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The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

The special election to I'LL the vacancy
in the state senate caused 10y the APP
pointment of Hon. Don Catfrey 10 be [.
:. senator, passed of quietly. light
vote being polled all over the district.
Here, ont Of a registration Of little less
than l+00, but 19a votes were polled, ali
hut 30 of them beng east for c. J. Ed
wards the democratic candidate. The
30 votes were cast for for John Lightner
Of Iowa station. the POpnlist candidate
At Westlake 10 votes were polled aud
81 werf efor Edwards with two for
Lightner
At Jennings about 80 votes were p8lle,l
aud the result WAS largely ia favor OF
Lightner.
Following is the vote, as far as heard
from, Of Calcasieu parish -4
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

h The city Of Lake Charles is remarkable
in some respects. There is no lack OF
energy aud enterprise among her citizens
as indicated 10y the fact that we have a
telephone system, street railway, a
dummy line. electric lights and other
things that are sometimes wanting in
cities of larger growth.
In view Of these facts it seems strange
10 us that one enterprise, although of a
private nature. SO far as asking any
peenniary aid from or special privileges
Of the corporation is concerned, shOnld
be 50 ignored, We have reference to the
new market building of Mess, Joliet a
Gueble. The building which We described
at length some weeks ago. WAS completed
only a short time ago aud has all the
features that characterize modern market
4 buildings ia cities of ii larger growth.
Nevertheless the people Of Lake Charles
seem TO entirely lack appreciation Of
| the efforts of Mess. Joliet Il Gueble to
advance the interests Of our city. We
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The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Last Sunday was Il gala day in Lake
Charles. I'pOn invitation Of the fire
department here, an excursion was pro
jeeted by the fire companies Of Morgan
City with this city as its destination, 10
take place Sunday April Sth Early in
the morning Of thai day train consist
ing Of eight coaches aud a baggage car
steamed out of Morgan City, with several
hundred Oh board
The other towns along the route
had been invited to JOIN in the ex-
excursion and at Franklin the cars were
crowded to 0verfl0wing and Yet at Lafay-
ettc. RayHe. Crowley and at other
stations where a halt was made, large
aecessions We're made insomnch that
when the train reached this place three
We're packed la each seat, the aisles, the
pla tfoTms, the steps, the baggage car,
the tender Of the eug1ne and even the
tops Of the cars contained one seething
mass Of humanity. Many were left be
bind not being able 10 "eatch on and
the train faiIed to stop at important
stations. being too much crowded IN
admit other passeuueEs
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lps,'''.' ',. S'e''''ie' '''' 'i''n''ssts "i tl'o
~ was d gag crowd tlat ailghted ~
tllo "si'o' ati'l h'arehen 70 inc court
mouse Where u was an1y welcomed by
eAlef I'inA' oi l4aAe Charles iAre depart
lae''E' 4Attef TINS the visitors divided
lnto groups alld nlade an inspection q
ne metropolis q southwest Louisiana.
fa"sntN HAL Wa thrown open to the
guests when ne merry dance was in-
,inltsea ~ 'As Wsil also It the hall -oNer
Yrs eitS 4aarket.
We have heard some few criticisms a
" e LACK at hospitality 0n the part sf
the people q fiiis eis9 blat Nh hardly
think they were vel fesilisl'ssi. Certainly
a'lliei 3tlnn dbd ail n hi spoWer tosxtend
Z cordial welcome aud W. handy know
sNsasaa y ass ta'lAis & ltfa asta- esasef A5aAsfi
III Aas llisafast N tlas sisiaet Where Ahe
l1'lan arrived sat y fae AaEfS hustle
z ~ s4g a IA " eaE 4.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

