Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-07-09
CHAPTER xv.-(Continued.)

In every situation a woman IL bound
TO suffer In many ways that man does
not, and TO feel her troubles more acutely
than he can; for a mans vigor and en-.
ersy In constantly brought into play; he
thinks and acts, comes and goes, busies
himself In the present, and looks to the
future for consolation. This was what
Charles was doing. But woman can
not help herself-hers IL q passive part;
shs Is left face to face with her trouble
and has nothing to divert her mind from
II; she sounds the depths Of the abyss
Of sorrow, and It's dark places are filed
with her prayers aud tears. So It was
with Eugene. She was beginning TO I'M
derstand that the web Of woman's life
will always DO woven Of love and sorrow
and hope and fear and self.sacrifcc; hers
was to be woman's lot In all things
without woman's consultations. and her
moments Of happiness were to be like
the scattered nails driven into the wall,
when all collected together they scarcely
filled the hollow Of the hand. Troubles
seldom keep us waiting for them. and for
Eugene they were gathering thick and
fast.
On New Years morning, when Gran
det entered the dining room, Mime. Gran
Diet and Eugene wished him q prosper
Gus New Year. each In her own way.
Mime. Grandet was grave and ccremoni.
Gus. but his daughter put her arms round
his neck and kissed him. AHA! child"
he said, II am thinking ana working for
happy. and II you are to be happy. you
must have money, for you won't get any.
thiss without II. Look! here Is a grand
new napoleon. sent to Paris on purpose
for It. There Is not a speck Of gold In
the house, except yours, you are the one
who has the gold. Let me see your gold,
little girl"
1T Is too cold. let us have breakfast"
Eugene answered.
"Wsll, then, after breakfast we will
have look at It. eh2 1t will be good
for our digestions. That great des
Grassins sent us this, all the same," he
went on. $50 get your breakfast, children,
for II costs us nothing. Des Grassins
10 going on nicely; am pleased with
him: the old fish II doing Charles ser.
vice, and all free gratis. Really. he Ia
cleverly."
By IL o'clock they had finished break
fast. "Clcar everything away" Grandet
told Nanon, but leave us the table. W.
cnn look over your little treasure more
comfortably So" he said. with his eyer
on Eugene. Little, said I? IT'S not &c
small, though, upon my word. Your coins
francs, then with forty more this morn
ing, that makes 5000 francs all but one
Well, l will give you another franc tc
make mp the sum. Listen, Eugene, yot
must let mo have your gold. You will
not refuse to let your papa have Il? Eli
little daughtcrY'
Neither Of the women spoke.
II myself have no gold left had
some once. but have none now. vii
give you GOO francs In silver for Il, ant
you shall invest II; will show you how
There IL really no need to think Of 4
dOwry. When you are married I vii
fink husband for you who will civ,
yo2 the handsomest dowry that hos evel
been heard Of hereabouts. There II I
splendid opportunity just now; you cal
invest your 5000 francs In government
stock, and every six months when divi
deiAds are duo you will have about 2O(
francs coming In. all clear Of taxes. 70,
don't like to part with your gold. Ell? Il
that It, little girl? Never mind, let m,
have II all the same. will look on
for gold coins for you. ducats from Hol
land. and eenov!nes and Portuguese moi
dores and rupees, the Mogul's rupees
and what with the coins I shall give 20,
on Jour birthday and 80 forth. you will
have half your little hoard again In three
years time. besides the six Thousand
francs In the funds, What do you say
little girl? Look up, child! There
There! bring It here, my pet. You owl
me a good kiss for telling you business
secrets and the mysteries OF the life an,
death Of hve-franc pieces. Yes. indeed
the coins live and cad about just lik
men do; they 60 and come and sweat AM
multiply"