The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-13


Latin word, Deus
"Ah, ha.' he soid, with litde
laugh of satisfaction. 81 knew it.
Father Taberct would be pleased TO
see this. But what has become of the
mutilated prayer-book? Can it. have
been burned? No, because heavy
bound book is not easily burned. It
IS thrown in some corner.
NJ. Nerduret was interrupted by the
porter, who returned with the mes
senger from the Rue Pigalle
"Ah here you are" ne said, encour-
agingly Then he showed the envel-
ope of the letter, and said:
DO you remcmbcr bringing this
letter here this morning.
Perfectly, monsieur ] took par
ticular notice Of the direction; we
don't often see anything like it,"
"Who told you TO bring il? a gen
tleman or a lady?'
Neither, monsieur, it was a por-
ter
This reply made the porter laugh
very much but not q muscle of NJ
Nerduret's face moved.
"a porter2 Wen, do you know this
colleague of yours2'
81 never even saw him before"
How does he locke"
Gle was neither tall nor short; he
wore green vest, and his medal"
"Your description is so vague that
It would suit every porter in the city;
bnt did your colleague tell you who
sent the lctterY
mo, monsieur. He only put ten
sous in my hand and said: Here, car
ry this to No. 80, Rue Chaptal; a
eoachman on the boulevard handed it
to me Ten sous ! warrant YOU he
made more than that by it,"
This answer seemed 20 disconcert
NJ. Nerduret. SO many precautions
taken in sending the letter disturbed
him. and disarranged his plans.
do you think you would recognize
the porter again?"
Yes, monsieur, if | saw him"
How much do you gain a day, as a
porter2"
81 can't tell exactly; but my corner
is a good stand, and / am busy doing
errands nearly all day. | suppose
make from eight to ten francs"
"Nery well / win give you ten
francs day if you will walk about
The streets and look for the porter
who brought this letter Every even
ing, at eight o'clock. come TO the
Archangel, on the Quai Saint Michel,
give me "A report of your search, and
receive your pay. Ask for Monsieur
Verduret If you find the man 1 will
give you fifty francs. Do you accept2'
Il rather think I viii, monsieur"
"Then don't lose minute Start
oHl"
Although ignorant OF NJ Verduret's
plans, Prosper began to comprehend
The sense OF his Investigations His
'ate depended upon their success,
N~ '1oef r~~ot this fact I'm
nIs admiration of his singular man;
tor his energy, his oantering cooiness
-ucu ne wisncd 10 discover anything,
he surety of his deductions the fer
ility Of his eNpedil nts, and the rapid
~ of his movements were astonish-
ng.
Monsieur said Prosper, when the
porter had left the room, do YOU
itill think YOU see womau's hand in
his aGaire"
"More than ever; and pious wo'a-
in. too, and a womun who has two
lrayer-books, since She could cut up
1ne TO write 10 you.'
And you hope 10 find the mutilated
,ook2"
81 do, THINKS TO the opportunity 1
save of making an immediate search;
Shich ] viii set a5out at once"
Saying this. he sat down, ana rap
dly scratched OF few lines on
iip OF paper, which he folded mp, and
lut IN his yest-pocl.ct
Are you ready 90 80 to Monsieur
ro~ei'sg es9 Come on, then; w
aoc certainly earned our breakfas
ro-das
CHAPTER VIII.