MCLEAN a. CURRY vs. A. j. REID, EF Al
RT VIRTUE Of a writ of fieti Eacias fssuefl and
49, To me directed, by the honorable court af8He-
sald have seized and will offer for sale at public
auction to the last and highest bidder at the court
house door Of this parish in the city Of Lake
Charles, La , On
Saturday, April 2Gst. 1894.
between legal hours, the following described prop
efty situated in the town Of Lake Charles, Parish
OF CalGasien7 State Of Louisiana and described as
follows, tOwit:
A certain pieces or parcel Of land contained with
n the block OF square bounded by Lawrence,
kirkman Pine, aud Ford StEests commencing at
a point on the south side OF Lawrence street one
hundred and ninety tis0l feet west Of the south
west corner Of Lawrence and KiEkman Streets
thence running westerly along the south side of
Lawrence street seVeHty-hYe {15) feet and back
south, between parallel lines. and on q parallel
with kirkman street, to the north side Of Pine
street. a distance Of thEes hundred and ninety
three $3.50 teet and three inches. more or less to
gether with all the improvements rights wavs
and privileges to the same belonging or in any
way appeFtainiDg thereto.
Seized under said writ.
IERMs:-This being the second Offering, the
above described property will be sold for whatever
1t WItl bring on a credit of twelve months pur.
chaser to furnish bond with good and solvent se
euIlty, and special mortgage on the real property
sold with eight per cent per annnm interest from
date until paid, costs and taxes amounting TO
Sls0B0 n0Fe or less, 10 be paid cash out Of price
Dad aud tbs above descFiped property having been
aajudioated on this second Offering t0wit: o. the
24th day Of March, 1894, to John NJ Reid and he
having tailed TO comply with the terms and eoElti
nens ot said sale as herein set forth the said
property will be re9fteDed on the day heheinabeVe
Aaehaoued on the same terms and conditions as
above. DAVID u. REID. =
SbsFih Of CRleasieu PaFish La
eheFlI tlhlee. Lake Charles, La. Apr. 2nsl 1884
"A. r. PHio' Esq ATTY tor Plaintiff
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

This result will be somewhat Of a sur
prise to most people. as having taken
place in the banner Democratic parish
Of the state but is easily explained. In the
tirst place was the apathy Of the demo
Gratis who could sec no nse in voting, %
the result WAS GoregOne conclusion, and
othefs sulked in their tents On account oi
their discomfort with party methods.
Only a small fraction Of the vote was
polled and the Populists, so-ealled. polled
nearly their fun strength, while the dem
ocFats refused to vote. The vote as given
above is very nearly correct, with the
exception Of two small precincts from
which we had no returns.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

! ABSOLUTELY PURE

rooms, frnit stands, restaurants, trans
p0rtation companies, etc.
AbORt one O'Clock the sacrament Il
baptism WAS administered to abcu
thirty recruits To the eolOred Bapt *
church Of this city by Elder North IA
the lake between the two wharfs VIII: |
was witnessed by most of the exeufsi, p
lists and large coHcOurse of citizy:.~
About siN o'clock p. IN. the train beari
the joyons crowd pulled out from
depot in the midst of wild cheers part !
patesi in hy.b0th the hystanders, who Lls
come to bid them good hye. and T.
tired excnrsionists
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
REVIVAL. OF BUSINESS.

1t will probably be years before the
speculative craze which spread over the
entire eountry and was the main eaHse
for the financial panic from which We
have mot yetsFeroveFed, viii be repeated. /.
If 1t should never ba repeated, so much
the better for the people at large. The
spectators and gamblers viii net be able
to 80 rapidly get rich nor will oPPOrtani-
IN be afforded for the amassing Of the
colossal fortunes which have been ac-
qnfrei byn few, aud which mean poverty
for the many,
Previous the panic, under the stimulus
afforded by the MeKinly tariff there was
an over production in nearly every line
of manufactured goods. When thsPaDic
came it caused a general shutting down
Of factories all over the land and many
are still closed. Surplus stocks are now
however nearly exhausted and daily the
demand for goods is increasing. This
is general in all departments and trade
If not brisk is in healthy condition.
The demand fer goods now il COZ,
sHmptive and not a speculative one.
To supply this demand, many manu-.
facturies ara starting up and new enter,
prises are being started especially in the
seath. These will in the future eOnfius
themselves to the current, or at most tC
an assured prospective demand from
which the speculative feature will be ell
tirely eliminated. While wages may nev,
er be quite as high as In times past, the
purchasing power Of the wages received
will equal if not exceed that Of the past
While the recovery from the speculative
fever has been gradual, and the patient
can only be said to be in the advanced
stage Of eonvalescence, like the measle,
and other contagious diseases, it is
not liable to return.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
saturday. ApriI ssah. lsO4.
Orange Trees.

