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■ *■: ■v» sj w n i ij $ t*fe i ii3»pted Md Tnathtod firom tha IWth of J^Im Huy. oi OLIVE 9ARVS& (OaprH^ttfed by th» An»rri«ao TVtm ‘ AU'h^eoniw nf th« alley at Uontakk, %h(ch ilc^-eiub to the labo, iitfcl at two st«*|* Iram Uh) woods of UseVilto d’Avray, ai«»» mtetm years ago, Iwbimi its cletmUb* viisw ■nd other rUoiltiag idnuts, stooil tin jiruttirat «tkt M«at e4M|ucttisli little dnant^r lx man |sjadt4s to haagtii*. The ViUn Moutalah, as H was railed, bad hesn bouglit a few years iwrvtuns hy Mi Koger Laraqus, a wall known Msctumiral sagiuesr, wlmso workshops were aitaated in He. Mour street, and who had, he- •Uav an niwrtnient on tbs Boalevard Malm- hrrbns, at Xo. HI, . htibs wiutrr hetahatdted his apartnienK •nd iu saimuer be took refuge, with bis wife •ad iladebtar, at VMle d'Array, bat erery tnoraiog bis IswUx** railed bim to I’ai'K to his drV 1 hi Ht. Moor street, and there be 1 riahfti tnbat ratenwd ia the evening at alaNtt 7 e'etork to diuuer, a habit of life quits aadinai y with ParMan* wlio,during'be •HimMrr, diriitn their •XMtetM'e iu two jwrts, the day for Park tbo night for tlie ermntry. Oa the eresiing wtdrh affords the oom- nw-ucrtitet.t of car tUry, ia iuijf, l?Ci, at 8 oVWick, quite ut variaiKW with Ins usual haldr, hop* LanK|iie bad aot yet retususd. The dinner was waiting, la lbs |«riur, where two wits Iowa npsned nut U|«nn the ter- rare, sail ia tbs dining nasn there was no <wm. In ha sssa, and one wuabl have deriorad the h>waa aabihaldisil, so raiea and quiet it •son wd in the midst cf Uan si leans of the fmh i «, r WjggCrS? * ’ whether be beard JIo rrept along Dow, as from trunk to trunk, ueftiwr Larouetto's cottage. 1 to puss a clear sjucs, and fall upon him again. /• What h ha doing! TTbcrsh red Hcurietic. kcj* silrnce, Inrt her father with an iinsnsy curir itiotbcr. she ecorceh' iu-cfUliM, by au agony of fear. Her ~ nM the iron of the Utl- was pole, Imt teeth set, amt the trees and peeped furtive- tbor's cottage. Huzouue, “pupa is going to see slspnsseti Lqrnaette arose and, uwr bis secretory, closed Hm i locked Uwm with slow, nietliod- bmbleBly somictliHig {simnl i wbich be did not perceive, l.ut frwm tie ir Iwlrony Henriette oist ^Lw. llw-door at the liack opened , without a<ii * evidently, as Lnrouettc latuBtaffi atal • »u*n, who looted tall ia the -g.VNr". •pdotbe lock of the front b it ia her nmndumi Bsarlrtte, Busanno held her arms i-btsped sUO ani tightly around her motbei 's waist It waa Hoger Laroqur. Henrtett# knew bis Step, and hastily put out tlia latrtf*, leaving only ’ the night light IsinslB^ and, staggering to her door, locked it Bhc Lrvtuldoi hut ha ■houhl como into bur prewatoa They Uatswed with Intcd breath to Uw steps cnadng nearer, and which stopped it last Iwfbre their door, .' ami iu tlut uiiitt of tiie<lcatli lUM^stteucc they ’ 'llooid distinctly bU breath, coniiag ia iieavy pui|»i ns if ln> had run uiiiil nlntost bresUhleso. They lieaitl Ids hand* os he felt aUmt trying tlie liowr, >and they heoiil him knock sofHy, and a voice said: ‘•Huuriette, Henriette; are you aslerpf The mother and : child gtooip together clasped