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MARCEL’S PORTION.
A. NOVEL IN THREE PARTS.
the basement and placed on a stretcher in a { ally pleased with it. Bat in addition to the
back room, on the first fioor. The officer in | pleasure he felt, he had read the account of
charge stated that the inquest would not be j the funeral, and had at once surmised what
held upon it till five o’clqck in the evening, i Tom had done with the two hundred dol-
He also informed Tom that several gentle- j iars, particularly as reports were spread about
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men, prominent in politics, had called to see
it and had announced that they would defray
the expenses of a respectable funeral, instead
of allowing it to be buried at public expense
among paupers. They had also inquired if
any person in town knew where Mrs. Lau-
rouissini was.
“They shan’t bury her,” muttered Tom, as
he walked towards Bobbers Lane. “Its the
last and saddest thing I can do for her and no
shook, and afterwards requested her to be r e- tnved thut it was not possible to know of its
seated.
“Wouldn’t have known you, if I’d met you
up on the streets,” said Tom.
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the child at her side.
“I am looking old,” she answered. “We
do not grow younger, yon know,” And she
added, “not that I have had anything to
the reporter discovering in the dead woman
an old playmate of his. Mr. Koppered, there
fore, very generously offered to pay Tom more
money, but the offer was defined.
“Some other time.” said he in reply; “not
out, of funds yet. Besides there’s Smith’s ar
ticle. Will make a couple of hundred eff
that. D—n me, I won’t rob you.”
He left, weut to the Repeater office, and re- j Nothing exciting going on now
rjnested two day’s vacation from Mr. Fradden, j was that sad
Belle smiled and played with the hair of j small slip of paper;
existence, unless shown how it opened. ( WKH
Asking for writing implements, which were , named below", wiiijnd the Law
brought him, Tom wrote these words on a ; n**rted Mow reliable, and promp
-- _ _ _ L$30 a yuar.
“From One who Loved Your
Mother.
“T. S.”
naaea, -not urn. i. nave itati anymmg 10 trapping up this little bit of paper he
trouble me. My life has been very qni„ and i P laced 11 t0 P; thtu cI ° slu K} . the
comparatively pleasant since 11
And yours ?”
Mine ?” echoed Tom. “Always tne same.
Yes, there
spring caught the round piece of gold and
the paper was hid from view. He paid for
the jewelry, left the store and returned home.
When he got back his Pet was playing with
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CHAPTER IX—Costisced.
else has a right to do it. D—n me, I , who grumblmgly gave it, because Tom was the death of his wife.’’ Here Tom’s face be- j D f en P a CKea away and got ready lor
;r felt so bad in all my life. No, never. | his best reporter, and could ill be spared, came a little red. “You received my letter?” ‘ 1e P art ure. threw down her toys and
never
Not even when I lost her. And I did suffer
thftn.”
When he arrived at the house he found
Charley Fradden and his lather, as well as the
| physician there. The editor of the Repeater
They left him alone with the dead and with j had come there for the purpose of doing what
the sleeping child and he sat down on a chair ; Tom had already done—ordering the body
and gazed at the two beings that lay on the , respectably buried. But the undertaker had
bed lor several hours. Three or lour times j already arrived with his assistants, including
the door was half opened and a curious face ! two women, and the body of Mrs. Laurouis-
thrust into the room, to be instantly with- sini, had been bathed, shrouded and placed
drawn when the eyes met the figures of the
corpse. Brutal, callous and heartless as are
the denizens of the slums and back alleys of
great cities, they are all afraid of death, and,
singular, though it be, especially so when it
does not come from violence.
At nine o 4 clock a nurse, sent by the physi-
iu a coffiu, which rested on two chairs.
The young man returned home, and devoted
his attention to the child.
For two days the frequenters of the Bohe
mian Shades saw not the cheery face, and
heard not the clear, sonorous “d—n me” of
the greatest Bohemian of them all. But had
they taken a peep into the front room of Mrs.
Lougcent's third story, they would have either
seen him seated on the carpet building houses
for a baby prattler, who looked up into his
face and smiled in perfect confidence, or seen
• him on a rolling chair before the fire, ^vith the
How he had heard of the death was never i child upon his knees, it’s head nestling upon
explained, but as the gentlemen ia the room | Tom’s breast, and he wiping off the tear that
were conversing on the subject of the tragedy,
while the nurse was in the next room engaged
in washing the child and dressing her in the
clothes Tom had bought, who should sudden-
ciaD, arrived, bringing with her a few articles j ly walk in but Mr. Greenmount.
of nourishment for the child, which was still 1 The Philosopher took off his hat, adjusted
calmly sleeping. Tom bade her remain in his spectacles and stared at his cotemporary
the room un*il his return, then he left the editor as he entered the room. Then he
bouse.
