Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

When the next train returned from Corbeil.
one of the first persons who alighted was Ma
riette
Where do you come from 7" asked be.
" From Corbeil, please sir"
"Who sent you thither ?"
MY mistress"
What for ?"
:" For some things which had been removed.
and which mistress now wants"
This seemed SO natural that Delannoy asked
no further, and Marette hustled away. Her
very haste now awoke some suspicious in his
mind, and he recollected she had blushed on
his first questioning her. But she had gone
too far by this time to be oEertaken besides,
the train was about to start, so Delannoy got
into one of the carriages
In an hours time he entered the fruit-wo-
mans shop, at Corbeil.
Have you not load of old papers to wrap
up your goods ?" asked he.
Yes sir"
What will you take for them ."
Instead of answering, the fruit woman stared
at the stranger,
Well, good woman, don't you hear ?" said
he
" Yes, sir but short of weighing the pa.
per"
Come, will twenty francs satisfy YOU %
Then, thinking she was about TO object, he ad-
ded, lets say forty, and let me have every
scrap you can lay hands on"
The fruitwoman never earned half so mnch
on the busiest day she ever spent. and when
Delannoy took out the money, and she saw a
real piece of gold, she no longer considered him
out Of his seuses. She then looked I'D every
morsel Of paper in the shop, and produced a
tolerable load. which she handed over to her
new customer, declaring she had not kent back
the smallest scrap.
Delannoy haStened to his recently purchased
house, and began TO examine the bundle Yery
attentiyely. He found tradesmen's bills. com
mercial letters. schoolboys' exercises. and so
forth, and after reading through the whole lot
he was both tired aud exasperated at the use
lessneSs of his search He ran back to the
fruit womans.
She was sitting in her back shop, and gossip
ing with charwoman about the eccentric gen
tleman, when his voice met her ears, exclaim-
ing in an angry tone:
- You have deceived me"
How 50. sir, said she, fastening forward,
and alarmed for the forty franc piece be had
given her.
=" You have more papers
. \ on may look all about here. sir" said
she, and open all the drawers, if you please.
| an quite sure that yoQ VIII not catch me in
fault
Then, why don't find a single one Of the
pieces l waited amongst all this rubbish =
said he 1t Is not to be supposed that Won
picked out the very ones | require for some
other customer ,"
I'm sure | can't say" replied the fruit-wo-
man, but it is just possible they were taken
away by person who came a couple OF hours
ago, and offered NE anything liked 10 ask.
10 PICK out what bits Of paper she pleased"
A sudden light now beamed upon Delannov.
Can you tell me who this person is - said
he
- Let NE see. think she is servant to &
family who : coming to live at Corbeil.7
Is her name Mariette -
81 think il Is, sir
" And vet" said Delannoy to himself. q. il IS
very unlikely Nar;c.;e should know ANYTHING
at all about tbs matter, and have just come
on pgrPoSe 70 fo-es-au ne However, | must
c-oSsgCeStioH her
lie then again repaired to the station. and
went to Paris, and oa reaching home, it vas
Marie;te who opened the dooE
You weRI 10 Corbeil 10 buy bundle o!
papers Of 3 aE-uit-womaa in the Rue Saint Spre.
said BE- Don't attempt TO deny it. I know
ali shout it,
- Indeed, sir began Ma-iette.
" Did you, mistress send roc = interrupted
he.
Nariette cast her eyes to the floor. twisted
her apron between her fingers. and oaiy NUT
tered some ia=rtica,are words
WIN you gre uie sn answer > tduuierel
forth DelaaRoy, whose patience vas quite ex,
h2usIei
Mar;ette tegan to err.
8 Pray forgive me-" said she Il an an
honest girl for al thsc-doa't turn me away
ThOught II MAS part of nv lawful uro5Es :
Indeed. l did n0. think there Was any harm
IN IL
Is the girl stark. staring mad ? s4ii De
lsnnoy. pacing up and down the rcon IN double
quick -ille-
The door opened and Madame Delaauoy en-
tered.
4" No. sir Mariet,e : lot nad,- said she
81 and she dos hsr daty in oEaiL- fault.
which might have I'D 20 serious eC1SeGQeaces
bu. hope yoa viii uov to.S;ve her 81 IT re-
quest
DeI2laov'> blood vas boiling in MS veins
What. t-o1zat he, ras he - forgive Marie,te
f2- A2d shy w.s he 70 forgive .s III. -
quest Of = wife Who required forgiveness q.
herssf
Leave X alaae, said Eal+atiue 20 her maid
'' assare yoS.. 81. II nerer do 80 a1.aia.
said Msr5e-Ee, Ie1Tia- The ruoc-
Well ul&i21-, v;lI you give ne key 70
this mystery - said DeIanaov.
"Here It !, said y2lentine. handing pa
rer 20 her husband
TIE paper vas fragment Of letter. exact
y GstinS to- scrap alEeaaty possessed By DelIan-
a0y. lie Uttered a. sxclzRaGio1 o. j0y, and
tel On hSs wife's neck The address, when
completed rsu thus To Moosieur Delaaaov,
PCste Restante. Tozl0zse=
4 saR rssrs hatnrs naLaan..r h.,.i srarsEEa.l