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u note to him. begging him not to trust
himself out Of the house until she re
turned from her search, and, leaving the
note open on the table, swiftly ran out
into the growing day.
Three hours afterwards Mr.. McdiSor
Clay awOke to the sound Of loud knock
ing. 1t first this forced Itself upon his
consciousness as his daughters regular
morning and was responded
60 by Il grunt Of recognition and a
nesting closer III the blankets. Then he
awokc with Il start and Il muttcrcd
oath. remembering the events of last
night. and his intention to get up early
and rolled out Of bed. Becoming aware
by this time that the knocking was at
the outer door, and hearing the shout
Of Il familiar voice. he hastily pulled on
his boots, his jean trousers, and, fastCn-
ing Il single %suspender over his shoulder
as he clattcrcd down stairs. stood in the
lower room. The door w;lS open, and
waiting upon the threshold was his
kinsman-an old ally in many a blood
feud-Breckenridge Clay.
"You are Il cool one, Mad said the
latter III half admirinS indignation.
"What's up:' said the bewildered
Madison.
You ought to be, and %scootin' our o
this said Breckenridge grimly. Its
all very well to know nothin but
here's Phil L~arrabee's friends hev just
picked him up, drilled through with
siugs and deader nor Il crow, and now
they're lettin' loose Larrabee's two half
brothers on YOU. And you must 60 like
i ID fool and leave these yer things
behind YOU in the bresh," he went on
querulously, lifting Madison Clay's dust
coat. hat, and shot gun from his horse,
which stood saddled at the door. Luck
lily, | picked them up in the woods com
in here. Ye amt got no more than tin
to get over the State line and amon2
your folks thar afore they'll be down
on YOU. Hustle. old man? What are
YOU gawkin' and starin' att"
Madison Clay had stared amazed and
observation-disclosures stricken. The Incl
dents Of the past night for the first
time flashed upon him cleaurly-hope-
| lessly. The shot, his finding Salomy
Jane alone in the woods. her confusion
and anxiety to rid herself Of him, the
disappearance of the shotgun. and now
this new discovery Of the taking Of his
hat and coat for Il disguise. She had
killed Paul Larrabee in that disguise,
after provoking his first harmless shoyt
She. his own child, Salomy Jane, hao
disgraced herself by a mans crime-hao
disgraced him by usurping his right, and
taking Il mean advantage, by deceit, OF
Il foe.
Gimme that gun" he said horsely.
breckenridge handed him the gun II
wonder and slowly gathering suspicion
Madison examined nipple and muzzle
one barrel had been discharged: it was
true. The gun dropped from his hand
Look here. old man. said Brecken-
ridge. with a darkening face. there
bin no foul play here. Thar's bin nc
hiring of men, no deputy to do this job
| You did it fair and square-yourself.'
Yes. by Cod burst ont Madison
Clay in a hoarse voice. "Who says !
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rabcc. and he fred them shots to lure
me out, he might have potted me, with
out Il show. a dozen times III the last
five minutes
She hadn't thought since of her IA
TIERS enemy, 1t might indeed have been
he who had attacked Jack. But she
made Il quick point of the suggestion.
Run in. dad, run in and find the gun
you've cot no show out here without it.
She seized him by the shoulders from
behind. shielding him from the woods,
and hurried him. half eNpostulating,
half struggling, to the house.
But there no gun was to be found. 1t
was strange-it must have been mlslald
in some corner. Was he sure he had not
left If in the barn? But no matter now
The danger was OVERTIME Larrahee
trick had failed-he must go to bed now,
and in the morning they would make a
sporch together. At the same time she
had inwardly resolved to rise before
him and make another search OF the
wood. and perhaps-fearful JOY as she
recalled her promise.-fnd him alive
and well awaiting her.
Salomy Jane slept little that night
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were points IF honor which this horse
thief felt vaguely with her father. Lis
ten. he said, Grimly. Others think i
was Your father killed him. When | dill
II for h. fired 1t IN. hrSt-I ran 10 thu
corral again and took my h"~s. thinkiu'
! might bc loIlereI. | made a clear ci-.
cunt Of the house. AMI when | hrei H.
