The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-17

"Shc affanrcS haH go at'hh""
II know. madame. that your HAIR II
the hest coincd in Paris. but then-wiih
hair like vours"-and the Young nus
hand. proud and fond Of his wife.
hreathcd i'm the slight fragrance that
came from the cbcvelurc rs If 1t were
Tho roma Of y flower. Suzanne shcoh
her head with an air OF determination.
NO said she, "your ilotteries cannot
make me forget your cxacuons.
"Ixactions, Suzannef
u ropeat it. oxaciions that forbid my
omnlovibg a femme dc chambfe iof-oh'
woi n thousand and n cares oi the
to1nt. Neither Alhcrtirc nor Rose.
through your caprice, can enter my
orartncnfs even when | ap more
clothed than for a ball. Do you realize
mon.leur. what a crowd Of things you
force me to do for mysciiF
~ do not wish that others should see
con. | have particular ideas, very par
ticular ideas, upon the suDJec'' Du' se''
dearest, are You not ready!
~Ycs' but we must decide something
regarding this ugly affair. To 80 on.
~suspectiBg everything anu everybody !"
this way Is abominablc.
"Thcn the only thing to do Is this; 10
morrow | will goto the preiecto 81 ponce;
state the case TO him, and have hIln scnd
some one to watch GU people.
sOur people, Here in our house
impossible, They would perceive NJ
mo. my child, in a thousand waysu
could be dono-a footinan more, say.
He would send Us an agent disguised
"A In the Vaudeville, the Varieties
and the comic feuilletons' such things
are done. Henri. only in romanccs.
"And in life, too. dearest but come
we arc late; the carriage awaits Us.
= = = = q y
put the papers there, VI. Megre' on
the desk. and leave Us. And now, o
gieur." said the project of police, courte-
olslv addrcssing VI. d'AlOys. who had
followed his card closely, what can
This. NJ. le Project" and ne went on
10 Law the facts before him. "Our hotel,
he concluded, 'is in the Rue Moncean
and somewhat large; our train OF ser
vantsas well. Itisthree months, IthhL'
during q two days absence from home
since the first trinbet disappeared IRON
my vife's casset."
The project turned over the papers the
cmploye had laid upon his desk.
"Hum-m-yes; and those two Gays
were passed at Etrctst; the trlnket a
bracelet with brlliants and Oh emerald
clasp
The comte started. All you know
that"
The project smiled.
"AnSthinr else, monsieur: Wa that
allg"
.'Unhappily, no. Once again, and dur
ing an absence OF ioity-cight hours-a
visit to q relative-wo lost q cross valued
by the cO1ntcsse very highly
"a second thcft.' and the officials
tone was less Of surprise than satisiac-
ton.
Describe it, monsieur"
"A gold ~cross-the cross Of Russia
twenty-four lrilliant5 at the top; at the
sides opals in clusters; IN the center an
other opal as large again as the eight
others
WAS it part Of n necklace
Formerly, yes 90,
"And YOU suspectno one. VI. dAloys:
"No one. Our dOmestics were al u
the employ Of the comtes5e's mother
Nearly all, not all
"Eh. How cried the comte, con
founded.
II said nearly ell. not all"
"True; but those who have entered our
household ct a moro recent date accom-
panied US III these trips. Naturally, 1t
was neither of them
NJ. d'Aloys NATURALLY obtained no
response. The project was rummaging
his papers. Presently he laid them aside.
And you suggestF said he, question
ingly.
"That an agent be introduced into my
house.
1.-THE idea is excellent
"Ah, them
80 excellent that we have one there
already. Your thief has been under
surveillance for two months past, mon
sieur." ~.
1.-TWO months pastl In my house,
cried the comtc, bewidefcd.
ASK me no more, said the project,
seriously; the affair IS graver than you
suspect. Do not mention even 70 Nine.
dAlovs what YOU have learned here to-
day; and another essential recommends
ton | would make TO you, monsieur; let
there be 10 change III your manner 70
those who serve You, neither WIN those
who are pleasing TO you nor with those
who are less agreeable. REMAIN ana
the project looked his visitor iull IA the
face, why dAloy5 could not have tod
you, but as the piercing eyes met ms
own the chestnut bandeaux under Their
velvet colt and the big black eyes OF
Nile. 'lbertine seemed 10 focus before
him omain, say, as benevolent as
ever 10 all your people, and also Nine.
d'Alovs, who, as YOU have said, eXacts
little service from her femmes de cham
bre. I have the honor, monsieur, 10
salute you
Little service!" murnured dAloys
aloud, in the street again, hat IN hand
and still dumfounded, Little service!
femmes DO chambro! as said! but SAID
nothing at all-nothing w~hatever-to
thai deyilish man.
Then | am TO understand that ryou
/ have nothing TO say TO this marriage
you decline II utterly demanded the
comtesse, seated in the boudoir where
we have seen her the night before, beside
her the inevitable Albertine. putting in
order the drawer Of chidonier in which
/ laces and ribbons were somewhat con
fused.
MADAME is very kind" responded the
young woman. but marriage Is not to
my TASTE"
You viii, however, sooner OF later,
my good Albertine, be compelled TO make
a choice. Young girls like you are not
intended for old maids
A singular smile that Nine. dAloys,
who had turned aside. did not see
crossed Albertine's thin lips.
"Auguste Is not only q handsome boy
but has banked his savings. and myself
should do something for you" pursued
the comtesse.
Madame is ~benevolence itself"
'Not at all, but content with your
scrvice--sure Of your probity, that Is Q
great deal" and Nine. dAloys recalled
that among all her domestics Auguste
and Albertine wero the only ones she