Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-02

bracelet disappeared. was at EIreIaC with Afbertine and Depuis, who has since died"
 True, and this time it was a two days absence at the house of your brother-in- law"
 ''With Auguste and Albertine"- ''Auguste and the inevitable Albertine yes"
 ''Henrir' cried the comtesse in a re- proachful tone, ''you have never been able to abide that poor girl"
 'TCo strong word, Suzanne; had it been as you say, you'd have sacrificed { your cameriste unhesitatingly."
 "Yes, at once; all the same, Henri, sou do not like her. She is, however, perfection"
 "It is tho perfection, perhaps, do not like"
 "She arranges hair so admirably" ''I know, madame, that your hair is the best coiffed in Paris, but then-with hair like yours'-and the young hus- band, proud and fond of his wife, breathed in the slight fragrance that came from the chevelure as if it were the aroma of flower. Suzanne shook her head with an air of determination. '.No," said she, ''your fatteries cannot make me forget your exactions,"
 "Exactions, Suzanne?" "l repeat it, exactions that forbid my employing a femme de chambre for-oh, well, thousand and one cares of the toilet. Neither Albertine nor Rose, through your caprice, can enter my apartments even when l am more clothed than for a ball. Do you realize, monsieur, what crowd of things you force me to do for myself?"
 "I do not wish that others should see you; have particular ideas, very par ticular ideas, upon the subject; but see, dearest, are you not ready?"
 "Yes, but we must decide something regarding this ugly affair. To go on suspecting everything and everybody in this way Is abominable."
 ''Then the only thing to do is this: To- morrow I will go to the prefect of police, state the case to him, and have him send some one to watch our people" Our people? Here in our house? Impossible! They would perceive itr' No, my child, in a thousand ways 1t could be done-a footman more, say. He would send US an agent disguised" 'A Ia the Vaudeville, the Varieties and the comic feuilletons! Such things are done, Henri, only in romances." "And in life, too, dearest; but come, we are late; the carriage awaits us."
 
 "Put the papers there, NJ. Megre, on the desk, and leave us. And now, mon- seur," said the prefect of police, courte- ously addressing M. d'Aloys, who had followed his card closely, "'what can I do for you?"
 "This, NJ. le Prefect," and he went on i to lay the facts before him. ''Our hotel, |" he concluded, ''is in tho Rue Monceau, and somewhat large; our train of ser vantsas well. It Is three months, Ithink, during two days absence from home, since the first trinket disappeared from my wife's casbet-"
 The prefect turned over the papers the smploye had laid upon his desk"
 ''Hum-m-yes; and those two days were passed at Etretat; the trinket g bracelet with brilliants and an emerald clasp"
 The comte started. "Ah! you know thatl"
 The prefect smiled.
 Anything else, monsieur? Was that aIlr' + "Unhappily, no. Once again, and dur Ing an absence of forty eight hours-s visit to relative-we lost a cross valued by the comtesse very highly"
 "A second theft" and the official. tone was less of surprise than satisfac tion.
 Describe 1t, monsieur"
 GA gold croSs--the cross of Russia twenty -four brilliants at the top; at tho sides opals in clusters; in the center an other opal as large again as tho eigh others"
 Was it part of necklacc?"
 Formerly, yes"
 And you suspect no one, NJ. d'Aioys?' "No one. Our domestics were all 1T the employ of the comtesse's mother"- Nearly all, not all"
 "Eh! Howl" cried the comte, con founded.
 "I said nearly all, not all"
 "True; but those who have entered oul household at q moro recent date accom- panied us in these trips. Naturally, i was neither of them"
 M. d'Aloys' naturally" obtained nc response. The prefect was rummaginI his papers. Presently he laid them aside And you suggestl" said he, question ing!y.
 That an agent be introduced into my house."
 1.-The idea Is excellent"
 "Ah, then
 "So excellent that we have one thert already. Your thief has been unde surveillance for two months past, mon sicur."
 1.-Two months past! In my house? cried the comte, bewildered.
 Ask me no more," said the prefect seriously; ''the affair is graver than 70, suspect. Do not mention even to Mime d'Aloys what you have learned here to day; and another essential recommends tion l would make to you, monsieur; le there be no change in your manner t those who serve you, neither with thos who are pleasing to you nor with thos who are less agreeable. Remain anC the prefect looked his visitor full in tn face, why d'Aloys could not have tolC you, but as the piercing eyes met hi own the chestnut bandeaux under thei velvet coif and the big black eyes o Mile. Albertine seemed to focus befor him-''remain, say, as benevolent a ever to all your people, and also Mime d'Aloys, who, as you have said, exact little service from her fenmes de cham bre. 1 have the honor, monsieur, t salute you"
 Little service!" murmured d'Aloy aloud, in the street again, hat in han, and still dumfounded, "'Little service femmes de chambrel as I saidp but sai nothing at all-nothing whatever-t that devilish mani!
 
 "Then I am to understand that syo have nothing to say to this marriage ] you decline it utterly?' demanded th comtesse, seated in the boudoir wher we have seen her the night before, besid her the inevitable Albertine, putting il order the drawer of a chiffonier in whic faces and ribbons were somewhat COL fused.
 Madame is very kind" responded tn young woman, but marriage is not my taste"