The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-07-17
"A light began to break in on Pros

Them he said, from all this /
judge that M. de Clameran was very
poor when I met him for the first time
at M. Fauvers."
Evidently" - :a II.
"And about that time Layers arrived
from the country"
Exactly"
Sand about month after his ap-
pe9>ance Madeleine suddenly banished
me-"
"Well," exclaimed M. Verduret, 81
am glad you are beginning to under
stand the state of AFFAIRS
He was interrupted by the entrance
Of stranger. The newcomer was a
spruce looking coachman, with ele-
CANT black .whiskers, shining boots
with fancy tops, buff breeches and a
yellow waistcoat with red and black
stripes. After cautiously looking around
the room he walked straight up to the
table where NJ. Verduret sat.
'Well, Master Joseph Dubois?" said
the stout man eagerly.
Don't speak of it," answered the
servant. "Things are getting warm"
Prosper concentrated all his attention
upon this superb domestic. He thought
he recognized his face He had GER
talnly somewhere seen that retreating
forehead and those little restless black
eyes, but where and under what cir:
cumstances he could not remember:
Meanwhile Master Joseph had taken a
seat at table adjoining the one occu-
pied by M. Verduret and, having called
for some ,absinth, was preparing it by.
holding the water aloft and slowly
dropping it in the glass.
Speak" said NJ. Verduret.
"In the first place, I must say that
the position of valet and coachman to-
NJ. de Clameran is not bed of roses"
"Go on. You can complain tomor-
row.
Every good. Yesterday my master
walked out at 2 o'clock. Of course I
followed him. Do you know where he
went? The thing was as good as a
farce. He went to the Archangel to
keep the appointment made by Nina
Gypsy"
"Well, make haste. They told him
she was gone. Then?"
'Then? All, he was not at all pleas
ed, assure you. He hurried back to
the hotel where the other, NJ. de La
gors, awaited him. And have never
heard so much swearing! NJ. Raoul
asked him what had happened to put
him in such bad humor. Nothing
replied my master, except that little
devil has gone off, and no one knows
where she is. She has slipped through
our fingers Then they both appeared
to be vexed and uneasy. Does she
know anything about u.s.? asked Raoul
Nothing but what told you,' replied
Clameran. But this nothing, falling in
the ear of man with any suspicious,
would put him on the track of the
truth Then Layers exclaimed, If it
is as serious as that, we must get rid
of this little serpentv But my master
shrugged his shoulders and, laughing,
said You talk like an idiot. When
one is annoyed by woman of this
sort, one must take measures to get
rid of her Enthusiastically This idea
seemed, to amuse them both very
much.''
II understand" said NJ. Vcrduret
1T is an excellent idea. But the mis-
fortune is it is too late to carry it out.
The nothing which made Clameran
uneasy has already fallen into know
ing ear Nevertheless must not let
them see my hand"
With GREATNESS curiosity Prosper
listened to this report, every word of
which seemed to throw light upon past
events. This Raoul, in whom he had
eonided so deeply, was nothing more
than scoundrel. A thousand circum-
stances, unnoticed at the time, now re-
Cured to his mind and made him Won
der how he could have been so long
deceived.
Master Joseph continued his report.
Yesterday after dinner my master
decked himself out like a bridegroom.
I shaved him, curled his hair and per-
fumed him with especial care, after
which drove him to Provence street
to call on Nine. Fauvel"
"What! exclaimed Prosper, "After,
the insulting language he used the dSy
of the robbery did he dare go to the
house?"
eyes, monsieur; he not only dared
this, but he also stayed there until
midnight, to my great discomfort, for
got as wet as rat waiting for him.
"How did he look when he came
outw asked NJ. Verduret
LESS pleased than when he went in.
After grooming my horses and putting
away my carriage 1 went to see if he
wanted anything. l found the door
locked, and he swore at me through
the keyhole."
"1s that alp" questioned NJ. Verdu-
ret.
Gall for yesterday, but this morning
my master rose late, still in a horribly
bad humor. At noon Raoul arrived
also furious. They at once began to
dispute, and such a row! At one time
my master seized the other by the
throat and shook him like a reed I