'