4 LARGE STOCK OF BEST VARIETIES
Brazilian, QWiaeaEe sweet.
Mandarin. EamseFinP.
And SmGSHEma,
trraftei on Sour Roofs. Also 10 0Ou Loaisiang
sweet Seedlings al So GU per hundred.
+ A QUINETTE.
los GTayirI Street New Orleans La.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

TIL gou do not receive your paper regularly
either by mail or carrier, please notify
Ill Hssat once.
III you eh&nge your address, let us know,
giving your name, yoar present post
Ill Office, and the Possolice to which yuu
Wish the paper sent.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Il Ae parish aolans Hsne graphing the
road question fiae iiFst part ef tlle sseak,
and bills aud accounts nav eagIass their
attention The police Isars ai tIsis iaarisl,
bare the disbursement 0f froni sssl goo t8
&95t0A1 annually and the asessi0n splnes
llis yerg natmfaliss ~ We get yalas
na1alyesl Aaaeae are tlsase wlao think
fhex saii - np aaleaGste reAalt fsr thia
3As expesslAtafei r9nEiBaed vaar after
XNMf.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Twelfth Judicial District Court Parish OF Calca.
sdeu. State Of LpHisianasSo, 1850.
Jos. SCHWARTZ ", c. BRENT RICHARD
I0F VIRTUE Of a writ Of iefi faoias issued
ID aH8 to me directed by the honorable court
aiaIFsaid Illays seized and will after fer sale at
tAe benetit Of appFaisement at the court house
La on
Saturday, May l2tlA. 1894,
between legal hours the following described
property situated IN the parish Ut GRifaaieu State
Of Louisiana and described as follows tesyat
Tie undivided Gns iialf OF the northeast nisaFsaF
Of Tue southwest quarter of Section Twent
42 IeHnship Ten ll0s. South, Range Niue b
West, containing ~ aeIes.
The unditaaea anFtia Of thu southeast quarter
sf the southwest quarter Of Section TgeHfy gans
XIII Township keRtn Il i1i South, Range Nine 4al
West Containing 20 acres.
All 81 the n0l EAwest quarter af the sauEhWest
quarter Of Section 4wentY-fgHF 38l TaWnshIp
Aias tal saath, Range len 10 West e0naAining
% agEeA
The falloWlns situated ii fhe toxin af Lake
Gharles Caleaeigssl paFish La and Described as
follows taEii; Tho undivided azst-llaIf IF Let
klFes5 hllak k4Nags M8sgidNs addition. together
ssith Tho lMPPaSeeaen F5ghts waga and prixii4
eaes 70 the Same belonging ~ ln ans way appeF-
Aeisna anaer saia ssit
flaAts Cash on day 9s gsls
DAVID j. REID
sAaFitf NJ alaaslen Eaiiah Ia
sheriff fliiiee Isshe gsiafses La Aprii a4 3sss
Mitchell a Mitchell Az - fer f1gtf
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Twelfth Judicial District Court Parish Of Cales-
sieu, State Of LOaisianR.-he. 1023.
ROTH q MCWILLIAMS VS., ID. BLOCH.
by VIRTUE of a writ of teri facias issued and
IL "a directed bs the honorable eOHrt fure
said, have seized and viii offer for sale. at pub
Tic auction, to the last and highest bidder with
the benefit Of appTaisenent, at the court house
door Of this parish, In the city Of Lake Charles
La,
Saturday. April Hath. AsO8,
between legal hours the following described prop
erty situated IN the town of Lake Charles Calua-
sleE Parish State Of Louisiana, and described as
follows, tawir
That certain lot or parcel Of land fronting 280
feet on Lawrence street. and running back north
between parallel lines 400 feet on Materne street
together with all the improvements rights. Ways
and privileges, TO the same belonging OF ia any
way aPpertalBing thereto
The above described land will be sald in six 6
lets: three fronting M4ieEne street 668 x20B it.
each and thRGe fronting on Lawrence street
66BE2b0 feet each.
Seized under said writ
IeFus-Cakb On day Of sale
DAVID ,. RE2ip
Sheriff Of GaleAaien Parish la
Sheriff Office, Lake Charles La. Mar. 9Th 1894
Il. ID, Miller, Esq Ally for Plaintiff,
2-6t
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
sheria's sale,
Twelfth Judicial District Court. Parish Of Cales5
sien, State Of Louisiana.--No 2l04.
SUSAN "A. D.ARAI0ED, Executrix.
VS..
WILLIAM A. KNAPP, Et. Al.