“ She must be buried decently,” he said
to himself ; “ and she must not be buried by
charity. I must raise the money to pay for
her funeral.”
He went to the store of Mr. Koppered, and
found that gentleman in consultation with
Mr. Sniff. Assuming his usual light and care
less demeanor, Tom requested a private inter
view.
“Confound it,” said Mr. Koppered, “ if it’s
about that article speak out. Sniff knows all
about it. I told him yesterday.
Tom thought a minute.
• Y'es,” he answered at length; “ it’s about
walked up to the side of the coffin and stood
gazing thoughtfully at the dead body therein
for some time.
“This is a very sad sight,” said Mr. Frad
den stepping beside him.
“Y'ou’re a fool, Fradden,” uttered the Phil
osopher, taking out his handkerchief and
blowing his nose. Then he walked away mut
tering, “The smoke from that, fire has got in
my eyes. I’m an infernal jackass.”
But presently he returned to Fradden and
said in a whisper:
every now and then trickled unbidden down
his cheek.
And when the two day’s vacation ended, ex
cept to drop in, take a drink, and exchange
salutations with acquaintances, Tom kept
away from his old resort. After the day s
work was over, be would return home to play
with the child. It was a pretty sight to see
the little thing run forward to meet him, and
pout its lips to receive a kiss as he took it up
m his arms.
When the evenings were clear and not too
cold, he had it dressed and mufiled up for
walking, and he would take it around to Mrs. i
Fraddeu, where active preparations were
making for the departure of Marcel Van Du-
sen for Baltimore. Father Melrose’s visit to
Goram was for the especial purpose of carry
ing the boy to that city.
Christmas day came,and Tom venally levied
he added,
“Yes,” she said, “but not before one
week ago. I was absent from home
at the time and returned only there. It was a
horrible fate for both to meet. Gustave was
wholly to blame, though. When the crash
came and I heard of it, my business agent was
instructed to ascertain if any compromise
could be effected. Gustave refused to accept
any favors »t my hand. He gave up every
thing and went to New Orleans. At the sale
of his property, my agent bought in the fam
ily plantation, and, through a friend, it was
placed at my brother’s disposal. But the old
pride of our people influenced him to reject it.
He declared he would not accept charity under
any circumstances. After awhile I learned
that he was utterly destitute of means, and
for some three months I secretly sent money
to his wife, and thus saved them from starva
tion. At the end of this time he began to sus
pect that Ellen was clandestinely obtaining
funds. He compelled her to tell him bow
she obtained it, and three days later left New
Orleans with her and this child. Until the
very day I wrote you I could not ascertain
where they had gone.”
Tinsley W. Ri 're:
Attorney-it-Lavr—Piompt attentioc
to Tom when she saw him.
Taking her in hi6 arms, as usual, Tom went
to the window, sat on a chair near it and I “
placing the child on his knee, pulled the chain j A L B A 25 * •
and locket from his vest pocket and fastened d i ...
them around her neck. I Thomas R. Lyt
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“lou re going to leave me directly, Pet, Dougherty, Baker and Mitchell
he said, gravely to her, and with as much
earnestness as if she was capable of under
standing his words. “Taint likely we’ll see
each other again for a long time. You won’t
forget Tom, will you?”
“No, no, no,” she answered with childish
vehemence, shaking her little head. “Y'ou
not det me, Tom, hey?”
“And, Be:,’’ he continued, “Some of these
days you’ll find the spring of that locket,
open it, anu learn all about Tom Suckers.
May be I’ll be an old man then. Don’t mat
ter, though. Can’t understand what I say.
I know that. But it won’t prevent
me from loving you all my fife; won’t prevent
me from praying for you, whenever I pray.
God bless you. Don’t cry, little darling.
ou.
Toifi ain’t mad with you. Come, kiss Tom.’
“Ain’ mad?” she asked, giving him a kiss
and slapping his cheeks with restored coufi-
It waif very unfortunate," Tom remarked. i crying a lew sec-
All business diligently attend
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JJARVBSVUtK.
John F. Reddinar.
Attorney-at-Law. wiii give careful attenUo:
business put i.t l.ia bands.
Will practice
Solicits business.
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Draw on me lor two hundred and fifty a contribution upon a manufacturer of fish
dollars.”
Poor tiling !” returned Mr. Fradden, pa-
hooks, whose wares he had puffed. With the
money thus obtained, he purchased the child
that article. Will have it in the Repeater day thetically. “ She can command more money j a variety of presents, including a great doll,
after to-morrow. Regular slasher, sir. D—n I now than she needs. How little did we think j which opened and shut its eyes by means of a
Spread j two days ago that Gustave Lauroussini would ! wire ruthlessly run through its body.
me, if it won’t make your fortune,
head, Nonpareil leaded. Must see you alone, | die the death
though. ”
Mr. Koppered laughed and walked aside
with him.
ith of a suicide and his wife perish ! Then he took her to the museum, showed her
from starvation.” . the wonders there, and became red iu the face
And I,” said Mr. Greenmount, smashing when a lady asked him if that was his girl.
onds before.
| “No, but Tom leels bad,” he a us we red.
