, 1874-04-18

tho wife 10 wanted, aaw Tho only obata-
olo to hs lanpilioBs In tho wife ho possessed. to
slckty wife whoHo doolfno was not rapid enough
for Ills inlpationco. Naturally tho noxt thought
WaB
Dotofrcd, not hy priciplo, but by foar, from tho
employment OF any agent, which, II discovered
GOULD involve dahgor to hitnHolf, ho had caae
about M f9r something At once aafc and efro9tual,
nha haa tonna 1t ln this mysterious apparttlon.
,nonna which would not alike. on body and
mind. wearing out tho nerves With fright and
sl5eplosBnoHs, while impreasing tho Imagination
yn1 With a1 nPo5nasra Pt warning tolerably suro to
Such was tho pleasant theory which III. Nouuo
built up ABOUT hls polltp and attentive host, and
ho ohllck9ed as ho mentally surveyed tho ojinco.
hls LABOR D waa by 10 menus completo, however;
ho must ASCERTAIN not only tohdt Do AIorainyillo
vas doing, but ho.o ho was doing 1t, and this
threatened to bo no easy tasls. His operations
must haye been planned and conducted with ex-
coo11g skill to dooolye not only hla wifo but llor
maid, who had repeatedly Witnoaaed tho appari-
Influence Of superstition, lad ut loast no pofs ,as
eonal foar like lior mistress to blind her.
And hdro NJ. Roquo, with unaccountablo
Observation-Disclosures, for tho first time por-
eeived, a Terrible tlaw in his architecture.
account, tho girl, though repeatedly present,
HAD toT WITNESSED THE ArpAR1TIoNI
Thfa waB Indeed Horioua difficulty, for oven
NJ. do.h1orainvIllo could hardly carry hia arts so
fat;as to reveal lt1nself to ono, aud rcmaiu In
Visible to the o!her, Of two persons side by sde.
Tue castlo bogan to tottcr., but after . momont's
blank dlsmnY III. Nogno proppod 1t gatlantly up
again.. Who could toll what circumstances thero
might he to explain this seeming contradiction
porhaps Justine had mover chanced to look at
S1fna n 1n1. 1,nr
-or-or--. 10 would havo q word With Lor
on, tho subject at any rhto-possibly ta1io her
into his confidence; for these ombarrassmcnta
made It desirable to SECURE somo ally, and
would make hor q sealoua one, while hor
feelings towards her master just at present
were scarcely Of kind to hold hor buck on his
account.
.solzing IN opportunity to speak with hor
II bo1levo, Mademoiaello Justine" ho began,
affecting d Light tone, nyoll hayo never had tho
pleasure Of soofng madame's tnwoar1cd visitor
from tho other world 2"
Juattno raised hcr oycH quickly to his face,
dropped them ngain, iookad troubled, and final
", after anothor doubtful glanco at him, aaid,
hositatfngly:
:" Pardon, monsieur; havo concoalod it from
madame. fearing to make her worso, but do
not know that hayo the right to deceive mon
siour.
HAVE OFTEN BEEN THE
tho Thing !" and she crossed Aorsolf With Q shud-
dor.
If. Rogue could have huggod hor for this con-
iirlnatton Of his theory. lie opened his heart to
her on tho spot. But now oamo m unlooKol-for
obstacle in tho utter incrcdulity with which she
heard him. IL. do l(oralnyille himself tho ca1,so
OF that appnrtfon which 80 terrified his wife
But What motive then2 This was precisely what
ii. Rogue Ind no intention Of telling her, for. as
student Of natilrd aud woman naturo. ho did
f7ok' t1,n~
farced into general explanation, ho with
bold hor own 7'Btiaro ii tho motive az
|. signed, But Justine Saa rather loss con-
vincod than before. No, monsieur might
sometimes bo prejudicod, unjust perhaps,
toward others, but for madame lo waB all tint
thoro is Of most tcuder, most devoted, most 80
1citoua Boaides, how was it possible TINT any
moro mortal could 30 long and so repeatedly de-
coiro their oyes2 Could flesh and blood appear
liko tint, fnr from any enhance, riesng up
through tho solid wall III . cloud that hung liyid
about its ghaHtly figure Of O corpse? ImposBi.
bic, utterly impossible for her to boliaYo! NJ,
Rogue, In dospair, at Inst conceded that he did
not aak her belief, only her assistance md this
Pho nrom!Bpd readily enough, undertaking te
boEuflo her Mistress for awhile into tho I'D Join
ing dressing room in order to glyo him an op.
poltunty OF examining her apartment without
arousing the suspicion tho shock of which it was
most important slie should DO spared.
Justine kopt his word, and ii. noquo had the
1appiug and probing, from corner to corner oi
tho room,
WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST RESULT.
Every square inch had been tested. and every
square inch had proved absolutely ailo destitute
OF tho least indication Of concealod spring, the
lcast hol1ownoss Of sound to imply soorot pas.
sago. Foi1ed, tirod, and tolerably out of humor
II. Rogue deBstod, and sought tho solitude oi
tassol o. rod amoking-cap noarly, az old aud
rr1fn4n1a1v 31f1V aa himRalf
Uo could reckon on no opportunity Of exauafp-
ing NJ. do Morainpillo's apartment, Which was Of
the frat, loor, opening from o kind Of Study il
which it's ownor spent great aoal Of his time, aud
which, when ont oft, le Ind the habit
of keeping locked on account OF tho many ralu.
ables t. contained. The only move Il. Rogue