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New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
HOW DEM OCRATs USE THE NAVY YARD.
Evidences mu tiply that the Democratic

leaders mean the Navy Yard for partisan pur-
poses to the fullest possible. Not only are men
appointed place. brcauso they are useful IN ward
politics. but efforts bcing made To suppress as Tar
as pU-aiblc any public knowledge Of what
IN going forward In the yari The nrs step iu this di-
rccuu "rter prohibiting the publication OF tho
OF the men enplyci ~ the various departments
TINS la. been lo order frO.n the command
ant To tine heals of departments prohibiting sry
announcement rc- -pectng operations III Tue
yard. The marks OF wrrdIug out tue
men who failed 20 do their duty at the recent
primaries and niling their places with more ohelirn
serytOrs or the boss ~ going The influence ui
that individual IA Navy Yard matters Is shown by the
fact that an odory Democrat inquired for his Oee ia
the Yard yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DEMOCRATIC STATE DELEGATES.

TROY, Sept. u (Spec'dD. The lst District
Democratic Convention OF Rensselaer, County this
evening elected the wing delegates TO the State Con-
yention: Edward Murphy, jr, John II. Gleason and
Dennis j. DEVON They are for Governor Hill.
MONTICELLO. Sept. 21.-1he Sullivan County Demo
cratic Convention held to-day elected the following dele
gates to the State Convention George Is. Chds, Fred
erck Hessngcr and Lewis ~ Stanton. They favor HILL
NEwBURG, Sept. 2l.-Arthur A. Mclean, w, g..
Rutherford and G. Fred Lamont to-day elected
delegates 10 the Democratic State Convention from the
Ist Assembly District OF Orange County. IL Is reported
that they favor HILL
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DEYOUNCING MARRIAGE FROn THE pulpit
RnsrnN Sent u lSnccinN.-A rnccnt marringc

BOSTON, StDI. II TDUfCf0IT.- ~ TVIFIII HIT EJ
iu South Boston has caused good deal Of excitement
middle aged woman, irish Catholic. wanted TO be
married young fellow OF twenty who II Hebrew.
As the rules OF the Catholic Church forbid such mar
rage. a disprnsaOn was secured from the Archbishop
under Ia pretcnCes IL sail. risud OF tlo young
,nau representing TO the Archbishop that the prorPcc
tvc bu, ,hant an Irish Protestant. The marriage
cerenOay performed, the priest being navarro ot
Tho brdegrOuus aith. but the story got ont aud
the couple subjected "a sercnado and other an-
noyances from their neghbors, followed SUNDAY By
denuncidLiOu OF the marriage from the pulpit by the
clergyman who had ufciaed at IL.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

PHILADGL PHIA, Sept. 2l.-George Wolf
alms Gustaye Winter. Otherwise Count WOL who was
brought to city short time from Montreal to
answer charge ot Tor ,ery was arragned to-day He
peadcd guilty to tutoring aui Publishing draft for
- 400 IN be drtrincnt nf the banking firm OF Fried
lander K Soumcrfed. agents Ot tho American ENchans
at Heru. The defendant. who l. linguis said that lie
In never been accused Of offence before. He was
cl 20 ono reAr n lMe El.Lern PenltentlAry.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DEPARTURE OF THE CITY DELEGATION.

Most Of the Republican delegates from this
city aud Kings County departed for Saratoga yesterday
By the o a. III. train from the Grand Central Depot.
Prominent among the NewYOrk delegates were Senator
Frederick y. Gibbs. AssembIyine John l.. WindOlph.
Henry A. Barnum, Waiter Howe, Charles Smith and
Lucas l.. Van Allen, Aldermen Frederick Fnck, Bank
son L. Morgan and james A. COwic, Henry G. Perey,
and Dennis Among the BROOKLYN delegates were
Samuel 4. Maddox. William II. Leaycraft. W. H. Beard.
Louis Nicot NJ +. Dady, Theodore d. DlmOn and j. j..
Enrlght. A few went up on later train There were
al car
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
BE4rEy by NON. USIOy W0RKBRv

CmCAGo, Sept. 81 tSDecidh.-Jamcs Noonan,
Knight OF Labor VINO has been prominent In crusade
against non-union iron nOuiders entered liquor store
In south AshandIve. last night and began singing
rbad song directed against rats" There num-
Der OF non union men present and fight took place, In
which ten % dozen men participated. NOonsn wa.
several turs the head with beer glasses aud
bottles and frghlfully Kicked aud Iranpled by the M
frlatcd and hafrunken crowd. one or tne blows Ia
nicted upon his head by some heavy budgoon Is be-
lieyed to be fatal His skull was fractured.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
srnINGLEn rNpERA wINDOR SASH.