RA VIRTUE Of a RFit of feEi facias issasi
and 70 me aiEsefed BY the honorable e0nr
aforesaid, have seized, and will efler for sale
public suction, TO the last aud highest bidder
With the benint 0f appEsisenent at The ID Arn0ns
building, corner Ryan and Puio stRests Il th
city pf Lake Charles, La, en-
haaaurslay. April A&aBi. A@0A.
between legal hours, the following described prop
sFty situated y the PEOPLES Drug store ii th,
tosn Of Lake Charles EGleasien Parish Ia mn
described as fellows t0Wif.
The undivided half iaterest in The following
aesGribe8 property:
s3& sAaF cases, tso show case stands one Lin
pAnF0t sofia fannEain and fixtures except geistr
ator one Nst Of fHTnitRre glass one safe eze t,te
AZ @sefAp tl0n case scales and weights enc Iaedieine
hbiArE, que chandelier And lam ps one sci m eanty
aisaea one store two water sis Ia and pines show
bottles ssFeh ehEqmoa, litter faaks one sar1alatef
glass Iuhnes. one ail can aud nne8snIes waaai
wedge naurtars pin EnG4Elds sight marble sIaIss
9ne dasaH ornament Jars.
Seized under said WFit
4er4ls--Gash.
DAVID Js REID,
Sheriff pf fsalnasiea RArlsh ~
II
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13


State Of Louisiana.
EHAS BUNKER vs., STEPHEN GEREA
No. 2s7.
RN VIRTUE Of . writ Of tieri facias issued aHd
- 20 me directed by the Hon. Ebas u. MuTTy
third ward Justice Of the peace. in aud for the
parish OF CalUasleu. | have seized and will nfer
for sac at public auction, Ia the last and lghsst
bidder on
Saturday. April 2sGh. 1924.
at Z q clock NJ. at the court hollse G0Or in the
city Qi Lake Charles La, the following described
property. TOWif:
bne lot OF Groceries. consisting of canned Milk
Tomatoes Beans. Salmon and SaFdines NuIR,
SaaU, salt Tobacco. Z Wo meat Critters one pair
oeaies. one Bell leur Chairs, sDe Pitcher etc,
Also One Wagon and Two Horses and Harness.
Seized III the above entitled suit.
TeFms-Casb with the benefit Of appraiseIneut
u. ). A HARMON.
Constable Third Ward. Calsasiou Parisb La.
ApI7 lWtg 1891 5,3t #
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
New Advertisements.
Con stables sale.

Third Ward Justices Court Parish Of Calcasieu
State or Louisiana.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Asp PLEASANT B. LEE. THIRD PossEssOK.
pY VIRTUE Of a writ Of seizure and sale is
~ sued and 10 me directed, by the honorable
oOurt aforesaid, ] have seized, And will offer for
sale, at public auction the last and higbest bad
der with the benefit of appFaisement, at the eonrt
hOnse door Of this parish, in the city of Lake
Charles, L.R., on
Saturday, Nav 18th, 1894,
between legal houEs the following described prop
erty, situated ia the parish Of CaGasisu State Of
Louisiana. and described as tqllnEs, t8Rit:
The southwest quarter Of Section Five ~.
Township Eight (s) South, Of Range Eight teb
West containing 100 acres more or less, together
with all the improvements rights, Ways, and priv
ileges to the same belonging or in ANY way aPPer-
taiRing thereto.
Seized under said writ.
IERAs-Cash On day of sale,
DAVID J. REID.
Sheriff Of Caleasisu Perish. I.a-
sheriff Office Lake Charles, La, April ID, 1884.
Mitchell q Mitchell Esqs., Attys fer PltM
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
sIaerin,s snIe.
MCLEAN & CURRY vs.. A. J. REID. Er Al

Twelfth JUDICIAL District Court Parish Of CaIea
sieu, State of Louisiana.-EO. lass.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

One dag last week Was found hanging
% . fEea bear the residence of M. C.
Barbe, On the lake front, board about
eight inches wide aud two feet long,
aison one end Of which WAS painted 4
5kull aud cross bones and npon the other
end q nlanifsstO which We publish
rerbatim II iiterasiai. The board was
surmoanted By . red dag, intending w
presume 70 indieaf that the aathor Has
al anarchist Tile notice reads al foIloas
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
laea.aa ] laEe.
Twelfth 3HaielRl DiatIfef g8uFi STATE II Laaisi
aaa sAf4all n tsaisasieH Mo- sa5s
FT.A aaIaEs Oswald Y ] i aETD. II als

IlH WRIT ai y fst u .ieEs sasiaa sss5isssi a
y ~ ~ Hie ssigeetRd bF the Asnafa0se eaaft ass3
AAla hage salzesi lnd Nifi ataF RAia af aaaiiE
aaet5gH v tae laet And Highest bi6seg NlER tAs
q aleaslar Easisa Il iAie sisS af a4aks eil4gles
Ea an
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

CHAS BUNKER vs. STEPHEN GEREA.
No. 2G-
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
sheriff. sale.