WIS the only onc. and uo one was f,l
lerin | come back here and took of my
Disguise. Then | heard his friends hud
him in the wood, and | know they ~u.
pectcd Your father. Aud then anoth,-
man came through the woods while !
was hidin. AMI found the clothes. AMI
took them AWAY lie stopped aul
stared ut her gloomily.
liut al this was uuiutclligihlc ~ the
girl. Dad would have got til" better II
him e you hadn't She said eagerly.
so what's the difference
All the same. he said cloomily. 4
must take his place"
She did not understand. but turned her
head to her master. Then You'll 90
back with me iii toll him alI:" She SAID
~ohcdicntiy.
Yes he said.
She put her hand in his. and they
crcpt out Of the wood together. She
tore~aw Il thousand difficulties. hnt.
chicfcSt of Ill, that hc did not love her
as She did. She would not have taken
these risks against their happiness.
But alas. for ethics and hcroi~m. .AS
they We're issuing from the wood they
heard the sound IF @allopinG hoofS. ana
had barely time To hide themselves hc-
fore Madison Clay. on the stolen horse
of B~oompointer, swept past them with
his kinsman.
Salomy Jane turned to her lncr.
And hero | might. rs Il moral ro-
mancer. pause, leaving the guilty. pas
sionate girl cloped with her ~diSrcputable
lover, destined to lifelong shame and
misery. misunderstood To the last by 4
criminal, fastidious parent. But / am
confronted by certain facts on which
this romance is based. \ month later It
handful was posted on one of the senti-
mel pines announcing that the property
would be sold by auction to the highest
bidder by Mrs. John Dart, daughter of
Madison Clay. ESQ, and il was sold ac-
cordingly. Still later-by 10 years-the
chronlcler of these pages visited Il GER
tain stock" or breeding farm IN the
Blue Grass country, famous for the pop
ular faces it had produced. He was
told that the owner was the best Judge
Of horsefiesh III the country. Small
wonder" added his informant. 'for they
say as 4 young man out in California
he was Il horse thief. and only saved
himself by clipping with some rich farm
cr'S daughter. But he's Il Straight-out
ana respectable man now, whose word
about horses can be bought: and as
for his wife. she's Il beauty, To see her
at the Springs rugged ont III the latest
fashion, you'd never think She had ever
lived out Of New York or wasn't the
wife of one Of its miilionnaircs.'
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Eighty-Five Refugees from CiemfueSos.
The Food Condition Unchanged.

Kingston. Jamaica. May 2S.-12:3O p.
m.-The .Adula arrived from Cienfuegos
this morning with 81 refugees. including
several prominent and wealthy persons.
Captain Walker reports that on going
into CienfuegoS on Monday he saw five
American warships-the Iowa. MaSsa-
chuSetts. Brooklyn. Castine and Indiana
but all We're gone when he came out
on Thursday. The -Adula was detained
four days by the Spanish authorities. but
it is supposed she was held because she
had one man aboard who was not on
the ships articles. She WAS released
without any penalty being imposed.
The food condition III Cienfuegos, ac-
cording to Captain Walker. is apparently
the same as on previous visits. The
Adrla brought mail. The Spanish con
sui here has given up trying to search
letters for contraband war dispatches.
A small Spanish gunboat maintained
an officious watch upon the Adula dur
ing her stay at Cienfuegos.
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Mckinley COULD NOT ACCEPT.

Public Business VIII not Permit Him
To Attend Memorial Services 1t Rich.
mond.
Washington. May .. President
to-day Informed Senator Daniel. of NIr-
ginia. that the urgency Of pubic bust
ness would not permit him 10 accept
bis invitation to attend the memorial
day ceremonies at Richmond. II was
also stated that he had been forced to
decline an invitation to attend the dedi-
cation ceremonies at the University of
Virginia on that day. He will, however
attend the memorial services at the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington.
