The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-12-24

| to your satisfaction. Just sign this declara
| tiop, aud will rid You of the deteStable bailif
who has broken your spirits, for you mus
| truly suffer. Indeed, it IL painful to me. very
painful, for am good kind man, as all Man
ties VIII tell yon; it grieves me to push thine'
| to this extremity"
Saying this he held out to tho two sisters a
| stamped paper.
"If we sign it," said Anna, after glapcipa
over it, Twill You give mp the document you
| have IN ysur hands, and will you leave In
| staDtly, never to returnf'
Certainly" aus wered NJ. Doucet; we are
| of one accord there; however destitute OF
hattery your request may be, mademoiselle,
we have here every instrument of writing me-
cessary for the purpose" said he, taking the
CO. heir to witness.
Here chem" said Anna "tbe privilege of
Kidding ourselves of this odious affair cAnno5
be too dearly bought.
"Stopw said Jeanne eve were forbidden y
But, poor little sister," answered Anna,
chow can leave you exposed to such indigni.
ties any longer God will aid US for the future"
Aud she took up pep..
Just at that nome was beard the soand of
horses feet before the door, aud, whilst the two
sisters gently argued with each other, Jsanne
still feebly restraining the pen in Annas hand,
an unexpected apparition complicated yet more
this scene which had suspended the conclusion
of the verbal process.
Two ladies' habited in riding costume, en-
tered the room where all were assembled.
A summer shower ID soon over; the sun,
piercing the clouds, began to shed his cheering
ray upon this gloomy picture. The tallest of
these ladies, whom we have already recognized
as Borghese (she was accompanied by Madame
Wolf), glancjDg around the room, darted to-
wards Anna, aud exclaimed:
Don't sign il, the business is settled"
ALI the spectators were mute with astOnish-
ment. Anna and Jeanne grasped Borghese
by the hand aud she introduced her friend to
them as protectress of George.
"And first of all" said Borgheee, turning
towards the company, =" whom have we here,
for it is utterly unnecessary for us to embroil
onr6elVaa with the law Hnn air. hulIinp the
pen," said she to the man in oil-coth, would
you please tell me your name and ofiicef"
IL am named Seraphin, and am a sworn
bailif here in the exercise OF my functions
answered the scrib be, slightly intImiGated.
Monsieur, understand that it is your duty
to be here but your functions are useless on
this OCCASION since we settle affairs with |
ont them. Please accept the price of a vaca-
ton, for one should not be troubled for moth |
ing" And she deposited gold piece on the
table before him.
The bailif, casting on astonisbed look upon |
his companions, made a respectful salutation, |
and departed.
Now it is your turn, gentlemen of the law,
to make me acquainted with your title, SO that |
my address to yen may be in accordance with
your rank"
L" Monsieur is my business agent" said
Doucet, interpreting; he has business
agency, and IS man very experienced in
settling contentious, and we'll known Mt
Nantes"
"a business agent :" said Borehese, neasur-
notary, lawyer, attorney, in fine, something
official and respectable"
~ am practitioner, madame, and here as
the mandatory of III. Doucet."
"But, my dear sir, one cannot be the manda-
tory of a man who is present himself. | am
not counsellor, but the office of mandatory
appears to me rather elementary for a praoti
TONER. 1t is necessary for one of you two to
ut this place, and, in all justice, it should not
Do NJ. Doucet, since we have need of him to
count out his money" And her eyes seemed
10 point out the road to our acquaintance of
the green spectacles.
al protest against the violence done me ~
said NJ. Corbin, rising.
1t ID yOur say" replied Anna timidly, as
she opened the door.
cat last" said h ,rghese, ''ths field of battle
is cleared; and where, then, Is our thlrd ad-
&" lie ID my cousin and co-hoir," said NJ
DouceG. " Do not seek him, he il behind me-"
And he made The tall, CAV ky-looking cousin
rise, though the latter wished nothing more
than the privilege of taking his de-
parture. lie bad led a peaceful country life,
and this exciting scene, this energetic Am azOn,
who spoke in lOnd, authoritative tone,
awakened in his breast a thousand III kettles
and fears not at all to his taste.
" Here, now, dear NJ. DOucet, is an affair"
said Borghese, which is going to be arranged
amicably among ouI selves without the inter
vention of baillH, practitioner, any other
scion of the law. How we'll it. is to understand
one another! To the point at once what do
you ask 7"
answered. bOUCebt onuSaVOrlDR
to resume his assurance, and producing a bill |
from his portfolio, 81 do not ask at all, but
exact, Immediate pay ment of this debt in case
of non-payment, making all allowance for the
obstacles with which you have impeded the
exercise of my rights"
"Continue," said Borghese; there are no |
impedimtnts, We are of one Accord ten thou
sand francs, you say; aud have you made all |
this stir for 80 small sum 7"
She appeared to be carelessly searching in
her purse.
will you not have to return it to me 7" said
she.
For WHAT" replied NJ. Doucet, with an as
tonished air.
Thirty thousand francs" said Borghese.
lightly touching the table with the pommel of
her whip, and showing NJ. Doucet an open
paper that she held very cautiously.
NJ DOuCet felt his knees giving way beneath
him, and fell back in his chair
"lf you have not the money" said Borghese,
lyon must go find it, or rather, shall see
that the difference is paid"
The co heir had already disappeared. Bor-
CHEESE, who, with the utmost politeness, con-
Quoted N. Doucet to the door, said to him,
whilst closing it: