The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-06

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His first glance told him all. Suzanne was
| married. >,
BE crushed the paper in his hand. For a
minute OF two he stood motionless; then, with
There e was a nothing rsmarkabIe S e' about him
when he came down to- breakfast in the coffee
room, unless q1ietef demeanor than usual
| might be deemed so. He spoke to Seymour
| when he entered and Hoped he did not disturb
him by his estlg rifhg. Seymour did not
"Yes;. I went Out far stroIl-to Waterloo
Bridge. By the by, I hope you will let me
give you your revenge this evening; that lit
| tie game last night pulled me together won
derfully. I've been tfeverish the last few
days"
"Pm not anxious for my revenge" said sey-
mour; 81 don't often play"
"Nor !, and / am never comfortable until I
lose. You will do me a favor If you will give
me the chance. 1t calms my brain; it's as
good as medicine to me-"
Seymour laughed and promised. He saw
nothing of Ernest the whole day, but they had
appointed to meet at 10 o'clock.
Ernest spent the afternoon in going through
his possessions. He had nothing with him to
declare his identity. His linen was only
marked with initials, which stood equally well
for his real and assumed names The few let
ters in his pockets he tore up, with one excep-
tion.
This was in lady's hand. He read it
through slowly and carefully, kissed it, and
then burned it to ashes. He then wrote a
couple of letters, which occupied him till his
visitor was due.
At 10 o'clock Seymour arrived Ernest well
coined him more gayly than usual.
Have you seen little Tom to-day?" he
asked.
"No; I'm going to see him tomorrow"
Will you give him little present from
me? He wants a watch-do you think this
will do for him?"
He held out his gold timepiece, with chain
attached. Seymour looked up in astonish-
ment.
"You won't accept it for him? You must! I
will not keep it. 1t was given me by man
who has just tried to kill my best friend in
duel; if you won't take it for little Tommy
will smash it with my boot, and then drop it
into the river. viii you take itP"
Seymour made some Intellectual protests, but
at last was forced to take it. He made up his
mind, however, that his possession of it should
only be temporary; the whole affair was abb
surd.
They began'to play. Ernest had the luck at
first, but it soon turned. Seymour won, and
by midnight had more than recouDed himself.
In another hour he refused to play any more;
he calculated he had won over EGO.
You won't go on?" asked Ernest. "Then I
must fulfill my duty. l am good loser, you
see."
He handed over notes and gold amounting
to over f40. The money included several
napoleons.
Il have not won all this" said Seymour.
" You have made a mistake"
ooh, no; we were playing for the same
stakes as last night"
~ did not understand that"
But did, and as / lost it is for me to de-
eide. You taught me last evening to insist on
paying my losses"
Seymour protested; but Ernest insisted. Sey-
mour resolved to lose it to him again the first
opportunity. IL
Three o'clock struck as they parted sey-
mour crept quietly back to his room, tired out,
as he had had a hard day. He determined to
have good nights rest
Ernest did not come down to break fast next
morning. Seymour waited about some time,
hoping to see him, and at last told the waiter
to go and call him, as IT was nearly IL.
The man was some time in returning. OBJ
tanning NO answer to His knock, he had opened
the door to take, in the hot water which was
standing outside. On the bed he saw the
Frenchman lying his throat cut.
The waiter was q man of sense. He locked
the door on the outside, put the key in his
pocket, and went to tell his master what he
had found.
Before single person in the hotel knew
what had happeiied detective had the affair
in his charge. The waiter told Seymour that
Mr.. Dubois was in bed and would be able to SEQ
no one. Seymour wac obliged to go out to keep
a business appointment; when he returned in
the evening it was to find that he was arrested
on the charge of numbering NJ. Dubois.