CARBoNDALE, Penn, Sept. 2l (SpeciaD. D.-Nlrs.
Patrick Mulloy, going to church yesterday locked
the doors leaving her little daughter in tho house.
The child opened the window. bu. In attempting to
climb out slipped. aud the sash dropped, pinnng her To
the sl IL Is supposed that the blow stunned her and
rcd her incapable of freeing herself from her posi-
ton. The mother found tho chId hanging in that
Inn laln
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
Tag WIr TO TREAT His SOFT.

COLUMBIA, $. c., Sept. 2l (HpeciaD.-At
Sumter yesterday morning ThomasA Jones. dandyish
drummer for a Pailadrlpha molasses house, wrote an
insulting note to respectable young woman, who
showed the her father. In the afternoon Mr
Jones was waited upon at his hoCel Dy acOmmittee
headed by the parent and treated to solnd
tIrasuin- aHt gwen Two hours to qmt tdt Gown lie
quit Ih. I. the second in OF tuIs k1d IN sumter
within the year. aud bDh cases the offender has
been sublaesed 70 seVere hastlseInent.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DISlppOIyrIyG WEDDIYG GUESTS

READING. Sept. p (SpccidN.-John Arm
strong and MISS Jennie Bland. Of Corners, this county
were 20 have married Saturday. The Rev. Will
lam H. Weiduer OF KutztOwn, u perform the cerv-
mony and drove sixteen miles for that purpose The
welding was announced take place the home OF the
tri cs parents Armstrong, however f1icd 10 ap ear
m, reason assisuel bY you ( 10 s alleged,
tut Miss Bauds father abused hina lev hours previous
10 hn LLuLn - TN. MchLlg.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2l.-The twelfth an
nua convention II the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men OF North Alneric, here to-day After short
freet parade tue delegates assembled In the Chestnut
s,rcet Onerl House A number of men prominent
Ia social and p,t.l circles occupied seats upon the
stage Colonel \. LOIdcu SuOwden spOke briefly ana
GOVERNOR PattlsOn made address Of welcome.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
100 MUCH FIDDLIYG Ar rRE WEDDLY0.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2l tSpociail--W While
Polish wedding was In progress in CambrId5 5e-st. on
Sunday night the bridegroom and nine of his friends
were arrested 1t is said that two hdlers were al work
all day and their wing had disturbed all the people In
the ucighboruoud. Tho prisoners were fined Tor do
orderly conduct.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

RUNNER FOR BANR ron FORTY YEARS
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 81 Especial. Gibbons
Marsh, age seyenty-six, died this morning. He was
connected with tue Grrd Bank where he held the place
OF runner for forty years.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DAKOrA,N NIL or RIGHTS

SIOUX FALLS. OAK. Sept. 21.-rhe threat
trouble In the constitutional convention was adj
usied by the adoption OF bill OF rights which declares
all political power inherent In the people, all free gov
.rnme Mt founded their authority and that they have
the right alter The forms of government and declares
the State of Dakota nseparabe apart of the Ublon and
the Federal Constitution the supreme law OF tho land
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
THE Will or GEO6GE J.. HARRISON.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II lSpecia') The viii
Of George L. Harrison. who member OF tnc trm pf
Harrison, Havemeyor Co., sugar retners, was adj
mitted to probate to-day The value OF the estate IS
estimated ut 900 0G0 With the exception Of bcquests
10 eight Institutions the estate is left TO his wlio and
anil.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
OHIyAMEN AT YORK IN WYOHIN0.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 21.-Work was re-
sumed at the Rock pring coal mines this forenoon. All
the Cinnamon went work and also all the white me-
chaucs engineers blacksmths, remen and carpenters
empoyed In the mino. The white coal miners who
declined 10 work were paid or Everything Is quiet,
and no more trouble Is auIicp pated.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
THE vIRo1sIA DROU1H BRoKEY AT LAST

PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 21 (SpeciaD. The
protraeted drouth which cut OF the crops in this
region at broken, farmers say that the rain
which has failing all day. too late 10 be Of
service IN many places not ha crops Of corn fodder
oats, peanuts anu tobacco Will be made.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

that the sentiment Of the Convention I'm favor OF me
total abolition uf the Civil laws. and that the
President should all Republicans and appoint
Democrats. lie said that Cleveland was nos Demo
cratic Preside and that his milk-andwater policy
would lose the party many votes lively tilt ensued
but the amendment was lost.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
coLoRED VOTERS Want RECOGNITION.
4 meetIng Of the colorcd vOtcr. Of the lid

Assembly District held last cyeuue at No 20 last
Niuthst. About nfty present Austin Allen. the
chairman said that the purpose Uf the meeting was 10
Orgtnize for thc coming Election. They were all kr.
pubIcas but they wanted recognition hy tEr party aud
they could unly receive by elective organization.
samuel lIarrod. G. A. Taj lOr, william Freeman ana
otIera Snnnn In the ammo " 10.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
Nc1nrNn. IN rnE nnMlNIoN.

MONTREAL, Sept. II (Spcciah.-A correspond
eut OF "A Western Ontario newspaper, writing from
Ottawa says: ct has been discovered that the aga-
ton ln France In favor OF pardon for Louis Riel IL
being worked up by Nr Chap.cau, Dominion Secretary
OF state under instru, lions from Sir John A. Macdonald
The Preinors idea IL that by working mp the French
nation through thcl newspapers, the Government OF
France VIII be forced To ask the interference OF the
British Government Ricls Dcha'f. and thus good
excuse viii be offered for letting the rebel leader oh
Rumors which were circulation that serious
buudes or frauds had been discovered In the measure
meuts Of earth Irk IN tho Canadian Pdcihc Railway
nre to-day confirmed. Tho engineers whu w re dcputed
T., remed.ure the work nave proved thht many OF Inc
cor tractors been Overpad to the extent OF some
$500 900 IL Is said mat crlmina ana cVil proceedings
VIII he instituted against certain contractors hnd
engineers alleging conspiracy. one contractor alone
N 4, alleged has been Oycrpad 100000. Counsel i0r
tAe contractors say tuHt the company ~ attempting to
bnIoLe their clients who have, daring ITS financial
barn srnents, carrying works with their own
capital
SYDNEY. c. b., Sept. II tSpecdD. THE American Min
ing Engineers spent Sunday ut Badeck aud that sort
OF THUG" The indian cncampmcnts. jail. the double
barreed church. and other points OF Interest described
by Charles Dudley Warner were visited to-day The
marty went 10 g. j. Campbers coal mines at Ncwcamp
beIlton the C0sheath copper mine owned ny American
cup,iaists. aud tho Victoria coal inne. lo-lOr-
row they 20 10 Loaf burg and visit tho mines at Gov
Bay aud Iiito Glace Bay.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
HIS BULLET WENT THE WGOyG WAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Il (SpccidD- John
Jourman living at Amber aud Clcartcd sts., while
tempting put 32-ctlbre bullet into IA 22-calibre
pistol by driving It with stone exploded the charge and
The bullet entered his stomach. He IS sdyinS.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
PUSHING TAMHANY 20 THE WALL
The removal of John f. Ginning "a secret

OF the Department of Docks and the appointment Il
Bennett W. Ellison ~ accepted another pruof that
1snmauy be crowded out of the frW places
tlry siii occnpy. Mr. Ellison Is member of Irving
Hall. Politicians thtt "a appO ucnt IA part OF
the consideration that irving Hall stO receive for sup
porting EdwArd COnprr ~ the slatr COnyrntlon.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
MINERS QUITTING WORK.

