The Raymer enterprise., 1923-09-27
Copyright b. Ths Bosas-N.rrin Company

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"Oh, mol" returned Jarvis airily.
you were discussing the plot. Why
sit with Dominique. the alderman, and
Beluche, the admiral, save upon our
nice intrigued How he reared sud.
denly. so that the glasses quivered !:
BE discreet!--our plot Napoleon
The two former buccaneers looked
wryly at him. ''rhe devil take you.
Jarvis" growled Beluche. 1T was Of
old days. and our vanished captain.
You. yourself, whom Jean rescued
from perdition once"
The plot!" shouted Jarvis 20 loud.
~ that even bystanders across the
cobbled way looked into the shadowy
portals Of Maspero's "Ah, I am 90
ing to my studio. gentlemenl have
an idea! Ny new assistant Il very
clever at painting birds-Aonsisur
Audubon Is crazy to paint birdsl He
sprinkles salt on their tails to catch
them. Nov ! shall take our plot to
the studio. and Monsieur Audubon
shall paint salt upon II to catch the
Emperor Napoleon"
The two worthless glowersd upon
him. De Almonasters Idle laugh rang
out BE. too. arose with Jarvis, and
the latter could not resist q last Ribe
at his cronies. THE alderman and
the admiral-and In the one picture
that ! cared about. done down at La.
fitte's red fort before the Americans
plundered II, ! had the bad taste to
paint them In with my captainl What
q downfall from piracy to politics
for Dominique: and old Beluche blus-
tertng about having a lawful commits
sion!" He put an unsteady finger on
the laughing De Almonaster's sleeve:
Come on. Raoul! There 10 no more
romance since Lafitte abandoned the
town to the steamboat Yankees: and
yet. last evening. upon the Esplanade.
! saw a woman's face. I-Raoul-un.
shaven, dirty. idle-looked back at her
coach. !. Raoul-hanging to 4 lamp
post-made her smilei"
De Almonaster motioned the tester
toward the gaming rooms. "The lady
who arrived with the British colonel's
partyi OF course-I am told she had
the gallants astir when she drove"
Jarvis nodded absently: ".rhey are
wishing no bad luck to Colonel Carr
beyond that this sazarac shoots him
tomorrow at the Oaks. Eh. we'll
comet"
From the door they coult see the
throng in La Bourse de Maspero. The
wide door Of the small room was
packed with silent. attentive youths.
Jarvis twltched the coat of the
nearest. "What has happened. Do
Margnyi Is the devil still dicing a.
to which to takey'
"Carr loses steadily" xoung Ma.
ngny had but recently attained fame
by naming a street Of the Fauboury
Marigny-his patrimony now being
cut into lots and sold to the Unsuitable
Americans outside the city walls
"Rue de Bagatelle," to commemorate
his losses at the game. He therefore
parted the skirts Of his bottle-green
coat, thrust his hands upon his
breeches Of snow-whlte leather and
tapped them significantly: "A ruined
man. En-. bien The British consul,
Langhorne, protested. seemingly very
uncomfortable at Colonel Carr's In.
sistence at play with this Captain
Sazarac. who. It IL said. Is a mere
professional gambler Of the river
packets with the manners Of gentle
man. will say he has acted so-he
tried In every way to avoid Carr's
game, but It appears that the British
officer Involved himself badly on the
way from st. Louis"
How then7" ventured De Almonas.
ter. "A professional gamester at Mas
pero'sT
Carr, himself. introduced the fel-
low; the game must continue" young
DE Marigny shrugged; 'and there u
talk Of some affair Of women between
the two!"
'The lady who looked back from
her coach" mused Jarvis to himself.
Il must get me new walstcoat."
A massive silver candelabrum cast
a ruby light upon the cloth about
which sat Quartette. I.anghorue.
His Majesty's consul; a dealer Of Mas
pero's; Colonel Carr Of the newly ar.
rived British mission en- route to the
Mexicoes; and the stranger from the
West.
"Sazarsc-" muttered De Marignv
"whose fame at the cards has over.
leaped the town In one night MARI
him, Raoull-a peruke. whitened a
silver! Where has the fellow been
these years as to know not the fash.
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