: “But Pet is going to leave Tom.”
! “No, no,” she returned. “Pet not veave
you, Tom. Petyove Tom.”
| As he . clasped the little thing in his
arms again, he heard a slight rustle at the
door, and turning, he saw Belle standing near
the threshold, looking in.
He put the child down.
“Very foolish,” he said, blushing. “Weak
points about me. Come lor her?”
of that night in the room where Henrjr Van I „ ;‘^ 8; ‘ he “f, ria?e “ ou,8ide >” »l»erepHed.
“ Never thought he was that kind of man
Man of very strong prejudices.”
“ Yes.” she returned. “ He despised me to
the last, as I saw in tue letter he wrote you.
It makes no difference, however. I owed him
a debt, and 1 will repay it to his child. He j
avenged me on the man who dishonored me.
and whose memory I hale."
“ For God’s sake ! No ! ” exclaimed Tom.
She leaned forwards, and for the first and ;
only time during the interview' her black eyes
flashed fiercely in the light, reminding Tom
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* how much i him, too.
in the crown of his hat; “and I referred to
l)usen lay dying.
It is very Christian in you to say that,”
woo UlOgUi. IbWTOIJ OUUSUUU IU VlIU IW Ml} l Li ill, Islit* tt .
The child, though tall for her age, spoke i answered. “I do not feel any such charity e 4
lid not under- ' for the dead. It I could injure Henrv Van aus ^ er ^‘ 1 {
She is.
the bell and told the servant who
to bring out Pet’s baggage. Pre
permit this body to remain in this miserable I stand what her name was. and there was noth- j Dusen, dead, I would do it. If I could blight j ^ rs * f' ou 8 cent came in, followed by
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is a jackass ! We must not very indistinctly, and Tom could
“Now*, Suckers,” he said,
money do you want? ”
“Been dissipating lately,” returned Tom
“D—n me, lost four hundred on Country sense than to let it stay here any longer?
Lass, week before last. Felt certain she’d ; der it removed at once.”
win the race. Just my luck, though. Per
haps you couldn’t spare two hundred?”
*• The ! ” exclaimed Mr. Koppered, ed determined to pick a quarrel and blow his ! be. and Mrs. Longcent suggested every name ! silent
A. D. Hammond.
deu. Good God ! man, haven’t you better ing about the rags she had v
Or- ! cate it.
| “Te,
Mr. Greenmount was unusually aggressive asked to giv
; the only
her name.
ivorn to iudi- j the happiness of anything he held dear
would do it."
“As she conc luded she leaned bi^ek on the ;
gave when j
endeav- j sola and looked steadily at Tc
*ui. uiccuiuunui umiBuauj aggicsanc ubacu iu jjci ij.hu *r. j. win cuuc.t * - sui,i umi luuucu mciiuim in. iuuj. uc iun.it; bia-int* -IK ♦! • 1 fpi
and very watery about the eyes. He appear- ored to guess what it could possibty j no reply, and tor a brief while they remained I * * 1
boarders iu the house. All loved the
| child foi its own sake, and all had been touch- 1
ed by the devotion Tom had shown it while j
in his care. They crowded around it, each !
y recalled •
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using a very strong adjective iu his astonish- nose.
she could think of ending in “ty” or “tie,” 1 “I suppose you know what has brought mi
Tom Suckers has charge of the body,” re- but without avail. Tom compromised the J here,” she said at length
xnent.
“ Worth every cent of it,” Tom observed, i plied Mr. Fradden.
Must have the money. Engagements to meet, i Mr. Greenmount got after Tom, and blew' was a dear, winsome little creature, soft, teu- the child.”
j difficulty by calling her “Pet.” And his pet ! “Yes,I know,” he answered, “you come for
Ruin me if I don’t settle. Y'ou can afford it him up for not immediately calling at his res- ' der and affectionate. It wound itself around “And 1 come also to once more thank you
easily. D—n me, I tell you the article is a * idence when he discovered Mrs. Lauroussini. Tom’s heart duriug the brief time it remained , for your kindness," she returned.
regular slasher. No puffery about it. Calm When Tom replied that he had not the slight-! with him, as effectually as did the mother in
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language, earnest, but delicate praise. Just j idea where he lived, the Philosopher de-
the thing people believe. Bet you make ten nounced him for a liar. He insisted upon I
“Ain’t worth it.” ho replied. “When do . • u ....
ou intend to take her away? Will mis. her e “ te " d “f, The child sup-
to memory and told liow Tom had bought a
j child’s player book, and every night before
j his Pet went to bed, how he would go to her
room and teach her the simple prayer, while !
she knelt by his side. This and much more
about his tenderness and attention to the or
phan, Belle heard.
for Tom, he said nothing until Belle and
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thousand by it.”
