The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

disorder about her neck and matched the
cast 81 her stres ed fs eHpec
scan me from head TO foot with great a
am to attribute thi Rlo Sst s''
appearance and extraordinsry beauty, as well
as by the absence OF any Sign OF those l
10 reply. but. stood LOOKING vaguely. at her. l
had expected ;I t. bear when entered the room
'eR&SsGns IF eI sss ia s% ' assn speaking
"MNllI yo9 explain thls yisit -,
call il ntfps H az Il you ike She cried
imperionsly. only explain i. sir. or heEope"
swerea. collecting, myseli by an effort. II
assembled these stairs and opened your d9or In
dsfa mno *: s Was e an
and i y only remains for mo tS withdraw offer.
.. One moment. slh: she said with some hest
hHps arr rena az az g. sp s.
So shs XIV be s sad 20 Ssef tn' mos
sa looked Se:S cha G
h wh sSs GSq nit hst aTs
Yet ST sirS she Il" ans answered. bending her
which clasped her habit. you must have
had some ground: some reason for supposing
True, madame" l answered. but find
was mistaken" ,,,.
ing down as she spoke. :" 1t is not possible sir.
supposo-you have not come here. mean:
velvet. for instance - '''''''
I started. and lnvoluntarily advanced a stop
Mon Dieul Then / was not mistakonl |
have come to the right house and yoq-you
hn nSsd 'Hshns s'sas Il
alarmed BY ny Violence or
kind OF hameiaced ness. Once Tor ali it
means nothing" she said. beg you to
t sad fs tSs Widow
was lest Sir shs answered Ssr stqb
she was alarmed: her face was troubled and
dered me under the circumstances only the
w VI have the velvet here madame" I said.
OF anger than she had yet exhibited. Il do
a .he yGa whon 5om are nS
once. l have told You ii, was Jest II You
are, a gentleman you will believe me and GO"
An4 sas DSnsa TO- t shf door an deter
mination to pierce the mystery. Il am gen.
tbs more before EG
her t and the door, 'sffPS Hu
what is more II NJ dc Buhl come and find You
hero. you will repent It bitterly"
l saw that she was at least as much con-
thought myself justified under the crcum-
stances In taking advantage OF her fears; I
ia ~ ny bonnet deliberately on the table that
VIII! 60 madame" ( said. looking at her
this Knot hold. but not before II you are un-
willing to tel me- must wait for NJ. de Buhl
me As IS i In her rage and dsmay shc would
want to know p she said; frowninG darkly.
street below your Window" 1 asked. II
want d IT, saSG fnt sh e' answered sueuly
"B Ess Is .AJ9 With that sn. stopped and
Locked at me- and then again looked DOWN her
she continued hurrledly. tracing u pattern on
the table with her have been
But whore did you get it2,,' 1 ask cd, staring
III In fed i F
to me etrayed from my object,
IL picked it UP in in the huelle darcy" she
saso DO SSss 5ii And now have you any
"One m ore only" said. seeing it all clearly
.nsouGh viii y2g J., tell me: please. exactly
Ten PAGES from the Rue de valois. Now.
sir. will you GoI"
"Madame"
Go. sir CO." she cried. 60" made one
more attempt to express my thanks but then
bought It better to obey her, l had learned
Ill she knew. and solved the puzzle. Still
'olving 1t. l found myself no noarer to the end
had in view. no nearer to mademoiselle 1
,losed he door with n silent bow. and began to
nf ny
doubts and calculations. Tho velvet knot was
he only clue, possessed. but was I right in
placing any dependence on it? | knew now
hat wherever it had originally lain, it had
,cen removed once. Il once. why not twice:
Why not three times?
ITO be continued.J