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RESTS BESIDE Ills GREAT NJ
~NEESAEN. piSRAEI1.
FUNERAL WAS Az IMPOSING SPECTACLE
Eng'and's Great Mobility We're Gathered
Around tie bter. thousands Thronsed
The Square Outside. Memorial Ser.
wees all be- Held Today.

London. Mss = lu thc northern
trau>crt ~ Westminster Ahtcy. where
Eu-Igad~ greatest dead rest. the body
If tho late Mr.. Gladstone was cutombcL
today with the ceremonies Vt the M
tiou hc had served and 81 the church hc
bad loved.
Ills grave Is beside that ii hi~ lifelong
adversary. iiruj. pi>raclL. Lord Bracons
field whose marble caig> looks down NJ
on it dcekca with the rc-alia which clad
stone had refused. Two possible future
kings of Great Eritain.walkcd beside the
great mmoucr coffin. and all tn" no
bility and learning Of the stat" surround
cd il. though the wish of the deceased
had been for simplicity.
This official funeral. the first since that
of Lord palmcr~ton'> was rendered an
imposing spectacle" hy the maguiicencr
OF the building ia which IL WAS solemn
lied. The coffin rested on IN elevated
bier. before tho altar. its plainn">~ hidden
beneath i pail Of white and gold, en-
hroidcrcd with the text. "Itcquicscut in
Face
Six tall candies burned beside il. aud
Oh either side stood the supporters "t the
nall. The Prince al Wales and Duke of
Nork. were Mt the head Of the coffin. and
raurinr behind Them we're the MARQUIS
OF Salisbury. the Earl Of Kimberley. \.
!. Rllfour. Sir VIM. Vernon Hnrcourt,
The Duke of Rutland. Lord RuSchcrry.
and Mr. GladStone'S two old time friends.
Enron Erndcl and Cleo. .Armi~tead.
Within the chancel stood the Duke Of
Westminster. and hchind him were gath
erred the cathedral clergy. the Archbishop
of Canterbury, and the scarlet aud white
surpliccd choir hiilng TN" chapcl.
The mournrrs who sat in the stalls,
nearest to the bier were Mrs. Gladstone
bcr sons. Herbert and Stephen. aud
otbor m,,obnrs az the family. with little
pnrnth, prrw Mr.. GIadStonc's fayoritc
.~ru ndcbild.
Tho Princess Of Wales and the Ouch
cSS of York occupied tn" dean pew
opposite.
In tiers Of temporary seats in the
north and south tranScpts were assem-
hlcd the members of the two houses of
r,rtiamcnt, the MAYORS of principal cit
los doInr,tos from Liberal ORGANIZATIONS
aud representatives. of other civic and
p%oIitical organizations while the long
nave was crowded with thousands of
men and women. among them being most
of the celebrities in all branches of En-
yIi~h life, and every gallery. balcony aud
niche high up among the ~raftors held Il
cluster Of decnly interested spectators.
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MISSIONARIES MASSACREED.

London. May 2S-Thc governor Of Sierra
that Rev. and Mrs. McGraw. the Amer
lean missionaries. were massacreed
about May s at Taiama, near the scene
of the other mas>acreeS. The Governor >
information comes from Colonel Wool
gate. the commander Of Il British West
African force which has just captured
Taiama. with the loss Of four men Killed
ard five wounded.
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SUPPOSED SPANISH SHIPS.

Kingston. Jamaica. May 2S.-11:3O T..
ma dispatch from Port Antonio says
the lockout OH II. NJ. :. interchangeable.
which i in that port reported seeing
three vessels which he thought were
Spanish ships several miles off the coast
Steaming in Il westerly direction.
This announcement has caused .Ameri-
cans here To feel concerned for the safe
ty Of the United States gunboat Eagle,
now i'll port.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1898-12-30
VENGEANCE 5S DUN pERE
0uatrieme Partie


AVdnC Qo dis para1tre ello l6nc6 q
Joennio IN regard qui ft ~tressail-
l1r Ia ]eune femme dams toutes ses
MOBILES, un regard qui la terrifa,
ct ellie lui jeta CONNIE une menace
ct un def dc ces mots:
Nous nous reverrons, mada-
me; tout n'est pas fni!
