Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
CHAPTER xEH.

Upon what slight foundation may nJt
human happiness b. bGiIGt VI. De Mont
m0rancy, having dinFl eXGrleuLy well
az a f~rsSclass restaurant gfgr. after al,
tLs rdZs Achatzs Of q star-1rtIsEe owes
Il 70 society and 10 himself u live W
70 hs exalted p~osgti0nL. strOlIei leisure
ly down I'd the FolLes BeEZere, AZ peace
with ali the world
Few, i1sf-a1- wUHi.i have recognized
the erst-whiLe sseiy tenant OF Su4ggs
Rents IN the pCCsper1E-lD1kt4g. dia-
m0nf-b-iesRed obi gentleman Who Pr
bsei the argOsy that carried Zan2's
fortunes Yet o brief half-hcur sHf-
nce4I 10 reduce him 70 3 state Of mind
bordering upon despair.
AZ the bUrpaH b. Eas informed OF the
message brought by Nile. CltIoFd's
c33chu1au- and AZ uxrce fastened TO the
Avenue Mzrigny 10 inquire as 10 her
coalition There he was met or the
staggering news that Madegn8Lseia-
had departed, bag and baggage for the
seaside, with her uncle, III. S~CuBeryillc.
Comet And with tie millionaire who
had sent her the diamond bracelet,
With the very man be had pronisd
himself 10 watch 80 gaFefulIyi Wa8
ever could have dreamed her cau1hIe
Ok 80 sudden = Geser1i0Et X vas aw-
-. She had rendered herself liable 10
all sorts OF pains aud penalties for
breach OF agreement, and she had
brought him down 10 the position CT Z
dLscredIted agent. Liable. perhaps, aAsJ,
10 goodness knew what.
In his despair he swove a round oatn
several round caths, in faCtD that Il
would follow her and bring her blcS,
even IL he had to shoot her abduct0r In
the accomplishment OF his purpose.
But the people ar thu Avenue MaFigny
could give him 10 precise Information
as 70 madamOJSeile's destination. Mon
Seur the uncle had, the concierge
thought said something about TTOu-
vile. but not even the gift Of a lOgS
could refresh his memory 70 certainty
OF that point
To TrDayille. at all events, afont-no-
rency decided he would go by early
train mex day. Meanwhile he re-
turzesl, utterly crestfaiien, 20 the Folies
BeFgere, where IL was some relief to
learn that the manager Enew nothing
as yet Of the stars departure, and had
merely repeated the temporary Indis-
position" fiction 10 the disappointed au-
dience.
There viii be a rare shindy here
when they ind out she has boltel- he
mnttered- staring mOodly at the ambi
tSo1s but inferior gyrations OF Zana's
Understgdy, and /, for one, shall give
the place a pretty wide berth unless /
succeed in bringing her back. What IS
fty BE demanded. Grossly, Of an at
tendant who bad sought him out.
"A gentleman. a compatriote Of non-
sieur. begged Vie to deliver this letter
10 nadamesolile efforts agent more
than an hour ago." was the rsply. Il
have sought monsieur everywhere"
SloRtmorency opened the envelope,
which contained merely a card, in
scribed: Mr.. Josiah Skinner" with
the following words hurriedly scrib-
bled in pencil. On the back: ASK for
me, Number So, at Hotel Terminus,
Care St Lazare, without delay. Await
you Very URGENT. s.,
Montmorency remembered Mr.. Skin
ner. and also that he was a detective
as well as a friend Of Miss Clifford.
Not a bad ally 8 have in the present
emergency, he thought. as he hailed a
flacre and drove to the rendezvous.
Upon inluiring for Number 81 and
PHNbht dc N1Aur hC WAY l1uuGu u
note addressed to himself.
wait for me in my sitting room.r Il
ran, mo matter how late / may be.
You will find Miss Clifford's protege,
Daft Billy. there. and he win partly
explain what's up. s."
Sure enough, there he found Daft
Billy, very videawake and ageriy