The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-02

uoesnE altogether explain 1891, lNAt
Comte do Faugere was lyinglow, | never
had n doubt from tho start OF it, And
yet this continued to be tue puzzle
that We wsro at tho chateau, while they
gave II out that ha was in Paris,
1t was daylight that morning before |
went to sloep, There were moments
when | said that | would have it out
with Sir Nicolas Steele before another
day was passed; other moments when
/ remembered what q poor hand no was
at holding his tongue, aud raiolVol that
! would get deeper down into II before
/ shared It with him, "MaYbe," said /,
ut doesn't concern Us nny more than
the pump in the court Y0nder; maybe
1t concerns us very much indeed, In
either case, his IL not the head to deal
with II, for he's blind set on the woman,
and won't listen 10 reason"
This thought prevailed In the ond,
and | won't to shave him in tho morn,
ing lust liRo a man got I'm from a long
night'a sleep. Hound him irritable and
not ovor disposed TO talk, and | could
500 that he had been losing pretty
heavily the night before. In fact, he
was almost dressed before no said any
thing at all, and then he spoke short
and almost curt
"Isit good quarters ye have DeIowP"
he aaked.
"Tho bcst," said |; they've put us
out at tho little place in the park yOn'
dor"
"Aye, it's the picture OF a house" said
he, 'and some very pretty company in
it."
"That's SO, sir," said !, shore must be
a wonderful lot Of money on this very
landing"
duke alone has enough to buy u king.
DOM"
$50 Two been told" said l, trying my
beat to draw him out. "dnd u rare ono
for the cards he Is they tell NO."
an not deny It," he exclaimed, ~ no
took tho towel from my hands, 'ho
plays like a gentleman"
Like a what, Sir2" said /, sudden,
Tor couldn't keep tho thing back.
Like u gentleman" he answered,
very slow and deliberately, "aud it's
mo that should know. for l lost three
hundred To him last night"
"Tm sorry TO hear that, sir" said /,
land madame not liking the play
either"
"surs, she doesn't like 1t at all, but
what could she do in her W house
when the duke brings ont his table. and
says: 'Ju,tons game for the luck Of it,
Faith, he carries u board wherever he
goes. aud you might az we'll expect q
child no. to touch tho Jam as to keep
his fingers OF the cloth. Andit's won.
derlul luck he has too. lie won on
lhangue fifteen tImei running last night.
I've never seen the like"
"Let's hope bis luck will change,
sir" said |. a. he put IN his cat TO 90
downstairs. ave couldn't afford many
nights like that
"Indesd, and We couldn't, and she'll
not DO allowing It, either. She dete'ta
the play entirely-and no wonder, With
q brother that's half q Jesuit, aud tho
lesson her husband taught her not yet
forgotten. He lost a fortune At the
cards ia Paris, 70 may know. BOdAdl
they say he would have played with the
priest that cAmo to Rnoiht him."
This was all the talk we had that day,
for he spent the morning riding in the
woods with Nine. Pauline; and when he
dressed for dinner at night he was In
such u 1uster to make himself iino that
| could not get q word with him. Nor,
az the thing stood, could no toll mo any
thing which would help me to get to
tho bottom Of tho mystery in the park
and that was the matter my mind ran
upon. Hour and hour I'd been think.
ing Of It, yet not a foot further had
got; and I was Just about burning With
curiosity when IL o'clock Al night came,
aud | set of through tho woods 10 fake
a second look at tho pavilion. This
time, however, | went Wurily, creeping
like q shadow through the trees; aud
once at tho little house ! did not con-
tOnt myself with watching il from tho
thicket opposite, MS | had done the night
before; but l lay down boldly ut that
side Of it nearest tho wood, and 30
placed myself that could not only ReO
my man but hear him. Nor Wan thorO
any danger in this. Tho windows OF
tho place looked out back aud front;
there was u thick bush 10 hide my body,
and a great shadow, for tho moon shone
bright aud clear, living half over tho
lawn In tho clearing, | was rs saIo
from sight as 4 bird in tho corn. the
place could not have served me better
| had planned II myself
Half an hour, perhaps, | lay thus.
c%rouching upon tho graaI botore l