Joennio n'eut pas la force de re-.
pondre. Ellie dtfalllait.
La nourrice cut I'M amusement
d'6paules b1usque:
En- VOLTA une vieil'e folle!
murmura-t-elle.
-Taisez-vous!
Et ellie lui jeta, I'm regard 81
Grange que la femme resta inter
dite, CONNIE g|ac6e d'efroi.
L'inspeeteur ne savait que pen
ser 49,. que croire.
Fl reconduisit Joennio jusqu'a Ia
porte du cabinet, oourb6 On deux,
d6sole de CO qul venait de SO pas.
SER.
MATS quaud la jeune femme cut
disparu, il ne put s'empecher de
murmurer:
VOLTA qui est ourieux! pris de
doute lui srssi devant l'attitude
de Nine de Mauvrat.
Gabriel Vernon await deja va,
depuis la disparition de SO file,
cette meme scene go reproduire,
ct il 6tait devenu aceptique $780,
Dependant, jamais encore il ma
wait w 90 femme sc d6battce avee
cette violence, aRrmer avec cette
6nergie que o'6talt ga file qu'elle
voyait. Pourtant etsit-ce vraisem.
blaple? Cette dame await Pair fort
bien: La nourrice qui n'avait au-
gun interet a mentir af6rmsit
qu'elle n'avait jamais quite ZEN
FAINT M. dc Msuyrat lie ban
qu1er Staff COMM. II sereit toa-.
joprs fscile de s'as,urer. s'il. aveit,
r6ellement une file. Done, meme
81 ga femme ma &c tEompait pas, il
ny await pas peril en-. la demeure.
L'enfsnt ne d,sparsftrait pas. Mails
il 6tait persuade, lui, que ga FEM
me SO trompait encore, gull n'6tait
pas possible que NJ, dc Mauvrat
cut fait voler une enfsnt, que ost-
to jeune femme, qui parais.ait 81
douce, ftt la complete dun rapt
odieux.
II emmena1t "a femme, la Gem
me, la calmait, essayant dc lui fall
re- passer ga folie.
MATS Marie m6lie ne voulait
rien entendre.
Ellie r6p6tait, n'6ooutant pas les
raisonnemens de son mari:
-O'est ma fllel c'est ma file!
Mas nous nous en- assurerons,
disait Gabriel. Oe sera faclle. Et
IL faudra bien gull nous la rende.
81 "a Ia emmen6 au loin?
Mails non.
Isl on ia oonn6 I'm faux nom.
-J'ai la carte, ia to dis.
oh je veux alIer ID has, chez
ces~gens.
-Oui, demain je- my ,rendrai...
Je me ferai donner tous les rensei-
%gnements.
-J'irai aveo tot.
-Tu ne seras pas assez oaIme.
-Si.... si.... Je SERIAL calme.
Mats 81 c'est ma file; vois-tul....
Isl c'est notre file, nous la "a
menerons aveo NOUS, J'ai autant
hate que tot de la revoir.
Tout de suite. Je veux la re.
voir tout de suitel
-C'est impossible! Nous arrive
rons la-bas trop tard. Afternoons 3
domain, mails demain q Ia premie.
re heure....
Domain, murmura la mere, en-
ore une mutt loin dele.
oh! ne te fails pas diffusion,
murmura GrabrieI, CO Nest pas
ellie.
Nous le ver1ons bien.
-H61as! fit lie mari, seoouant la
tote, o'ent tout wi
Marie melie ne r6pondit pas.
Ellie ne 80 tenait pas pour battue.
Ellie mesa pas toutefois r6sister 1
son mari ct suivit celui.ci chez
Maximilien Ohateauroux, qui les
attendsit ct qui await de son cote
des n%ouvelles lmportantes q leur
r6v6ler.
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L'oUHST

VR.b OOulc $780, sOOu CIA w.
matt du coeur, dss Ell. trsilles...
