The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01

Madebsny. seemed like q Do
nevol<dlan.
tame to like you wa
| glad" I'D LATE. "But when yos
came him I was just about al
happyk l was leading Clarice-
my whean-out Of the First
Lethodlrch at Shoeburyport
Mass. gust II, 1902, with heI
white Wig her, and them orange
fowersk Is carrying seeming III
the plat not quite so glad. may
be, butlr shy of it. And yot
think hit true to you? What
man in fses wouldn't be?"
Il wdr you," cried the girl
summon defiance to her aid
"He shdE re spoken for himself
What ri3 h you to speak for him
sent or b.
"Why, hight I'd explain that
mamzelld st because I'm hill
friend" SIC. ut amt true. NO'
a word oftory's true I'm goint
to tell yot ruth. But first I'm go
ing to sal I got to say, because
it's true. haven't acted rightly
toward H. you haven't, nam
zelle!"
The pasl gesture, the sincerity
of his tonlnated her. She tried
to find hee and could not; SHIT
tried to finknation and could not
1--WE wertte. Marie together Il
see condidthere, to see what
sort Of plaheon Duval was run
ming. The las there. It was the
night OF TIL. and we helped ha
away. She lome, and her fathes
never knew.l lie Baptiste knew. ant
others who'& her with us. The1
told Brouss(nd he started thoss
lies about M lew, who never knew
about it-nehew anything.
THAT felPierre, Brousseaut
man, had his IN the girl. You kn%v
the sort Of vhe's done along thif
coast. Maybedon't, but it's devil1
work. name nd he and LeblaM
lured Marie i boat by means d
their decoy, Me Bonnat, and tool
her to the "a We found then
there, and saver, and brought TIT
girls back. ts all Now yos
know. Now understand how
you've done 81 a wrong. II yot
don't believe Nd afe continued dos
gedly, lust toe hsw much yol
don't believe, I'll prove it. II
prove every wo you don't have II
take me on trus
do you thinhm caoable Of seek
ing evidence tia mn is true Il
mev cried Madhe. Do you thinl
l am going into. Boiface to pr
into your friendlction?"
you love him, mzek," said Lafe
with patience + wuld not b'
thwarted. II casead that in YOU
face. You love \, an you've don,
him a wrong. III, rhmzelle. 70,
can't lie down Uni tht. You CAM
bear it. You've geo rint it."
She burst into elples tears. =
hoped that he wou CON to me-" sh'
whispered.
Hilary Askew It tat kind of
man," said Lafe.
He refused to d$nd lmself."
He'd promised hrido say moth
ng."
Let me pass. I l We lard you"
But LATE stood inhe ay. "You'r
going to tell him it'sll rht," he sale
III arrange it SO i wet hurt -ou
pride, if that's wort koing-"
"How dare you iIu ltae! Let hil
come to me! Let hir come an
,leadr
''Mamzelle !"
Il shall never go tohil"
And LATE had reacledie end. H
outraged justice had lehim to Il
'oal; but it was the vrg goal. E
vas helpless, he was ,eaten. e
stepped aside, and SHE / past 4ir
lurrying up the staifs, hose kIdt
'arpet was held by flashed 10,
hat cleaned between removing se<
LATE looked along theloomy ha
It the portraits, In theirilt frame
mo he felt the unreasorg, stubhol
tosny spirit that lookout Of q
yes OF each, as it had liked out
and spoken | her. Al
had met such another ,irit in II
ry.
1 guess you're wrongful Of yos
'afe muttered. II guesiyou mar
actured your code and tmght it "
reeding and pride, and y, can't hr
!. You got your foundatns crooka
.ou can't help it; that's l."
And with the same dogai patien,
ut with an added air of lpefessne
e put on his snowshoes nd pls<2k
rom the Chateau.
(TO BE CONTINUD.,