St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22

surprised at hearing carriage driven away
at full speed. lie we mt to the bridal cham
! Der; it was empty. He went to Nine
Benefits room; the doors were open and the
apartment deserted. A pair of satin slippers
two ball dresses, and number of other
articles of apparel were scattered over the
floor in disorder He rang the bell; nobody
came. He went out on the porch and found
himself face to face with Jacquet, the little
groom. He caught his blouse; ''Did / not
hear carriage just now"
eyes, sir; one must have been deaf mo-
| to-
'sWho was it that wont away so late; SC
long after all the others"
"Whv, sir, it was madame and made
moiselle, in the berlin, with big Pierre and
Mile. Juiie.'
''Wcll, did they say anythingl Did they
leave any word for me'"
81 beg you pardon, monsieur; yes,
madame did leave letter"
''Where Is it,"
"Here It is, sir, under the lining of my
old cap.''
''Give it to me. stupidp'
eyes sir. but stuck it away under the
inner lining, for fear of losing it. Here
it isl"
! F.
| lamp: il was as follows:
''My dear marquis, in the hope that love
aud your own interest will succeed in tearing
you from this dear Arrange, transfer your
wife and money to Paris; come after them. -
CASTOR crushed Nine Benoit's letter in
his hand and thrust it into his pocket He
then turned TO Jacquet, who stood staring at
| vacancy and turning his cap with his hands.
''Madame the marquise, left no word?n
''Mademoiselle! No, sir; she didn't even
look at me.n
lis there a by-road leading to Dieuze!"
eyes, sir. y
''Does it cut off much"'
IA full quarter of an hOur.'
''Saddle Forward and Indiana. Stop,
will help you. Show me the way. You shall
have louis if we get there before the car
riage.'
Half an hour later, Jacquet in his blouse
and the marquis in his wedding suit stopped
! before the hotel at DieuZe. Jacquet aroused
a stable boy and inquired whether any one
had called for horses during the night. The
answer was satisfactory; 10 travellers had been
there since the afternoon.
''Here,'' said the marquis, ''are the twenty
francs promised you"
Monsieur tmidly replied the groom, sis
a louis only twenty francs now.''
''It has only been that this long time,
| blockhead."
''My grandfather told me otherwise In
his time two louis and forty sous made fifty
livres."
CASTOR made no reply; his ears were
turned towards Arrange. Jacquet cor tinued,
talking to himself: ''How did it happen that
those beautiful gold pieces fell to such figure
as that!''
'Listenp' said the marquis; "don't you
| hear carriage!"
''No, sir What misfortune it is to be
surer
"Whatl''.
THAT louis dor should have fallen to
twenty francs"
Here, stupid; here's another; now hold
| your tongue"
Jacquet held his tongue in obedience; he
muttered, however, between his teeth: "No
matter; if the louis were only twenty-four
francs, as they used to be, these two louis
with the forty sous that madame gave me
would make me just fifty lyres. But times
are hard, as grandfather used to say"
CASTOR waited full hour before alighting
! from his horse. At last he began to grow
uneasy lest some accident had befallen the
|
monsieur said he, lit is very likely that
the ladies reached the highway without going
By way of DieuZe.';
'.Let us make all haste, " said the marquis.
SITS not worth while, monsieur, they haze
nearly two hours start OF u.s.
every well; show me back to the house
| By the same road
! The house was as CASTOR had left II. The
| berlin was not in its place, aud two stalls in
the stable were empty. In the distance
could be heard the sound of screechy fiddle
! and OF discordant voices; tie workmen aud
peasants were dancing in the open air. Gas
| toms first thought was to secure Jacquets
silence and the secret Of that nights pursuit.
! He could think of no better way of doing so
| than by sending his conhdant to Paris.
| GO said he, take the diligence to Nancy;
at Nancy you will take the train for Paris.
| You will 20 to the Hotel d'Outrevile, Rue
Saint Dominique, No. 81, and you will tell
Nine. Benoit that | will be there in two days
Here is money to pay your way with
monsieur" asked Jacquet, in a bcseech-
ing manner, ''if / make the journey on foot
may keep the money"
His only reply was 4 very emphatic kick
that sent him further from Arrange ana
nearer to Paris. Castor, much fatigued,
returned to his little room and threw himself
on his bed, not to sleep, but to reflect on his
strange adventure. the fight of Lucille at
the moment he felt most certain of her affec-
ton was beyond his comprehension. This
journey was, evidently, premeditated; it
would have been impossible TO make all the
preparations in fifteen minutes. But in that
case his young BRIDES conduct had been a
lie; the happiness that shone in her eyes,
that gentle pressure OF the hand
in the mazes OF the dance;
the sweet words she spoke but
au hour before to her husband, could they
have been false! And yet, it she did not
love him. N did she marry him. 1t would
have been aBeasy 10 have said mo-" "a to
have said YES" her mother would not have
forced her to marry, since she encouraged
her flight. CASTOR now called 10 mind the
animated discussion he had had that morn
ing with Nine. Benoit; be readily understood
the widows spite and her revenge. But how
could that ambitious mother have poisoned
her daughters mind in single day! How
could Lucille 60 without leaving as much as
a pairing word for her husband! This thought
led him to read Nine. Benoit's letter again.
He noticed one expression that did not strike
him at the first reading: "Your wife and
YOUR money! Indeed It was question Of
money, then! As If money were anything to
a man who sees the happiness OF his life
wrested from him What is paltry fortune
70 one who has lost what no price can pur-
chase! your wife and yOur money!" II
was too much like the grim joke Of tine court
OF assizes, that sentenced a man 10 death
and 10 pay the costs Of prosecution besides
CASTOR imagined that his mother-in-law had
written these words with the idea
Of reminding him Of the humble position
from which she had taken bin. and
his outraged dignity revolted against it.
After reading this unfortunate letter be was
convinced that it would be shame fer him
10 90 To Paris without IL being known whether