Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 August 1887 — Page 2

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THE MAIL,

A PAPKR FOR THE PEOPLE.

Continued from First page.

Anil uow, in the midst oftbw wretchedness, came tho thought of her cliil.1 ber child, w'aosc c~isienco sbob.il for^o:iu that nib lirae n-^ony of ber chlM, who bail been tbe lirst to rccognizo b'fii1"father. "Suznnuc," said sbo with painful effort. "Mai una!'' hokl faint voice behind ber.

Victoria liod brought a lamp, aud now oite could see clear,"y iiito tbo bed room. Through tho laco shooo the lijht fell directly upon tho child's face. Khe dkl not cry. Che made no gesture, but her eyes wero strong*!/ fixed. 8ho rr.ii ^t liavc loo'a i:d understood. for her forehead, so pure cm! co candid, hmlKJiidcnly become iudenu vkh t!eep wrinkle. Sbo hud aged in h' niauy years. ands ho liml tho facu almost of a wjuia:i. T.tca lleurietto cir.:] i..i I )':t her i,i wild pain a::i| liftrvl .her, a:.d (ben laid out? hand over tbo child'., eyea. •'You h' vo

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And tlioy went in each other'* embrace. Suddenly they both shivered and roao together but Suxatmo did not lot go her clasp about her mother's waist. Tbe gate which led from tho lawn to the Ruo de Versailles wus creaking ou its hinge*. '.Steps were heard

upon tho grave I walk a key turned In the lock of the front door. "It is ho!" murmured Henrietta.

Sueanno hold her arms clasped still more tightly around her mother's waist* It was Rogor Lnroiuo. Henrietta knew his step, and hastily put out tho lamp, kuving only the uight light burning, and, staggering to her door, locked it She trembled lest he should come into her presence. They listened with Inted breath to step* coaling nearer, and which stopped nt lost before their door, and in tho midst of thedoath like silenco they heard distinctly hi* breath, coming in hoavy gasps as if ho bad run until almost breath lens. They hoard his hands a* be felt about trying the door, and they beard, him knock *oftly, and a voice said: "Henrietta, Henriette are you asleep?"

Tbe mother and child stood together clasped in wild embrace, their eyes riveted on that corner of tho room a* if death bad awaited tbem there. They took care not to mako a sound, and even the mother placed her hand upon tho child's lips. Roger, thinking tbnt hey were asleep, retired softly, careful not to awaken them. Opposite to that of his wife and at tho other extremity of the l*irlor was his own room, and be entered it, Eviry sound ceased. Everything seemed to sleep. Only a quarter of an hour ago these two had Iwti ou the balcony, happy and impatient to we Roger. And now three live* wi-ro wrecked in that short spam

MiuiiSght sounded, aud at last 1 o'clock. Henriette did not try even to sleep. She sat silent and overcome in tbe chair beside the bed of her child, and at last, thinking that Suzanne slept, she turned l»w gate toward her, and seeing the eyes closnxl thought that the jKxir little tiling bad forgot her tear and lionvr, at least for a time. "Oh, my CKxl!" whispered she, "have pity upon that poor Innocent ou«k*

She then i\*w s»fUy and crept to the door and opened if slightly and listened. There was no sound. Shu crept like a into the xnrlor and took a few step* forward, but suddenly stooped behind the piano, as she saw that Rogers door was wide open, and by the light of a lamp she could see him seated, pale and distrvwwcsl, with his hewd kilning upon hi* hands. Hi* race wa* convulsed, his eyes tixol and hi* h.urand beard iu wikl disorder. Ros**r was Si) years old at this aslant be look«l Sft On the bureau, within reach of ht» IMIIJ, lay a small revolver, tbe rwolw whi 'h luntl tri«4mph«l over the last agony of M. LnnnteU«. Aud tk*» lamp bsrned on with jttrndy slntur, giving this spectacle to tbe watching wife.