Nj doutts m'avaiont %repr;se...
Je suis r, st6e sans voix.
MATS Ia nourr:o', ellie? beg VI
Hector.
Oil la nourricc s'sst defsndue,
a orl6 que es,t femo.o etait fo.lel
= A la bonnie heu:e!
Mails les afirmaticns de IL
nourric,, dit. Joennic, au lieu dc
me- ,assurfr, aqementelent. encore
meg sQupqonst
4eara5 a'lfit,et verait, tfpre
ne pouyant rlqs tapir. en- PLACE..
-Q'vst upe m.ladle,, d4trast,lt
-Le monaa. s'6tait,
tour de nous. :. oontnua la>jeu.
ne femme 49,. On entrafps, cette
femme ct moi. daus le bureau dun
i%nspecteur. On e.s.Xa de Ia cal
mer ~. de la faire 1evenir sur &C
qu'elle disalt. Rien ne put 10 fare
changer davis 49,. Ellie continual
a orler que o'et>h % file qui 6tai
Ia, qu'elle voysit!...-
-C'est une femme qui aura ner
du une enfant.
TN Ia lui q vol6e.
-Vol6ei 6t Hector avee an sur
saul.
-Oui il "a quelques mois....
Elle await lage de notre flle....
1t depuis ellie la oh. rche 80. Ellie
pleure...
Hector murmura CONNIE Ia
%nourr;ce:
-O'est une folle....
Mais l'6pouvante await sech6 sel
MOBILES:
81 c'6tait vraiment Ia file de
cette femme.... une entant voice
il y aquelques mois.... quelle co.
i%ncidencel
IL dit:
MATS tn as protest6 "a
moins?.... Tu IS protest6 avec
indlgnation2
-J'ai dit Qui i''etsis 49,. Tai
donn6 ma cNte.-.~.. ct on Va haire
une enquete.
Hector cut I'm nouveau sursaut.
-Une enquete?
-Oui.... on yeut s'assurer.
MATS qu'op s'sssure.... de-
clara-t ll.... essayant de SO rassu-
rsr lul-meme...-. on vera bien
que notre enfant est 4 nous....
-Ainsi, o'est bien vrai, dit Ia
mere; Yvonne nest pas morte?...
cette enfant?...
-Cette enfant eat notre en-.
fant.... tn reux Palmer en- toute
assurance ct l'enquete que ION va
faire le demontrera vi%otorleuse-
mentl.... ct je suis heureux me
me qu'on la fa.se, d6olara Hector,
81 celia peut CHASER de ton esprit
des soupcons ridicules ct des dou.
tes stupldes. 80. tn sais comment
sc Monument ces g%ensf....
-Non.... Je mai pos demande
leur nom.
-Je les recevrai, moi, fit Hec-
tor, ct je leur r6pondrai, puisque
tn ma pu, to-, leur repondre!
Joeunic, convainoue par l'aocent
de sou mari. qui paraissait since.
re, par Pair tranquille Gull afec'
tat, SO pendit d son bras ralr sup.
plant.
-Tu ne men veux pas an
moinsl....
-Mais non.... mails non.
-Cette scene ma boulversee,
remu6e.,.. J'avais hate do mex.
pliquer avec tot.
tn az bien fait.... Tu est
plus trsnqullle maintenant?
@Oui.... Je cours embrasser
Yvonne.... cette chere petite
Yvonne... lul demander pardon. /.
-Ooi, va, car je Grains que tn
ne l'aimes plus.
Joepnic leva les bras ct les yeux
au ciel, dahs IN movement d'ado.
ration ct d'extase.
Ne plus ralmerl....
LIE soi1, Hector rercontra Ia
uourl1ce dams I'm couloir.
-Vous ne vous etes pas trahie
al moins? lui dit.il dun ton de
menace.
Obi non, monsieur. j.
LA lutte est venue. II faut to-
mir bony on tout est perdu!....
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(Suhel

&c M. de MauVrat.... On peut
Jet,estere... De nest pas une en-
f: mt volee! Une entant voice, cet-
to th6,ie!
