St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-01
PAYING THE PENALTY.
Ey Mrs, Meta Victoria Victor.
CHAPTER l.

The scene opens in the Morgue. New York wheI
the body of handsome young man has jnst bcr1
brought in, and where 1t lies under the tripping
the !c. water, which falls upon it to arrest tht
progress Cf decomposition. The man who attend
to guard the dead did not OBJ erve slim female
fgu!e, which seemed to arise out of the earth, 60
silently and suddenly di it stand there. She wa
.ng over OF the five marble slabs on whict
lay the dead body of i splendid young mamie coult
not have been more than %.
~ h are you ?" said the attendant, suddenly be
coming aware of the irl presence.
- am Liz. she said; and that is my husband
lying there!''
''po you wish him sent home? ?" said the Il an.
'Heavens what use? l have not cent 20 bury
him.
late.''
She glued her forehead to the glass ain, standing
there Hotionlcs until the officer not urgently put
his hand on her arm and drew her away.
II cannot ev Il get at him to kiss him good by, y
she said, pitfully.
- won dn't want to if l wasyou. ny poor girl
Come, come home is the best place for you.'
Home! I never had home! came up on the
strert- shat. nj avs live on the 81 cts. e. rgc
pruuis ID 10 take r. of me paid tor my littie
ronm-bu gorge is gone oh Oh, h !"
Two minute later, one nfthe hospital ,urgeons a
lightly own tn" Steps of the mocsue and t'"d
olSntuIly looking through tn sIass enr1in. MID
rot be better suited. The merest chance toe
Then! turnns to the attendant y "tana IN eed q
The Chap Nv wife was here-said she was too poor
t. bury it-don't think it vi be CLAIMED DOCTOR
Can have it tonight?'
God! casey, know lean trust to your dscre-
ton Thi body is not to go into he colese it is
fora private use of ny own, and 1t Is to be sent 20 ID
house. on will be off duty here at midnight
to me at my house l will b. there to rec i've it,,
aud will contriye to have the polio man on that beat
our Of t. ~ay at that hour You ana L Gan o III :
it in Here is fifty dollars for yo"r trouble an
J on >re to m AXE no renia K -
- Al right, doctor! III be there to the minute,
strand m my thanks My wife vii make good use
TIE great surgeon left the, morRue; his carriage
ted tor HIM outside Ii hospital gate, and was
driven apidl5 toward home
CHAPTER II.
On the previous day DR.. Fordyce had been III
moned to the house of his next nrighbor, Nrs
RemiDg ton. On his arrival there he found Mrs
Reming ton and her daughter Flora in the a ones
OF grief On bed was stretched the unconscious
form of /, mer, the son Of Mrs Remington desper-
ately wouhded by pistol ball III the right de.
How did it occur?'
A moan from he mother was her only res ponse.
Oh. doctor, is he dead - whispered Flora;
| think"
The surgeon turned down the sheet to examine
the wUun winch he found of the most crit cal
character: and as he stopped over the patient,
heard violent ringing Of the bell and knocking on
the street door He observed the two ladies shiver,
tap At he CHAMBER door soon followed Doctor
corridor 10 hear what he servant had to say.
1.-THE officers are here with warrant to arrest our
young master, -ir: WI shall do? told em he
Ask EN- to step up stairs it'll as little noise as
p ssh g. will speak them"
a words : mo tricks now We cant be hq mbug.:
ged by that game! we're goi too our duty, If
: GU a. g Ri h pc pie here
"What.do you wat. my men p
svcred one Of the two, reading from paper. for
the ii ing Of Cadet Edouard De Vivo."
Is young De Viyo dead? ," asked the surgeon,
much shoch ed. . ,
AS door nail
"WelI, the man you are after, is not much better
possible for you to move him Step in AID take q
look at him you will see tor yours Ives the cohdl
The officers came in on tip toes, and saw at q
glance that few inmates would close his mortal
career.