PITTsBURG, Sept. II (SpeciaD. The first
move OF the miners In tho railroad districts toward
strike was made to-day when the at the three mines
on the Wheeling division OF tho Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad quit work because OF decrease from ia 70 ~
cents bushel. The river miners oeDtenaing for
three rate.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
SOCIALISTS FINED AND IMPRISONED.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-An enormous Socialist
meeting was held yesterday at Lmehouse. The crowd
prevented the attempts OF the police to arrest
the speakers but the officers finally succeeded In arrest
ing Mr. Mahon, secretary OF the Socialist League the
ste ward OF German club and SIX spectators The pohce
encountered the greatest difficulty In preventing the
mob from rescung tho prisoners as they were beng
marched TO the police station. The crowd followed the
police hootiug az them, and at times making rishes TO
iberate their companions, but tho police kept their
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
MR. cLEyELANps MILK. .ANp.wArEk POLICY.

Perry Belmont was eiected delegate to the
Democratic State Convention by the Suffolk County
Assembly District Convention yesterday at Ryerhead
IL understood that fayors tho election OF Cooper
long resolution adopted reiterating the dccara-
OF the last three Demoof attic National Conventions
the subject OF Ciyl Service Reform and demanding
tho removal OF all offensive partisans." Ex-Judge
John T. Reid, Of Babylon, moved IN apA"d hv adding
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
TELEGR1PHIC NOTES.
FIGHTING IN A CHURCH.

BIG RAPIDS Mich, Sept 2l-The Iemodelled Methodist
Episcopal Cnurch " THIS place ded yesterday.
While the gregation were leayis the building King
and William Van Loo, OF william Van Loo, attacked
v W. Bruce Editor or The Current threw him over
porch and pounded him about the head In his paper
last week Bruce assaed the presiding elder, minister
and Others by circular die strDuted through the mails.
On Saturday he made an attack ON Mr. and Mrs. Van
ION
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
GREAT FLOOD AND LOSS OF LIVES

MADRID, Sept. 21.-DisastrOus rains have
prevailed in the southeastern part of Spain The rain
down IN torrents and tho rivers overlooked
ther banks, causing Immense destruction Of property
and tho loss OF many lives. The sequra River.
and the Lorca Canal. which by Car
tagena, rapidly uu the wHtcr was seven feet deep
around the walls OF tue city. Houses trees aud dead
animals being carried out to sea by the Hood, which
stretches for u mile around the city.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

lola, Mich, Sept. 2l.-Abner Aldrch, tho n0torlot
character and his wife and who resisted the office
who atten pted To arrest the father. but finally
dered were disaTmed yesterday by eight officers, WI
coaxed them fer three hours before they up the
rifles. The house, barn, slraw.stacks and everythn
belonging to AIdrlch, except wagon, were burned La
n
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
SMALLPOX on THE INCREASE IN CANADA.

MONTREAL, Sept 81 (Specidh.-The official
returns at tho Health olice show that there were
twenty-ciglt deaths from smallpox on saturday ana
yesterday. The figures for the week we're ZIG
There i2S deaths FROM the disease during the pre-
ceding week These figures do not ncludc the suburbs
Alta meeting OF tho ClIens Committee to-day the
Rev. Cure Is Claire. OF ST. JOsops Parish, declared that
smallpox was lucseasing to an alarming extent In the
families OF French people, who are careless about It, He
said that there great danger Of It's spreading FUR
Their He had permission Of the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Montreal 10 place house at Long Point ~ the DIS
posl of the civic authorities capable or holding lOUO
The state OF a rs IN ST. Henri. suburb OF Montreal
Ia sim ply terrible and large percentage of the people IN
the streets freshly marked 10y the disease Nothing
IA done To check over 200 deaths have occurred
in St Jean Baptlsto 3iage since the outbreak
HALIFAX Sept 2l-A reported case OF smallpox at
Wallace Harbor, Cumberland County has frightened
the residents A sailor who was Landed there by an
American vessel tcrward became sick and tho doctors
pronounced the disease smallpox.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
GREAT DISTRESS FRoM cHoLERA IN SICILY.

