The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-07

| IL do 20 any one 10 Keep tue poor thing
one nights In the morning he might
perhaps persuade her tu tell MIN whal
she now persiste'l IN cuncsalIng So be
hurried after her and insisted On her re.
manning. saying be had been tOo harsh
and sudden
out he insisted. and she finally consented
much To his relief He then forced tn,
purse ON her which she had refused. say
ing she riust take u rs sigl Of his in
terest IN her fate, adding that perhaps
she would think better of II by morning
and give him some further explanation
LA mutt porte cOuSeii. yUu know.
But she shook her head at this. with tn,
same expression of sad resolve. ant
while thanking INN for his great good
ness to her and the prouf Of confidence
he had given her still persisted in hei
refusal.
well. well" he said. feeling strange
III interested IN her AT least. Won will
not leave tomorrow until have spoken
with you again" which she promised
him
'
Thus Lachesis and Clothes spun these
varied threads Of life to common cen.
ter while Atropos with her shears looked
grimly on She knew whose thread
would next Ike severed
w t"' ni.an~ ui- tT strangers nat
been improving their acquaintance W,
Pierre ana watching an opportunity a.
getting access to the bunch of keys "a
which the successful issue Of their VII
lainous project depended. In the miLs
Of all his Jests and songs Rcmonl never
lost sight Of his purpose. and his schem
ing brain never rested for moment
Pierre had shown them where they
were to sleep. and their practiced eyes
had taken in at glance the relative
positions Of the rooms. Remond ascer
! tanning by couple Of APPARENT,
careless questions that they were liiel,
to have clear field for their operations
since those of the servants who slept u
the house had their rooms in the uiau
sarde. while NJ. Dumont slept in a room
which opened of the large salon They
would have no neighburs, said the gar
rulous Pierre. because M'sieu Charles
who occupied room next theirs. WIZ
as they knew, gone to st. Maurice an,
would not I've back till morning Upui
which Reinund observed. with an indt.
scribable lper at his confederate. that II,
wished the young man had not gone. n.
he wasof sociable disposition and likei
| company
Having deposited their bundles in then
room. they followed Pierre down starr
again
NJ Germenil had reJoined Clemen
| tine and nj. DumOnt. whom he fouHo
finishing their last game of trictrac II,
said nothing about his interview witt
the poor won-Ai to whom they had given
shelter. beyond that he had arranged t.
see her before she left in the urrung
still believing that in the morning sh,
would explain all and not wishing t,
prejudice any one against her
Presently Margot herself brought IL
the mulled WINE which NJ Dumont hat
ordered When they had partaken of it
they went to their respective rooms aft
er exchanging affectionate good nights
| Meanwhile. Pierre. having seen thai
| the poor woman was safe in her room
and tba frnpt Jo,r ln.Lad ,on, :, h.spa,
Yin, Ia, INNS, ,,,,, so,,,. u,,r, on, 70,
the morning and lock the cave
At this Remond prlcked up his ear,
tup;tv u,.. ,n,v ,.,,,. ,o ,,st nnssass;,,
Of the ,prh dasirad knv
| He NJ nnre urof..sssd himself arxiou.
IN be oY MS. ,o his dear friend Al pierr.
n gal,p, bu,nna with whom, be b,d IN,
oreat,,s, s,.,,,,.thv and ,yhninda.,d n,ns,
Iva fat;yned after sncb A.. husy d.v
| WIN, ,.rr,d no .nb M. r,i.rd do ,o a..
| sist A piarre--hia f,iapd WIN, v.s ,,Is,
a, hi. servicey
| IN tbar,. WAS raaIly poth;n, ,o n,
dome exnla,ned Pierre exrent 70 fetct
| .bav ,ynpld az ,o,s, .c,.,,un.,,. him n,
wonld snrelv not refpsa them th., s.tis
| f.ct;,n
| Having taken his basket. Pierre WA,
about to start. but Remond obsery
ing no signs Of the keys suryeste,
that his dear M. Pierre had forgotten I,
take them Pierre. however expla1u,t
thnt the KEY of the cave WAS in the door
and that the bupcb of KEYS Ia wb,ct
Remoud referred contained the dupli
Gates of those in nse in case of AMY be
inu lost "But." he continued II bav,
forgotten something and that ia tb,
lantern. The cave will he So dark at
this hour that will mn, he able ~ fin,
the wine without light. and perhap
one of these nessleurs will he M ,,no,l n,
70 hold il for me while get what
| want | will 10 and fetch it n. added
hurryinp indoors
The word "lost" WAS sufficient hin,
20 the sharp witted Remond and befor,
Pierre returned with the lantern his fer
tile brain had devised a scheme. and II
n few rand words he EXPLAINED 10 HI,
confederate that he must contr,es tn ds
law Pierre for a moment 40 thai be Re-
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