The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10
time very TREMENDOUSLY. sThen you

eyes, Madame" I answered, finding
she could not finish the sentence. "And
now will you kindly allow me to see
Mademoiselle De Gray :"
4sNo, Monsieur! mol - she replied,
with much emphasis. ''My poor An
toinette has sinned, no doubt, but she
shall be protected. You shall not see
my poor child, Monsieur she con-
cluded passionately. sHeaven and
will make good woman of her yetv'
my dear Madame, you quite mistake
me-" [ answered feelingly. "Mademoi.
selle is innocent l was hardly pre-.
pared for the little Frenchwoman's out.
burst Of joy.
~My Antoinette! My pure darling
Ny white dove! My wronged angel
Sweet heaven, l thank thee!'' she cried
tearfully.
And before / could say any more, she
had darted from the room. In a few
inmates she returned, leading a tall
elegant, golden-haired girl, whose proud
eyes glittered with tears. This fail
vision of youthful beauty left Mad.
ame's side and came to me. Il thank
you Monsieur she said, with simple
earnest dignity. Il thank you most
truly" DIR,
81 have done little or nothing to en-.
title me to your thanks, Mademoiselle, .
l smiled in response. "But have you
no desire to learn the name ofsthe gull
ty party = IT.
''Ah, true p exclaimed Madame.
forgot all but my infinite JOY. Tell US.
Monsieur 2" ~
s.First, Madame answered, S'per'
NIT me to restore your stolen money.
You have your keys, l see; will you be
kind enough to open the treasure-box!
And fastening to the closet l brought
out the japanned box.
Madame knelt down and wonderingly
turned the key. l then lifted the lid
and removed the false bottom. An as
tonished exclamation parted Made.
moiselle DeGrays lips, but Madame
leaned over the box like one in dream,
and could not be convinced until the
notes were in her hand and counted,
that it was no dream at all, but most
pleasant reality.
"Yes, Antoinette, she at last said,
rising and casting the notes on the
table, ''every sou of it is here. And ia
think Of it's being in the old box, An.
toinette!!" eyes, smiled Mademoi.
selle, with a puzzled expression.
"but-"
"But,'' interrupted Madame, even
more vivaciously, ''but who put it into
the box And she fixed her eyes in
eager expectancy on mine.
''The the apparition," / faltered,
''entered the room between two and
three o'clock, and went straight to the
cabinet. In few moments the notes
were purloined and deposited where you
Just now found them"
'sBut the secret compartment, Mon
sieur," interrupted Madame, excitedly,
twas it opened without diAiculty!'
eyes, Madame"
''Strange! most strange!" she ejacu-
lated, in perplexing tones, adding the
next instant, "Go on, Monsieur
"That is ali, Madame
GAIL! But what did you do, Mon.
sieur!'' she asked, sharply.
''Nothing, Madame, but stagger aside
and gaze like an imbecile after the re.
treating form I had extended my hand
to seize"
"Oh - exclaimed Madame, in a low,
awed voice. "Was it-you called it an
apparition. recollect, Monsieur. What
what did it resemble :" sr. .
at was a woman. A small. pallid
woman, clad in a trailing crimson
robe"
ga crimson robe!" echoed Madame
and Madamoiselle, both evidently
aghast.
Eyes, and with silverv-white hair
"White hair.!'' echoed both, looking
at each other with CONSERVATION.
Mademoiselle De Gray recovered her.
self first. "What else, Monsieur g
she qucried, impatiently.
"Nothing else, Mademoiselle, excep,
that this singular apparition carried Z
bronze candlestick and yonder bunch O.
keys" Mademoiselle gazed at me .
moment in silence. and then turning
suddenly flung her arms about thu
Madame's neck, and kissing her on bott
cheeks exclaimed between tears anG
laughter:
'Oh, you naughty, naughty thief.
Madame stared from Madamoisell,
the picture of bewildered dismay; then
dropping her eyes to the floor. she re
volved, apparently, some perplexin(
question. Presently she looked up.
"Tell me, Antoinette," she murmuret
doubtfully, "why did you drug Mon
sieur's coffee p
IL! exclaimed Mademoiselle, flush
ing with astonishment, 81 did it n,
more than stole the money. knew
not that Monsieur was here, much les
that he took coffee. But perhaps, sh'
roguishly ADDED the next moment, 2
she again shovered kisses ON Madame
roseate cheeks, shat perhaps you CA
plead guilty. tsfxe-,ss.ssxgry s
Again bewidered dismay widene.
Madame's eyes, and, after . little, sh'
faltered:
'sOh, Antoinette, I-I-yes, l certain
" did! Monsieur slept well and
slept poorly. Yes, Monsieur got mi
powders! l never thought Of it til
this minute"
"What powders laughed Made
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