Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-06

He acas moto intent upon the little room
and its occupants.
We must not forget our more legiti
mate business in the midst of these
pleasant side issues"
"The field is easy. After our delight
full continental capitals, where as You
know, one is never quite sure of one
self, it is pleasant to breath the demo
cratic airs of Washington" remarked
Chauvenet.
Particularly so, my dear friend,
when one is blessed with your delight
full social gifts. / envy you your ca
paeity for making others happy"
There was a keen irony in the fell
lows tongue, and the edge of it evil
IDENTIFY touched Chauvenet, who scowl-
ed and bent forward, with his fingers
on the table.
Enough of that, if you please"
GAS you will, carino, but you win
pardon me for offering my condolences
on the regrettable departure of la belle
Americaine If you had not been sc
intent on matters of state you would
undoubtedly have found her here. As
it is, you are now obliged to see her
on her native SOIL A month in Wash
ington may do much for You. She is
beautiful and reasonably rich. Her
brother, the tall captain, is said to be
the best horseman in the American
army"
"Humph! He is an ass" calculated
Chauvenet.
A servant now appeared bearing a
fresh bottle of cordial He was distin-
guished by a small head upon tall
and powerful body and bore little re-
semblance to house servant. While
he brushed the cigar ashes from the
table the men continued their talk
without needing him.
Chauvenet and his friend had spoken
from the first in French, but in adj
dressing some directions to the servant,
the blond, who assumed the role of
host, employed a Servian dialect.
Il think we were saying that the
mortality list in certain directions will
have to be stimulated a trife before
we can do our young friend Francis
any good. You have business in Amer
lea, carino. That paper we filched
from old Stroebel strengthens our hold
on Francis, but there is still that ques-
ton as to Karl and Frederick Angus
tus. Our dear Francis is not satisfied.
He wishes to be quite sure that his
dear father and brother are dead. We
must reassure him, dearest Jules"
Don't be fool, Durand. You never
seem to understand that the United
States of America is trife larger
than barnyard. And I don't believe
those fellows are over there. They're
probably lying in wait here somewhere
ready to take advantage of any oppor-
tunity-that is, if they are alive. A
man can hardly fail to be impressed
with the fact that so few lives stand
between him and''
THE heights the heightsr' And the
young man, whom Chauvenet called
Durand. lifted his tiny glass airily.
Eyes, the heights replied Chauye-
net little dreamiIy.
"But that declaration that docu-
mentl You have never honored me
with a glimpse, but you have it put
safely away, dare say"
There is no place but one-that /
dare risk. 1t is always within easy
reach, my dear friend
'You will do well to destroy that doc
ument. 1t is much better out of the
way"
Your deficiencies in the matter Of
wisdom are unfortunate That paper
constitutes our chief asset, my dear
associate. So long as we have it we
are able to keep dear Francis In order.
Therefore we shall hold fast to it, re-
uembering that we risked much in re-