The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-07-25

every second the game was slipping
further from his hands.
II am one who suspects. who never
takes things for granted. To-day n
letter came from a friend In Paris, n
gentleman high in the councils OF the
government one little item in Il at.
tracted my attention-it was that he
had just been attending a state coun-
ell az The homo OF the president, who
was not well enough 10 drive out.
looked at the date-lt was yesterday.
Monsieur. was surprised. Either my
friene, the minister. had made n mis-
take or else we were blind. for at the
hour he declared he talked with
Frances chief executive In his own
Paris homo. behold, you and were
watching the president here at Monte
Carlol"
The soldier staggered as though he
had been actually struck-indeed, he
received blow that was OF far great.
er moment than physical ore would
have been. since TIC foundation OF his
faith was Knocked away.
the secret police were more capable
OF making discoveries than be had
been willing 20 admit. and that the
same style of tactics could nos be EN-.
pldyed against these shrcw,d adyer-
saries thai he had used So success.
fully when coping with sNarms OF
forocious blacks.
One CLEAN OF hope fickercd stili.
and caused n sickly smile TO fash
over his Dark face.
Perhaps minister was mis-.
taken sn the day. He may have On.
tended TO say Monday. when we
know monsieur was SIN In Paris
Yes, that is the explanation OF the
problem"
The 'enchartress smiled. and when
ne saw the expression OF her face he
knew she was abOut 30 knock away
even this feeble prop which ne had
seized upon so eagerly as a means OF
lteeping up hope.
81 have Just received a message"
Prom Parish"
YES"
She placed a printed form in his
eager hand and his hungry eyes pc
'ruscd its brief message with an agil.
iiy that speedily put him In posses.
sion OF the fac1B.
The wording WIS very precise and
10 the point:
The president Is IN Paris to-day.
Wednesday. ] have Just conversed
with his exceneucy."
No wonder. after reading this. that
the counts hand dropped as though
palsled 10 hie side-no wonder his
amazed eyes turned on the quarter
where the man who played the role
OF president stood chatting and
laughing with his aides-no wonder
his breath came thick and fast from
between his set teeth. For where
victory had seemed ready TO perch
he now saw miserable defeat staring
him in the face with all It's terrible
penalties attached.
DO you believe. now?' demanded
the modern Deliiah. oxulting I'm the
thought that Il was her hnesse that
had accomplished this thing. and not
MS proud master mind.
lie bowed his head
What elEE can / say? We have
been deceived. All the while they.
those wolves Of Paris. knew what we
intended doing. Trey have sent n
dummy 20 represent the president
travelling incog. II is So very simple.
so easy-why. sometimes men actual
~ assist In dcluding themselves, poor
fools"
Then the game Is rung on. the
curtain falls on a tableau with virtue
triumphant and vice probably pun.
ished. as usual
Her sheer went home. for Il caused
him TO glance once more toward the
young couple. so absorbed in one an
other they had no thought. no care
outside tle horizon Of their happl
ness.
This recalled him 60 the conscious.
ness that there were other branches
embraced In the longitude and lati.
tude Of the chart he had drawn for
his guidance.
"a aRhtN "a % fWiIAlf were
denied him, how about fortune and
love?
Half a loaf would be better than no
bread.
Besides. there was revenre-that
word always has a sympathetic ring
TO the ear OF Frenchman.
Jones no hated like mad-Jones
was hand in glove with Merrlck-
ergo. II he could kidnap the latter and
throw him Into the hands Of the say.
age Bcdouin tribes he knew along the
Barhary coast, and az the same time
steal his sweetheart. would Il not be
a glorious retaliation upon Monsieur
Jones for spelling the dream OF ~
empire?
Railying from his dazed condition.
he checrcd himself with tho thought
that all was not lost while a chance
for Little Miss Millions as bride
remained; and with this as HIS spur
Count Leon played into the game.
Tho Ccrnf had faufgpopf ,,.te. 49,.