The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

There are all kinds Of men in Paris.
all kinds OF failures in life and all kinds
OF successes-the poor genius who dis
patches himself in an attic, and the
financial magnate- The Vicomte de Va
lair was one Of those gentlemen who
might Be placed In the latter category.
AT bound he had risen from Compare
tive obscurity TO sudden wealth and such
social position as his title. having its
source In the king OF the Belgians, could
insure him in a society which cared rath-
er more for good dinners than old blood
The Vicomte de Faliar's great hit had
been the successful floating Of the City
and Suburban Messenger Company. Lon
don had refused TO accept this scheme,
preferr1ng 10 send It's servants out into
the rain and ruin its nveries, to having
Little instrument in the house By which |
10 summon at trifing charge a messen- /
ger, doctor or a cab. De Valiar. with /
an eye keen as hawk, had watched the
career OF the enterprise In tho English
metropolis He saw that Il was insult
ed 10 the phlegmatic and exclusive tenn
permanent Of the Briton- In the Ameri-
can colony at Paris alone was to be
found successful field for its opera
tons.
The projectors Of the London com
pany. Americans, were clad enough 10
sell the French patents. They even
laughed IN their sleeves at the vicornfe
as they pocketed his cash, regarding him
already as q ruined man. At the same
time they could not help admirinx his
audacity- The vicomte de Valiar was ,
audaclous, and he displayed eonsunnmate !
tacl In putting his scheme before the z
pubic de opened large and snowy I
once de subsidized the most venaI Of T
the Paris newspapers; he pulled a thou &
ana suings- Then. when all was ready, &
De opened his subscription books Hun a
lreos came TO his Office, rang up a mes d
'enger' ana having subscribed. called up a
Gao on the queer little buzzing instru- Ia
nent' and departed rejoicing in their
hearts mat there were such enterprisinz a
men In existence as the Ficomte de Va 81
lar J.
All that was five years ago. Once st
ao4teo' the vicomte had promptly with b
'ra"n niinsef from the messenger enter CT
'.lse, ana invested the increased capital q
Fnen tnat speculation had brought him, "
n the Mutual Credit and Trust Com d,
'any. Z very limited number Of shares
y .nis concern bad been offered to the ID
'ubhc- Such was the prestige Of the al
iccmte's name ti.at they had been rub- fs
crioef for over and over again in a very ha
ew hours. a.
But 1t was not alone in the aeId os
usineas that de vaIiar had acbiezsd ali
UGH remarkable success The vfco-,- rel
ssse was brilliant. dark-eyed. hand-o~na So
Toman, whom de YaIiar claimed n 80 ct,
let abroad during his travels In the We Co
ndies-M Martinique, rurnor had \ H. Ia,
entertainments were much sought after be
nd VINO shall say that she was not In
'eiul and excellent helpmeet7 II ste
ealtny subscriber wavered. an invff.-
on to the house where they could tail ed
'e matter over almost invarfablv reu,,It- 10
In the closing Of the TRANSACTION r, bu,
as not possible that a man win ~rch
J staelish1aent-abcve ell sucb ,rfss II
could 90 wrong II the yfcomte's idea
an once was rather loud one, the ma
'oonDted good taste Of bis wife cor in
cted these things at hone. the
those deep blue eyes Of the vicomtesse ma
re not the only attraction at the de
'iinr mansion. There was always hi9b and
~ for those who relished that Kind Of rol,
Ing and sprinkling Of those ladies IA,
ION such woman as the de Valiar m.
she was familiarly called at the clinic brr
'uld be sure to gather around her. Thev 80
70 women Of great personal Attractions. MA
no OF them Divorces, Others on the n
d road TO that enviable state. the hav