Henrietta looked, ab*voing ev*sry detail of thU final |wctun% when suddenly she felt beween ber locked fingers a cokt littk^ band, nnd turning found that 8u*aane bad arisen s\*n Iter bwl and that sbo, too, was watching. Hidden Utus behind tbe piano tbey did not li-m sight of Laroqoe an instant

All at onoe, sa if his thooghU ware too dreadful to bear. be nMeand began pacing his room with uncertain, staggering steps. Ofteo, even, be look bold of *ftwthing to keep himself ftno« faiiin* At tarthestow»d before tbo bureau, and hid hb face in bis bands. One weald bar* thought thai be went Wasttnsoiomf

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r.othin~," gnsped she

breathlessly. "You bawwea nothing nnd ym have heard notii-::g. Listen to mo well, nnd wnlcistand mc. You mu.t remcmlx-r that you li&vo seen nothing and have beard nothing."' mamma I shall have scon nothing, a.id shail have ltennl nothing." it was

longer that silvery, sweet voice

of chiiil it was tbo gravo voice of tbe mother. Suddenly agod by a horrible special ic, tbo child recognized clearly tho whole ol future an I it* significance. "You v.ill never auy anything?" ''Nothing, ever, mamma." "Novel-, if yi lovo your poor mother, never toll what you have aeon, what you have hour.I, no matter what threats, rayers or temptations are brought to bear upon you?" "Nover, except on jour order, mother."

Sbo called her "iiiu.Ucr" now tbo child was no louger a baby to wiy "mamma." "That is right and may God have pity ou your feobloucss and innoeenflte, however hard ho may wriko me."

Sbo dkl not weep, thought ho nervous sobs, strangled in her throat, nearly stifled ber. Still *be lmd i-trcngth to close tbo window, and on returning toward her bud she saw that her maid, dumb uiui li ightened, was still there. Hcurlette thought she must faiut, but gathered force enough to say: "You can go, Victoria. I will put Suzanne to bod mywlf." "Miidamo, diil you not see, not bear? There! Near us, very near." "Wlmtt What was it?" "A pistol shot" "You aro craty. Leave us." "Excuse mo, madame, but 1 thought I heard one."

Victoria wont out trembling, and Honriette h:ij eiiod to gluncu in ber glass. She drew bai'k lu affright, so terrible was her own appearance. At thin instant she beai'd a stifled yrouu, and turning sho found Suzauno ou the carpet in convulsions. Sho sprang to the child, und lilting ber in ber arms caressed ber with a wihl delirium of lovo and terror. "My chiiil, my dnrling child, ob, bo calm! do not be afraid—I am here. Oh, my baby! what shall I do?"

But Suzanne, shaken by a violent hysteria, hear.l nothing, Henriette used all the means in her power to restore the child, but the convulsions continued for along timo—an eternity it seemed to the strickon mother. At lust the convulsions ceased and the child regained consciousness, and looking her mother in the eyes repeated with her dry little lips: "No, mother I shall have seen nothing I •hall havo heard nothing."

Then he let his hands fall and reached and took tbe revolver, cocked it and bold it ready in his left hand, while with tbe other be un buttoned bis reflingote, threw aside the cape, opened his vestments, leaviug bant his breast. Then, without a tremor, be placcsd the nri&zle of tho pfetQl to his heart arid with his fbafcr on the trigger stood an instant, but ho daral twt complete his impious act, and be'tbj^sM the pistol bark on the bureau.

Aud t^en Roger threw himself into cliair 'arid continued iiis train of thought while Henrietta caught Suzanno as she fainted and carried ber l»ock iatp ber room, and he heard nothras Tho night passed thus. Hoiirietfct dkl not to bed. Sunnue lay in ber cot. but without sleeping, for her eyes remained wide open until morning, keeping always •.heir expression of horror.

