Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-15

characters have crept In here. It's best to
be cautious"
what do You meanp" asked the COM
mitteeman in astonishment and some
alarm. Exclusiveness was his hobby. At
the Union League club they called him
1.-THE McAllister of the west"
well, there's n great deal of jewelry
shout" replied the detective carelessly.
| THAT diamond spray Of your friends the
countess, for instance. 1t would be n com
| paratively easy task for an expert to get
away with it, I'll speak to her."
"Youi"
"Why, certainly. Just introduce me.
It's all right. wasn't always detective,
you know"
"Who is that distingue young man
waltzing with the countessf" asked Mrs.
| Saunders. "They seem to be well nc.
quainted. A New Yorker. you sayp
Really, must see that he is introduced TO
Emily"
"One turn more, and now come here"
said the distingue gentleman from New
| York, in quiet but authoritative Tone
and he led the Countess de Honheur to an
ottoman, where, sheltered by bank OF
dollhouse plants, they could not be over
heard.
She was deathly pale For heavens
sake. don't expose me here in this ball
roomp she pleaded
"You should have staid abroad as you
promised me-" replied the detective, pro
| foundly agitated. as it not enough that
you should have ruined and wrecked the
life of one man who foolishly loved your
| See to what you have reduced me-to be a
spy and trucker of men. And TO think
how cared for you-once."
"Oncel" The word came despairingly
from her lips. She reached forward and
laid her slender fingers on his wrist. lie
turned away his head and his whole frame
shook with the fierce struggle that was
going on within him.
"Give up this hateful life," she pleaded.
Come with me TO France. I'll do any
thing You tell me. You talk the language
fluently. There we are both unknown, and
you can find work suited 10 you"
The leafy screen before them was thick
and hid them well from view. She Slipped
from the ottoman to the soft and velvety
rug at his feet and knelt there. Genuine
tears glistened In her eyes. Her voice, at
tuned TO the language Of love, tenderly be
sought him.
1T il impossible" he cried at last rough
ly, rising and shaking her off. "YOt
should have known long ago that ther'
could be no reconciliation between you
and me-"
And now she stood before him, painting
indignant, yet terribly fearful lest b.
should overwhelm her before all thos'
people, for she had injured this man be-
yond hope Of forgiveness, and mt last sh
knew it,
"You should have staid abroad" he sai,
and IL was the detective, the officer o
the law, who spoke. 1--WE told you aftc
that last escapade Of yours that If yoi
ever returned you would find America to
hot TO hold you Your disguise might de
ceive some, but not me, for / have learne
!, through bitter experience all your trick
! Of trade-thouUh confess that, for a pre-
, nounced brunette. that blond wig Of your
quite becomes you. How much have 20
let them in for down there on Prairie ave
nuep
"Only about $500" she answered.
They deserve To lose something for rur
ming after women like you and toadyin
q 70 foreign titles. Upon my word, but III
, Joke is "A good one La Comtesse de Hon
| fieurl Where did you get that nam,
Isn't Hon1eur some little fishing villap
: on the coast Of France" But he didn
lau0b. for he knew IL well. II was Il
A place where their honeymoon had bee
> passed. What sacrilegel
, She was pleadinp with him for life an
death
, 1Don,t expose me. Think OF my frient
> here. they have been 80 kind. Think no
! they will be ridiculed by all who kno
: them and think What the mast few wei
have been IN me for I have been treated
n Iodvrn
, Detective though he was, he was touch,
N. last A gentleman himself once. In ii
old spendthrift days which had brouRl
! him nothing but ruin and disgrace.
: Lneu What She meant. The old instin
~ caste was strong upon him. He for
4 bore bis revenge.
"Finish vonr evening" he said auietl
: "bnt midniobt must see YOU off this foo
: and tomorrow must be your last day
: Chicago
He gave her his arm, and calm and a
: rarsntlv unmoyed passed out with her