GREAT DISTRESS FROM CHOLERA IN SICILY.
ROME, Sept. 21.-Reports from Palermo TO-
day regarding the progress OF the cholera show ais
trcssng state Of affairs prevailing there Thirty thou
sand persons have fed from tho city AZ the shops are
closed AMI TIC sireets almost deserted. There Is
great scarcity OF food aud water, and the epidemic Is
increasing with frghtful rapdty The sanitary officials
attacked by the people every imo they attempt 70
dsinfect tho houses where the disease prevails ana
meet with great difficulty carrying on their worh'
King Humbcrt has sent dispatch TO Palermo express
ing great sympathy for the suffering people lie mas
also $4,000 be distributed among thom ana mas
placed his Villa FayOra at the disposal OF the seretT
Six new Of cholera aud three deaths from tns
disease reported In Parma In twenty,Iour
hours, and at ROyiquo two new cases ana one death
IN the same period. , ,
The cholera spreading In Sicily and the situation Is
becoming serious. Every town is cordoned COnhlcts
between tho pOpuldce and tic military are contpu'y
occurring aud many persons have been wounded. a
large military force is to be dispatched to the sahu 10
restore order.
PALERMO. Sept. 21.-In twonty-four hours 1872 now
OF cholera aud l23 deaths from the disease were
reported here.
GIBRALTAR. Sept 2l.-There were thirty-seven new
OF cholera and fourteen deaths reported IN the
Spanish lines here yesterday
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

ground we'll ana beat the crowd back with their eiuo
The prisoners were to-day brought before magistrae
and fined and imprisoned FOR short periods for opStro
iny police in the performance OF their duty Durng
the hearing the police arrested William MOTIFS ~
aesthetic poet for assauitlng them M9rris ueciagt %
that the police had hustled and assaulted seVera @
Bennett Bureigh journalist. corrooorsa
the statement OF Morris and said the police keke1 S
leg The 1urher hearing OF the case was adlourhou.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
EsCAPING FROM A COUNTY, JAIL.

PITTsBURG Peun., sept 2l.-Tweye persons escape
from the jefferson county Jail at Steubenvle, OhiC
last night by saving the cell and window bars The
were not long cOnvicts, aud none have been r,
cAu
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22

FORNEY'S "PROURHSS" STOPPED
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II (SpecidD D-Forney's
Progyes having ceased pay. has stopped publication
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
TEXAS FEVER IN ILLINOIS.

DUGUoIS Ill., Se I. 2l.ln the last few days number
OF herds in tnIs locality have become afflicted with
malsdy which has been diagnosed as Texas fever.
number OF died and large numbers are suffer
lug An Investigation proves that tho fever was con
tracted from exerements dumped out OF stock ears
which had contained Texas cattle suffering from the
New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
PREVALENCE OF HoG Q

TOPEKA, Kan, sept 81 1-Concernlng the prevalences
OF hog cholera Kansas, ho State veterinarian says
There are thirty counties this Stale infested by hog
cholera This year the disease more prevalent than
at any time within the history OF the State"
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Fe11i11etu11.
LA FILE
.DES CAMEL0TS

(SUITE.)
"Cela prouve quill ne conna1t
pas plus que nous la retraite de
Caminade.
"C'est CO que je me suis dit.
"Que faire !? que faire? murmu-
ra le comte, les dents serr6es, avec
une hideuse contraction aux sour
ellis.
II y cut un silence.
LIS marchaient q pas lents vers
la rue du pare Royal, ct tourne-
rent, un fois Ia, vers le boulevard,
Au bout dun moment, Mario
s'arreta
EFT Raymonde !? dit-il tout q
coup, dun accent plein de haine.
"Oh ! celle-la, r6pondit Lambert,
je crois quill faut ouvrir l'oeil.
comment /?
Ellie SO remue. Ellie mis- on
campagne Bricole, Filoche, toute
SON 6quipe de camelots, ct il est
certain qu'ils management quelque
chose.
-Quoi!
Quelque traquenard.
--Contremoi?
-Contre 1ous, peut- etre mais
q coup sur contre Bib.
--Qui peut to donDer lieu dc
penser?
Bah !un enfant s. en- serait aper.
cu!. Car pendant que je recon.
duisais. de loin.. M. Horace dc
Breuil, j'ai bien remarqu6 qu'ol
me recondulsait moi-meme.
-Enfn, quelle intention sup
poses-tu q Raymonde?
Lambert romua la tote, pinca SET
Ilevres.
Ellie aime le Rene d'Harville
r6pondit-il; il ne faut pas oublier Ga
ct chez les femmes, quand le coeu1
ct l'interet sont d'accord, il est
prudent de s'attendre a tout.
Que peut elle?..
Pas grand chose peut-etre
mais tout de meme \.
lie comte serra energiquement
lie bras de son compagnon.
All !! 81 on pouvait retrouve1
CO Caminade balbutia-t-il avet
rage
&c serait la meilleure solu'
tion.
Ces papiers, une fois an6antis
je n'aurais plus rien D craindre. !.
EFT tout le monde serait con.
tent, acheva Lambert qui accom-.
pagna ces paroles dun rire gogue.
nard.
Mais au meme moment il s'ar-
reta ct entrafna Mario q p6cart. &
lis venaient d. 'atteindre la place
ides Vosges.
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une seconde.