“But, confound it,” said Mr. Koppered;
“ two hundred dollars before the article is
published. Suppose Fraddeu don’t allow it
to go in ? ”
“ D—n me, I’m a man of honor,” Tom re
turned. “ Refund you the money if it don’t
appear. ” And he added: “ Got to delay you Consol actually wept over the tale of misery,
if you can't let me have the money. Put in: “ You needn’t tell people I’ve acted like a
On the|day Marcel started for Baltimore, very much. Very foolish iu me but, de
posing she was only about to take a ride, of-
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having the body taken at once to the nearest 1 Tom went to see him oft’, leaving “Pet” at j me,* (Tom couldn’t help it,) she’s a dear little UO r r °^ e ^ t j 1 on . uu !^ tlie
respectable hotel. Then he waited to hear : home, the weather being too severe for her ! pet, and I’ve learned to love her as if she was * extended herstanding outside. 1 hen she
Beile listened to him iu suspense.
Smith’s first. He’ll pay me in advance.’
This half threat settled the subject.
“ Give Suckers two hundred dollars, Sniff,” j look alter the man/’
said Mr. Koppered to bis bookkeeper. “Now
Suckers, no disappointing me,” he added.
“ Haven’t I been a mar. of my word before?”
Tom asked in reply. Then be followed Mr.
Tom s story of the wretched condition in 1 to go out, and, besides, she had just recovered my own child.” Then
which the unhappy woman and her child from a severe cold taktn on New Year’s day. ] red in the face,
were found, and, in the corner of that room, ! He regretted this, as on each previous occa-
with his back to the other persons present, sion when Pet weut to Mr. Fradden’s with
and betore Tom alone, the Philosopher of the j him, Marcel was absent, and he had prom- j she said, gently.” “Of course she cannot stay
—"'■* —*— ,l - * — e *~ I ised himself a delightful day with the two.
At this time the railroad from Goram to
Have the Washington had just been completed, and the
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fool,” he said, gruffly, at length.
body removed at once, and then we’ll go and j trip through to Baltimore was short. Marcel
was kissed and cried over by Mrs. Fradden,
At this moment Father Melrose arrived, and ; warmly shakeu by the hand by her husband j
he decided that it would be best to take the
arms to him and began crying.
He soothed and kissed her—told her she would
soon come back. At length his represenla- u .
“You are very generous <mcf noble hearted, ' ! tio “ 8 Cttlm . ed ber ,ears ' and aUe WM »« ! Mention '
e said, gently. “Of course B he cannot stay | sm . ,1 ^ andc 2 re58eS '' . , . ,
with you. She must lie educated as a lady’s : f P a ?““®,® re . c ? mpany, lleaded J ' a i and
daughter should he. She must be brought up ? f mu8ic> “ ttracte d ^er attention, and Tom,
m tl.e eneietv to which .h. helnno. hv rioh, ‘““'“ft 0,,er th<? '' mdow Ot the Carriage, Spoke
to Belle hurriedly.
“ You’ll let her wear that chain and locket,”
he saict. “ Not worth much, but best I could
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to collections. Claims lor wild ianua
tended to promptly.
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the society to which she belongs by right
of birth. You, as a mail of intelligence will
appreciate all that I have said.’’
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! : warriny snaaen uy tne nanu oy ner misoanu j .. l understaad you," Tom replied. “Don’t do Feel happier Von know if she wore it ! 1
3 , and heartily slapped on the shoulder by Char- | n.ink- th,.t I evnertpd to 1-een her .Inn t x- . , , u "I’l ue r. yon anow, tr sue wore it.
1 lev before he was placed iu the coach beside 1 1 * u, ‘ t 1 t ^P e ”eil to heel tier always. 1 ber, but me. Yon 11 write me and let me
ffiiherW.S* “l“ed.to n P _ except to you or by know how she sets on."
bodt’ to the undertaker’s establishment, which
was done. There an inquest was held, and a Father Melrose and driven to the station, i
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Sniff in the counting room to receive the verdict of “ Death irom starvation,” returned Here they found Tom ou the look out lor j f or ll9 to se ’ pat . lte . You must not think odd and to
your order; hut I knew the day would come Belle promised to let her wear the trinket,
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by the coroner’s jury. Afterwards the two them, sweariug occasionally at some unlucky 1 ot - j
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rite him. She asked him not to ! Supreme Court, and United States Ci
As the moral man counted out the bills on I editors, accompanied by Father Melrose and porter and stamping on the ground for the mto a man ’ s * h ‘ e . irt uow , lU q llieu w
the desk, he shook his head solemnly, looked Tom, visited the station-house and were pres- purpose of restoring the circulation of his j he | tliem
—. m— —^ ent at the other inquest over the suicide. It blood. ~i. .
