The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-12-01

Meanwhile, Jacques walked up to
Pierre, and saidj ,"Cripple, & ] warn
you once more that we belong to a
killing faniilyH Keep at 'iarm's
length from, me! Mother, if 4 m
wanted, I'm over at the liquor shop"
sHeslounged ont, great, strong
man, Of no use to himself, and a dan.
ger to society. a'' ait haas 20 W
sThou might, at least. respect
him, iif'thpu cannot love himp'9La
,Frochard said to Pierre and Hooking
after Jacques. = l2angH ht'sa.t
He made no reply, but in a, little
time he rose and went silently out,
leaving the old crone saloney u 2s'!s.
Sheisat' thinking and planning for
some time, andwas only shaken from
her crouching Iposition by tap at
the door. ia4enMsl ?i4aita.adBgey
.s'Who's''there?''a y!saal sses,qn;o
F0hly9a young girl~ a'sstf 10 f';as
The old woman opened the door
cautiously. o2ae 81 OF al i .aoiY 'sa .
|. 1The truth had been spoken. The
visitor was only ayoung girlydresss
bed very eplaiply.!j e.lo73idsq o. u i,sT
/ ''What's mantea?'' al 'ou Iiigf sos
J i"You have "a blind girl here9.h aat
"No!n mi tsita u 9lii! ..it sao $
a4Yes; called Lonise, who begs I'M.
der the .portico at o St.gf Martins
tChurchH'a 2irnq as gaol ~ gan
-By;this time she had pushed her
way tfearlessly '.iintoothe ROOM aas'iis
t"What,ta wretched home 3for MY
Louise, she twas thinking, '!if' she
|iwere hereH' iot eli aai-sd aoi'egta;iii
.''No; there oisa no jsuch,girl here!!f'
/ "But57yous have, dbeenq seen with
|lherA'i4 I,sf xtiaaaiu4 isnoilag q Il
, "I2edWell-well- did yos, know
/ hef? 4l.aq Ia. 57isg 3 aagd if2 q
!, "Iknow!her Weare sisters!' 81
: HAh, me! ah, me-! Poor thing -
Much | wondered why she just;with-
cred and withered, AWAY 'pwas for
love,uf thee, ddrFing.'a aafaai 81 taa
I eShe-4is-deadqp's .!so;frss, sjGa
= sAyindead!"'a answered "a the old
lcrone. ,sad j. 9fei 2ssii o32 - ~
= Without another word the poor,
weary 'Henriette fell to the ground,
insensible. faat ~ aqa aqsd teag -
This wasjust whaHsLa Fr6chaftl
wanted. alFiafat' i,se&2lat;: sfi s;'iv
sJdciuesiis only across the road,''
she was thinking; "and she will.be
frightened of q man and go away
7 quietly She'll not iiihetmelat Home
| TO- morrow. Y9iita illis atii-41p ;s.i,'.i
BY thisitime she lad left TIE room,
locking .theadoor aaftcfsheri O fEi!na
Henriettelay asistlh as death; the
rattling, noise came &ffom another
part of the place. sflssi afi .see'tla'
I, Still she did not move eiSj feaj2i
L The lock; felltfrom the i loft door,
but quite !uselessly for Henriettere.
Observation-Disclosures. al 9Gstf III. .ssis
+ And nomLoaise'came softly creep
ling down stile rickety steps, bent up
onsestapi1g from that place. and up
;on asking 1.-THE 6rstopasser;bys to help
I,hertothe iblipdrasylnm.aA go e atf.
/, Slowly!she came toward the STRAW
mattress, upon which she chad obeen
d lying and fiunderneath which SHE
|iknemra key waste be 'sfodhd, which,
|'wouldgixe!her such liberty as ithe
streets afforded - T1sA .fipagi
BetterFany danger thanlthe inerea
ing horror Of that place. ai.'s
|, There they we're, at last, within !
foot ofieacil other and yet far apart
Tie blindiiess Of one and the iihsen
tsibilitvof thesother kept them divi
Eded, as HAD the police when Henri
Petite at last heard the voice = ST tht
1blina girl as had Che Marquis "whel
Henriette was carried of. ~ 7''2''
T. And now even one ofthe two or
phans touched each other, and 'ye:
they we're DIS divided as ever. ''io'' :
Louise had no time to Hesitate.
She felt the hands, face, forehead
LOT the cold hgure, over Whom she hae
/ stumbled. ''''@' 54.' go :,
"a young woman N she said, "whoqn
they have Killed. Help! | mus nus
seek heIp!'' - ,.......
She turned from her for whose, SAX
only she had chung to life, and moye'
away toward the door. 6aati4s Is,
At that moment Henriette's lip
quiyered.1 ae5..t5i's s :ios.
| Still she never would have foun
her sister in that place but for tn
action of La Frochard and her VOL