Els emb1assait la petite file
tvec O. t%entat;on.
-C'c5t moi qui TAI nou1rie. Je
sa:s bier.
On I'entrafna, Sc d6battant, dams
le bur eau evec lea sutles.
L';nspscteur ferma la porte.
-Voyors, mesdsmes. ft.ll ex-
pl;q, ez-vous. il y a s0rement un
mslentendu.
Mar1e-Am6lje sanglo!ait.
On ma yol6 ma fl!el
MATS CO n'est Ias ma METRES
Sc, dit la rourlice. Ma ms1tresse
NEST PISS ure voleuse d'enfants.
Puts s'adressant 4 Joennic:
-D6fendez-vous done, madame!
D.tes que Get enfent eot votre en-
fanil
Johnnie ne r6ponda;t pas.
Ellie n'etalt plus sure.
Ellie sentalt en- ellie ellie ne sa-
Wait qroi qu'elle ne s'expliquait
Iss elle-meme ct qui la falsalt
douter.
-Oui, d(clara-t-elle, cette en-.
fant est mon enftnt..
Marie. Sis 90 dressa> devant
ellie 'es yeux etince'ante'
Gee. t ma file, 10 vous dls....
c'est ma dllel Vors n'osez pas
yors-meue dire le contra1re....
CIR WOES ssvez bien que le dit
yrti,
Moi, madamel
-Soutenez-moi done que vous
ave. porte cette enfant qul, est la
Cans vot1e seip. -. que vous. 6tes
So mAre.
Assurement, madame, ct je ne
vor comlrends pRs....
En- VOLTA une Eolie, ait la nour-
rice Mas nous sommes connues.
Nous pouvps prouver.
-Je ne vous parle pas q Vous,
cria la mere de Marie-Anne, o'est
) madame. Que madame r6ronde!
l'txpression du vissge de Joen-
mic 6teit 81 douloureuse, il y await
dams 81 3 yeux des larmes 81 ame-
res que Cub, lei Vernon In fut
touch6.
-Calme-toi, ma ch61ie, dit'il q
So femne to vols tien que NADIA
me so, fire.
Puts, s'adre.sant a Joennio:
-Fxousez ID, madame, dlt-il...
On hi a pr]s ga file ct ellie a cru
Ia reconntttre dams Ia v6tre. &c
nest pas ia premiere fois.
OIL je comprends, monsieur,
dit doucemelt Joennic, je CON-
prends "a ooult ur.... ct 10 ne lul
en- yeux PAS de son erreur....
Msis ceite enfent eet bien ma I'll
lie. Ellie s'eppelle Yvonne.... Je
me nomme Nine de MRuvrat. Vol
ci mon nom ttmon adresse.
Ellie sortlt une carte de son
pcrtefeuille.
-....Vous pourrez Ia vous as
surer....
Gabriel Vernon prit la carte.
-Je men doute paR, madame,
e~xcuseZ-nous.
Ii SO peneha vers SO femme, qui
s'6tait Ia;ss6e tomber eurlun tieg1
ct qui restait sanglotante dams une
,mmobil:t e f,rouche....
-Tu vols, to t'eta1s tromp6e de
nouveeu.
So femme lev les yeux.
Mon.
II ri, je 10 le jure.... Du
1eete, nous Eourrons nous assurer.
Mails c'est ma file, je vous
die,... U.st ma flie....et on le
vera blen.
Ellie SO leya.
-,Voyons, dit.il, sois raisoana-
BILE, Ia penses bien que CO nest
pas madame qu1 ia fait voler ton
enfant. - Tous les enfants de Get
age sc 1ess emblent...-
II cherchait q rentra1ner, re-
nouyelant aupres de Nine de Mau.
vrat toutes ses Excuses, aemblaDt
tres ennuy5 de Get incident.
Et il diss1t q 80 femme:
-J'ai lie nom It l'a1resEe, nous
ferops faire une enquete. Mais,
lei, CO nest pas le llep. Viens!