Little sentiments will come j think hard of her for not telling him where
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at Tom, and shook his head again.
“ What the deuce are you doing that for ? ”
asked Tom.
D—m me. Father.” he said to the priest
Cold as a puppy’s nose, j
| was clearly proven by the wretched beings
who lived at 81 Robbers’ Lane, that Mr. Lau- as they alighted,
Mr. Sniff stopped counting the money, roussim had been insane for several weeks be- sir. Enough to freezes brass liou blind,
rested upon his elbows, and half leaning over ! fore taking his own life. Those occupying . Give me that valise, sir.”
the desk, replied to the question. rooms adjacent to his had heard him propose He had the bug safely stored away, then re-
“ Wny do I shake ruyhead ?” I shall tell' suicide to his wife repeatedly, after refusing turned to where Father Melrose and Marcel
joV’ he began. “Because I have been think- to allow her to call iu a neighbor and ask
ingioi how corrupt some men are. Because I° r assistance. He had spoken to them
This was the most coherent and connected
speech Tom had uttered lor many a year, and j been,
he spoke with an earnestness, and not with
out a certain pathos in his voice, that
ed singular coming from his lips.
They came to an understanding that the ! We must leave now
. ,. , . . - * child’s clothes should be packed up and made ! let ns shake hands
were standing and assisted them into the car. j readv tor her to leaTe gvenin, '
“ Great invention, sir, he observed, “Rail-! mu *
she lived. .
“There are but two persons at my house,” j L L E D G E V
she said, “who know what my past file has '
None are there who were associated
it with me, except my slave woman
und- know you thiuk me unkind. Time, though,
will show that I am not, and that I am right.
Kiss her goou-bye and
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Lawyer: will ^ive prompt atteutioa t • auy le»»iJ busi
ness entrusted to bis care.
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mg;ot how corrupt some men are. Because assistance. ne uau spoKen 10 mem ureaimveiiuoD, sir, ne ouserveu, —Avuii-; xiien I5elle tried fo persuade T
I have been thinking of the Venality of some about purchasing the house in which he , roads beat everything we’ve had yet. Don't j pre8eI1 t from her. but he refuse
newspapermen. That is the reason why I lived, and had offered to give the keeper a despair of yet going to Europe in six hours,
shook mv head.” ! check upon tbe Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana J No limic to science, sir.”
But, Suckers,” said Father Melrose, ’
He bent his long figure over the window und
*° accept a kissed the child repeatedly. Then be shook
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present from her. but he refused, and begged hands with Belle and withdrew
shook my head.”
“ Oh. then I’m corrupt and Venal,” cried for^the amount of rent due. Frequently he
Tom, getting red in the face.
had ordered the iumates of the house about , “what are you going to do with that child,
as if they were slaves, aud had even threaten- \ Y'ou have heard
her never again to offer it.
Of course,” he said, as she rose to leave,
“you will let me know where Pet live*. Will watched
• I do not sav who is,” returned Mr. Sniff,
placing his hands together as if he was about cd to We one whipped for refusing to bring i excuse ixe, but
to pray. “ I call no names, neither do I him a pitcher of water. When asked why ■ proper person to take care of her.
charge any person with being Corrupt and tj 1 ®! hud not reported hia case to the authori-
Venal. But I do assert that no reporter for the witnesses all replied that they didn’t
the Pious Fraud Cor,sot would call upon gen- ! *ant to have tbe police about the house,
ubfish articles in the Even Father Melrose w.
from the side ;
of the cartiage. which drove away.
SStauQiug on the steps of the Louse he |
white handkerchiet waving from
*e, till it turned a cor- i
: then he went to his
though kind tone. If I evet bring her back j .-old Greenmount is right." he muttered, at
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nothing fromTer aunt, and] ! ^“,0° see her^ “° W i “" 1 ‘ h<!D - :lD ' 1 “ j “‘ 8 Wludu *'
I really do not think you a; ^Ko, tnat cannot be.” she replied, in a firm room <> ’ t '° '
“Needn’t be airaul sir,” answered Tom. | to Goram you can see her. But you must j he sat with his legs
‘Will hear from her aunt iu a little while. I never come where I live. Understand me. I
tlemen offering to publish articles in the
tinedly, “Until aunt does come or send for
» satisfied that Gus- _ i t ^
newspaper for them for money. Mr. Sente- ; tave Lauroussini had been insane, and when ber I keep iTer. Dearest little thing you ever
tout boards iu the same house that I do, and j UI T 80 officially declared him to have ; .saw, sir. Perfect angel on earth. Never was
ever did it, been at the time the deed was committed, the
He calls it priest announced that the church would bury
the dead.
