Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-20
HUNTING A LEGACY.


Dufresnes, her employer, opened the door
suddenly, and flourishing paper burst
into the room.
"Henriette! Henriette Haven't you
read it? Don't you know" shouted she,
out of breath "Look, see!''
And she thrust the paper-The Petit
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS her eyes, pointing out
notice on the fourth page as follows:
Nine. Henriette Emlienne Bardonnel, daugh-
ter of Pierre Auguste Bardonnel, late piano
tuner Rue de Grand Pont, at Rouen, ia request
ed to send her address, to M. Thiebault, law
yer, 50 Place du Vieux- Marche, Havre property.
"You must write the lawyer at once
my dear-at once"
Eyes, 1 am going to, of course, Nine
Dufresnes, right of, said Henriette.
The following evening" in reply to her
letter. Mile Bardonncl received word from
NJ. Thiebault asking her to come at once
to his Office.
To pay current expenses q check for so
francs was inclosed. Decidedly things
were looking well, and Nine. Dufresnes re-
marked upon it,
s'You were born with silver spoon in
your mouth, my dear. I have always said
so. And NJ Leonce-he, too, is very hap
by, is he not? Is he going with you to
Havrc?"
NJ Iconce, or Leonce Lecarpentier, was
the son of linen draper on the Quai aux
Meulcs, promising young bachelor of %,
blond and hearty but as gentle and timid
as u 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 indulge
rarely his passion for the pretty little mil
liner A bracelet or u gown Oh her BIRTH
day or at New Years, a 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
Roucn to Havre.
The lawyers office was in the second
story of an old, dilapidated structure at
the end of a 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 scat on his left opposite the
window.
Mile Ba1donnol, SUPPOSE"
Eyes, sir"
"You have taken care to bring your GER
tifcate of BIRTH as suggestedT
Here it Is, sir. )"
The lawyer unfolded he paper and care
fully read the statement
Pierre Auguste Bardonnel-so far so
good. Correct! Your father left France
about 1866, did he not, MISS"
Eyes, sir l was then years old. Wo
were going to meet him in New York.
MY mother has often told me the story.
He wrote us three or four times, us nearly
as can remember. But we never received
any further news from him-nevcr. My
mother has been dead six years, and
have no living relation except a cousin at
Elbeuf.
"Your father, miss, died ON Jan. 20,
1879, in South America, leaving fortune
valued at 10000 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,
"We shall advance the necessary amount,
Have no fear on that score"
"And when must l START"
"Lct us sce-the Eurydice-the Meuso
Friday, Saturday All, here it is-the
Iberie, for Buenos Ayrcs. You will sail
next Monday. That's rather soon You
have just time to get back to Rouen and
make your preparations. l shall expect
IN,
without fail. :"
Twenty-Five days after Henriette Bar
donnel, fortified with M. Thiebault's in
structions and suggestions, and with the
address of M. Guastella, Anibal Guastel-
Ia, abogado, 1872 Bolivar street, in her
pocket, landed at Buenos Ayres, and re-
paired, with her trunk, to the hotel, SO IA
vorably named Dc la Bonnie Soupe.
Within an hour after Henriette's arriv-
al and before she had finished her dinnet
all her ,neighbors at the table, as well AZ
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
right was an elegant and seductive Span
ish gentleman of 80 years, who murdered
French dreadfully. He answered to tho
name of Manoel Alvarez and lived al
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
moisellc.
The following morning early Henri.
cite, with an interpreter, went to Bolivar
street to tho address Of the advocate Guas
tella.
No Guastella was at tho 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 business agent named
Carlos Figueras. They sought him, but
81 Senior Figueras knew no advocate Guas'
tella. He was sure even, that there was
nobody of that name in the whole city.
''There Is a commission merchant Guas
tella, 80 San MARITIME street. You might
go and see him. ;"
Quickly they departed for this Guastel.
la. He assured them he knew nothing OF
what they asked him; had never been writ.
ten to by M. Thiebault at Havrc, of whose
existence he was ignorant.
In what anxiety, In what q horrible di.
lemma, poor Henriette found herself
For two f1ava escoYted nv her internret.