in wild embrace, their eyes riveted on that coruyr of the room oa if death bad awaited them there. They took car* not to hutkeaasuMl, ami even tlie mpthcr piacsd her hand h|mhi the dtiM's li|«. Koger, thhik- ing that Us-y wero aidcep, retired softly.cafw ful not to awaken them. Opttefftrto taut of BARNWELL COCTIT HOtTSE, BOPTB«AlUaniA, OOTOBES », 1887. maesm - ^ t T‘* lacena had bent r ■SHOW? iMijNi fiiyyjk ' T ' ik ±sst&i safe ainnthm .farvTcrm tMaaoMVi caatmaed manuer, which waa ta addraai hal cataehoi wi if 4m wnW' s while toasiugheraadptaylag with har i roughly. r, ail tea **I*H I did aot ■gr . .. mhdst, smhlenlr aiqwored behiml him, 1 his wife ami at I be other extremity of tha Maback turwsl to the wimlow. Almost istrkir was his owu room, oud be enter*! it taxaE that side was Mow. Is* , at the left ut (he W lfc|s i i L Ua iNspse** si *ldirg a)swtaseut, even H the had iwndag Xu site Twa Vrutees, <sw Mi| wU, grave sail sweet, ut snoh thutev as woahl cause yna to low the >|waMr WtUumt rTPutsueing her, and Iho otter, ha clMflap awl crystal la it* chlhfch mu dr. Ary wye* the vatew of Maas. Msastett • fte Latsqae drew aa «a<y • hair wturh was partly ward from the hak-nny, Henriette him with dilated eyes. Wbut was h» hapiwn ibctvf Was that really jPQSrf ’ The mnn iiftel his two anus ids>ve the bora broil of the miser Laasictte. Hen- lkt>* tahsl to cry cot, to worn him, tint tbo ■third ktlMlr tbnxitamlaha gave hut a " hry of fright: 1 Rogerl Great OodI* UftMur. ahd <h • was the only rhiM. a pttk etsUk-d by ta* a-kwatesi of ter fatter, ami Mm*, doas tte day tefsaa, tte ueUter was fry teg «• tstefc ter a pretty hute Itey were prvtty Mils w.wdf *f ami graWfal lure, asei ms tiaff*^ >ag*w asaod i 'Ymmr falter wtff ast •vrsdag Owa-.*—sd test-».tea. k-m.^.s* .wa^rcmda^lte Ttey w«u te— Ite^tlateg temw Jte mteot Orewf (ted.'* s aswoeL Tte two fe«, l«M Isireristte toracl at tte at, i-arsidag Ite Ida*. Ua gave owe cry <4 "M after ^ ami ttea l her- was •tewt hat deadly strwtW. Tte tel Ml. a oMnawr tet. Ugh, gray, teg a Mark liUiuo Iwad Tte •si the laltet I-ut tef'ww Is weak out a dash tare, swrered hy a thteh. Uach teard ets« ared like a Cash. TWsu wa* an arsu uate. Iterh ■ la that rwNa. Urawr««a, ■ purler was his owu room, aud Every mkiiiu censeiL Everything seemed to she)). Only a quarter of an hour ago these two had been on the balcotiy, liuppy and-im patient to see Koger. And now three live* were wrecked iu that short space. . ' Mklnight soumled, ami at last 1 o’clock, neurieite did m>t try even to slsop. 8b# tet silent ami overanue in tbs chair ts-side the bed of her child, and at last, thinking that Suzanne slejd, ste tamed her Rose toward her, and seeing tte eyes closed tboogbS that the (sior little thing had forgot ter tear and korroc, at Mast for a time. “Oh, my Ood?" whispered tee, *1teva pity spoil tint poor innocent nun.” Hhu then rasa a<lly ami crept ta tte door , ami cjwnwl it digbtiy ami listem-L There sms an sound. She enqit like a shallow into ■ the istriuc and Us ft a (aw steps forward, laU • tmkteily stontud U.'hbal tte pteao, as ate saw ' that Kii„*cr # door was wate onso, and by the Hght of a lamp she could sea