Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-18

and filled with that idea he rose and stag
gered along down to the edge of the river
where he stumbled and fell, his pis
tol, which he held in his hand
going off by accident. His ha,
rolled down, and to stop it he put his foot
upon it, and then as he gathered it up, all
bent and dented, he laughed, as though the
accident had happened to another and he had
seen it The laugh, or the fall, or the pistol
shot, had taken the desire for suicide, for the
moment, from his mind, and he said to him
self: "Roger, be a man. This is cowardly;" :"
and he went directly home, and the rest we
know, as regards what passed in that home.
When, the next morning, still prey to
anxiety, Larouette's murder was not yet
| known, he went direct to his apartment In
Rue Maiesherbes In that little apartment,
their winter residence, there were a few
valuable works Of art, and Roger thought Of
selling them to assist him out of his difficulties.
He was arranging this plan when the con-
cierge came up with letter and a package,
which he said beautiful lady had left there
for him few minutes ago.
One glance at the fine and delicate writing
showed him from whence it came, and the
letter bore the same perfume he knew so we'll.
He made an angry movement, yet opened
the letter, which read:
Zone who knows of your trouble, and whom
you saved at another time, wishes to aid you
now in paying you back. You will find in
the package 100000 francs. This is that
PERSONS revenge"
With a trembling hand he broke the seal Of
the package, ard he found he was not dream
ing; the money was there Itwas thus nobly
Julia revenged herself. Roger, in spite of the
Joy at his deliverance, felt his fault weigh
still more heavily on his heart.
He burned the letter and put the money in
his pocket and hastened to his shops, where he
gave the money to his cashier, and then with
his heart lightened Of the heaviest part of its
load he tried anew to obtain the $4,000 more
that were necessary for his next days obliga-
tions. But nowhere did he succeed. 1t seemed
to him that an evil breath had spread abroad
the report that he was about to fail. So, as
last resource, when night fell, he went to the
club.
There one player seemed to set himself dill.
gently to work to play against him. He did
not know him, yet there was faint idea in
his mind that he had seen him somewhere,
but he soonsforgot that in the excitement of
play. The only other thing that attracted
his attention was that his friend the Baron
De Cey, entering the room, came up behind
Luversan, for it was he, and tapped him on
the shoulder, saying: "You, my dear
Roger2" But Luversan turned and the baron
saw his mistake and begged Luversans par
don, saying he had mistaken him for NJ.
Laroque.
"You are quite excusable, sir. I have been
taken for him before"
Roger won, and as soon as he saw that he
had gained what he so needed, resolved not to
risk one franc of it, and lie retired from the
game and took the train for home, and it was
this night that his wife had heard him singl
And the next morning he was arrested.
The morning after his arrest he was brought
before the judge. His reflections during this
night were not pleasant, and he tortured his
brain as to how he could save himself without
betraying Julia; for it was impossible to tell
the truth. To avow that he had lent Julia
this money was to avow all; to dishonor her;
her unhappy and infirm husband was now
and forever incapable of defending his honor.
Lucien, his friend, his brother; and Hen
riette! No; at the price Of his life he would
not tell.
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all points, he could only say:
81 am not guilty. There is fatality
against me. can explain nothing more, as
have already told you all know. As to
the money I received, can say nothing.
You must believe what you will"
II admit for the moment the existence of
that mysterious debtor, but how is it that
Larouette's money comes into his possession?
One Of you two, then, must be the assassin,
and if you would not pass as his accomplice,
I beg you to tell his name"
The insinuation of the judge struck Roger
like the lash of whip. Was Julia the assas-
sina But that Idea appeared so absurd to
him that he did not entertain it minute.
And yet she had said to him that last day:
"If ever you have misfortune remember
shall have had hand in it,"
"My debtor could not have done such a
thing any more than I, and it does not con-
Germ you what the name is. I have always
and shall always refuse to give it."
"You destroy yourself"
'That is between me and my conscience"
"There is another proof, of which we have
not heretofore spoken, irrefutable, terrible
and painful above all Others"
"Tell it to me. Perhaps I can refute that
easier than can the Others"
"You were seen at the time you entered
Larouettes house, an instant before the MUIR
der"
"Who saw thatl"
1.-TWO witnesses; woman and little
girl"
"a woman and a little girl! Bring them,
then" said Roger, laughing, as il feeling re-
H ot fl,ay,o op1
they saw me commit this crime"
"You shall see them in few moments"
said the judge.
"At last see one ray of hope," said Roger,
as they led him back to his cell.
"Bring in Nine. Laroque alone," said the
judge.
These two unhappy creatures, Henriette
and Suzanne, had been ordered to present
themselves at Versailles and with all their
remnant of strength they braced themselves
for this new ordeal. Suzanne said: "Do not
= fear, mother; shall remember"
When Henrietts appeared before NJ. Lig-
nerolles, the judge, she seemed to not have
one drop of blood left in her whole body.
Her beautiful eyes were sunken, and at
times she made gestures SO wild that one
might have thought her mad. A chair was
given her and she sank feebly into it.
"My mission is q painful one, madame.
You must know its motive; still, shall not
recommence the terrible interrogatory that
you have borne already from NJ. Lacroix and
of which he has furnished me the notes."
"You could, then, have spared me this, as I
can do nothing but repeat that word for
word"
aNo, madame; for your sake, for your hus-
bands sake, hope that your answers will he
more precise, for your refusal to explain
yourself regarding the murder Of Larouette
is the condemnation of Laroquc. Tell ME
that you did not recognize your husband as
the assassin and give me the real murderer's
description, but do not maintain that you
were not witness of the crime"
~It is true, however," said the unhappy
woman in her heroic obstinacy.
Victoria was brought in and made to re-
peat all she knew. Poor Henriette tried to
wear look of surprise, but her face betrayed
her.
"This girl" said she, "haS a too lively im-
agination, and it is troubled by reading too
many novels. Her story is u tissue OF eX-
travagant inventions. Neither my daughter
nor myself said the words she tells you. If
we had called Roger from the balcony he
would have answered us, seeing himself
discovered, and would not have gone into our
neighbor's house. All that, therefore, is un.
reasonable"
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