The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-05-04
Continued from prge t,Do.)

"And how shall l do it?" cried the
doctor ~furiously. ''Some rascal has run
off with my clothing, and in exchange
has left me this, " and he savagely hurl-
ed a white object into the middle of the
room.
my oorsetsi" murmured Miss Haw-
thorne, modestly lowering her eyes,
"And thisi' continued the doctor,
wildly brandishing another article.
MY hatf' cried Nine. de Lartigues.
"Thi railery passes all bounds"
howled the doctor, whose shining head,
with n final grimace. ducked beneath
the bedolothinR. like the clown going
through a trapdoor in the marionette
theater.
They knew not what to think. The
mystery was growing more complicated.
1t certainly looked as though a robber
had entered the chateau - perhaps a
whole band Of burglars and assassins.
Nine. de Lartigues imagined a troop of
~brigands armed to the teeth.
Let MS hope they have no guns"
said the marquis. to raise the hopes Of
his guests.
There was no echo to the pleasantly.
Suddenly a strange sound was heard
coming from the ground floor. 1t was
certainly the piano in the reception
salon, but 1t was surely being played by
goblin fingers. and SO ~furiously that 1t
seemed as though the keys must be bro
ken.
This is too muchi'' cried the mar
quis, rushing toward the staircase, with
all the crowd. except DR.. Cornabuc,
close behind him.
They hastily penetrated the salon. 1t
was empty. The mysterious visitor was
gone. but he could not be far away. The
crash Of china and glass announced his
presence IN the dining room. Everybody
rushed thither. and the marquis, who
was in the lead, dimly saw a form es-
Gaping through the window into the
garden. 33f
This time we've got himA'' he cried.
The men seized guns and knives from
q hunting rack in the vestibule and start
cd across the garden and park in pur-
suit Of the fugitive. while the women
barrioaded themselves in the salon and
anxiously awaited the result Of the
chase, It was about an hour later, In
the uncertain light which preoedes the
rising Of the sun. that q servant discov-
cred the mysterious stranger ensconced
among the branches Of a large oak. At
his call the marquis and his guests has
tened to the spot.
Come DOWN. commanded N. de
Kerdall, but the bandit only settled
himself deeper among the foliage and
made no response.
Come down, or / will shooti"
And. as there was still no reply. he
lifted his gun and already had his fin
ger upon the trigger when the domestic
huriedly pulled his arm and said:
do not fire. monsieur. II Is DR.. Cor
nabuci''
long redingote could now be seen among
the leaves. But at this the first
ray Of sunlight cleaned in from the
east. and the oak was illuminated. The
marquis suddenly broke into a At of ex-
plosive laughter and, as his guests gazed
up into the tree they could not keep
from following his example.
The aper'
Everything was explained. The ami.
ma had escaped from his cage the pre-
vious evening and had managed to ef-
feet an entrance into the chateau. Ami.
mated by his instinct of imitation. he
had first attired himself in the doctors
effects and then wandered over tho
house at his own free will He was put
back into his prison after some little
trouble, and at breakfast the party en-
joyed a hearty laugh at the adventures
Of the night
Bot Dr. Cornabuc did not appear at
the table. He left the chateau at an
early hour, furious and without taking
leave. Since this episode he has never
set foot at Kerdall. and he has never
lost a feeling Of deep antipathy to Mme.
de Lartigues and Miss Hawthorne.
How could they have mixed me up
with a monkeyT' he wants to know
San Francisco Argonaut.
Got Them All.
Have you received an invitation to the
bachelors bailf"
Yes, indeed. I'm to be the only girl
there"
'fWhatr"
"Yes, really. Yon know tho bachelors
only had ar invitation apiece to send out,
and I've received one from each.''-Tit-