UAOuo Ou JO II o. 1o0 AA1AoO0
M m'avez fait prier de revenir CO ma
tin ct, vous voyez, je suis exacte.
-Cest q merveille; votre char
mante Laura est bien...
-Cest pr6cisement dele que
je viens vous pa'ler.
--Je men doutais. LIE comte
de Presles est toujours amoureux?
-Toujours.
EFT vous a-t-il demands So
main?
II ma fait la demande officiel-
le hier meme.
-Qu'avez-vous r6pondu?
-Mais.. CO que je vous avais
annonc6 que je lui r6pondrais,
c'est-a-dire qu'ayant en- vous Ia
plus entiere confance, j'attendrais
que vous ayez prononc6 pour prem
Dire un parti.
-.Enfn. ce marriage vous con-
Went q vous. meme -?
Sill doit faire le bonheur de
mon enfant, quelle raison aurais-
je de my opposer.
-Aucune, sans doute.
-Et a moins que vous n'avez 3
presenter quelque objection. Sc
rieuse. ,ss,,<
NJ. M6nager garda un moment
le silence. puis, il reprit dun ton
presque grave:
Go que vous m'avez demands,
ma chere enfant, dit-il, est bien
delicat ct je Grains vraiment de
jouer lei le role dun trouble-fete.
Comment !! fit madame Pradi6
avec un movement auriez-vous
sur le comte une autre opinion
que celle des personnes qui FONT
81 bien accueilli q Paris ?
-J'ignore CO que pon pense de
lui d Paris, ct je ne men suls pas
pr6occup6.
dependant nt...
-Seulement, du jour Oh vous
m'avez fait part du projet que vous
aviez form6, j'ai dt, pour repon-
Dire q la confance que vous me te-
moigniez, m'entourer dc tous les
renseignements propres q m'eclal-
rer, ct je me suis empresse d'ecri-
re quelques amis que jj'ai d Bio
Janeiro.
--Et. lis vous ont repondu ?
IL y trois jours.
Que disent-ils?
NJ. M6nager cut un geste dune
expression douteuse.
Rien de bien pr6cis, r6pondit-
il; ou du moins, rien qui matt pa
ru bien satisfaisant.
--Vous m'effrayez
Go nest pas Ia &C que je veux
f. .6coutez le comte de Presles
appartient bien q une famille des
plus recommandables par ses as
cendants, mais il paraft que la me-
re ma pas toujours tenu une con-
duite irr6prochable. Ellie fait
beaucoup parler d'elle, ct pon
m'assure que le comte de Presles
l'avait quitt6e, d6seaper6, quelques
annees avant sa mort.
--Mais 10 fills !? interrompit vi
vement madame Pradi6
-Vous avez raison, chere mada-
me, dit le juge, c'est du fills sur
tout quill faut s'occuper, ct les ren:
seignements qui mont 6t6 trans
| mis- ne FONT point oublie.
--Eh bien /?
Eth bien |. =. Ia aussi, il y a
quelques points noirs.
Expliquez- -yous.
-Ce nest pas 3 dire que Pon
accuse le comte de Presles d'avoir
rien fait qui quisse entacher. son
honneur; mails on pretend quill a
meme au Br6sil une existence fort
dissipee: quill a joue ct perdu des
sommes consid6rables, ct que 81 Ia
fortune du comte, son pere n'etait
pas venue le relever, il Sc trouve-
rait auiourd'hui dams une situation
aes plus precaires.
-Mais, depuis, !. il peut s'etre
amend6.
Cest possible.
-Vous ne le croyez pas
--Ayouez au moins que SO con-
lduite pass6e peut inspirer certai-
nes appr6hensions pour pavenlr.
Cest vrai
Vous VOLTA toute troubl6e. ct
vraiment ie regrette..