The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-23
same way when Pierre found her this

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morning
Eyes. said Pierre, interrupting him
when ! found her tryingto escape from
the house before any one was up. That
did not look very like an honest woman
Why said NJ. Dumont, did you thus
seek to fly from q house where you had
been SO kindly treated?''
Yes" said Pierre, land after promis
ing NJ. Germenil. who had been so kind
to you. that you would not go away till
he had seen You again"
Marie remained silent. She could moi
answer these questions without disclos.
ing all which she had sought to conceal
by fight. She looked around her de.
spairingly, and seeing an expression Of
pity on Charles face she appealed t,
him not to condemn her without some
further proof.
Il know" she said. that appearances
are against me. but indeed-indeed am
Innocent
Charles had listened in silence to wha,
had passed. but though appearances were
so much against her he did not feel at
all convinced Of her guilt and now said
SO boldly. reminding those present that
as yet there ry;.s nothing proved, and
that mere suspicion however s:ro,g
could not condemn
BE sure.' he said. addressing Marie,
that justice will be done. There must
be thorough investigation of this af.
fair My father and will see to that"
Remond began to think that matters
were not going quite as he wished them,
and observed that himself and his friend
were also interested in the matter being
satisfactorily cleared up, and that there
was one point which ces messieurs had
overlooked, and which might help to
elucidate the mystery. Perhaps his
good friend M. Pierre would tell them il
any of the rooms adjoining the one in
which the murdered man had slept had
been occupied that night. The number
of the lamented gentleman's room was.
he understood, No. Is.
can unlucky number" he added. Twas
No. 49,"
Eyes" said Pierre, ''she"-pointing to
Marie-''she slept in No. g."
''Then," continued Remond. las such
deed could not possibly have been com
mitted without some little noise, ma
dame doubtless heard something some
little disturbance-of which she will tell
US, and which will perhaps give some
clew to the real culprit."
Thus, with devilish ingenuity, did this
monster complete the chain of evidence
against his victim.
She of course could not meet this new
suggestion with any sort of satisfactory
answer. She could only affirm again ana
again that she had been so overcome with
fatigue she had slept heavily, not awak.
ing till the sun was up, and that she had
heard nothing, absolutely nothing.
The brigadier listened incredulously-
her story seemed to him quite unworthy
of belief-and he said that there was nc
use wasting further time. It was his
duty to arrest her, and having taken
down her statement in writing he and
his men would convey her to the gen.
dar1nie, where she would be detained
till further inquiries were made.
At this a CLEAN of triumph passed
over Remond's face. He was safe, at
any rate. That was all he cared for.
He felt no pity for the creature he
was so remorselessly sacrificing. No
memory of the love she had borne him,
no thought that she was the mother of
his child, caused him to falter for a mo-
ment in his fell purpose. He would have
regarded such considerations had they
been suggested to him as mere pulling
sentimentalities. The man was long
dead in him. The predatory animal
alone remained.
But wait-but wait. Retribution fol-
lows crime so surely as the day the
night
Though the mills of God grindly slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small.
And though with patience he stands waiting
Yet with exactness grinds he all.
He had long waited, but the wheels
rolled swiftly now.
The brigadier had arranged his papers
in order before him and now sat with
pen in hand ready to note down the an
swers of Marie, who sat trembling be-
fore him with downcast eyes.
''Your manner? he asked.
marie Beaumont" she replied in al
most inaudible tones.
Roger was about to continue his inter
rogatory when an unexpected Interrupt
ton occurred. On the mention of this
name M. Dumont and Charles exchanged
startled looks, and the former eagerly
asked, marie Beaumont did you say
your name WASP
''Marie Beaumont.
The answer in the affirmative was
given with such hesitation that it led to
further questions, and after awhile she
admitted that she had had q child-a
son-,Which she had been obliged to aban-
don immediately after its birth.
you were then under the suspicion
Of theft. said NJ. Dumont, land was on
your Way to ,Grenoble in charge Of the
gendarmes. when you escaped, and"-
"Who are your she cried wildly-fol
in the white haired, clean shaven old
man she did not recognize the sorrow
ing, unshaven stranger who had taken