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" onn1c llnterrOmplt D1uDqGo
ment:
-Taist8. vous, dit,elle, ct rem.
tron,l J'ai hate de voir mon mari
Ellie hela I'm 6acre ct montt
dams la voiture, peedant que IL
noprrice lui jetait I'M regard lou
che. en- SO dieant, prise soudair
dune angoissa.
Obi oh! que penae.t.ell.?y
Qqapd clio arriva. Hector 6tai'
d6]a rentre. Il vlnt, sur le sRuil du
jard1p 4 leur r%enoontre.
Joennic ALA vivement 4 lpi4 Q,
sans I'm mot de %bienvenue, Zen.
trefnant vers l~'int6rieur de Ia mai
son:
-Viens. dit-elle, jj'ai 4 to parler
XVE
Hector await suivi 90 femme
tres surpris de son agitation de "a
paleur. II demanda an peu in
quiet:
GUY a.t.il7
Joennlo plongea dams ses yeux
ses yeux perqants ct durs+
-Voyons, r6ponds.mot, com.
menea-t-elle, que s'est-ll pass6 icl
pendant mon absence2
Hector %tressaillit.
Comment? begaya t-il.... que
veux-tu dire?
Ma file?
-Quoi? ia file?
-Tu sails qu'en arrivant ]e ne
l'avais pas reconnue!
M. de Mauvr at etait devenu pa.
le CONNIE la mort.
II ess'ya neanmanmoins de fai.
re bonnie contenance ct dit:
-Une idee!.... Une id6e don't
tn es revenue depuis....
-Ie ne sails pas DIT 1oennio.
Comment? ......
FL y . des moments ohs mel
soupQous disparaissent. II y on
moi une voix gu me parle...
Hector sentit d seq tempes per-
Ter des goutes de sueur trolde.-
II murmura:
-O'eat insens6I One erois. tn
dono?Qua p%enses-tu2
-Je,pense..:: ne men veuile
paa..:~..:msis il fxut que j'6olair.
cisse celia, que je disc &c que ]'ai
sur lie ooeur.... que }e laisse enfn
6chspper CO secret qui tm'6tonfe
Vs.... va.... fit Hector, glaoe
de te,reur.
-D'ailleurs, j'ai fat depuis des
reyes terribles Je voyais ma
file morte, Yvonne, pas celle-ci
Hector ohanoelsltt..
II fit un effort pour dire
-O'est de la folie!....
-0ui, dit la femme. Je mo lie
dis solvent. Je me dis que tn mes
pas capable. 80. MATS peut.stre as
tn fsit celia pour le blen, pour
m'6viter une doulsur.
MATS quot? ft lie mari. Ex
plique toll Je ne comprends pas.
Ell bien! ma file serait NOR.
t6....et tn me lsurals oache...
Hector regarda 50 femme.
All gal dit-il dun air mena.
CANT, parles-tu serieusement1
Josnnio bsissa les yeux.... et
ellie 6olAta en- sanglots.
-Je ne sails pas, b6gaya t-elle.,
Je suis 81 malheureuse!...
-Tu es folle!.... dit Hector
rudement. Isl ia file 6tait NOR.
te, aurajs je pu le cacher? Dams
quel but? Et la nourrice?....
oh! fit vlvement Joennic, je
mai pas.du tout confance 4 cette
femme. SEES paroles sonnent faux
SEES regards me sont odieux.
MATS moi, tn me crojs done
capable dun pareil mensonge,
dune pareille s%upercherie, qui 70.
raft la plus odieuae OF la plus in
fame de toutes?
Non, non, fit Joennic, je ne le
orois pas.... ct VOLTA CO qui me
retirnt.. .Mais 81 tn savais CO qui
Went de SO pssser tout B l'heure..
Quot? interrogea Hector, de-
venu, plus livide encore 81 o'6talt
possible et,qua toute les terreurs
6treignaient.
-Je me promsnais, dams un
magasin de pouye aat6s, dit J6en.
nic.....La nourrice mrtait Pen