About 8 o'clock Honriette dressed herself, and afterward disordered her Ircd, the pillows and all, to not awaken Victoria"j suspicions, and to cause her to believe that she had step! She must dissemble. She could not do otherwise. She would ba obliged to leave ber room aud mcot her husb iud, spoak to him, cmilj even, that he might not suspect that sbo had wituesned his crime. And even while dressing Suzanne, alio felt a foreo un known, superhuman, which obliged her to go out on that fatal balcony, aud look towards that little hoaso with green blinds. Tho windows were still opau there lay the rigid corpse of Laronettj beside tho secretary, which had all the drawers open.

She heard Roger come out of his room, traverse tho parlor and knock at lier duo,'. It was ended she mast meet liira. One last kiss sbo gave to Suzanuo end theu opened the door to hor husband, who entered smiliu^j. Ho was not dressed ad he had been the day before, but in black.

Roger Laroque was tall, wore all hu beard, which was jet black, and his face was expressive and sympathetic, though it indicated more a man of action than a dreamer. This morning his face was ashy pale, bis eyes sunken aud his forehead wrinkled, and he showed traces of an anxiety which he tried in vaiu to bide, and though be smiled on his wife that smile was forced. He took her hand and bent to kiss her, saying in his tender and sweet voice: "How uneasy you must have felt last night, ray dear, but I could not help it I had very important business, which so occupied me that I had no timo to telegraph. But"

And here he stopped, surprised. He had bent to kiss ber forehead and Henrietta had shrunk back with an instinctive movement of horror. "What ails you?" said he, apparently hurt by her coldness.

Aud then for tbe flr*t he noticed her extreme pallor, her troubled mien. To receivo a caress from that man, after what sho had seen! It was moro than she could bear. Yet sho must feign. "Nothing," said sho "nothing. Why Mhouhl there be anything/" And with her whole soul iu revolt she received his care«, which reassured him, aud he said, gayly: "Last night when I camo in I knocked at your door, but you wero asleep. Only a few years ago you would havo wuited later than that. Who knows if anybody loves me now?"

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And sin would always be obliged to lUten, to answer! From what height had she fallen and how completely tbe fall had shattered her heart, her Ufe! "VVoll," said he again, "what Is it! Are you ill? I see you are pale and weary. Why don't you look ut me? Havo I distressed you without knowing it? Are you vexed with me for having caused your anxiety last night? Tell me, at least."

She must speak. Otto moment she gathered her forces to tell liiui all, to accuse him, to banish hint forever from her presence. But sho could not, she dared not. It was better that ho nover know that he bad bad bis wife and child for wituesses to hLi terrible crime. Better never let him know, and thus she would not become his accomplice. Her little girl stood by. She had told that child that, if ever justice should accuse him, "you have seen nothing, heard nothing." She must now show that child how one must feign, how lie. Aud so, half fointiug with tbe horror of it, she murmured: "What have you done that I should love you no longer? 1 love you. What have I done that you doubt it?"

So great was Roger's preoccupation that ha heard only those words, without noticing the emotion. Ho went to Sutanne, who during this scene had been standing beside a chair, and lifting her up in his arms gayly, as he always did, began to talk to her in his accustomed manner, which was to address her as if sho were some grand stranger, all the whllo tossing her and playing with her almost roughly.

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"Hat* I disttrtMimd yon without knowing it "Miss Larapte, I place at your little feet my most oand respect, Dare I ask for new* regar.Uug your health? You area little pale this morning. That is my fault You sat up too late last night Excuse me this time, hofeored lady, ami I promise you to be more exact another time. But how serious you are! Has your naughty mamma been •cokling you? No! Are you sick, then? Oh, I know. When young ladies reach the ripe age of years they dont laugh any morv. That not It? Ah, well, then it is because tbe young lady bos doubtless learned a piece to speak and last night had no andfcrace. If itisiK&tootetei, i! 1 like to bear it now. 1 am lisbcuittt.*

He placed the lit** mature the floor and waited. But nume rco wd silent. Henrietta, behind Roger, made a sign, and the poor child saw that sh* too most ksra to dissemble, and in a feeble voice tbe began ber lut tspMcb: "Father, I have loved you seven years. I love you as w»ch as I do my mother. I know t^t you aw ka your hfe to prepare mine, and you weary you 'lf -a I may be happy liter. But, dear fn^r, 1 never so happy as wbsst Jim tmttm me. I know that you are food and indulgent, aud krre you better