_ „ j an ass. Have been one
But, anyway. ' he added doggedly, but deter- mean no offense. Y’ou have placed me under j I’m all alone u^aiu. Corn
| jumping to his legs.
What the deuce Lm
perched on a table. “I’m
I venture the assertion that he never did it,
and that he never will do
Blackmail.”
“ Look here.” said Tom, shaking his fist in .
the other's face. “If you were worth hitting known Mr. Lauroussini personally or by rep>
auge
so interested in my fife. I know what you
are going to say; I must think of her future.
... All settled, sir. Had my fife insured for five
Many politicians aud others who had thousand dollars vesterdav for her benefit.”
- „ . - - - - | That is very generous m yon,” the priest
I d smash your head ; but you ain’t wortb| it. station, came forward and offered their means rejoined. “Still it does not* alter my opin-
D—n me, I aint in the humor for quarreling j expenses ot the funeral. But the j OIJ . Think of the wild life you lead, aud
this morning. Give me tbe money.” oner was unnecessary. We have seen bow j the folly of your attempting* to rear and
“Of course,” Mr. Sniff observed senten- Toms venality procured the money with i bring up a child, and a girl at that. You had
tiously as he resumed counting the bills. “ It j wLich the coffiu and a other paraphernalia ot • better promise to give her to the Sisters of
is only a question of Morality. If Repeaters death were purchased. Mr. I radden and 1 Mercy, in the eveut of her aunt
think it no harm, what business have I to ! Greenmount defrayed the expenses ot heard fro
more obligations than I cau ever repay. But
this cannot be. When I left Goram, over ! do.
er since she died,
le Tom, he continued :
d—m me, this wont
[u to do with sen- j
Hamilton Yar.cey.
Attorney at Law. Office in Sew Umpire Block. Broad
street. Will practice in all the Courts. Prompt at-
Dunlap Scott.
Practice in .11 the Cor->.
four years ago, I left behind the old life aud ! timeut-and thirty-four years of age
everybody connected with it. To renew asso- i do at ai!. Must go back to first principles, i ' — : —
ciatioua which remind me of tLose days, will j Begin in teu minutes. Ill go to the Shades.” S PABTA -
be to revive all the bitterness aud the wretch- i : ~.... . x x » ^
C. A. Thornwe!!,
tices in all the Court?. S?re.
complain ? Here is your money, I hope you’ll 1 ^ r - Lauroussini s funeral, and positively re- "Will yon promise that.
bv the first dav of
be to revive all the bitterness and the wretch
edness of the post. No; that will never do.
Y'ou must not even know where I live.”
“Y'ou are afraid to trust me,” said Tom
“D~u me—I beg your pardon,
should you be willing lor that fellow Suiff to
know wnere you live and keep toe in lgno-
, ranee? You are afraid to trust me,” he re-
not being | ted
February. ..t
So saying, he put on his overcoat und hat
ami sallied forth. The same night, at a late
I Lour, two friends of Mr. Thomas Suckers con-
; ducted that geutlemau home from the Bohe- I
But why ■ miau Shades, gloriously drunk.
[to be continued.]
George F. Pierce. Jr.,
I K N V
fused to let any others do it. Indeed.it was: • ‘Couldn’t make any such promise,” T<
, as he pock- onl .v after considerable argument that the answered resolutely. * “Sorrv to refuse,
ve. “ Mind Pious Fraud philosopher consented to allow ( mnst have my owll wa y f though. Can
helped. Don’t let her trouble your mind.
earn it well.”
“ Take some advice,” said Tom
eted the bills, and prepared to icave. ... - . . .
vour own business. Be sure there aint any- 1 Li« editorial confrere to join him.
The husband and wife were buried togeth- she'll be well taken care ot.
thing corrupt about you, when you charge . _
other men with being Venal. Don’t try any er - And ol all the long line of men that fol- the priest whr about to reply, the whistle
such language on me again. Did you save lowed the coffins and watched them placed ; G f the engine sounded, and a large bell sus- j
that woman whose husband killed himself j Hie graves, none mourned so sincerely as pended ffoci the
yesterday lor nothing ? You’re an infernal; *Bd ihe venal Tom Suckers. M hile others clanging,
hypocrite ! I saw her give you money my- conversed in whispers about the career of “Good-bye. :
urge
X)f opened a deafeni:
aid Tom: “will write you
self. Vena!, hey.” And shaking his fist Gustave Lanroussini, unanimously condemn- how she gets ou. Drop down to see you
I am not,’ she returned. “Mr. Sniff has
not the slightest idea where I live. You do
, me an injustice. Between him and you, I
luse, sir; \ cou jq have no hesitation which to trust. I
Can t be ^ j )u y f or his services; you will hardly
accept thanks lor yours.”
“Bat you are harsh.” he said seriously.
“What harm could it do for me to see the
child? Wouldn't come often. If yen only
knew—” and he stopped short.
It was no use, however. She would cot
tell him where she lived. Neither would she
again io the moral man’s face he lelt the store, ^ n 8 *Le false pride that kept him lrom accept- 0 f these days. Good-bye Marcel,’
but not before he| had repeated his promise ing or asking the aid of friends, alter he had | ued, shaking the boy’s hand. “
regarding the newspaper article to Mr. Kop- recklessly gambled away his property, Tom Tom, my boy. Study like a
! you some promise to bring the child to Goram often,
he contin-1 .... . . .. ... . aI
i creature whom he had known in the long ago
; when he was used to call her Ellen !
Aud when the last rites were performed, he
took her infant child in his arms aud
pered.
With two hundred dollars in his jiocket,
Tom felt easier in his mind. He first visited
an undertaker’s and engaged the services ot
tliat necessary adjunct ot society, who agreed ,
to furnish a coffin and shroud audjto have the | ^ *° Lis home,
dead body respectfully prepared for burial.
Then Tom went after a priest, for the Laurons-
sini’s were Catholic?. As he entered the par
lor of Father Lynch's residence, he saw con- !
versing with that reoerend gentleman Father |
Melrose who had just arrived from Balti
more. ! GUARDIANSHIP OF HER NKICE.
The father had ju*t r*.*ad tbe account of Mr. Several gentlemen, including Mr. Fraddeu.
Laurousini’s death iu the Repeater, aud was had offered to take charge of the orphan child
greatly shocked when Tom informed him of j of Mr. Lauroiiissioi, but Tom determinedly
Don't forget
good fellow.
Mood alone silently thinking of that gentle ; Make an editor of you some of these clay
CHAPTER IV
1 BELLE APPEARS ON THE i
Pooh ! No use crying. Will coine and see
you. Have a game of tails. ’
The shrieking of the whistle drowned all
irried further words, and presently the train moved
» off. Tom stood on the platform vvaviug his
handkerchief to Marcel, who was lookiug
through tbe window, until the car in
»the boy sat turned the bend of the Toad and
was no longer in sight. Then he lelt the stu-
tiou, dropped into the Repeater office, wrote a
LNt AND ASSUMES THU few j tein * HD( J Went Louie.
“Where’s my pet?” he asked ot Mrs. Loug-
ent, as he entered the house.
When she left, promising to return in the r «*Rult,
evening, Toni lelt miserably downcast. He ’ " ^
tried to cheer up and play with the little pet
upon his kuees, blit it was of no avail. The ; dne
child looked up iuto his lice, wondering at
his dullness. She climbed up, and placed
her chubby arms around his neck, prattliug
her broken aud indistinct words, endeavor-
lu , ing thus, with infantile caresses, to raise him
which i * rom Lis gloom. But Tom was too unaltera-
1 bly sad to enter into mirth. He received
her kisses, aud returned them, with a vehe
mence that frighted her.
At leugth, becoming tired, his Pet nestled
close against his breast aud fell asleep.
Then he laid her upon the sofa, covering her
with a shawl, and after informing his laud-
Special Notices.
Hr. HAMILTON’S PREPARATION OF BICHU
AND DANDELION cures that iuom uiatreeting ninla-
dy. Piles, by lucreaHinjj the digestive tuuction of the ;
stomach, and bv securing a proper secretion »nd ex- '
cretion of l>ile tor the lubrication of the bowels. This !
prevents constit ution. »nd constipation is the izmne- ;
Uiate cause of Piles—common sense in this treatment.
Go to Red wine Fox’s dnm store sud teil tliem you 1
want Hamilton’s lluchu and Dandelion, ltedwine «!;
Fox car. tell vju all about the remedy—and sell it to
you also. july8
THOMAS HOUGHTON, OF CINCINNATI,
sa\>: •• \V. c. Hamilton a Co.—I had hail the ague
tor two loujj years, aud had tried s« veral remedies of
cVuowled^ed or pretended merit. Witheut any pood
I finally tried your preparation—* Kress Fe-
Tonie.’ One Ixittle completely broke up the mal-
ly. aud l am n>>w perfectly well. loan testily that
Aicine does all you claim for it: aud it is only
m that this acknowledgment should be made,
especially as so many worthless chill medicines are
ffered.” This medicine yo” will find at Red-
John H. Woodward,
Attorney-at-law and Real Estate Agent, Prompt and
snarKetie in pushing business placed in his hands.
w
ASH1NGTON.
W. H. Toombs.
ney at Law. Prompt attention g;w
entrusted to his care.
Fo
drug
july 8
CHARLESTON CARDS.
, BRIUuE. JU..
the sad fate of the wife.
“You’ll bury them both,” he said.
Father Melrose stated that be
certain ot that. If Mr. Lauroussini v
when he committed suicide, the
refused to give her up. He explained to over two hours to see yon,” was the reply.
Father Melrose that it
‘She is in the parlor, and there’s a lady in !, . . . , . ,. -. , , .
therewith her, who Las been waiting here | *h*t he^wouhl be back mrectlx, left the
Church ; child in bisp<
intention to
ion, and would give her
j house and went to the Repeater office.
Here he met Charley, aud as Tc
Tom knew at once that his visitor
not! write Belle and inform her of what had trims- Belle, and that tbe hour had come for him to ! his usual impecunious condition, he took the
sane J pired, as also to ucquaint her that he bad the part from the little being he had takeu care j young man aside aud borrowed twenty dol
k month. He went iirto the parlor, lar
would not give him Christian burial. If it j up to whom she directed him. Meanwhile feeling thoroughly downhearted aud really
of hi
k 1 never
fellow.
tided; “Mrs.
kind-hearted
Said,
She’ll attend to it. Want
though.
was shown that he was insane aud not re- j he insisted upon taking charge of it
sponsible for his acts, the case would be dif- 1 The priest urged incapacity of Tom assa
lerent. As a matter of course Mrs. Laurous ing charge of a mere infant,
sini would receive the hist sad rites of the : “No trouble at all,” he re.q
Church and he would willingly officiate if his Longcent, my landlady, very
friend Father Lynch had no objection, the ! woman. Spoke to her about it.
dead body being in his parish.
Father Lynch had no objection whatever, j to have it at the house with me,
so Tom gave the other priest the address ot J Queer notion, of course, but theu I'
tbe house ou Robbers Lane und agreed to
meet him there at two o’clock in the after
noon.
By this time it was past ten o’clock and
Tom, tired and worn out, concluded to go
home aud take an hour’s nap. Before, doing
no, however, he visited a store where such
things were sold and purchased three suits of
girls clothing for u child of four years.
A few minutes after noon he woke up, dress
ed himself in his black suit, (the only respet-
able suit he had, by the way), And went to tbe
station house where the body of Mr. Lau-
roaissii i lay. It had been bronght from
wishiug that by some miracle the lady could : Cimrlev.
I other m
a man like you,
You make more mom
on the staff and you
Tom,” said
y than any
be any other person than the one he feared
But as these arc scarcely miraculous days, ; br
his secret hope was not realized. It was
Belle. He found her seated on the sola, with pi
with the little girl beside her.
Over four years hail passed since he last
iw her. As she rose to greet him, and the
queer flood of light poured in upon her through the ; he gave lom the money, remindin
Will keep her till her aunt writes window widen he opened on entering, Tom the same time that he now owed h
was surprised at the change time had wrought died and ten dolln
in ber. Physically, she seemed stronger and
iu better health than when ho purled from
her on their arrival in Goram from Mr.
Sniff’s country home. But her face lmd aged
considerably. Wrinkles ou her brow and
furrows in her cheeks gave her the look of u
womau of forty-five, although she was but
thirty-two years of uge. There was, too, a
softer light in her eyes, and her manner was
gentler and more subdued.
“I’m glad to meet you again, Mr. Suckers,” j chain with a locket that contained a false top,
she said, extending him her bund, which he ! opened by a spring and so ingeniously con-
So it was finally settled that Tom should
take charge of her. The day following tlia
funeral he wrote Belle, and taking tbe letter
around to Mr. Sniff, requested that individu
al to forward it without delay. Tbe two did
not separate without a snarl at each other.
Intuitively each hud come to regard the other
as an enemy, and their interview, though
brief, was not marked by cordiality.
It so happened that on this day the
article about Mr. Koppered's patent appeared
in the Repeater. Mr. Koppered was unusu-
-n me. Can't help it, Charley,” h* rt-
“ Money goes out of my pocket
oudertully. Fact is, I need twenty badly.”
Luckily Charley was in ample :uuds the
a me morning, so after a word or two more.
*' ’ ' im at
> hun-
Wbicli,” added Charley. “ I don'.t expect
ever to get lmck.”
“ Wrong” returned Tom. “Will pay you
at the first opportunity. Make a fortuue.
you know. There’s no telling what might
happen.”
Ou leaving Charley, Tom went to a jewelry
establishment and requested to be shown
some gold chains with lockets attached. From
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