Twelfth Judicial District Court Parish OF Calca.
sieu. State Of Loaisiaaa.-So. 1850
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

5s8ssAH a5sfB VI
AAati saaFe a4se Ea s3a 1853
m
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
SheriR's sale.

Twelfth Judicial District Court Parish Of Calcs
sieu State Of LoaisianR.-ke. 2D23,
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

LEOPOLD KAUFAIAE vs. JNO. ACGIFFERT
AID PLEASANT b. LEE. Third PussEssOR.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

Twelfth Judicial District Court Parish Of Galea.
sieU State ef LoHisiana-An. 2ld5.
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

4 Ryt
|4thein
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-28

No tengo mas remedio que deiarle traba-
jar, puesto que ha dicho que es necesario
PerO es su nltimo exceso; mafIana descansara.
FL banquero, al llegar q su despacho, entro
en- 6I resueltamente. Despues abri6 la ventana
su silueta Sc destaco en- medic de la noche.
Quedo largo ratio apoyado allf, inm6Fil; luego
Sc yolyi0 V dio mas luz la lampara de gas que
Sc hallaba sobre la mesa, tambien al mecherO
colgado en- medic del despacho Detras de los
yisillos bordadOs de ventana lie ylerOn sen
tarse Y eseribir. a veces Sc levantaba, iba Y
venfa, cogfa libros, abria la GAIA Roberto
penso que habfa llegado el momento de alejarse.
-Senorita Iyonne va esta su senior padre
trabajandO, ahora puede usted volyerse a su
euarto sin que la
. La i6yen Sc levanto fue despacito abrir
las maderaS
-Adi6s, senior dc Campignac-diio
II Adi6s, senorita Ivonne,
a pesar de aquelIa despedida permanecian
nm0vles, como 81 hubiesen tenido ell PRESENT.
mento de que no habrfan de hallar durante
largo tempo otra hora de fecidad
-JFolyera usted mafana?- -pregunt6 la io-
Si. manana por la mafIana
-PedirG papa que le conyide usted al
norzar
Los enamorados prolongaban 81 charla di-
ciendo cosas sin importancia.
-5Por d0nde Sc va listed marcharl
-IueS pOr el mismO camino.
Oh! no, por ahi no; es demasiado peli-
groso.
tambi6n pensaba que quizaa volyiese Ia Sc
nora de Marsebert que fatal casuaidad
podia hacer .lue sorprendiesen Roberto.
NOy lndcarle d usted OtrO camlno menoS
pellgroso nenos comprometido.
iCualz
~ We usted aquel terreno solar, 4 Ia derecha,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-28
FOLLETINoo 40
PEDRO SALES
UN ORA FINANCIERO
UNA HoCHE NIsTERIosA

LEGO al pie de la escalera de hierro subi6n-
dola "a ienta pesadamente- Ellos detenfan has
"a sq respiration. Sc habian hundido en- el es-
ellos SIN -yerles; sc fu6 directamente hacia la
Ventana de tVonne y Sc asegur6 de que estaba
bien cerrada, murmurando:
II Son tan freseas estas noche~ Siempre
tengo miedo de que quede alberta Ia ventana de
esta pobre>nina
I al vgolEer pasar deIante de ello,, diio con
II. Puesto que es precise, vamos cumplir
esa Ultima tarca
Sc volvi6 su despacho. solo entonce5 los
dos Jovenes salieron de 5u escondlijo Ya no
estaban tan alegres como antes; Ia aparici6n re-
Pentina dol sefor 1alsebcrt US habfa helado
Ivonne diio
~ Pobre padre Mire ust.s como STEM
pre- esta pensando en- mi ST listed snpiese
con que solicitud ocupa dc Ias cosas mas IN
signthcantes que me interesan Todas las no
ches y1ene Yer 81 mi yentana esta cerrada; V
en- el verano 81 desro dejara alberta me dice.
No, el aire Sc poue frfO hGmedo de repente
ESQ puede traer gravisimas INTERMEDIATES =
I aTiadi6 despu6s de un siIencio:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-28

