Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14


 fully, That poor foreign girl, with her sensitive eoul positively, Payzac, she loves me like c faithful dog, though l seek always to treat her like acompanion and friend. Nothing so binds women to us as letting them believe they fully share in our lives. The baronne, for in- stance, who thinks tell her everything, because I've the air of deciding nothing without consulting her. The resulti An occupied mind fer her and an affection for mccain, possibly, but solid and devoted"
 "Who could doubt it." cried Payzac feryently, diligently blowing smoke rings above his head But then, as l said, baron, everything succeeds with you. Your Virohay combination is sim ply masterpiece, which, by the way, reminds me, Silber, that I've favor to ask of you" And the needy parasite, judging the ground well prepared, came to the true object of his visit.
 
 A fortnight later the baron and bar. onne were again finishing breakfast in the little breakfast room where we met them first and where, now as then, the baron had just come in from night at his stables.
 Haven't you lost something, KarlT demanded the baronne suddenly, at the same time drawing from her pocket railroad pass.
 "Parbleul yes, said the baron, 'and hunt l had for it, too, last night. Where did you find it, lover
 Before the baronne could answer, the door opened and servant entered, bear ing a card on salyer.
 "Ah, Guerin@ said Karl. May he come in here, dearestt A parsonage so potent should be treated like family friend"
 And, madame consenting, the world famed detective was ushered in Freshly shaven, sedately dressed, monocle in eye and portfolio in hand. he looked like the head clerk of a legal firm and beamed upon his employers with the satisfied air of bearer of good news
 "Well, monsieur" said the baronne, in fine humor herself, "have you discoY- cred auythingS'
 Everything, madame" Guerin re- turned calmly, depositing his portfolio on the table. "A curious story it is, too, and with woman in it. of course. as l thought from the start.
 Perhaps, then, said the baron, with a meaning look at his wife, you would desire, monsieur, to be alone with me awhiles'
 But Guerin, priaing himself upon his skill as a raconteur and prcferriag two auditors to one, made signs that he could gloss over things when necessary and plunged into his story,
 "Tho truth is, baron, said he after little thought, i've never have hd a case that gave us so much trouble nS this, Usually we have to trail people who, suspecting nothing, take no pre- cautions Here, on the contrary, all were under cover. It took us nearly a week to learn that Wilhelm, the book maker of the Rue Yivienne, had a lady love. and to find out who she was took us longer still, as Wilhelm visits her very irregularly. Sho is foreigner--a Polish girl who lives q secluded' life in Q little gem of house in the vicinity Of La Muette".-
 'The vicinity of La Muette~ mechan- ically repeated the baron, going red and white by turns. La Muette-the little wrctchl'
 ''Yes, said Guerin, though not com. pretending, but what will interest you most of all Is that Wanda-the Polish girls name you lspow-on certain even ings receives another visitor, and that bc--tlis visitor comes from your piro- fay stables. You see the mouse in the cheese. do you not, baronT and Guerin smiled significantly.
 "The little wretchr cried Silber again. starting up in his chair.
 Exactly" said Guerin carelessly. but you would sec more than one Of the same kind. baron, were you week in my place Well, it is she-this Wanda-who sells to Wilhelm-for a round sum of eourse--the secrets of your stable. by which every ono profits but you, baron. Nothing remains Co be done now but to learn the name of this man who gives this girl the information that she in turn impaIts to the book maker -
 "Ahr said silber, with sudden vi- yacity, you do not know his name then
 And nothing is done after al then, monsieur, ehimeG in the baronne, with resentful surprise.
 "On the contrary, everything is done, madame, |" firmly declared Gperin, pour ing his demitasse of brandy into his cof- fee cup, and draining it at gulp, "ey- erything repeat, because you do not know my agent, Coutourier. This is the way 1t happened, you see"-
 ''But we don't--we don't see, Guerin, or want to sec eitherr Silber cried reclS- lessly ''We see too much already more than is necessary"
 "On the contrary, NJ. Guerin," Mar. guerite protested sweetly, your story is most interesting; proceed if you please"
 "Then, as l ssid' continued Guerin, it happened in this way. They go to bed very early at Yirohay, and last night--other nights also--when all were asleep, man slipped out of there with great precautions, went to the station, took a train for Paris and reached the La Muette house about Il p, m. Two hours later he came out again, took facre. and was driven back to Yirofay, where his absence had been noticed by no one"
 "The name of this man-you do not know it, you ssyy' demanded the bar onue, becoming thoughtful.
 Not yet, madame. But
 Pooh" said silber, it must have