Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

AoAASup uOC 1SdVluS his seat HOT Iuru-
ing toward the window, beyond which
could now be heard the sound of shout
Ing, and cries whose confused and
threatening tones might have given
ground for the gravest apprehension.
At length the Swiss again reported,
much agitated and shaken from his
ordinary self-control.
Monsieur" said he, come. have
at last the coach at the door, Hasten,
monsieur; a crowd is gathering. In
deed. we may meet violence"
Then" said Law. '1et us CO." :.
He rose, and scarce looking behind
him, even to see that his orders to the
servant had been obeyed, he strobe
down the vast stairway of the great
hotel. past many precious works Of
art, between walls hung with richest
tapestries and noble paintings. The
click Of his heel on a chance bit of
exposed marble here and there echoed
hollow, as though indeed the master
OF the palace had been abandoned by
all his people. The great building was
silent, empty.
Without, but the doors thickness
from where he stood, there arose a
tumult of sound, shouts, cries, impreca-
lions, entreaties, as though the walls
OF some asylum for the unfortunate
had broken away and allowed it's in
mates to escape unrestrained, ire
claimable. impossible to control.
Down with Jean Las! Down with
Jean L'as!" rose a cadenced, rhythmic
shout, the accord of mob Of Paris
beating into its tones. And this steady
burden was broken by the cries Of
Enter! Enter! Break down the
door! Kill the monster! Assassin!
Thief! Traitor!" No word Of the vo-
wanting in their cries.
| He was met by a rush Of excited men
and women, screaming, cursing, CIV
ing vent to inarticulate and indistin-
guishable speech. A man laid his hand
upon his shoulder. Law caught the
hand, and with a swift wrench of the
wrist, threw the owner Of it to the
ground. At this the others gave back,
and for half a moment silence ensued.
The mob lacked just the touch of rage
to hurl themselves upon him. He
raised his hand and motioned them
aside.
Down with Jean Las! Down with
Jean L'as!" came the recurrent cry.
The coachman was pulled from his
box. The horses. plunging with ter
ror, were cut loose from the pole and
led away. With shouts and cries of
rage and busy zeal, one mailman We'd
with another in tearing, cutting and
destroying the vehicle, until it stood
there ruined. without means of locomo-
ton, defaced and useless And still the
ring of desperate humanity closed
around him who had late been master
Of all France.
what do you want, my friends?"
asked he, calmly, as for an instant
there came lull In the tumult. He
stood looking at them curiously now,
his dulling eyes regarding them as
though they presented some new and
interesting study. What is it that
you desire?" he repeated.
1--WE want our money" cried score
Of voices. 1--WE want back that which
you have stolen"
"You are not exact" replied Law,
calmly. II have not your money, nor
yet have stolen 1t. II you have suf-
fered by this foolish panic, you do not
mend matters by thus treating me.
By heaven, you go the wrong way to
get anything from me! Out of the
way, you canaille! Do you think to
brighten me? made your city. 1
made you all. Now, do you think to
brighten me, John Law?"
"Oh! You would go away, you want
to escaped" cried the voices Of those
near at hand. eve will see as to that"
"True, I am going away" said Law.
"But you cannot say that l tried to
steal away without your knowing 1t,
There, up the stairs, are my papers.
| You will see in time that have con-
cealed nothing. Now l am going to
leave Paris, It is true; but not because
! am afraid to stay here. IT'S for other
reason, and reason Of mine own"
Twas you who ruined Paris-this
city which you now seek to leave!"
shrieked the dame who had spoken be-
fore, still shaking her useless bank
notes in her hand.
ooh, very well, my friend. For the
argument, let US agree upon that" said
Law.
''You ruined our company, our beau
tiful company" cried another.
"Certainly. Since I was tho or,o.
inator Of 1t, that follows as matter Of
reason" replied Law.
"Ah, he admits it! He admits til"
cried yet another. Don't let him es-
cape. XIII him! Down with Jean
1 Last"
"Oh. very we'll, my friends" re-
sumed the object of their fury, Ticking
again with his old, careless gesture at
the deep cuff Of his wrist. "As you
like In regard to that. More than one
man has offered me that happiness in
the past, yet 1t was many a long year
since any man could trouble me by
announcing that he was about to kill
| me-"
Something in the attitude Of the
man stayed the hands of the most dan
| gerous members of the mob. Yet ever
there came the cry from back of them.
Down with Jean Las! He has ruined
everything!"
There came sound of far-off cries,
q distant clacking of hoofs, the clatter
of steel, many shouts, entreaties and
commands. The close-packed crowd