Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-07-14

Use that, the day after the wedding
will settle ON Raoui twenty-five
thousand per annum.'"
Louis expressed himself with such
convincing candor that Raoul. an art
list in knavery. was charmed and
astonished.
beautifully DONE" he cried. clap
ping his hands with glee. THAT last
sentence viii create n chasm between
Madame Fauvel and her niece. The
promise of fortune for me will GER
tainly bring my mother over to our
side"
Il hope So" said Louis, with pre-
tended modesty. but remember. YOU
must scorn to receive any assistance
from me. You must swear that YOU
will brave all privations. want. fam
Inc even. rather than accept a sou
from base man whom you hate and
despise; man who. But Won
know exactly what you are TO say.
can rely upon you for good acting"
No one can surpass me when / am
interested in my part In pathetic
roles l am always success. when 1
have had time TO prepare myself"
Il know you are. But this disinter-
estedness need not prevent you from
resuming your designations You must
gamble, bet. and lose more money
than you ever did before. You must
increase your demands. and say that
you must have money at al! cost. You
need not account to me for any
money you can extort from her. An
you get is your own TO spend as you
please"
You don't say SOL If you mean
that"
You will hurry up matters. I'll be
bound"
Il can promise you. no time shall be
wasted"
Now listen to what you are to do.
Raoul. Before the end of three
months YOU must have exhausted the
resources of these two women. You
must force from them every franc
they can raise, so that they will he
wholly unable to procure money to
supply your increasing Len.4.....
three months l must find them pen
nilsss. absolutely ruined, without even
jewel left
Raoul was startled at the passion
ate vindictive tone of LoJSs' voice as
he uttered these last words.
The day on which you lead Nine.
Fauvel and her niece 20 the extreme
of the precipice. pointed out it's dark
depths. and convinced them that they
are irretrievably lost. shall appear.
and rescue them. Why. IL will be the
browning scene of our drama. 1 will
play my part with such grandeur,
such lofty magnamity. that Made
leine will be touched, will forget her
past enmity. and regard me with IA
vorable eyes. When she finds that il
il her sweet self. and not her money,
that l want, she will soften, and in
time yield TO my entreaties. No true
woman can be indifferent TO grand
passion. ! don't pretend to say that
she will love me at first; but. IL she
Will only consent 10 be mine, 1 ask
for nothing more; time will do much,
even for "A poor devil like myself"
Raoul was shocked at this cold
blooded perversity OF his uncle, but
Clarneran showed his immense superb
GRITTY In wickedness. and the appren-
tice admired the master.
You would certainly succeed. un-
ele," he said, were IL not for the
cashier. Between you and Madeleine,
Prosper will always stand; if not In
person. certainly in memory"
Louis smiled scornfully. and throw
ing away his cigar, which had died
out, said:
81 don't mind Prosper. or attach
any more Importance TO him than 70
that cigar
but she loves him.
so much the worse for him. Six
months hence she will despise him;
he is already morally ruined. and at
the proper time ] will make an end
Of him socially. With your aid will
so cover him with disgrace and in
fanny that Madeleine will drive every
thought OF him from her mind, and
her love will turn 10 hate"
Louis tone of rage and ven
geance startled Raoul, and made him
regard the affair in worse light than
ever.
You have given me a shameful,
dastardly role TO play" he said. after
a Ions pause. still have never been
rich enough TO be honest, but / must
say il goes hard with me 10 torture
two defenseless. frightened women,
and ruin the character of a poor dew
IL who regards me as his best friend
IL is low business"
This resistance exaspeFated Louis
TO the last degree.
You are the most absurd, ridicu-
lous fool l ever met" he cried. AN
opportunity occurs for us to make an
immense fortune. All we have to do
is TO stretch out our hands and take
It; when you must needs prove re-
fractory, like whimpering baby. No
body but an ass would refuse to drink
when he ia thirsty, because he sees a
little mud at the bottom of the buck
ct L suppose you prefer theft on a
small scale, stealing by driblets. And
where will your system lead you?
To the alms-house or the police sta
ton. You prefer living from hand 10