Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-17
ROGER LAROQUE.
Adapted and Translated from the French
 of Jules Mary.

3Yoa hear, it is my ruin, if you do not help me. must have money"
 Naturally" said Roger coolly.
 "Can count upon you or mott"
 "WNl," said Roger, "a burnt cat threads fke fire am the burnt cat"
 Luversan bit his lips till they bled.
 "But, tell you, am lost if you do not help me-"
 Roger did not refuse absolutely, but replied:
 "l must reflect This is serious matter and requires large sum, according to what yon say. No matter how rich might be don't like to lose money. I had confidence in you and know little of those matters, and 1 must reflect before l decide to put moro money into what seems to me bottomless hole"
 But there is no time for reflection You must decide quickly"
 "Even if do decide to let you have this money, it would take me three or four days. How much do you wanta'
 "That is a good deal. How soon do you need ita"
 "In four days at the latest"
 "You can come to my country place, Vile dAvray, where have rented little house. shall make that my home hereafter, and then we shall see."
 "What is the number or name of your cottage?"
 "The first one you meet will tell you. It is ill the Rue de Paris, the last house on the right hand side I live all alone I believe The last owner was killed there ten or dozen, maybe twenty years ago, and so the name of the victim was by common consent given to the house. They call it the Maison Larouette !"
 Luversan sat down suddenly and his face showed that the shot told.
 ESQ, then, Saturday, at what hour!
 Whatever hour suits you after s ill the evening, as shall be busy during tho day"
 Luversan took his departure, restless and uneasy, but this he attributed to the anxiety about the money.
 About this time tho excellent old farmer Dubois and his wife, who had taken Henriette into their hearts and home, as if she had been a precious gift from heaven, received a letter from q lawyer in Paris which informed them that they had fallen heir to some property near Vile ,rAvray and requested their presence Alter much consultation with the cure, who read their letter to them and explained the nature of it and advised them generally. they made their preparations for departure, aud as they did not know how long it might take them to receive their inheritance, they made their arrangements to take Henriette. or Marie, with them. Their trip took but a few hours on the train, and before dark on the day of their departure they reached Ville d'Avray and engaged a carriage at the station to take them to the farmhouse, where their presence was expected by the, servants in charge, and they went on through the quaint, quiet streets till they passed through Rue de Paris, and on out into the country. As they drove along Henriette seemed to grow uneasy, and to look about her as children do sometimes when aroused from sleep, and her little hands clasped and unclasped nervously, and her breath came quickly, and her color changed every moment. She appeared so uneasy that the old lady took her hand and said:
 Don't be Frightened. We will soon be there. and when we have finished this misera- ble business, we will go back as quick as we can to our own valley. won't let anything hurt you. Don't fret, dear little Marie"
 "I havo seen nothing; know nothing nothing at all," said Henriette, ill her low voice.
 The three descended at the pretty farm house aItl took up their abode there; but Hcnrlette could not be kept indoors, and the goosl old lady put herself out of breath sev- eral times running after her, as she seemed by subtle instinct to be drawn toward the
 
 markable ill one who for so many years had been so mild and tractable.
 Eight days after the discovery of the letter in his fathers pocket Raymond went back to Meridon farm He wanted to see his mother to question her and render more evident the very truth itself. And Suzanne, it was over a month since he had seen her. And he thought of her night and day, until thought itself was agony, for he remembered the promise he had made her:
 ''I will save your father. in continuing the labor of mine, and will render him his hon. orable name"
 Now. if she sked him, what could he sayq And if tho young girl avoided speaking on tho subject, what would she think of his si- lence3 He thought then that he would avoid seeing her.
 From the station he walked to the farm, hoping to tranquilize himself, but every stone spoke to him, every leaf upon the now bud ding trees whispered messages from her, and his heart ached with its weight of unmerited shamo. He saw something white flash through tho trees. He plunged deeper in the forest; but too late. Suzanne saw him and flew to meet him.