If I bn-

srvery day. If I bn^ ever But it was too t.-.v. for the child. She •topped, swkl«ity.ax»d putting ber band to bee-! throat, looked for om maeamA at ber tetter with an unspeakable fear, and wttj a boarse pry Ml In auraUcot, bar fans soviet aad

her eyes set. Henriette edaed her while Roger sprinkled water in ber face. "Shall I gp for tbe doctor? What is itl What can we doT said Roger, frightened. "Nothing We to 1itit iKed tbfe doctor^ said Heu.-ic$to in a tntsky vgice, is she feared ill,it thd doctor might divine the cause oflhe attack, Laroque ioked at both with a' juspieious regard. Hiutri*toB»ought: "Onhaji'py »n4,,: ir iie doe| lova osJp£ tnur. •itifltefTawbijrf* "After a white Suzanne grew better,-and

Roger hail to go to his buslues* Every morning be took the 9 o'clock train for I'aris, aud he to say goodby, saying: "I may bis late again toJiight. Do not wnit for me." iitul he stood a moment leforw bij wife, :is if be had something to say to. her Of {p-avo iarwrfc, but finally went out without addeig a w««tL

I CHAPTER IL RJ Tho ok! honsetccpcr, Mother Dondnine, as she was cnlu d, at her usual hour began her duties la I ho IktL' c-ottage wliich bad been inhabited by L:trouette. As she went about she (bsKOVereil, somewhat to her surprise, that t!io wiudows wtav

The first cuiotiou passed, Mother Dondaine regained her coolness. She bent over tbe inanimate forni of Larouette and felt for *igns of life, but saw at once Uiat there was but a rigid corpse before her, and she ran as fast as ber years would permit to the police station, tolling every one alio met on the way of ber terrible discovery. .An hour Inter M. Lacroix, tho commissary of police at Versailles, arrived with Dr. Marthiaud, of Viile d'Avray. The two men aUd the woman entered tho house, while crowds gathered around it

M. Lacroix questioned Mother Dondaine, but she could give him no information. "Do you know," said he, "whether AL Larouette had any important sum of money in bis secretary?" .*'% "I do not, sir. He was uot a man to c6hfide his business secrets to any one."

M. Lacroix made a search of tho premises, while tho doctor examined tho body. "The victim defended himself," said ha "Look, hero uro traces of Auger nails and other marks which provo that they have tried first to strangle him, aud becauso he did uot die quick enough they finished him with a pistol i»hot, wbich proves that we are not in presence of tbe deed of a vulgar assassin, but a rrfau iu haste to finish, aud who must have lost bis head, for a detonation in tbe middle of the uight is very imprudent. Tho house is not isolated. Tho Villa Moutalais is but two steps from here. If M. or Mme. Laroque or their servants were not in bed they, must .have heard the pistol shot" "I will question them directly. Can you give any idea of bow long he has been dead?" "Ho must have been dead since between 11 and 12 o'clock. The murderer doubtless used a small pocket pistol. Here is the ball, whL-h I found in the heart. Death must have been iiwtantaneous." And tho doctor gave Lacroix the bit of flattened lead. Lacroix had made a package of all the papers in tho desk, and they prepared to lea*. "Wo havo nothing more to do here," he said, and they closed the doors and went to the houso of Roger Laroque. When Victoria anuounced M. Lacroix Henriette grew deathly pair. "Great God!" thought she, "do they suspect already!" At this thought she felt as if de&th had seized her, and she gathered her courage uud crept into tbe parlor as though weighed down by an invisible burden, yec resolved to bear it "Excuse me, madame, tor, troubling you, but last night, here at a few steps from your house, was committed a dreadful crime. A man was assassinated, doubtless for the purpose of robbery, and I have come to ask a few questions of you." "Of me, sir? What can I tell you f' "Last night there was a pistol fired In the bouite next door, which is opposite you. The windows wero open, und I thought possibly that some of you might have L*ard some­