him seated, pal* and diacnwssd, with his head leaning a|sai , his bauds. Ill* face waa castrated, his ryw Baud ami kH hair and tvwnl la wild disnnisr. Boger was 80 year* old; at this Intent he I hinted hi Oa the banana, wilhte reach of his hamt, lay a anted rrvolvrr, tte rrvsfwv whi, n bod in-ua{ibrsl ovsr tte late agwsy of M Lansstff. Amt .ha knap haraMl <« with 1 hstewdy Oome, giving lids spactarle U» tte j walctmi ; wtfM. l Ih-nnrUc kited. attewUag ev*cy drSall ut ; this Baal when MUktedy ■ • iwwai ter turhni Bagvr* a cohl klfk. ImbiL ami (anting (imad that Haaunw Iteii artea J fnsu hre U«| ami that tee, tan, was walrktug 1 lit kirn tte. I. dual tte pattw itey <iU aot < hw ttgbt «4 Ltrwqaa an lustaal. All at ourr, a* if hk thnaghts were toa •hvmlfal In hrw. te rma ami tegaa paHag 1 Oftew.erea. he took kold Of anraeCUIng te I.M—if fiwsMlBh- MhfeaiteiUffi t*4<a» tte Ite i tea-la Oa* 1 aept. Was h remorse I Tkra te M te> hamt* fal amt laacted and teak tte irvwfver, curksd It ami hphl it ready hi his Isfi hamt, whiia with tte utter te aa "ifiaws fttiMrtuml paa mithmd hootrfaf Of “Mias Lstroque, I place at year litOe feet my must profound respect. Dans I ask fur aews regarding your health I You or* n littls |sd» Una iiicrniag. Tint is aiy fault. You sat op loo late last night. Kxrusn me this liatr, Hoaored lady, and I promise you U< hr ouwe exact aauthrr time. But bap aertuas you are I line jmor naughty mamma brew tt-oklbtgyonl N*d Am yoaairk.iheaf Uh, I haow. Whew yoang WMs mark tte rip* That not HI Ah, WrO, theu it is t srsass tte •» |Me, hut ttet te teard “You hwvw a NMie glri, I hilhlte, ofT <« • 'TVlMHr • slept la |l|jf " with a i UWE here a myteery, and ha looted 1 tte yoaag tsaaaiH wheoarywa Ml befurs Ua •ran I as* the rhikir askssi be. - “Certainly, if you think k necessary, bsrt she is out vary well this anwaia^, haViag had • atrvusM attack, and astern to to fwatty ^AMPJkougkt X. Lamb: want asa to w« tte UUk girl. WkyT Mr. Lacroix whs on tte point of tottiug this gnteliia paatfor tkatfuse, whew the chiM ■tepnad to har amt bar’s akls (rum tte otter Oa# o - nkh* ‘•2M, amtter.’’ tinned: “I could not hare ■lent all night without waking." "I wxukl kke to •hi Ial-tocx, aa I rets I tte three ( anything; I Victoria itkiia. Tte waa as f oHowu: •atopuy ioysulki.. M&m ' TP* >me. If you will Muir, I sriltea r* of that stwhanma Roocn LAanqcB." rsthas* Tow r, and receive from • francs left by y. sir irk hM am . It is for am «ah eaii at Out m. ite caOhiet tke lHO^ Bwtfihothl mHy. e eertahdy «C ruin. ’ Nfef krar.A* t *r^rzw ami tear I ar Mfand sieptt thry yvsBNR tely i:M dnahttea learanl a |4sed tk dkl ytes go t«» hm qnak ami Im4 night she had aa amlicac* If , “'fkr, why,* It to md ton hte, 1 shoakl hte to tear to now. warl Uearten e Tteyhmi'gmLitatedal ■SM maratag. It waa by report knewa af tte iriam, Lsarndx aasdea siea for them te rstire, whish they gladly eteyssL Ami a* VlrteHa wws ahout to f«dh*w tkemk 1 ’ called ter bach. “One amnseot, my girt" Itee mafoML a Mule cowfooui. "I am gsdag to ask you tte gatnhsdr M. Lncroix waawwvlaunL ■eeandto as the wife amt child had imdiva was clear, ttte.awd to _ _ _ aiaaasri ami eweewtad ftis M. Lacroix 4M Ha Lmriqvb. 