Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02

N "A p1 "A horror
The presence of a nolico insnertor in
her house seemed nt once a dishoror
and monaco she felt herself v,opolv
under susniciou. and she felt an imnulso
TO shout alou1 her innoconro.
ALWAYS smits,0. tbo good man. with
a gesture like tnnt of n nrclnto blessing
hi nooulc ,udcuvored TO ranssuro her.
to calm hor But he could do nothing
with hor She would NOT be annoased
In the long RIM This was perhnps as
well for She unconsciouslv. without
ruv intention of aiding iustice. mt
some CLOVIS into Bcrnnrdct's hands
which finally aided him in tracing tho
man.
Mime. Colard still rabolled Did they
think sho WAS a spv. an inforner? She
had ncvcr-no. ncvcr-plavcd such a
part She did not know the Young man.
She had bought the uicture as she
bought any number of things.
"And what if thov sbould cut off his
head because he had confidence in en-
feriur NV shop? I should nevo, forgive
myself. never u"
at is not going TO bring Charles Bro.
ton Ia the scafold. Net at all. not at
all. II is only to- find out who he is, and
IF whom he obtained this portrait.
Once more. did nothing in his face
strike vou:'
"Nothing." Nine. Colard RESPONDED.
She reflected moment.
"Ah. vcs. ncrhons. The shane Of his
hat. \ felt hat with wide brim, some-
thing like those worn in South Ameri
ca or Karcros. You know. the kind
thpv call sombrcro. The only thing [
said to myself was. This il probably
some returned traveller. and il | had
not seen at the bottom of the picture
Bordeaux [ should have thought that
this might be tho portrait of some Snan-
lard. some Peruvian.
Berunrlct looked STRAIGHT into Nine.
Colard's spcctac!es and listened intcnt-
". and he suddenly remembered what
Monichc had said If the odd arpearancc
e the man who had. like the woman in
LACK. called or NJ. Revere.
"Some accomplice, " thought Bcrnar-
dot.
He again asked Nine. Colard the price
of the uicture
"Any+hiug Won please =" said the wo.
man. still friqhtened. Bernarder smiled.
"Colne. GOMEZ What do Won want for
il? Fifty francs. Ell? Tifty;"
"Away with vour 80 francs! | place
II at ycur disuosul for nothing, if Won
need it,"
Hc-nardot Maid tho sum he had named.
He had ALWAYS exactly. rs if Lv priuci
ule. n 30 franc note in his rocl5etbooll.
Very little monev-a few white pieces
but ALWAYS this motto in reserve. one
cOuld never foil what mirht hinder him
in his researches. He maid. then. this
note. adding that in all probability
/ Mime Col,rI wou1d soon bc citod brfore
the examining moristrate to fell him
about this Charles Breton.
/ IT cannot saw ANYTHING else. for do
NOT know onythiuy else. - said tho huye
widow whose breast beayed with emo
tion.
She wronnpd m the nicturo in y niece
of sill, narer then in a niece If news
naner which chanced IN he thn worry oue
| in which paul Rovpro had nuhlisbrd
his fomou. article ON "The Crime of the
Ponlpvord da C1ichv ~ Reruordet left
enchanted with his ''tind' and roneated
over and over IN himself. "It is very
nrecious. T. is = tidhitu
Should he koon on toward tho nro.
focture IN show this "find' Tn his chief
or sbould be co Mt once IA hunt mn
cherries preton ot tha address he had
oiv,n2
Bornardot beeitated n romort. then
boso ;,,eo,f ,ha+ i, c,so lilo +b;,
moments wera rrocioue. an bour lost
was time wasted and that as the ad.
dress which Rroton had nivon was NOT
far AWAY mo yould 90 thnre first "Rue
do I, Coudon;ne l6u--tbot was only a
short walk to such n TRAINER rs he was.
He had coed feet - sharp eve and stur.
DIV leos He wonld soon Inc Mt fine Bait.
onollns Uo bod token soma famons
trauns in bis tima rot,blv ono MONT
when bo had scoured PARIS in pursnit IF
malof,ctor This he admitted had
,reoricd him a littlo brt This vo1l from
,he Avcnu4 dos pons. Fnfants to tbe Rnp
della Condaminc was Init a spurt. Would
he find thot , false name and - false nd
dress had becn givon2 This was INIT the
Infancy of arr If however ho fouud
that tLis Cbo,1os Rrotor ro,11v did live
ot that address and that he had given
his trro name il would nrohnhlv Inc q
very simplc matter to obtain all the in.
formation he dc sired Of Jncoucs Dantin.