thing, or even, perhaps, might have seen something." "At what hour was this crime committed?" "Some minutes before midnight" "That explains why we heard nothing. I went to bed about 10 o'clock, aud my husband came home soou after. I did not see him." "Is M. Laroque here?" "Ho took tho 0 o'clock train to Paris, but he said nothing, which proves that ho heard nothing." "You have a little girl, I believe, of 7 or 8 years. Where does she sleep? Might she not she havo heard tho detonation?" "She slept in my bod last night, and nover woke until uiorniug."

She said this with a quick, harsh accent, which surprised Lacroix. His keen eye saw hero a mystery, and he looked at tho young woman whoso eyes fell before his. "Can I see tho child?" asked he. *tn» "Certainly, if you think it necessary, but she is not very well this morning, having bad a nervous attack, and unless it is roculy necessary "Aha!" thought M. Lacroix "she doesn't wont me to see the litUo girl. Why?"

Mr. Lacroix was on the point of letting this question pass for tho time, when the child stepped to ber mother's sido from the other room. "No, mother," (ho nid, without being questioned "I could not nave bear*I anything I slept all night without wa'.:ing." "I would like to question your servants," said Lacroix, aud Henriette rang. Victoria entered. "Bring the cook and coachman," said she, "and return with them."

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another instaut the three were there. Tbo coachman and cook had room* opening upon the garden. They declared they had aeen and heard nothing. Tbey hail gone to tied at 10 and slept until morning. It was by report that tbey bod known 6f tbe crime. Lacroix made a sfcn for them to retire, which tbey gladly obeyed. And as Victoria w?a |d*|Ut to fojtow them be called her back. "One moment, r.r. girl*

She stopped, a uttla confused. "I am to ask you the mma question* cs those ad'.. «ed comrades. At what hour did y,.u go to uedf "Why, why,* stammered sba, looking to«a I Henrtette soe tenUy that it wasevident tl she was wiitn*^ a sign from her mfeUv.. M. Lacroix p'r-csd himself between them witbout*- ting to do so by t'es^n. '•Answer, MY

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

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and when she

had flubbed dusting and sweeping sho went to arrange Larouette's room, liut'she stoxi petrified upon tho threshold, with her vyostarting from her head, as site saw stretched upon the floor in tho midst of the broken anil disordered furniture, the secretary opeu and apparently rifled, her master dead with a ball iu his breast Everything pointed to murder and not suicide.

girl, apt do not tear to speak

tbe truth.* "I went to bed very late later than usual. Madame mwt have

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early midnight" "You mean 10 o'clock f" I "No, midnight At 11^01 wasinmadame'S I mom. 8be bad rung for me to come and imdras Miss SussmBk* **You are vary snreof tbebourf I "Certainly, sir, since I toll you so.* kH*r*^madottbtecoa||adiotionwhi£bsur-

prised tho magistrate. Vhiy had Mme. Laroque pretended that her hUsbaml bad returned a few* minute^.after she hail retired, audjjjhat she had retitad. at 10 o'clock What interest.bad she to pr^raricate? "So then at 11:30 you were in madams's rtpro./ That hour coincides with that of the 6§kuet pistol shot Wus firod. Did you ETtr^f' v"Perfectly ,ftud 1 evpn obsorved so to madame. But madame, who was on the balcony, says she heard nothing." "And you did uot go out?" **Ho, sir." /"Is tent all you have to say to meP "Yes,sir," she replied, hesitatingly. "Ido not know anything more.''

