The Portland daily press., 1895-06-01
THE LOST PURSE.

iHONoIn0ub anu tufuSb uor manu- lnuO Dor
muff, which she held in her left hand. AT
the same moment she uttered cry of sur
prise. The little purse that she always car
ried in her muff was no longer there. A
few feet away from her there stood man
Of about so years of age clean shaven,
stout, well dressed He was looking at
her attentively. Then he suddenly came
toward her, and with polite bow and an
evil smile he said:
Madam, live near by in the Rue de la
Michodiere, No. 60. NJ. Chouinot; man of
business. If you desire to have news re-
garding the purse you have been so unfor-
tunate as to lose, can furnish it to you %
M. Chouinot was fine specimen of a
rascal. 1t must be confessed life was diff
cult for him. He had endeavored to make
success of several enterprises, but every
time just as the longed for end was in
view an obstacle had risen up and over
whelmed him. That obstacle was justice.
The clients whom he had attempted to
dupe had made complaints to the police,
and the police had started Investigations
which had finally brought NJ Chouinot
face to face with the superintendent of po-
lice, the judge on the bench and then the
prison OF Mazas. Happily he had so far
been able to avoid Long terms of imprison-
ment, which was something, but he had
been obliged in every case to disgorge his
gains and restore to their rightful owners
the sums of money that had been confided
by them to his care. In short, he had so far
been successful only in putting to one side
his scruples.
That day he was walking behind Mme.
Daurel Was he looking at her? 1t is prob
aoie On.'o no az, ,ol n.al1 Daulo. uosols-
"a H. nsaroiy las d iiioro oiis'riiii woit'l'
oe1n G seen.
Anao ene nsau ono ppo'it'no1 ol ouo siuals
welnan, suppie anu gla9si a15 u =, ule' peau.
.luuy proporuioheu' oouiu po seen lroln
ner pack. II .roho ~ was seen 'h'o sue
hao ioveiy lace, uarA aroene eyes an
aoor,'oly chiseiee nose' d nio inou'ii, anu
pesides ,iese an innhiue d anu sup'ie oAarin
that was lndennaoie. one was woman
no man couiu heip ioohins az.
DO DIS Aas Ueeli ss,iu aiseauy, M Snou,'
noo was waiAlhg nehlhu mine; Daurei;
ouuaeniy he saw 'iie'V sno Isao uroppeu
solheuning Oh tile paVelhene. ae was sapou,
20 call her at.eneion 10 one iaco when an
aea presentea ioseli 70 ms ih,nu.
never 'ruso d nfSo ii1pulse' 'nousn'
ne, a. , :,
mo one 4appeneu M 70 pe passing at ths
moment. why shotiu ne not take posses
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