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

les. MdOAIut, 1 answered., nnOlng
she could not finish the sentence. "And
now will you kindly allow me to see
Mademoiselle De Gray -
mo, Monsieur! no!'' 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. Heaven and
will make good woman of her yetr'
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 p she CRIED
tearfully.
And before l could say any more, she
had darted from the room. In a few
inmates she returned, leading tall
elegant, golden-haired girl, whose proud
eyes glittered with tears. This fail
vision Of youthful beauty left Mad.
ames side and came to me. 81 thank
you Monsieur she said, with simple
earnest dignity. Il thank you mos,
truly
81 have done little or nothing to en-.
title me to your thanks, Madenoiselle, -
| smiled in response. but have you
no desire to learn the name ofsthe gull.
ty party =
"Ah, true - exclaimed Madame.
forgot all but my infinite joy. Tell US,
| Monsieur p
"First, Madame" l answered, ''per-
| nit me to restore your stolen money.
You have your keys, see; will you be
kind enough to open the treasure boxf'
And fastening to the closet | brought
OUT the japanned box.
! Madame kneit down and wonderingly
turned the key. | then lifted the lid
and removed the false bottom. An as
tonished exclamation parted Made
moiselIe DeGray S 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 10 dream at all, but most
pleasant reality.
Eyes, Antoinette, she at last said,
rising and casting the notes on the
table, every sou Of it is here. And to
think Of its being in the old box, An
toinettef' "Yes," smiled Mademoi-
selle, with a puzzled expression,
But" interrupted Madame, even
more vivaciously, but who put it into
the box And she fixed her eyes in
eager expectancy on mine.
1.-The the apparition," I faltercd,
''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
''But the secret compartment, Mon
sieur," interrupted Madame, excitedly,
was it opened without difficulty =
"Ycs. Madame"
Strange! most strange!" she ejacu-
lated, in perplexing tones, adding the
next instant, go on, Monsieur
THAT is ali, Madame
"All! But what did you do, Mon
sleur :" she asked, sharply.
Nothing, Madame, but stagger aside
and gaze like an imbecile after the re-
treating form l 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! g
sit was woman. A small. pallid
woman, clad in trailing crimson
robe
''A crimson robe!" echoed Madame
and Madamoiselle. both evidently
aghast.
Yes, and with silvery-white hair"
"White hair - echoed both, looking
at each other with CONSERVATION.
Mademoiselle De Gray recovered her
self first. what else. Monsieur 2"
she qucried, impatiently.
Nothing else, Mademoiselle, except
that this singular apparition carried
bronze candlestick and yonder bunch Of
keys" Mademoiselle gazed at me a
moment in silence. and then turning,
suddenly flung her arms about the
Madame's neck, and kissing her on both
cheeks exclaimed between tears and
laughter:
''Oh, you naughty, naughty thief
Madame stared from Madamoiselle
the picture of bewildered dismay; then,
dropping her eyes to the floor, she re-
volved, apparently. some perplexing
question. Presently she looked up.
Tell me, Antoinette, she murmured
doubtfully, "why did you drug Mon
sieur's coffee =
81 !" exclaimed Mademoiselle, flush
ing with astonishment, 81 did 1t no
more than stole the money. / knew
not that Monsieur was here, much less
that he took coffee. But perhaps" she
roguishly added the next moment, as
she again showered kisses on Madame's
roseate cheeks, ''bat perhaps you can
plead guilty"
Again bewildered dismay widened
Madame's eyes, and, after a little. she
faltered:
''Oh, Antoinette, I-I-yes, l certain
" did! Monsieur slept well and |
slept poorly. Yes, Monsieur got my
powders! l never thought of it till
this minute.
What powders p laughed Made
moiselle de Gray. 1.-The morphineI'