Lacruix noticed that she grew pale, and thought she lied. "She knows something else and will not tell it." Then, with a laughing air, lie turned again to Henriette, saying: "I understand your lvpugiuuica to tell me tbe truth, and 1 do not blame you for uot wishing to serve as a witness at the court of. assises, but tbe affair is gi-ave hud merits reflection" 1

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"Do not say that you do not. understand ma No, my meaning is very cic^r to you. and you buve understood mo perfectly well. You say that 'If 1 say uothiug justice will uot need my testimony and 1 will escajie, much aimovunco by keeping sileut' Tim true and would bo justifiable if tho question ts a trifling one, but this is a murder." "Again sir" -Permit iue,.mtiuame 1 have uot finished. Up to tbo pi-eseut jaomezit ou say you wc:1© asieep at 10 o'clocL Neitiie.- you nor your little giil had gone to bed until midnight''

I assure you, sir," said Henrietta, whose heart xeeuiod ready to burst •'Do not deuy. Your maid says otherwise." "She is mistaken." "Is it »ot moro likoly you who are mt? taken?" insinuated tho magistrate, who watched tho visible emotion of Henriette with a vigilant eye. "Is it possible that after all I did not notice tho hour, und it may havo been later than I thought." "Is it true that Victoria called your attention to a pistol shot near your window?" "1 do not remember it" "And you declare that you heard nothing^ although you were bo late out on the

"Mousieur^pmuit nfe^lS' remark," said Henriette, who felt that she could bear no more, "that you question me with as much rigidity as if I were an accomplice of this crime. There is a just limit, which I beg of you not to puss. Your questions and your hisinuatious humiliate aud fatigue me. If you please, let this end." "I only search the light, madame," said Lacroix, with much gentleness, "and to surround myself witu all the witnesses that might form my conviction. As you wish, madame, I will withdraw, particularly as I have noticed for some moments that you were profounit.y agitated."

With this he saluted her coldly, but politely, and withdrew, leaving ber a prey to violent agitation. What to do? How hinder Victoria from telliug all slia knew? How much did she know? Would all she possessed buy her silenco? Hardly knowing what she did she rang for Victoria, but learned that she had been ordered to go directly to the magistrate's office, where sho was now without doubt being examined by M. Lacroix. Henriette passed over in her mind all that had happened, aud the more she thought the greater grew her agony, for she kuew that her owu denial, coupled with what Victoria might say, would serve to bring down tho avalanche upon her shoulders. She could dA nothing but sit iu a weary, dazed way, fMtln which even tho caresses of her child oouhl not rouse her.

In the meuutime the magistrate by threats and promises obtained from Victoria the fact that mother und child had been on tbe balcony, that sho hud heard every word they had said as thoy spoke to some one to hor invisible, and who thoy believed to be Roger Laroquo heard Suzanne say: "There is pi pa going to see tho neighbor their appalcnt agitation nnd all that testimony was writteu down and she was made to sign it, and then told not to go liack to that houso, but to hold herself in readiness for future orders. Then M. Lacroix took all the papers he ha I seised at tbe dead man's house and read them, after which ho mndo them into two packages. Oue held (tapers of no moment, tho other containod two letters only, each containing but a few lines. But in reading tbem Mr. La* croix could not restrain an exclamation of joy and surpriso. These letters wero dated six aud eight days back, nnd both addressed to Larouette, who, according to tbo addresses on the envelopes, lived at that timo Rue St Roch, No. 17, iu Paris. Tho first was as follows: "Sir: You call upon me to pay to you 130,000 francs, loaned me by your, uncle, Mr. Celestin Vaubernon, whoso heir you are. 1 will not conceal from you that tho restitution of so important a sum at the presout moment will greatly embarrass me. If you will call at my offico at Rue St Maur, I will ex* plaiu to you the nature of that embarrass* ment Roora LAHOQUX."

The other was more laconic and oven des* pern to. "Sir: You exact your money. You havo tho right to do so. You can call at Ruo St. Maur, aud receivo from the cashier the 130,000 francs left by your uncle, plus tho interest which has accrued, and which I paid yearly. It is for me almost tbo certainty of ruin, bankruptcy aud dishonor. "Rosxa LABOQUS."

M. Lacroix was convinced. At least proofs seemed to accumulate pointing to Laroqaa as tbo murderer. And, horrible thought! tho wife and child bad witnessed tbo crime. The motivo was clear. Laroque had paid Larouette, and to avoid ruin aud bankruptcy had planned and executed tbb criiae.

M. Locrotx did uot loss Ids tics in deductions. He felt that be moil movo quickly to prevent Roger Laroquo from disponing the rum of money be had stolen from Larouetto. He took the train from Paris and went direct to tbe prefecture of tho police, and they gave him two keen detectives, Trlrtot and Pivolot Then ho returned to Versailles, where he made his report to the judge and state attorney. Then, being as liberty to act, bet hat himself up in his study to lay oat bis (dans for the pr^unhtary ex* aminatkm of tbo inhabitants of the Villa Hontalais.

And what was taking piace at the villa during this coming and going of thecoma!* sory of tbe police? Henrietta was in a mortal agony of fear since tbe morning. Fever burned in ber vein*. She was left in doubt and uncertainty. Victoria did not return. Roger did not come borne at tbe usual boor. Night fell and tho hours dragged on. Tbe window* were all doeed. Toward 1 o'clock in the morning Roger returned. He came, as he had tbe night before, to listen ax the door of hi* wifeVi roost, and then go out on tiptoe to Us own room, wbotv be .doeed tbe door at

But tbe sflattoawas so profound that tbe mother and child beard Roger, while preparing for sleep, sing a childish little air which be had taught Susanna to

This second uight dragged aksag as bad tbe last, only that Suianne slept in ber mother's bed. But Henrietta never thought of lying wicfeawaka, trytng to

listen to bo* heart, and trying Co of soino wny out of this dreadful danger, every moment ber excited imagination taking her over tha^ horrible scene again,

JThj inorning suu found her as the setting due had left iter. About o'clock she beard noise in her husband's room. Ho had slept without phantoms Or remorse, and bo awoke ga/ and hghfc lieterted,

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dressed, the same little song he had sung the uight before. Yes, he sung while dressing, and with his window open to the cool morning «**?.

He camo to his wife's door. TCouio in!" said Henriette in a feeble votca

Roger went In, with a smile on his lips, but stopped in surprise, seeing his wife up and dressed. ... "Alreadyr said he, ^andit is not8yet" "it is so fine that 1 shall go for a walk with Suzanne," said she!, "You are very happy? How I wish I could go along!" And he kissed Henriette tenderly, and she did not forbid him by look or gesture and then noticing Suz&nne, whose look of fear he could uot understand, bo said: "How is this, young lady? To-day again in your mothers bed They spoil you. I shall havo to look at this." And, seating himself beside heron tbo bed, he took bis little girl up in his arms iu her night dress. Sho did uot opfcn ber lips, and her eyes were fixed until a stranger would have said she had lost her reason. "You are not awake yet and you are cross," said Roger. "Cuddlo down aud go to sleep again, Mademoiselle," kissing her again aud covering her up faiefully. "Ah!''said he in an indifferent tone, "this murder of our neighbor—have they found out anything about who did it?" "I do not know the commissionuaire of the police camo here yesterday to question us." "You?" cxclaimed lloger energetically. "I, Suzauno and the servants.'* .^T1. "Aud to what endP "As there was a pistol shot firod in the houso so close to ours, they might naturally suppose we heard it and that we rose and perhaps saw something." "That is so." "But you, Roger," said she, trembling, "how did you know about tbis murder, siuce you left here yesterday morning before it was discoveredP "When I came home last night the chief of the railroad station told me what he know'—• little iu fact, not even tho man's namo." "Our neighbor wa* mimed Laronette."

Roger turned brusquely as he heard this name und turned |ale. "What did you say bis name wasp "Larouette. I heard that during the day." "Well, that is strange," murtnered Roger and he remained sileut a few minutes, and then said: "Do tbey know the motivo of this murder "Robbery, without doubt," answered she, looking full into his eyes but be did not remark ber singular oiuotiou, and ho bit his lip* iu a preoccupied mauufrv At last ho took hi* hat uud cane. 1 "Ex -use me," ho saifliurriedly "I must go or 1 shall miss my train." Ilenriette did not not answer. She felt as if sho must cry out to him, "Fly! Quit Franco. You will not escape justice. Com# no more where I am. You horrify me! Do'not soil tho forehead of my child with your ntsassin's kisses!"

