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Show ? '.V' ATAST-OF C0XF1DEXCB. m. y-.-.-w-r-v ns .JA'tAasiTt; motity-8a.ving little Fret nl- man loaneda msrdmntilvo thousand' he lira whtii'tlio times werc?good. lit; cn ill- ht-tho couiitingihouso-during rt.finan iuf tpanic,'in a state of agitation not co td described. i is "IloWdo you tlb?" lotmircd tho 1 Jri (,'hnnU lis "Uickv rer sick'-, replied tho li Frenchman, of: "Wlmt'ttitlioniittcrl" ew 1 "Do tlmis Isf.dtf niattcri" tedf ' "DotlmMwiratdbicase.is Ihutt t f iyulilthoinjey; dh?wcll they-tn'.had; they-tn'.had; very'.bad, urj enough; but hoi lolcftbi'.v effect ymit" md " Vy, mottfTturj, I loss do .confidence ,1b. "liiwhomK'-ty- "lu everybody." ' "Not in me", J hopcF ' "Pardonut mol, Jdonsicur; but v- not? know who to trust pt present, v nil thfe merchant breaks several times ;to nieces.' .. "Tlien, Iprcsnmo you want 3 ,vv luoncyT" 3 "Ooi, Monsieur,.! starve, for Ih'bv , of the i'urgent." ' , , pw "Can't yon da without ill" itu "No, Monswnrj Linust havo him.'! , - "youmutrf "Ou.i, Monsieur ,sald little dti ct breeches, turnl.iig pale with appreheii !W for, the safety of his money '"S 'vVud yun can't do without it." wl "Ko, Monsieur, not vou other ! 'or moment tongare,'' "IC' Tlie merchant reached tbo bnuk-1 drgw a check on the good "told bo oor Chemical for the uiuount, nnd handi I lo over to hi visitor. Pst "Vat is dis, Monsieur?" f "A check for five thousand dollars; Bn the infemt." W "Ji it bonl" said the Frenchman, . amaxement. hat Certainly.'' ily "Have you tho do l'nrgent in '' bauU" , "Vcs." 4,Aud is it perfnitmcnt convcnlen "y pay de sum!"' "'.(J " Undoubtedly. What aslonWics y rou- Jut you havo got him iu C0T: times' o ot "Ok, yc. aid havo plenty more a owo nothing that 1 cannot pay at fl menWiiotce.T' , II of Tie lrenchmnn was. ncrplcxid. 11 "Monsieur, you sliati' do raP bo 8 favor, cb?" but -VitU all my heart." auy "Well, Mooicur, yon shall kcc l(leilhrargenf for me s.ome year longer." "Why, I thought jou wanted it." ions "Tout mi contrarle. I lip vant dc hu j vant de- ifrand confidence. lH"r- jiosc'yon no got do money, den I van iis' ver ninth suppose you got him, d 0. 1 1 no Vuut him at all. A'ous compr ank After some farther conference, tho Jtar, Frcm:iiraaii prevailed upon tho men "ty' to retain the mony, and left the com 1, st)f house with a light heart, and a cc nnrice very diflerent from tho ou? he wtau he mtcred. IDs confidence itter Kstored,jind although ho did not sta :r t0 uwd of the money, ho wished to wit" that it was in tafe hands: |