clio ese tlebe ser duro en- noche de lquidaci6n
Y que le hemos de hacer. Mentras tanto va
mos 4 acOstarnos.
VolSi6 al arbol que lvonne le habia indieado
En- un segundO planto sobre una rama que
Sc extendia por encima de la pared. miro en-
torno suyo para preparar su plan de evasion
Montones lie tabts de grueSas yigaS yacian
en- el solar. con gran cantidad de hierro vieio
-Mala vecindad para una casa de banc;t-
pens6 cl joyen-LoS ladroues tendrfan aqui I'M
escondrijo pedir de boca.
fAl extender la mano para darse cuenta de la
resistencia de un andamo sobre el que iba Il
deseansar, la luz le falt6 de repente. La lima
habfa desaparecido detras de unos nubarroneS.
que empujados por el yento, cubreron rapida-
mentc q cielo.
-.Demonio. ,Vaya una complicaci6n.
Cast enseguida, el vento ces6; grandes go
tas cayeron, primero lenUamente, luego con flu
ria.
= \ la lluyia!- !-... a no hay mas cue pedir.
\ tientas st agarr0 al andamio. Sc balanced
en- ell espacio, sc echo al suel0 con Ia ligereza
de un gimnasta
\ tentas tambi6n oe abri6 pao0, tropezandO
contra las yiguetas maldiciendo la luyia que
le calaba hasta los huesoS. Cuando por fin lie
90 d Fl puerta de tablas viejas de que Iyonne le
habfa habladO, qued6 atomic. Del otrO lado
de la puerta, hababa gente Con cl ruido de
la luva sus pasos pOdian paSar desapetcibidos;
Sc adelant6 por complete, mUy excitado, muy
mQueto, escuch6
Las prineras palabras que oy6 lc puseron
al tanro sobre quifn las pronunciaba pues una
voz deeia:
blico
~ demos las gracias-contest6 otra yoz-
por haber encontrado eSta guarda
Roberto Sc estremeci6.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-28

del otro lado de la pared, entire el angulo del
hotel las ohcinas?
-S ALI veo materiales tabloneS 49,.
-Facinente trepara usted por la pared con
avuda de las ramas de aquel hermoso arbol, Y
del otro Iado, aprovechando un monton. de ia
blones, bajara usted sin peligro alguno.
Roberto dijo
-Es mejor, en- efecto, pues la pared que esta
a la izquierda ola la cale esta demasiado
alumbrada. Pero una vez va Ell aquel so
lar, que camino he de tomar
-Ese solar esta NAL cerrado por una puerta
de tablas viejas. Y ESQ, para usted creo que
bien facil es .Adiosi ;adios.
Mientrao q CANADA la escalera de caracol
IYOnne retro a Su cuartO. HlzO un geSto lie
despedida Roberto desapareci6. I'll Joven
permaneci0 algunOs minutes inm6vil en- con-
temptation. Estaba profundamente emoclonado
Sentia en- si nueyas fuerzas para veneer la suer-
te para conquistar la fortuna, con el fin de po-
nerla a los pies de aquella adorable joHen. En-
treyeia todO un horiz0nte de elcidad de ext
to- Cuando lego al jardin oyo un rudo Fl
banquero nabia alberto su Nentana respraba
el are de la madrugada cue principiaba ser
muy fresco Al cabO de un inStante, el senior
Marsebert cerro su ventana, baj0 una gran
cortina de paflo OscurO, la cual tap0 pOr COM
pleto aquea yentana. tOdO qued6 Oscuras
Roberto SC explico aquelo muy naturalmente
-Habra tenidC FRO.
FL miSmO Sc SentIa entumecldO. PegandO su
oidc contra la vidriera de la yentana del ban
quer0 oy6 el ruido de una butaca vivamente
respiration del senor Marsebert domino el 81
lencio, tumultuosa y violenta. En- medic de
todo aqueo Roberto distingufa muy claramen-
te una eSpecie de crujidO, como ese ruldO partl-
cular de una pluma que CORE sobre el papel
La yerdad Sc dijo i 81 mismo-que el of