1 At! Tte tte Hal — —r--■ 11 pnlirr, ami they gate him tww Insw t Tristul and IVnlot Then te m of tte i you tatkt hhn. to wn”»* Us Ute g m giva yaw of 4m Where he made Us litertf to art, I to lay owt hi* | ' of At to • Mry'fft itowi sneeranUly that it waeeehlrwt I am totani'ig. He piacsd tte little r. w»y I I to* ste Ml to- ' -rsthee, 11 > yea as mark a* I da asy I lb> yourself that I may to happy ir faster, I am never as happy trem me. 1 baaw that yua are Mil I for lyaar wtu a I to dose by ! lee MJ At II toil was to i “Yea ere very mows# Ite I “I’irtolaiy. tor, Waevl Sag yea an" Hers was a denldo osnroadk JflgUfrimU Ite oa. Tte smto far am." •Tsa; tel I -W c - *•1 12 ti 1 to rry f*« to «uav iwtorhmr- La rrrs •U her lam. tote and tomt aha had mstrad at M WViuakf totes “I 4- 1 ntllte r«- rhh that of Ite mT* rumm Or ted tepd • or rumema, ami te awote i i beer was a fiete and a heavy • %, end that email not• vth | the pkdni ha -ffmi this U Hte* And then Itcg-r thrss 1Laiied" .:rva hr.-t, with Gsvwtsteqnof a huksto Lte «oe luaa annoy'd this m I Isa laanlmg 'af “tetoerl Csatotef Hr» Oh, hervtldyr » Ami now, m Iteashlstefthh wrvtrhnla I le sight af hr fergotlu that tana aptofftodl Irst |n rmognhw her f jiucr •Waamis-." ami ate wath painful eff.ut. “ILnuraa f* sold a fatal Tuhw Isdaiml haw Vstostated kfwught a lamp, ami now <w» eoakiauchmiy mtothetmt nsan. Tbnetgb Urn lace .heals the hght fell aUrvctly ui.aa tUr cUkTsfmwi RhetManScty. gadnrv. last ter eye* were atraugely ftganL (save see aa ami mwlrraUaaal. for ter i, an |sue nad nxwielad, laa-l aoodmli lea Inti ad with a deep wrinkle. She had tgud lu that laataut amay years, aud toe Ite fm* ahuuet of a wisaan. TU-u lfc.jm.u-clasped ter ia hav antas iu a .wild paui 4aol..;cd her, and then Ltd oua hand i clilkT* eym Yua i* ai« sen y. “Yua have ).« ha<* uurd aotutug. -f isSm to me wadi, aud kit>asCami me. You must teiuciaU-r —. ^•11 have seeu aotkfaig ami have ‘ not Manama; 1 shall hare orea nothing, laavo hoard mdtohag." » l«>ugcr that silvery, sweet vasce ; It waa the gruv* voice of tbc baslnciUy aged by a horrible apeo- chikl recuguisa-at clearly Uu> whole auun- ami its aiguiScaouw | Wall never say aayUiuigr ever, mamma.’* if yarn love year pamr mother, wbut you hiivo sawn, w bat yam have uintter what threats, | rayvrs or are brought to hear u;mni yoaT except on yaaur oraler, mother.’’ lier “imwhrr''wmv; tbecfaiial was > iuliy to say “manmia.” right; and nmy Uasi have pity on mi*<1 JttuoeeiK.v, however hard *e." but n-ceji, tlxmgh the nervous sobs, in her throat, nearly stifleal her. .tmigth to duae the nils low, towarai her bod she saw that aud frigbtrtieal, was still i‘thought Hbo must faint, hot eaoogii tossy: Victoria. 1 will pat Basanne , a lid you not see, not hear I Therel m*.' we* ur I with has Basra at. knt to darml af ttenght, a > ns she f^wtsd trtoe aqsr.t Belli rraas m ad htomr B a'aderh tlenrWate it ream. I keemif, ami affarwunl dtsanWruai her tod. The pilkews ami all, to ant awateu Vwtoria'* saaps-sma, ami to ranm ter to laeUere .that toe had shpt. Hte aatst itmaam’ila Bto mill nut do otterwte. Mm wuatod te ill lined to have 1 -Us a wi te “lei Hi • am •uni he of a •Yea dm Haul At id* of grave Impart, ant i ciurntn it Tte «U and u|g net t*« to.' hs mrprm-. i k* A 1 mkaainl^wnr saptopsqaa^Mi me ^ ^r—wrs » teMlfteli • to grave a . ate felt a forav aa 1 thought I beard trembling, and Henriettt ta her glass. Hboaliuw terrible wa* her own ap> instant she heard B Alftet aim found Humnne on th* Mte iqwang to* tte her amnearemnd her km< anal terror, child, oil, ho calm! Oh, my baby! by • violent hysteria, iriette maod all the umans the ehiU, but ibe con fer * long time—an Her- be stricken mnUato. At ■ud ite child re- h#r mot bttt* With ter d^r HOto lips: ■hall have mm nothing; I titan, sna rvrn, that be might Umt slac had <a ltitrM.1 bu ITIOW. ehUe drrasaag Ham known. aapsrhaiBtti. whladi eblignl her U R» eat oa Umu fatal bak-nuy, and louh laiwar.h that MUle hnuae with ■revu Idimto Tte trim dame were etak wfm tterv toy the right • wkkk ha. I all the drawers open. *j travaisee tte ipThd amt kuerk at her door. It snmeaaledi sis-most asset him. One last kim she gave to Homme and then opeaad tte alaaur to her btMhaml, who entered suiilhig. Ua* waa aot alrcmnd oa he had bean tte day tarfaire, hot hi black. Roger La rut far wua tall, wore all his beard, which ara« >at black, auai Ids face was sxprm- ■Ire and synqKtUictia-, though It tadicntnl more a man of action thaa a dreamer. This morning Uh face was ashy pale, hie eyes mi liken and bis fawriswl wrinkled, avd be showed truces nf au auxtoty which be trial ta vain to hide, and though he smiled on bis wife that acalle waa foeeed. He took ter baud and bent to kim her, saying in his tender and sweet vuica: “How un-way you mast haw felt lost night, my dear, twit I could not help if. 1 tout very im|N>rtant iMsiiwni, which so occupied me that I biul no tiUK> to tvtogra|ih. But”— All 1 here be Rtoppnl. Miq>rieaL He hail bent to khu her focelwud and Heariefte hml ■lirunk luck with an taatiartive movomeut of horror. “What ails youT oqid te, apparently hart by her at»l<lW-ss. And tlwa for the (hut te notice^ her ex- Uteii |tailor, her troubled mien. To receive a carsm front that nuui, after what she hml seeu! It waa moiu than ate could I war. Ye* she uiiwt feign. “Xotldug," add abo; “noth ing. Why should thare be anytliiiigr Ami with her wlmle soul in revolt ste rewived hi* carom, which reusmred him, xml he mid, yayly; “Lost night when I came ta 1 knocked at your door, bat you were wdeef. Only a few years ogd yon wool.I Imve waited later than that Who knows if anybody love* me now I" And there wan Umt man talking of lovei And die would always he oMigwl to listen, to amwvrt From what n height had tow fallen and bow completely the fall bad towttssvd her heart, her life! ’ •Weil," mid 1*0 again, “whatis itt Am yap UH I see you are pole and weary. Why don’t you look at me! Have I ter ssavrise. i “Do art say .and wtea ste 1 am. Ru. my ■ u|Bng ste wrwt aad yea tew i Hat ste rtmrt • Yam say that If 1 say •ill hi hto ta tte kf the ridnl, ter iSSTSSLi Ittet tarjr o;«u and iipartaUy dead with a ban ia his pointei 1 to ms ->* Tte ffnem animats furaaof I of Ufa, hat saw at rigid enrpee tofam her. ami ste ran to fast a* ter years