Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-04-25


final contest, he was almost overcome by
vertigo, and thought for moment that
he should fan. - -
: With swimming braihs and tremhiing
limbs 81 he threw bihlselfon the hrge.
bench covered with leather, which was
placed all around. the sides ofthe gan b
ling hall. For some minutes he survey
Disd the secret hsqntwhere hebad wasted
the best years 6f tis youth, a. and d. rs9ss. fsss
nized the worn faces of the players, dim
hy shown by the1ieht hof three Large
--slobss.-- He listened to the chink of the
gold falling on the green cloth, r, fected
that he was ruined, lost; and remep-
bered that DE had at home, in the drawer
of his dressing-table, the rgglstion pf j
tolls which his father, General de Hem,
then simple captain, had used so well
at the attack ON Zantcha,; then, p5Tpowt
cred W fat fatigqs' l Pr lanB tnts FSfOundt q
sleep.
When he ayoke with bis Noptht, beat
ed and parched he perceived by glance
at the clock that ne had slept scarcely
half hour, and he felt an irresistible de+
sire to breathe the outer air of night,
The hands of the clock marked quarter
of an fi6ur to midnight. As herose hom
The bench and stretcIed his arms Eucien
reudemberd chat itywas Ghfistmas eve,
and by an ronical freak of his memory
he suddenly saw himself again little
child placing his shoes nearthejchinney
before going to bed.
At this moment the old Drouski, a sort
of pillr IofItbe (Ysnbing- house,.Ttb
classic Pote, wearing a Shabby snrtot
70 ernsmented With frogs and buttons, ap-
prsarhed Lucien and murmpred in his
roear these werds, which seemed to issue
u from his grizzly and grimy beard; Tssd
LEND me five-franc piece. monsieur.
For two days have notstnfed from the
circle, andfeE two days the !'seyenteeen''
has not come out. Laugh at iie r. you
will. bnt Teive yod leave 'to-cut fn15
rigbtlhand if in a few noments, when Y
strikes midnight, that number does not
appear" ,r-Dv ~
Lucien de Hem shrugged his should
ers he had not even enough in his pock-
- ct 10 pay This tax, which the frequentets
Of the place called The Hundred Sous OF
= ths Ale.1 lie passed into. the ante
chamber. put on his hat and pelisse, and
descendedthe staircase with the rapidity
of "a person in Q fever; j. si.ili;IEi
During the four hours which Lucien
had been passing in the gambling house
theisnos had fallen copiouay, Hand'the
street-a street in the centre of Paris,
rather narrew and built with high houses
on each side-was perfectly white. In
r-Stfe which was -now-ciear and efs
blackish blue, the Geld stars sparkled and
shone. hG ONEI Ill
The ruined gambler shivered under
I, meath hls furs, and set out to walk rap
4 idly turning over. in his mind his des
pairing reflections, and thinking nov
more. than ever of the case of pistols
which awaited him in the drawer OF hi,
dressing table; but, after having soneli
few steps. he suddenly stopped before ,
heartrending spectacle.
Under block o. Stone, placed, accord
ing to former usage, n#rtte frifffa
entrance of a hotel, E)itAsfH Il b
seven years of age, barely clothed in
black gown all in rags, xas-feeediBs
snow. She had fallen asleep IN spite O
.the cWfpSki1a piMHs1NtsisffssAf :
.htigus snf & Aftttiof thsfihftf lpodi
little HEAD ana ana dfmihutivee shohldei
styess c!gsbsdr !ssdr J. r spfak, iptp an aug y
One of the shoes which the child wor
had become detached from her foo