When Liz found that her lovers body had disap-
poart and heard of the duel she had an in tinctve
idea of what DR.. Fordyce's object had beenit buy
ing her husbands body. Gambler and rogue as he
had been, she loved him, and wit brains sharp ned
with desttution, she resolved to make her market
out oftne secret.
II will make those proud creatures in silks know
that am match for them!'
She smiled haggardly to Eerself to think th.t
George would be pared the horrors i'ott~r $
Field-tnat he would be DR.. ssed in broadcioth, and
gmothered under tube and cape jasnines his
fine rosewood coffin with solid SILVER andes t
almost deadened the dull pain at her heart little
while to tn NIX OF the splendid funeral her George
would have, lolted al Dg in SUMPTION heafse LOT
miles and m les, ina Io1.oWeu D! nan tne plI Git
and tIpmp mo
terng rrages. driven by fellows in caps and bat
tons innumerahle.
Greenwood by cars, ind out the family p OF of the
Remnstons. and be on hand to see her lover put IN
the ground, with the Bishop himself to real tie
prayers.
CHAPTER III.
beautiful child of eleven years was sitting in a
SUNNI + house in the midst of most blooming gar.
den er-lnoking the broad. blue Hudson, as it
wound by the Palisades.
The house to which the garden b Ions ed called
the Hall and the home of Madame De Flvo, widow
lady of French descent.
this country Both were wealthy, and had purs
chased and improved an elegant place on ashing-
The Captain had died after fiftesn years OF tran
guilty passed III American home. having two
child en-, boy of toart en- and girl Of five.
True to her race, which had aiway bee military
in the instincts nd motions of its male scons, the
widow ID placed her son at West Point grateful TO
know that he was within few hours ira ell of his
1t while he fitting for the career beloved Of
ali true Frenchmen.
Edouard De Viyo grew up toward manhood with
ali the au IS and virtues Of a true cadet tie wa,
roud fiery, vain; b 'ndsome, honorable and brave.
Al S! poor boy What matters it to Il, VIVA. he
might have seen since he was doomed to SO eaIly a
Let u go back to the bright sweet ate noon in
a. vo ohi H o. the thea Arabian Nj hts,
ton had boueh her this be" ichng book. II there
was a person in the world " hom sac adored it was
bad nyIa fYac
ate heart little beat child's bosom. She
loved her mother, her old DIM ther, or brother
but the feeling she had for EdouaIds friend was a
kind Of worshipng admiration.
While che was musing Cymers projections,
the dea body of her belovea brother as brought
home He had been slain in duel with Clymer
Remington.
CHAPTER ".
The mock funeral was over, and the gambler and
the sea pegrace George was buried in the vaults Of
the Remi gtons, and Liz, the gamblers wife, m de
her appear nee at the stately mansion of the Rem
ingtons Here she tells Flora what she has dis
c vered, and demands hus money.
You'd In, hurt my husband he was dead afore.
is " orth mint O. money. I'm or-starving! |
mean to live in comfort after this: mean you shall
Flora stretched out her wise hand, where a large
diamond sp rkied, and thrust or purse IN her
"There are five hundred dollars there-all the
money had in the house to-day"
g il right You have lots more in the bank.
want a settlement in writing, you see. 30 much a
year"
I'd like that ling on your ger that shines so,
miss. It's a beauty! May I have isW ot,u .
GOOD ma Y years but Flora Immediately took il off
and passed it over Liz, who's black eyes gilt
gr, eddy.
up an signed.'
:" In week.
very we'll. You can have Doctor Fordvce to x
it for you won't bring witness, but you mu t
give me paper. so, now, good ri hit, mis-, and
don't worry too much about it. I'll be as silent as
he is if you do the fair thing by me "
Liz, hiding the purse IN er bosom ana f turnt th
rapacious eyes of McDenigle Alley, made courtesy
and Withdrew.
The continuation CT this admirable and excl ing
story will be found in Frank Lesl1e's Chimney Corr