would permit to th* paHcu sts ttoo, teUsaig every otsa ste aad an tte way af bar terrible dtocovary. Aa tear lator M. Lacroix, the cammismry of poller at Ver aailies, arrived with Dr. Jlartlawud, of VUi. d’Avray. Tte two men aad tte woman ca tered the team, while crowds gattereJ around it M. Lacroix qaetoiosmil tlntter Domlahw, hut she coukl give him bo iuforrastinH. “Do you know," mid be, “whether M. fet- roue it# ted any important aaia of money iu bis secretary r “I do art, tor. He wee not a ama to cow Ale his baoiuem secrete to any one." M. lncroix auule a search of tte while tte doctor examined the body, “The victim defeaaled himseM," mid te. "Look, here ere trncee ef Auger kalis and atltor marks which prove Umt they hare tried flnA'lo strangle him, ami bcceuiae te did am dJeqpick eimugh they AnMml him with a pistol shot, winch provm that wa are Bait ta prmeaus ef uw alewl of • vulgar assaston, bat e man hi baste to Inhh, end who mast have hat his head, fur a dm asm Won la th* middle of the night to very im prudent Tte team is' aot toutated. Tte Villa Moatelais to Irtt tiro steps from imra If M. or Utiia. Lnoqae er their •■wants wore ait he ted they antst have beard the pistol abot* - *4 will qintotoa Wan directly. Can yea giro nay h|nt ef betr long te ten teen dcmir “He Bind have b*c& dead store tetween 11 amk ta o’clock. Tte mpntoser dnobUsm onto Hero to tte teU, which hare beta the bit of • package of ail “ to yon without knowing it! Are you vexed with mo for I laving ennsod your/anxiety tort Bight! Tell me, at toart." 81 ic mint sjn nk. 0 .c moment slx« gathered her forces to tell hint ail, to uprose him, to banhli him f‘.icver irom her proseuoa. Bat ■lie coukl not, toie dared not It won better that ho never know Umt be hod had Ids wife end child for wkiuuve* to his teKrihle erhaa. Better never k-t in.w know, ao<l thus she would not U» owe hi* acu>ai ihu. Her'ItUfo girt . stassl by Six- tiail tohl that child Umt, 4 ever J ...cv rihioU accuse him, -you have seen ir-tu.a^, htonl uotuiag." Hlw must now shuyv that <‘lmd' bow osw must taiga, tie. And so, huif faiatnig with the it, dw muj iuorod: (Thai Imre you dam* that I stooatd tgea BP hmgrrl 1 lore yeas. What havp 1 ttet T-to dwahtlk^ .. ’• i * W S e . , — , j J "We^teve to alo hero," Iw aaki, oml they dosed tlie doere aad Weak to thy team of ttuger Lan qua. When Victoria aniioanced li La croix Henriette grew .katfaly pale. -Great Oodl" thnaghl she, “do they imqwc* ahuedyr At this tbadghf tow felt as if death ted acted ter, and ala* getlwrad her tamma uei aaapt fate tte pur lor m lhaagb wrigfaed deans if aatavtebte Istniea, yet waetved tofatort X “Bgcart aes, amdainc, for Optatowi ndkwp at W uV hUiv girikadg •I I have art leys. r^aad it amy I BlteffM A euro a^mXo^ I teiOTto uWte- i “1 ate aad 4 “Aad you i •*M-tefa IN balcony r rsraaMS: ■Akrartf tetaaal 1 ate art ItoaHri tte l ef thto li beg of t-Ti! have wetw] WMt taty WmwNt' .grfcw’ , V -- ** lira Aaawd H -TteBtoi «] toft -Wtouli Mttfar In fart, art a i tte man’s a". -• -What dUyoa aar htot -Lssnmettc. -WeM, i fate Ids Bjr^i -Fiyi -Teil I to tte ] ■IS j*"* 4i tedi': utew»< *»</*. “w-r ^r. *■ v:r r Mwvv -/ ..c