Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13

I struggling aspirant to the dignities and
/ emOluments of a successful advocacy.
/ She was sure that in time she could soften
/ papa's heart, and that Lueien would
/ achieve fame and fortune.
/ But this despicable Gaspard-might he
not meanwhile take possession Of his prey
I by sheer force? One must obey one 5
/ parents. Decidedly, something should be
/ done at once.
All what completion of desire would
I there be TO have little house and garden
/ in the Faub0urg Ste. Marie as hostel TO his
\ friends and ehatelet in a wonderful dream
/ life of conjugal happiness.
The sound of familiar, heavy footsteps
/ interrupted his rhapsodical revery. Gas
/ pard Racial had passed along the hallway
4 and raped at his brothers door. "The
I demon!' muttered Massey. One is never
very scrupulous about epithets to be APP
/ piled to a rival in love.
''Come in,v said Oliver.
Gaspard entered; there was mo-
mentary collOquy between the brothers,
when Oliver shut TIE door connecting the
J offices.
Lucien went on with his musing, schem-
/ ing and eXecration Of Gaspard. The asth-
/ matte notary took his feet OF the desk,
leaned toward the back office and dropped
his head on his hand in the attitude OF at
4 tention. Probably he heard nothing, TOR
1 very soon he arose, said he had had too
much Mardi Gras, and went home to
tie up his head in wet towel and go to
bed.
Oliver came into the front room shortly
after Gaspard's departure.
ave are alone, are we nOtg said he,
drawing chair near to Lucien and seat
ing himself.
Lueien nodded Understandings in the
I Affirmative.
gsHo nv bpntbar vviebac mo IN 11arsua 10
! you to give over your claim to Mile. st.
Poll said Racial, bluntly.
'tNever!" cried Lucien.
''Certainly not, cher ami, il you love
her and since it seems that she loves yOu.''
''She doesw said Massey, with an ac-
cent Of glory.
''M. Gaspard says he also adores her."
''YOu are his brother; pardon me, If
you can. when l assert that don't be-
lieve it,
''What thenp
''You must divine; you are NJ. st. PoPs
attorney and intimate acquaintance"
''She will have an admirable dowry, it
I is true, if she marries as Monsieur lie Pere
commands" Then he continued: "Mlle.
/ Gabrielle sees that you are very hand
some and amiable. NJ. st. Pol sees that
you are poor, that my brother is rich. She
/ will marry Gaspard Rachal.'
Lucien grew white in the face.
''When the guests had gone last night
| Gaspard had already spoken to him, had
told him that your interference had be-
come intolerable, your attentions to Ga
brielle beyond conventional propriety.
/ 1t seems he had observed a little love
/ passage that very night. When all had
gone, | say, St. Pol held mademoiselle a
severe lecture, Notwithstanding the I'M
! seasOnable hour"
"Cest Gfreax. Frightful"' exclaimed
Massey.
''My brother has seen him this noon.
The day is fixed. The marriage will take
place Immediately after Easter"
''My GOdn' calculated Lucien, clasping
1 his hands.
'.Gaspard is not afraid of your being
able to prevent the solemnization of the
marriage; he merely wishes me to con-
/ vince or persuade you of the uselessness
of prosecuting your suit. Very naturally
! he is angry on account of your demon
/ stratiYe attentions to Miss st. Pol He
says you must desist, and at once. Other
wise you shall suffer the necessary con-
sequences. My brother is a little phleg-
matte, it is true, but he is yindictiYe;
1 he is desperate man. Now, had l have
been in his place, l would have slapped
| your face in the garden.''
''That does not frighten me,' cried Mas
| sey, fiercely. $50 much the better, so
/ L
/ shall insult him publicly"
'sNo, no, Lucien; you must do nothing
1 Of the sort. Should you kill my brother,
/ you would lose a rival only to further
/ harden st. Pol; l should be obliged to
1 bring you to justice; besides there is no
/ necessity for murder"
$50 then you will assist your brother?
You will try to exercise your influence
over me; you will further this horrible
/ marriage?"
81 have resolved"
! 'HeavensV murmured Massey.
ITO help you, If l can, my dear child, :"
/ said RACIAL, positively.
! "Herci-bten,. that is more than have
| any right to expect, than / could dream
of: I don't understands; have you some
1 grIIdge against NJ. Gaspard ~
/ "None in the world. True, he is my
brother; but you, too, Lucien, are almost
I my sOn-you know that well. / think
much, too, of Mile. Gabrielle; she is
| charming girl-she loves you, l am sure
/ Gaspard is wealthy, good; but you will
/ be fairly off some time, / am certain,
/ Gaspard has had his histoTy-I-well, ]
| don't consider him proper match for her
Marriage must be wedding of the hearts
as well as of the hands; it is not an affair
of a day. Gaspard can find another; you,
| dear Massey, will not so soon forget the
| bright eyes of mademoiselle."
"Ah, how good you are, my friendw
| cried Lucien; ''but for your hOnOr's sake
l cannot ask you to act against your
swell, shall play the counsellor, at
any rate"
'1But what can 1 do?''
MARRY her yourself, cher amir
"Myselfl An, elopeg'
''PrectSenlent! How old is she?"
"She has eighteen years." said Lucien,
proudly.
''That is bad = he might disinherit
her"
'sThat matters little. He will forget
and forgive in two years time or less,
/ am sure. But will Mile. Gabrielle con-
sent? Her conscientious scruples, her
delicacY!"
THAT is your business. You have
| said she loves you; her love, her pIque,
her dislike of Gaspard, the rOmance?'
"And where shall we go? Stay here, go
to the Teche, or whereof
"Better 90 to st. Louis for awhile, at
| least. Gaspard, tell you, is violent
man-ferOce sometimes. 1t will keep st.
Pol In greater suspense; he viii come to
terms sooner"
"That costs much money; 1 have almost
nothing"
"And / have little or nothing" said
RACIAL, s'and there is no immediate pros
| pect of final settlement of our Rouget-
/ succession case-that is three months OFF,
sure. But I'll get the money; you will
/ pay me back, 1 know, and we will win
the Rouget case certGinen9ent. I'll get the
money. 1t will be hard day in New Or
/ leans when Oliver Racial can't raise a
| few hundred piastres."
''That isl said Massey, 'because you
are the soul of honor"
III.
| Oliver RACIAL visited Theophile two
/ days after the above narrated converse
| ton had taken place, NJ. st. Pol was doz-
| ing on the front piazza, while a colored
/ boy lazily kept away the mosquitoes that
/ the dust and evening hour had awakened
| from their midday siesta. NJ. Theophile
/ greeted Racial with his customary cour-
| tesy; ordered a chair for him ana 3 bottle
/ of cOgnac. He enjoyed Rachal'Sanot in
1 frequent visits. He was a good listener,
! notwithstanding that he was an incessant
/ talker, while Racial had always at
/ tongues end varied fund Of anecdote,
| adventure and practical wisdom. Very
/ possibly RaehaPs career had been a very
/ checkered one. He spoke little of him
/ self, however; nearly all he related con-
/ cerned some other person, but one often
was led to believe that he himself had
1 been implicated.
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