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he continued, Hthey are taking me to prison
l eannet 20 home as lpromised but you will
, not think me guilty. How could do what
, knew would break your hearth"
! "She smiled tenderly and trustfully upol
him; them letting fall his hand, she pushet
him gently away, and whispered: "Go witt
him, Andre. Justice will be done. ] am NJ
longer afraid" Madame HeranVille AM
Adelaide at this moment approached, ant
eagerly related what they had seen, both ex
pressing their conviction Of the young man I
innocence.
"It is not to me you must speak, ladies, ,
returned the gendarme, wonderfully solteneC
by their words. "If you will be so good al
to give me your Names and come tomorrow
to our office, have no doubt that your evi.
dence will greatly influence the magistrate in
favor of the prisoner" The ladies gave their
names, and promised to attend the court the
| following morning; and shortly afterwards
they left the house, having by their kind prom
ises reassured the weeping girl, and succeed
ed in softening her mothers anger towards
her.
The next day they proceeded early to court.
As Adelaide entered, she looked round for
Lucille, and perceived her standing near the
dock, her earnest eyes fixed upon the prison.
er, and encouraging him with look Of recog-
milton and smile. But notwithstanding all
her efforts, the smile was a sad one for her
heart was heavy, and the appearance of the
magistrate was not calculated to strengthen
her hope. Andre had declared his innocence
his complete ignorance Of the contents of the
pocket book his friend had placed in his hand;
but his very intimacy with such men operated
strongly against him. Both Giraud and his
companion were well known to the police as
men Of bad character, and very disreputable
aiofo FIaa lou
fore, had but little effect upon those to whom
it was addressed; and the magistrate shook his
head doubtfully as he listened. ..
Madame d Heranville and Adelaide then
related what they hail seen-describing the
| young man listless look as he received the
| book and endeavoring to prove that had
! Andre been aware eOf its contents, his compau
! ion need scarcely have made the excuse he did
for leaving him. At this moment, slight
movement was'observed among the crowd, and
two men were brought forward, and placed
beside Andre. Attheir appearance, scream
escaped from lucille, end, turning to hel
mother, she pointed them out, while the name
of Jules Giraud burstfrom her lips. Hearing
his own name. one of the men looked up, and
glanced towards the spot where the young girl
stood. His eyes met hers, and flush over
spread his features; then, after a mOmentary
struggle, which depicted itself in the work.
| ings of his cOgntenance, he exclaimed: "Let
the boy go, we have injured him enough al
ready. He is Innocent .-.g
''What do you mean?' inquired the magis-
trate while look Of heartfelt gratitude from
Lucille urged Graud 70 proceed.
'Andre knows nothing of this robbery he
continued; his sole connection 18th us arises
from promise we gave him, to find him en-
ploymont in Paris; and all the money he re-
ceived we took from him under the pFetence
of doing So Yesterday morning, we met him
for the purpose of again deceiving him, but
| failed. Hehad lOuis-d or; but It had been
given him by his fiaacee, that he mightreturn
home, and he was determined to fulfill his
promise. | would have taken his last sou;
for he''-and the destined forcat ground his
teeth-"fOr he owed me a debt! However"
he continued recklessly, ''it is all over now.
I am off for the galleys, that's clear enough;
and before starting, would do something for
Lucille. -
"How has the accused injured youY" asked
the magistrate.
Giraad hesitated; but Madame Delmout
came forward, and exclaimed: 81 will tell
you, monsieur. lie wished to marry my
daughter himself, and L. she added, in
tone of deep self-reprOach, would almost
have forced her to consent"
The same evening, Madame belmont, An
DIRE, and Lucille were seated together, cOnver-
sing upon what had passed, and celebrating
upon the best means OF accomplishing an i'm
mediate return to Normaudie, when a gentle
tap was heard at the door, and the old hair
dresser entered the room. He appeared en-
! barrassed; but at length, with a great effort
restraining his emotion, he placed little
! packet in Lucille's hand, and exclaimed
Here, child, | did not give you half enough
for that beautiful hair Of yours. Take this,
and be sure you say nothing about it to any
one, especially to Mademoiselle Adelaide; :"
and without waiting for one word of thanks,
he was about to hurry away, when he was
stopped by Mademoiselle de Narenne in per-
| son.
"Ah, Monsieur Lagnier," she exclaimed
mcrrily, this is not fair. | hoped to have
been first; and yet am glad that you forestall-
ed me, she added, as she looked into thC
bright glistening eyes of the old hairdresser
"My father has Just arrived in town, Lucil-
le, she continued, after a short pause, and
he is interested in you all. He offers Andre
the porter's lodge at the chateau, and can't
here Immediately to tell you the good news
II is not very far from your old home, and
am sure you will like it. Do not forget tC
take with you this poor rose tree; 1t looks like
you, quite pale for want of air. Therel you
must not thank me, - she continued; as Mad.
anne belmont, Andre, and Lucille pressed
eagerly forward to express their gratitude:
sit is |, rather, that should thank you. ! never
knew till now, how very happy l might
| be-"
And as Adelaide de Varenne pronounced
these words, bright smile passed across her
face. The old hairdresser gazed admiringly
upon her, and doubted for moment whether
the extraordinary loveliness he saw owed any
part of its charm to the lock of false hair.