The Portland daily press., 1894-07-20
HUNTING A LEGACY.

ner, at Rouen.
She was seated at about 10 in the morn
ing in front of her window, which faced
on the Rue des Charrettes, busy shaping
and trimming superb bonnet, when Nine.
Dufresnes, her employer, opened the door
suddenly, and fourishing paper burst
into the room.
''Henriettel Henriette! Haven't you
read it? Don't you know" shouted she,
out of breath s'Look, seep'
And she thrust the paper-The Petit
Rouennaie-under her eyes, pointing out
q notice on the fourth page as follows:
Nine. Henrette Emilienne Bardonnel, daugh-
ter of Pierre Auguste Bardonnel. late piano
tuner Rue de Grand Pont, at Rouen, is request
ed to- send her address, to NJ. Thiebault, law
yer, IS Place du Vieux-Marche, Havre property.
'You must write the lawyer at once
my dear-at once.'
eyes, am going to, of course, Mme
Dufresnes, right off," said Henriette.
The following evening, in reply to her
letter, Mile. Bardonnel received word from
M. Thiebault asking her to come at once
to his office.
TO pay current expenses check for 30
francs was inclosed. Decidedly things
were looking well, and Nine. Dufresnes re-
marked upon it.
"You were born with a silver spoon in
your mouth, my dear. l have always said
SO. And M. Leonce--he, too, is very hap
Ply, is he not? Is he going with you to
Havre?"
M. Leonce, or Leonce Lecarpentier, was
the son of linen draper on the Quai aux
Meules, promising young bachelor of %,
blond and hearty, but as gentle and timid
as lamb
Employed in his fathers shop, for papa
Lecarpentier did not believe any more than
was necessary in throwing his money into
the gutter, Leonce could only indu1 e
rarely his passion for the pretty little mil
liner A bracelet or gown on her birth
day or at New Years, few picnics on
Sundays during the summer and few
parties occasionally, and that was ALL
Restrained, however, by paternal and
business exigencies, Leonce had to let
Henrietta take the journey alone from
Rouen to Havre.
The lawyers Office was in the second
story of an old, dilapidated structure at
the end of courtyard.
M. Thiebault, thin little man, with
bent figure, sharp eyes under his large
copper trimmed spectacles and black vel
vet cap on his head, motioned to the young
girl to take seat on his left opposite the
window.
''Mlle Bardonnel, I SUPPOSED"
Eyes, sir.
''You have taken care to bring your GER
tificate of BIRTH as I suggested"
Here it is, sir"
The lawyer unfolded he paper and care
fully read the statement.
Pierre Auguste Bardonnel-so far so
good. Correctl Your father left France
about 1866, did he not, miss?''
Yes, sir. l was then 5 years old. We
were going to meet him in New York
My mother has often told me the story.
He wrote us three or four times, as nearly
as can remember. But we never received
any further news from him-never My
mother has been dead six years, and 1
have no living relation except cousin at
Elbeuf''
'Your father, miss, died on Jan. 20.
1879, in South America, leaving fortune
valued at 1870, 900 piasters, or 600, 900
francs, of which you are the sole heir TO
enter into the possession of the whole of
this fortune it will be necessary for you
to go there in person in order that you
may see my colleague, M. Guastella, who
is the executor. -
go way down there? But, monsieur,
p
''We shall advance the necessary amount.
Have no fear on that score.''
And when must start?'
Let us see-the Eurydice-the Mouse
Friday, Saturday All, here it is-the
Iberie, for Buenos Ayres. You will sail
next Monday. That's rather soon. You
hou CT 10, Loa ~. d
make your preparations. I shall expect
without fall
twenty-five days after Henriette Bar.
donnel, fortified with NJ Thiebault's in
structions and suggestions, and with the
address of M. Guastella, Anibal Guastel-
la, abogado, 1873 Bolivar street, in her
pocket, landed at Buenos Ayres, and re-
paired, with her trunk, to the hotel, SO IA
vorably named De la Bonnie Soupe.
Within an hour after Henriette's arriv.
al and before she had finished her dinner
all her neighbors at the table, as well as
the proprietor and three servants, who
spoke French, were already informed OF
the motive and the object of her journey.
One Of her neighbors, the one on the
FiSHt, WIS al tioSdilb 5i}u beuucU1V0 Span
ish gentleman of 80 years, who murdered
French dreadfully. He answered to the
name of Manoel Alvarez and lived at
Montevideo, where he was in the cattle
business.
Like gallant hidalgo, he offered to aid
Henriette in her search, if she needed him
in short, he was at the service of made
moiselle
The following morning early Henri
cite, with an interpreter, went to Bolivar
street to the address of the advocate Guas-
tella
No Guastella was at the number men,
toned, not even an abogado in the build
ing. Nor was he in any of the neighbor-
ing buildings
AT No 1876 was o business agent named
Carlos Figueras. They sought him, but
el senior Figuefas knew no advocate Guas-
tella. He was sure, even, that there was
noboay OF that name in the whole city.
There is commission merchant Guas-
tella, 80 San MARITIME street You might
go and see him.
Quickly they departed for this Guastel-
la. lib assured them he knew nothing of
what they asked him; had never been writ
ten to by M. Thiebault at Hayre of whose