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

hiehr bcrtOny. rs here with one OF hin
relatives. lie says he must see yot
on business"
The banker at these words started
as il he had been shot.
Prospect" he cried. i'm voic,
choked 10y anger, "whatl does h,
dare"
Then remembering that he ought tt
control himself before his servant. ht
waited few moments. and ther
said, in a tone of forced calmness.
ASK them to walk in.'
IL NJ. Nerduret had counted upon
witnessing a strange and affecting
sight, he was not disappointed.
Nothing could be more terribi,
than the attitude of these two men as
they stood confronting each other
The bankers face was almost purple
with suppressed anger and he looked
as if about 70 be struck by apoplexv
Prosper was as pale and motionless al
a corpse.
Silent and immoyable, they stood
glaring at each other with mortal
hatred.
NJ. Nerduret curiously watched
these two enemies, with the ihdiffer
ence and cooiness Of philosopher
who, in the most violent outburst OF
human passion, merely sees subjects
for meditation ard study.
Finally, the silence becoming more
and more threatening, he decided to
break it by speaking to the banker
~ suppose you know. monsieur
that my young relative has just been
released from prison"
"Ne es, replied NJ Fauvel. making az
effort to control himself, "yes. fot
want of sufficient proof"
Exactly so, monsieur. and this
want of proof, as stated in the deci.
sion Of Not proven ruins the pros
poets of my relative, and compels him
20 leave here at once for America"
NJ. Fauvers features relaxed as a
he had been relieved Of some fearful
agony.
"Ah. he is going away" he said, he
is going abroad"
There was no mistaking the resent
full, almost insulting intonation of the
words, going awayl"
N. Nerduret took no notice of II
Fauvels manner
1T appears to me-" he continued in
an easy tone. that Prosper's determi
nation is a wise one. l merely wished
him, before leaving Paris, to CONF
and pay his respects to his former
chief"
The banker smiled bitterly.
Monsieur Bertomy might have
spared us both this painful meeting
! have nothing TO say to him, and Of
course he can have nothing to ten
me-"
This was a formal dismissal; and NJ
Nerduret, understanding il thus
bowed to NJ. FauNul, accompanied by
Prosper, who had not opened his lips
They had reached the street before
Prosper recovered the use of hil
tongue.
II hope you are satisfied, monsieur,r
he said, in a gloomy tone; you ex,
acted this painful step, and could
only acquiesce. Have / gained any
thing by adding this humiliation to
the others which have suffered?"
you have not, but l have" replied
NJ. Verduret II could find no way OF
gaining access to NJ. Fauvel. save
through you; and now / found out
what ] wanted to know. / am con,
yinced that NJ Fauvel had nothing to
do with the robbery"
"oh, monsieurl" objected Prosper.
Innocence can be feigned."
Certainly, but not to this extent
And this is not all. / wished to find
out if NJ. Fauvel would be accessible
to certain suspicious. / am now conf.
dent that he is"
Prosper and his companion stopped
to talk more at their ease, near the
corner of the Rue Lafitte, in the mid.
die of large space which had lately
been cleared by pulling down an old
house.
NJ. Nerduret seemed to be anxious
and was constantly looking around as
if he expected some one.
He soon uttered an exclamation OF
satisfaction
AT the ether end OF thevacant space
he saw Cavaillon, who was barehead.
ed and running.
lie was so excited that he did not
even stop TO shake hands with Pros
per, but darted up 10 NJ Yerduret
and said
"Ihey nave gone, mousieUrl"
"How long since?"
They went. about a quarter OF -
hoar ago"
lhe deuce they didl Then we hau
not an mstaut 10 lose"
lic handed Cavaillon the note hi
had written some hours before a
Prosper's house.
Here. send him this, and then re
turn az once TO your desk; you might