The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

Castor took leave Of her at her owr
door.
One Way to Live.
Berthe Lestrel was a young woman
Of excellent and unsullied character. but
was poor and supported herself by sing
ing at entertainments at private houses
CASTOR had often met her. and had been
much impressed with her
! He walked away musing after seeins
Berthe home. and his musing cost him
dear. He was suddenly set upon by foot.
pads. garroted and robbed of all the
winnings he had made that night at the
! club.
! Perhaps the Peruvian general and the
Canadian doctor. who had seen him leave
the gaming table with so much money,
were not entirely unconnected with this
! little financial transaction. These ad-
venturers had TO live, you knoW-or
thought they had to.
Nmr. CroEon.
The next day CASTOR started out to
visit his uncle, the ma gistrate, and tell
him Of his deliverance from the snares
Of Julie d'Orcival and of his readiness
TO live cleanly ever after, marry and
become a magistrate.
He had to pass not very far from the
house where Mime. Groom, Berthe's SIS
ter, lived. CASTOR looked at his watch.
1t was just about the hour. when Berthe
had said she was to visit her sister again
and be present at the captains return.
His steps, somehow, led him TO Nine.
Crozon's door. And there he met Berthe
so, monsieur" said she. you doubted
me last night when told you the reason
of my being out so late! Come in-my
sister will confirm what said
She insisted and CASTOR entered. Mime
Groom. of course. confirmed all that
Berthe had said
in a towering rage, and Berthe hurried
CASTOR into a side room from which he
could reach the street unseen.
Go, 60" she said; the captain is furi-
ously jealous-he must not find any one
here but ourselves
only Three Months Left.
cyclone. He had received many anony-
nous communications while he had been
away rejecting upon his wife's honor and
stating that she had given birth to a
child the month before.
The poor Mrs. Groom went into hys-
terics and Berthe declared that the whole
thing was an infamous slsnder. She had
been with her sister every day. Finally
the captain calmed down, embraced his
wife and cursed the slanderers.
When CASTOR reached his uncle's house
that worthy magistrate greeted him with
urbanity and heard his story with a smile,
in which there was, however, a little bit
of incredulity as to the reality of his
nephew's reformation.
Well, well, Gaston," said the Judge, II
am glad to hear that you are come 10
your senses Now as to a wife. How
would Nine. Cambray do? However, 1
will not insist upon particular person.
Any well-born and virtuous girl will be
acceptable to me.
But remember-if within three months
you are not married 1 will marry myself
and disappoint you"
Three BInckmaIIcrs.
To return to Julie d'OrcivaI. Early in
the morning after the suicide OF Goly-
mine Gen. Simancas called upon her. He
desired to know, he said, IL any letters
we're found in the pelisse which the poor
count wore when he hanged himself
There should have been in his pockets,
he said, some letters which related to
South American conspiracy in which 5Jth
himself and the count were engaged. 1t
would be very annoying should these let
tiers fall into the hands OF strangers.
He looked Julie steadily in the face as
he talked-but she was not a woman to-
bertay herself.
Letters? Why. how should she know?
The police had taken charge OF the body
and consequently Of the clothing. She
was astonished at the generals ques-
tons.