Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-25
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AS soon as the stranger had gone
Raoul recovered from his excitement
and began to wonder what could have
been the motive for the insult. Pick
ing up the mans card, he read:
Nv. II. b. Jacobson, formerly Carl
baldian volunteer, ex-off1cer of the Ar
my of the South Qtaly. America). 80
Leonie street."
''Oh." he thought. "here is big mill
tary man who can whip everybodyv'
Raoul had seen enough Of the world
to understand these heroes who cover
their visiting cards with titles.
But. since the insult had been offered
in the presence of others. early the next
morning Raoul sent two of his friends
gave them NJ. Jacobson's address and
told them to report at the Hotel du
Louvre, where he proposed to sleep.
At half past 8 in the morning his Sec
onds arrived. Nj. Jacobson had select
ed the sword and would fight that very
hour in the woods Of Vincennes.
'Let us be offv' cried Raoul gayly.
II accept the gentleman's conditions
After a minutes fencing Raoul was
slightly wounded in the right shoulder.
The Tex officer Of the south" wished to
continue the combat but Raoul's Sec
onds declared that honor was salts
fed and that they had no intention
of imperilIng their friends life again.
The ex-otficer was obliged to &C.
quiesce Raoul went home delighted
at having escaped with nothing more
serious than little loss of blood and
resolved to keep clear of all so called
Garibaldians in the future. In fact,
nights reflection had convinced him
that Clameran was the instigator of the
two attempts to kill him. Nine. Eau
vel having told him what conditions
Madeleine placed on her consent to
marriage, Raoul instantly saw the
his removal. He recalled a thousand
little remarks and events Of the last
few days, and on skillfully questioning
the marquis his suspicious changed
into certainty. This conviction that
the man whom be had so materially as
sisted in his criminal plans was so
basely ungrateful as to turn against
him inspired in Raoul resolution to
take speedy vengeance upon his treach-
erous accomplice and at the same time
insure his own safety. He was per-
suaded that by openly siding with
Madeleine and her aunt he could save
them from Clameran's clutches. Hav-
ing fully resolved upon this, he wrote
& note to Nine. Fauvel asking for an
interview. The poor woman Mastered
to Vesinet at the appointed hour, con
WINGED that some new misfortune wa.
in store for her. She found Raoul me-:
tender and affeetionate than he L.:
ever ESen. lie saw the necessity Of J.:
assuring her and winning his old p!>>
in her forgiying heart before MAXI:
his disclosures.
He succeeded. The poor lady ha;i
, smiling and happy air in an armcil%.
with Raoul kneeling before her.
Il have distressed you too long. l
dear MOTHER he said in his soi::
. tones, ''but l repent sincerely. ,>3
listen to me-
He had not time to say more. II
door was violently thrown open, q.
III M. Fauvel, revolver in hand, ente.!
the room.
"Ah," he said, "you thought sc
could abuse my credulity foreyer!'
Raoul had the courage 20 place him.
self before Nine. Fauvel and to stand
prepared to receive the expected bullet.
= II assure you, uncle he began.
,r Enough" interrupted the banker.
with an angry gesture. "Cease this act.
Ing, of which am no longer the dupe.' ~
Il swear to you
"Spare yourself the trouble of deni-
ais. I know all. know who pawned
my wife's diamonds. I know who CON-
mitted the robbery for which the inno-
cent Prosper was arrested and impris-
;oned."
... Nine. Fauvel, white with terror, fell
Upon her knees.
At last it had come-the dreadful day
. had come! Vainly for years she had
,added falsehood to falsehood. Vainly
abe had sacrificed herself and others.
All was now discovered.
"Pardon, Andre! I conjure you, for
give me!'
At these heartbroken tones the bank
q trembled. This voice brought be-
fore him the twenty years which he
had spent with this woman, who had
always been the mistress of his heart,
whose slightest wish had been his law
:sand who by look could make him the
, ,happiest or the most miserable of men.
unhappy woman!' he said. "Un.
happy woman! What have l done that
you should act thus? l have loved you
= too deeply"
Raoul, who listened with attention,
saw that if the banker knew some things