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But instead of goisg direct to tbo train Roger weut to tho miyor's ortica and sent hi* card to the commusary, who had just returned from Versailles, usking a private interview with him/immedutoly. They led hi in before Lacroix, who indicated a chair

without speaking, beat a little fastorl Roger Laroque cor dacious plan had

Tho magistrate's heart than usual. What had here to do? Whatauconcelved, who was con­

sidered to have leen the murderer of Larouette? Ho feared a trap and was on his guard. "Sir," said Roger, "I have come to give you, on the subject df the crime which ha* been committed so near my home, an indication which may bo of service to you. I have just heard the naino of the victim. Day before yesterday I was obliged to pay over 180,000 francs to a man of tbe same namo. Tbe coincidence is curious, only my creditor lived in Paris, Ruo Suint Roch, or ut least he bad an apartment there. As that payment troubled ine greatly I hud during tho last few daysHoveral meetings with Larouette there* fore I should know if it wus my creditor, and if you wish"-'

Mr. Lacroix iuterrupted him with the great kt calm: "Thut will bo unncce»ary, II. Lnroqae, as llio Larouolto who was ussassiuatcd was tho samo to whom you paid tho 13J,000 francs." V4i"* "How do you knowp

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"I found among his papers your letters wboreiu vou spoak of this payment, und I thank you for tho interest you show. Allow mo, however, to ask you a few questions. Did Larouette in bis dealings with you employ an intermediary "No be came alono and saw no ono but myself." "Do you Lnow anything about the detail* of liis daily life? His habit*—hisvicesP "I never saw him until two weeks ago. Tho money in question was loaned mo by an old friend of my father's, Celestin Vaubernon, Larouette's uncle, who died suddenly a few weeks ago. Tho only thing I know is that M. Vaubernon did not like his nephevr, though I do not know why. And to judge by my dealings with Larouette, Vaubernon's relations with his nephew could not have been agrecnbla I found him hard, unpityittg and •cry ill bred." "I suppose you can give mo a description of tho checks, drafts or notes which mako up the sum you paid him. That would bo of great assistance to us."

Behind his blue glasses tbe eyes of the magistrate watchcd Laroqne keenly, bet he never seemed to know anything of that scrutiny.

Laroquo took leave, saying: "I will confer with my cashicr, who li the only ono who can give you those details and from tbr hurried to tho train. JL Lacroix v.n'c"^ 1 him ho went out in tbe direction of the depot, saying to himself: "You are Bhar », hut you have como too near the fire, and you vriU 'j-i hnrut,"

Then bo tool a sheet of official paper and wrote rt Caw lities upon it, and at the bottom ho ttl.'.wl: "You will also bring Miss Sutanne," and sent it to tbe Villa Si on tola is, addressed to Henriette. When Henrietta received it s&e trembled from head to foot This was a legal form, filled out in such a nam as left ber no poattbte choice or excuse. But. most ga What did M. Lacroix want? To question, to torture ber again to que*U Suianne age Vk*to»-ia bad not return '. therefore si* td tokt all. All at once revolted agr tbo perrirteoca of tbocommimionnaireandasortof cold anger took possession of her. She left Suianno at the villa and wwBtalooa. M. Lacroix was alone wben sbe arrived. «I am bora, sir," said aba, bravely "You sent for mc." "Yes but I asked you to tiring your daughter." "Suzanne is IB beaides, sbe is but a child. WhaS baveyou toaaytonjef In what manner can I be of aarviee to your "You shall know, madame. I wish to know from you regarding this murder not only the truth, but the whole truth, without hesitation or reticence." "I shall bare notfetag to add to my deposition of yesterday."

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