The evening world., 1914-03-27

lie had "a flint and steel and the
tobacco in his own tobacco box had
almost escaped wetting In the drench-
ing OF tho night before. lie filled his
pipe and lit II, he had not smoked
that day nor the day before and the
tobacco. now, had a doubly soothing
action on his mind. 1t chased away
the stokehold and his recollcctions OF
tho past. he forgave Sagesse his VII
lainies, II brought the image OF Marie
from away across all those miles OF
ocean. he saw again the early morn
ing market on the Place du Fort.
Pierre Aiphonse. NJ. Scguin. and all
the gay crowd beneath the blue sky
and tho dark green tamarinds.
lie would find out Pierre Alphonse
when he returned and buy him "A boat
of his own: he would set Marie's
father up again in business Mt Morno
Rouge: he would give money to all
those people whom Sagesse had de-
frauded; he would make st. Pierre
happy that good town where the
people had been so good to him. Then
he would return to Montpelier, at
least for time, and take Marie with
him: they would travel first class In
the mail boat. lie would go down to
the stokehold as passengers some
times did, ah! the stokers on that
ship would have II good time when
they reached Marseilles. He would
go TO the Riga tavern and call Tor IA
chopin of wine and see Anisette serve
IL. An, Yves, poor Yves. what pity
that he could not take the great.
burly Breton by tho hand and give
him fist full OF money-so he lay
smoking, playing with colored shad-
ows. spending phantom gold, whiie
the voices of the Cormorants, half
unheard. came on the wind across the
bay cedar bushes and the voices OF
the waves answered them like
eternity making answer to time.
Then came the thought. All that II
very well, but how are you to turn
your fortune into gold?"
This had not occurred to him be-
fore. and at first IL seemed a, simple
matter, Just "a detail: then he remem-
bercd Successes words about Govern
ments who were apt 10 interfere IN
cases OF treasure. men who sprang
from nowhere with fictitious claims.
Sagesse was "A clever man with thirty
years OF experience behind him.
To go 80 n jeweller with those
things would be to admit at once the
whole secret: to go to pawn shop
with the smallest Of those gems would
bring on his head inquiries that might
prove fatal.
Here was n question to perplex n
stoker's mind His strong hands could
fght to protect his treasure. but OF
what avail was II to protect n useless
thing?
He had read the romance OF Monte
Cristo. few French sailors have not 4:
the immortal story that has become
part OF the history Of the world was
recalled by him here, lost and alone
on the desolate islet OF whose exist
ence the great Dumas had never
dreamed.
But II gave him little help, He had
lived his life in "A more sordij prison
than that which held Edmund pantes
for fourteen years. That black cell
OF the Chateau ar had been illumi-
mated by tho mind OF Faria; the pro-
found Intelligence OF the Abbe had
given the future count not only his
treasure but the genius ana tho
worldly knowledge which enabled him
10 dispose of II and turn II 10 ac-
count. Gaspard had not such teach
ing 10 guide him. The more h"
thought of the matter the more did
his perpleNity increase. The world
Of sudden seemed To him p"opled
with robbers. antagonists, men VINO
would take from him 10y fraud or
law the thing which was at once his
dream and his possession
The curse ~ the imaginative mind
came on him with full force, III" fac-
uIty that had once caused "A ghost IN
haunt him on the islet now nlled the
world with living people and each
person an enemy. lie pictured men
whom he had never seen. not
men of his own class. but men
dressed as well -to-do Citizens, m"r-
chants and so forth, all sworn enc
mics 10 him and eager for his treas
IRE. lie had once been In "A law court
called as a witness In "A shipping dis
astcr case lie saw that court now
and the three Judges: he was standing
before them and they were question
ing him.
"Wol. where did you get these
things? Come, now, they are not
Yours. YOU de- not find these things
IN n stok"hOld.
iie sweatcd at ia" thought
Sagcssc had spoken of taking the
stufr to America; he knew nothing ui
America Martiniuu. was the only
place he could take II to, IN" onlN
place he wanted To reach, and, Al
once IN" remembrance of Martinlqu'
brought up the in age of NJ Soguln
An That was the solution. NJ
Seguin would help him lie had all
lls WbfllIN kHlNl'lEf f'''NSil
For a moment he was satisfied WIN
this way out of the difficulty, and he
began to doubt not 10 doubt, exactly
hut to hold up NJ Seguin's image lee
fore his mind'S eyes and to question
II. "luu are "A rsllabl" man, ! know
that, for you are universally n"
, succtod In - Pierre, bat tins treas
ur- look YOU, n II enormous, hnd
, remember. II is all mine: don't want
20 Civ" any ON" half shares, | just
want some one 10 turn II into money
letting them take good profit "i
, the transaction, certainly, hut no
/ letting them rob me, would YOU Dc
This for me? could trust YOU
The mental IN az" Of NJ S"guln
. after IN" fashion Of images. made n
reply ThHt hatful of gems th"s'
hlHzing diamonds, furious rubIes
tempting sapphires. all that col
/ orrd temptation, who was ih"r" IN th'
world that might not yield 20 ~
, only on" person mat h" knew
surely Marie.
4, An, Could she have pcddled then
with hcr other wares. how gladly h
, would hay" east them into her laI
: without count or toll, but she ~ al
/, people in the world Was most USrl"s
: for his purpose.