The Portland daily press., 1894-07-20
NJ. Manocl Alvarez undertook to intro
duce her to the French consul.

duce her to the Frenca consul.
II regret exceedingly, mademoiselle,
replied this functionary to Honriette, ito
dispel such an agreeable illusion, but if
there had been here an unclaimed French
property | should have been the first to
know it, and there is none. You have
boon made the victim of hoax"
Henrioate, when she returned to the ho-
tel, followed tho consul advice by cxplor-
ing her memory to find some one who had
q personal interest in expatriating her and
in getting rid Of her
And she found some one without great
difficulty. 1t was Loonce's father, the old
scamp of papa Leoarpentier. Not doubt
Of it.
On her account Leonce had let slip sew
eral good matches, Mile. Coutois of Lis
ieux among others. Now they were schem-
ing to make him marry Mile. Hennequin,
daughter of merchant Of the Rue St.
Sever.
For how many sous did he buy the
completely of that Havre lawyer But
wait just wait, old wretohi There are
judges in France. They give damages
there He laughs best who laughs last y
And boiling with indignation and rage
Henriette went back to the consulate, and
though without funds asked to be sent
back home
They promised favorable reply to her
request, but she must wait a fortnight.
No boat would leave for France before the
end of that time.
One evening as she was walking on the
arm Of M. Manoel Alvarez and telling
him of her notifications that wealthy
and seductive Spanish gentleman MUIR
INJURED tenderly:
"Enriquetta mignon, suppose, instead
OF returning to Europe, you should stay
here with me.''
Five years later, one morning in May,
Nine. Manoel Alvarez, nee Bardonnel,
stepped from train at the Rouen station
and directed her way toward the Rue DIES
Cigarettes.
She did not wish to go through France
when she was travelling with her husband
without seeing again her native city.
Nine. Dufresnes kept Henriette to din
ner and brought out for her the very best
"Oh, deary, always told you that you
were born lucky. Don't you remember
it?''
Sand the Lecarpentiers and my little
Leonce9 What has become of themP''
''What has become of them? Oh. my
dear Henriette, the good God has given
them their punishment.
"The linen business ran out It is two
years ago since the firm of Lecarpentier &
Son failed and gave up business
-Four months after you went away Le-
once married Mile. Felicite Hennequin,
whose father kept a large shop"
II know. And didn't the marriage
turn out welI?''
"You can't really say that it did. M.
and Nine. Leonce left Rouen when the fail
ure came. They arc probably living
wretchedly somewhere, in Paris perhaps.
AS for papa Lecarpentier, his troubles have
affected him SO that he is in his second
childhood He is begging. When you go,
you have only to turn up the street till
you get in front of the theater, and there
you'll see him.
Arrived at the end of the street, Henri.
cite saw seated on little stool an old bab-
bier who handled feebly wheezy old &C
Gordon.
Don't you remember me- papa Lscar-
pentier?"
The poor wretch interrupted the fearful
strains of his instrument and fixed on the |
young'woman stony, fixed stare.
You played me villainous trick, in
your day, with your story of the property
in America But that's all over now. |
Come, old scamp, here's something for
you
And she let fall into the beggars cap all |
the gold she had in her purse.-From the |
French of Albert Gin.