San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-12

II was true, he had not said woru OF
love to Miss Lebourgeois, and should
not now under any circumstances. 1t
looked too much like taking advantage
of their peculiar relations. Even if he
could bring himself to do it, Paul felt
sure that he would offend her delicacy
and gain nothing by it in the end. But
1t was very sweet to be in her society.
The very tones of her voice had grown
very dear to Paul. But if he
must tear himself away, it behooved
him to make the most of the precious
moments yet remaining to him. So
Paul and Miss Lebourgeols wandered
off down to her bower to talk over
their strange experience. Frank sent
a parting injunction to be sure and let
rowing alone, an injunction which they
received with the silent scorn it de-
served. Their conversation would not
be very interesting to third parties, but
it was immensely satisfactory to them
selves. 1t had reached the stage
where the emphasis on a small word
like Indeed" can express an infinite
amount of meaning.
Frank was about as successful in
finding and thanking the stranger as
his sister anticipated he would be. The
island belonged to a New York gentle
man, who had gone to Europe for the
summer, and had been rented to
stranger, who was known as "Mr Rob
erts," He kept bachelors hall there,
and his servants, whom alone Frank
saw, were evidently very unwilling to
say anything about him, or else had
nothing to say. Mr.. Roberts had gone
to New Haven the frs: thing that
morning, supposedly on the way to
New York. Frank had to content him.
self with leaving a card, on which he
penciled some hearty words of ac-
acknowledgement.
All went to bed early that evening,
and got up early the next morning to
see Paul off by the first train. His
parting with Miss Lebourgeois was
purely conventional. Mrs. Lee
bourgeois and Frank were both
present. In fact, Frank accom-
A>tW IOTh, DIS nc udu
business there himself. Archer was
staying at the Astor house, to which
Paul made his way as quickly as the
elevated road could carry him. After
the first cordial greetings, the two be-
took themselves to Archer's room, where
Archer lost no time in getting down to
business. This matter" said Archer,
concerns in a way our late lamented
friend, the Count"
What, he has not come to life
again." asked Paul.
Hardly" replied Archer. But his
shade or something is still working the
very mischief in present affairs. You
know" Archer continued, that the
Count managed shrewdly to increase
the very tidy sum he obtained
by murder or assassination from
that not over clever English
man, the late Robert Graham. That
sum was somewhere about $50, 900 over
and above what the Count put into his
natural fathers chateau, which he OBJ
tanned by passing himself off as the
natural heir. One would naturally sup
pose that Robert Graham's son, having
discovered this same tidy sum awaiting
his proof of identity in the hands of the
trustee of the St. Louis Count, would
lose no unnecessary time in proving
that identity; would, in fact, sail by
the first steamer to America, and would
take the first train out of New York for
st. Louis, secure the Doodle, and go on
his way rejoicing. But young Robert
Graham, son of the man murdered out
in Australia by our friend, the Count,
contrary to all the laws of
human nature for such cases made and
provided, does nothing of the sort. On
learning the great news which makes
out of him fairly well-to-do man, he
indeed leaves England, but not for
America. He goes, instead, to France
and digs out that old chateau, in
mblay, where our lamented friend,
the Count. proposed TO spread himself
as the lord of the manor. Young
Graham's object seems to have been,
90 far as he can be said to have had an
object, TO find out whether any heirs
Of the real Count were likely to turn
up to dispute his possible possession of
the chateau. Not sign of an heir has
yet. so far as ! know, put in an APP
pearance There are, however, GER
tain legal technicalities Of French
law which stand in the way of
the possession of the chateau by for
eigner, under circumstances so peculiar
and extraordinary. These TECHNICAL
ties concern the disposition of the prop
erty in case any heirs should turn up
hereafter. The family of the real
Count seems to have run completely !
out Well, young Graham, having |
made good certain rights of temporary ,