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les, uhuuhlN, "u'"Ni
she C Md not finish the sentence,
6 Aud now will you kindly allow me to
see Mademoisclie De Gray
"No, monsieur no she replied,
with hasty emphasis. my poor An
toinette has sinned, no doubt; but she
shall be protected. You shall not see
nv poor child, monsieur" she con
cluded passionately. "Heaven and /
will make a good woman OF her yet
"My dear madame, you quite ms
take me, I answered feelingly. Ma
demoiselle is innocent" ,.,,
| was hardly prepared Tor the little
Frenchwoman's outburst of Joy.
"My Antoinettel My pure darling
Nv white dove My wrouged angel
Sweet heaven, / thank thee " she
cried, tearfully.
Aud before could say more, she had
darted from the room. In few MN
utcs she returned, leading a taNl, eIe-,
CANT, golden.haired girl, whose proud
ewes eli tered with tears. This fair Wis
ion of youthful beauty left mademe"
side and came to me. 90,
81 thank you, monsieur, she sad,
with simple, earnest dignity. Il thank
You most truly"
II have done little or nothing to en-,
title me to your thanks, mad Imolseile,
| smiled in response. " But have you
no desire to learn the nam OF the
guilty party q,
"Ah, true y exclaimed madame. 81 i
forgot all but my infinite Joy. "Iell
rs, monsieur. :" ,,...
"First madame | answered, per
nit me to restore your stolen money
You have your keys, | see Will You DC
kind enough to open the treasure box
And fastening to the closet brought
out the iapanned box.
Madame kuelt down and wonderingiN
turned the key. then lifted the liz
and removed the false bottom.
An astonished exclamation parte'
Mademoiselie De Gray's lips, b4
madame leaned over the box like one II
dream, and could not he convnc''
until the notes were in her hand 4n'
counted, that it was no dream atalI, bu
most pleasant reality. e.,
"Yes, Antoinette," she at last SAID
rising and casting the notes on the taDIe
"every sou of it is here. And to thlh
of its being in the old box, Antonette
eyes" smiled mademoisello, with
puzzled expression, "but-"
! "But, interrupted madame, oven nor
-, vivaciously, "but who put 1t INTO I'll
box? Yes, tina is the point, monsieur
:. who put it into the box p
And she fixed her eyes i'll eager e.
pcctancy on mine.
"Thc-thc apparition," | taltcre'
entered the room between two a.,
three o'clock and went straight to IL
5 cabinet. In a few moments the not
= were purloincd and deposited where y'
5 lust now found them.
+ "But the secret compartment, mo
" sieur," interrupted madame, cxcItodl
!, "Was it opened without difficulty
-, ~ eyes, madame. v
10 70 "Strangel most strange J! she elAr
W lated. in perpleXing tones, ADDING u
next instant, "Go on, monsieur.
10 "That is ali, madame.
.e 'o "All! But what did you do, me
~ sicur ?" she asked, sharply.
=, Nothing, madame, but 8tagger asl
~ and Gaze like an imbcclle after {
~ retreatiug form had extended my ha
- to seize.
is "Oh !" exclaimed madame, in 10
VI. awed voice. WAS it-you called IT
apparitior | recolect. monsieur. WI
q what did it rcsemble?'
III eft was Il woman. A small, pal
l. woman clad in trailing crim'
ire robo--'
in "a crimson robe !" echoed mazda
and mudemosella. both rvidentlyag!h'
,cr eyes, AMI with silvery white hair
" "White hairw again ECHOED be
,g looking at each other with faces OF C
IRIS sternation.
ned Mademoisclle De Gray recovered
ian self first.
yn "What else, MONSIEUR she quel
/ impatiently. :, -,
slv Nothing else, mademoisclIc," !
piled, except that this singular NJ
1 rition carried bronze c1ndlestick
lie yonder bunch Of keys.
be- Mademoiselle gazed at me a mon
the in silence, and then turning, sudd
flung her arms about the mada
nan neck, and kissing her on both ch
yht exclaimed between tears and laugh
ION, "Oh you naughty, naughty TN
pm. Madame stared from mademolSell
,me me, the picture of bewlldered dlsn
then dropping her eyes to the floor
Ill ,osolved annarfntly, some perple
nm. question. Presently she looked NJ
,nnt "Tell me, Antoinette," she
INJURED doubtfully, "why did you
otcs monsieur's coffee"
mrs 81 ?" exclaimed mademoiselle, Il
and ing with astonishment. 81 did i
,ick. more than stole the money.
,ore. not that monsieur was here, much
that he took the coffee. But, perl
no., she roguishly added the next NOR
ca", .lo as she again showered kisses on
M tho ame's roseate cheeks, "but pei
h"v ,~v you can plead guilty" F.,
a oan oan Again bewildered dismay wld
roii ,J maiame's eyes, and, after little
inst faltered
Iusa Iso "Oh, Antoinettc, I--i-yes, |
,"ov rnr tainly did! Monsieur slept we'll
rnoG no1 slept poorly. Yes, monsieur go
"'' powders / never thought OF
!, the this minnie. :"
o.at u .lio "What powders?" laughed ]
con. oiselle de Gray.
'oh Wv "Themorphine - exclaimed ma
But more composeily. " felt sicrpic.'
,.hicI & excited, and put it into a cap, IL
" ',,H, ono lug to pour my coffee over 1t;
y '''' must have given monsieur the
omya ra,a Then, suddenly snatching the
t1n,,, a"Ho' from the table, she thrust then
'oolt' ..,lt M,demoiselle de Gray's hand, al
.ai;of ni claiming, tearfully:
W. WI, There keep them, my
VII W E'1 wropged darling. ] have playe'
'''''' S,mu1mbula' long enough.
H., And |, looking at mada'ae
o'op' ,urly, roseatc skin, and ia'Iltiess