Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-06

Moreover, keeping her so well il
view that when, at 1 o'clock in IN,
morning, accompanied by the magis
trate of the quarter. he rang at tn,
door of the little Montmartre hostelry
he was absolutely certain of his mis-
fortune.
Yet, amazing to say, when. at last
! the third assistant decided to ODE,
the summons of the commissaire o.
police and had opened the door, and
the magistrate had rummag ed the bed
in and under it. inspected all the
hooks and corners and scrutinized
even the mysteries of the cabinet du
toilette, he found not the slightest
trace of the third assistants charm
ing companion.
Monsignor Cardinal, it seems to me,
ought to have been exceedingly well
pleased that the innocence of his bet.
ter half had been proved in this
brilliant and unexpectedly triumphant
manner; but strange contradiction OF
the human heart, his first surprise past,
felt himself angered and Inundated,
and resumed his rummaging around.
even into the drawers Of the ward
robe and commode.
II am sure of my facts" he stub
bornly responded to the inquiring
gaze of his police companions and the
confident smile on the lips of the
third assistant ~ am sure of nv
facts, and we must look everywhere. !"
No evidence resulting, however,
they were about to lift the siege
The magistrate had already given the
signal of departure, but just at this
moment the idea came to him to turn
the handle of door to one side, com.
municating with the adjoining cham.
Der, and from whence escaped the
continuous sound of a robust snoring.
The handle turned and the door
opened without the smallest difficulty.
Followed by the husband. the com.
missaire entered the room, where the
arrival of two men and lantern at
this hour Of the night naturally
awakened NJ. Durand, at the nome at
when, deliciously plunged in a ser
aphic dream, traversed by the wings
OF archangels, he was accompanying
the celestial choir with all the power
OF his most convincing snore.
And there, the truth must be told
beside the pious sleeper, the worthy
Fortune Cardinal refo und his lost
Virginie.
You will rise at once and follow
me, monsieur" said the commissaire
severely to the bishops architect,
for here and now charge you with
unbeeoming conduct with Madame
Virginie Cardinal, wife of this gentle
man present"
Madame CARDINAL what are Won
talking about?" demanded NJ. Cyp.
rian Durand, brusquely torn from the
beatitudes of his dream, and stretch
ing eyes misty with sleep and blink.
ing weakly under the sudden erup-
ton of light. What Madame Car
dinal are you talking abOut?"
She who is lying beside You, re-
turned the commissaire. with re-
proachful dignity.
The president of the church war
dens turned his head quickly and saw
for the first time the charming
features of the pretty Virginie, who,
red now as a cardinal flower mod.
estly lowered her eyes.
From whence comes this jezebel.
and how came she in my bed?' shout
ed the worthy architect, bewildered .
with fright and bounding from his
covers. But he cried out and pro- /
tested ali for nothing. and swore
Vainly that he knew absolutely moth .
ing of single word of the adventures;
that he had just arrived at Paris, and
was the father and grandfather OF a
family. Nothing awaited him. The
lelit was fragrant, consequently IN.
ieniable.
That which had happened was very
EASILY explained to all save the com.
Nine. Cardinal and the
hird assistant, hearing the rap on the
ioor and the ominous 'In the name OF
he law, had hastily, and for a while
lnsuccessfully sought place OF con.
ealment. Over in the corner was a
loor. The poor woman turned the
landle swiftly, it yielded, she entered
nd found herself in blackness.
roubled only by the snorings Of
heavy sleeper She stood still
or second, irres olute and listening.
nut when the re resounded in the room
he had left the voice Of her husband
he lost her head, advanced by feel.
ng till she encountered a bed, and
softly hid under the covers, so softly
hat the sleeper never an instant in.
errupted his snoring.
Of course the outraged husband
new the innocence of the good NJ.
)urand, but that was of no conse-
uence, he held TO his vengeance, and
asst to him till he could plead for di
orce,in spite Of the desparing suppli-
atoms Of the unhappy architect, " no
vas shame crushed, and who dared not
or his life return to NJ because OF
is wife, his bishop, and his virtuous
rothers of the order Of Saint An
hony, the chaste.
What a scandal! What an uproarl
What would they say at M when
he terrible news reached there, and
ow was it all to end?