The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-07

again, so, deeply ashamed was he Of
m sieu son pere. AS 10 proving un-
grateful to so good an uncle, only
monster could SO far forget himself
The IMPORTER exclaimed Molly with
flashing eyes.
Not altogether" said Justine, laying
lively, Il believe that for the moment
he means what he says,-he has really
tn best Intentions, only he never fulfils
them. Well, little by little M sieu Gas
ton got through his mothers portion
(Which, being settled on her. had former
!y escaped). OF course, when she chose
to give it to him, no one could save it.
And then things went from bad to worse.
till now we are almost beggared Of late
we have been living from hand to mouth,
how it is all to end know not But
m'sieu lie baron feels,-though, mind you.
+ as 1 say, to a man of his tempera nent
the present state of things is far more
painful and humiliating than it would
be to one less proud and sensitive-but
1t is the grief and Disappointment. caused
by MI sieu Castor. His second bankrupt
cy is worse than the first; for now he
is bankrupt in hope, in affection-in all
that remained to him in life. And here
| an mending that young -for-noth-
fng's abominable socks,' cried Justine.
suddenly breaking off in her recital an
f1nglng her work on the floor. why
do it 1 don't know. The fact is we are
all ready to do anything for M sieu Gas
ton. We all love him, 1 believe, though
he is so bad. Yes, I even think his
uncle loves him still, though he is often
cold and stern to him, and for that rea-
son he suffers all the more
Molly was silent After a pause tie
muttering that If it were not me 1del M
Castor would buy new ones, and there
fore, in his uncle interest, it was better
to continue to darn.
Il am sure mademoselle,'' she observed
all at once, that l can count en- Your
discretion. No one knows this story, ex-
I'cio l. lit,
and l. ! tell you; because, said Justine
thoughtfully rubbing her nose with her
needle. 1T appears to me that you are
interested in M. 'sieu lie baron, ard bssi1e
ma fol, one must talk sometimes, and 1
have carried about this secret for SO
with it, --N''- was 0oi . ''ns
Molly suddenly turned pale, and was
struck with horror. What had she doae?
What d1shonorable part had she uncon-
sclously enacted?
oh, JuStine!' she cried "vOu shoi:ld
hstened!
1T is little late to think of that now,
mademoiselle, is it not?' returned the
other placidly; but 90 not distress your
self; no one will be the WISER
The girl turned away, and, after a mo-
prey to the bitter remorse.
Could she ever look Raoul in the face
again. knowing what she did, ard having
such manner? How could She she ask
ed herself in that paroxysm Of wonder
with Which we occasionally CONTEMPLATE
our own actions, how could she h we
stopped to such conduct?
she had been so much interested in JlIs-
TN story, SO carried away by the recapit-
uIa1ion 20, OF Raoul,s sorrows and by her
sympathy with them, that she literally
had not realized what she was doing.
After a long and painful meditation.
she resolved to eXpiate it by full con-
fess1on to Raoul himself Drawing his s.
pleasure, that she might regain her ee,f
respect
After dejeuner, at which she cut a ser
~ hgure, she introduced the subje:t
looking SO grave and perturbed that
+ have something to say to you" she
began, and then stopped, breathing hur
She is going to tell me she wishe7 to
leave, thought Raoul, and he turned a
shade, paler, and braced himself for the
IL have confession to make" went
tell you chat fear-I know, I have taken
advantage of the liberty you give me-
nave betrayed Your trust;' here she came
to standstill again. Oh why woul1 h sr
lips tremble so, and why did She feel +hat
PainIul, humiiating inclination to crv?
Raoul kindly. SS'iu
oh but it isi'' cried MOLLY 6pdiro 30.
voice all at once and bringing out her hei.
story as fast as possible, lest her cour-
age should again fail her ut is very
very pad. l don't know how I couId have
done such a thing. Monsieur, | have besn
taking with Justine and sonnehowEI
can hardly understand how it happene IL
sne tolo me everything about you all