The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-10


"Monsleur slept well, perceive"
Yes, madame, II we'll means sound.
ly," | replied "The coffee was drug.
gel bns ..l.- .l. yr.
"Druggedl" she echoed, staggering
back pace or two.
Yes, madame Permit me to ask
who made itl" .,I
She covered her face with her hands
for an instant, and then dropping them,
reeled over 70 the cabinet. In minute
she was beside me again.
who made IT." she repeated, in
deep, hollow tones. Mademoiselle De
Grayl And-and, monsieur, the mOney
Is gOnsl" %. Dbl. '.'
"But," l answered, mademolselle,
Of all others, should not have known Of
my presence here"
"Ah, monsieur, I was most careful, 4"
returned matIame, sOrrowfully. "'Tis a
mystery how she gained her know
ledge"
"Well, madame,"I I answered, after
few minutes deliberatiOn, tive viii meet
mademOiselle on her own ground. Per.
NIT her if you please, to prepare another
cup of coffee tonight. She will, no
doubt, count upon its effects
And that night | received another
steaming cup. But 1t was received only.
| Consequently l was not found mapping.
l had watched patiently for two hours
or more, when the door softly opened,
and pale slender little old woman.
wrapped ina crimson dressing-gown, anu
about whose bare head hoated few
! Canty gray locks, stole nOiseessly into
he room. She carried a bunch of ke,
and a lighted taper in small bronzed
| 0ndlestiCk Closing the door carefully
behind her, she proceeded at once to the
| cabinet Can this weird-looking wo
mon be Mademoiselle De GrayP"
| thought, gazing after the singular ap.
| partition. mo, II cannot be. Certainly,
madtmosele Is young. This must Ge
some old relative or friend of madame
Quickly and noiselessly she approache
the cabinet, and in moment il was un-
locked, and the secret compartment
opened.
After carefully Withdrawing the notes,
deposited there by madame lew hours
previously, she snapped the spring and
reclosrd the desk. Then turning quickly
away, she went over TO the store closet
| now left my hiding. g.place, and eau.
iousIy followed, When | reached the
door, She was in the at of removing thr
ule bottom from a large iapanneu box
ia one corner. Dropping il on the floor
brside her she took from the box roll
OF notes, ana after adding the ones Just
tgIau, r. rtulnel the bundle to its place
ilain Then hastily restoring the box
10 its former order, she rose anu turned
away. .Hl
stepped back a pace or two, with
the d,slgn OF seizing her outside the
ClOslt. ....
In moment she appeared and con.
fvutsd me, and for the first time J OIL
Hiued tair view OF her featule4 BIZ
iu't ad OF the horror and disney which
! had been anticipating, WAS the one bi
ial, back agnaSt. My Out.tletchcd arm.
uN pprd pOWerless rs, with swift tleu
a.u strong g9lv, she swept past me- an
n.t o. b room, ...
" And tus is the s)iutionln / mu..
,erel, 4raNus q deep breath OF relief
.Ig door closed upon uer What vii
madame sag3 .NII she really credit tai
rcpou mus. livey"
Without deciding on the question, !
dropped on sofa .UJ male mysr'
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.i, -A.. monsieur .i... mas hsu anotner gooo
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gut I nIS1 leaIheu the righI
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