The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-08

~kkus du Cardinal Lemoine."
1hls tact told him nothing.
Once more he read the letter, spell
ang over each word, and trying TO pu,
n different construction on the borri
Die phases that stared him in the face
It is generally agreed that an anon
ymous letter should be treated With
silent contempt, and cast aside as the
malicious lies OF a coward who darei
not TO say TO "A mans face what he
secretly commits to paper, and forces
npon him
This is all very we'll in theory. bui
II Is difficult to practice when the
anonymous letter comes. You throw
It "a tue fire, It burns; but, although
the paper 10 destroyed by the flames
doubt remains. Suspicion arises from
it, ashes, as o subtle poison penetrate,
the inmost recesses of the mind
weaiSenH it's hoIiest beliefs. and de
stroYs IFS faith
The trail of the serpent is left.
The wife suspected, no matter how
unjusi4y is no longer the wife in
whom her husband trusted as he
would trust himself the pure being
who was above suspicion no longer
exists. Suspicion, ao matter whencs
tho. source. has irrevocably furnished
the brightness of his idol.
Unable TO struggle any longer
against these conflicting doubts, NJ
Faugel determined to resolve them by
showing the letter 10 his wife: bu;
borturing thought, more terrible
than any he had yet suffered, made
him sink back in his chair in desapir
Suppose IL be truel" he rauttered
TO himself; suppose have beer
miserably dupedl By coniding in my
wife. shall put her OF her guard
and lose all chance OF discovering the
truth"
Thus were realized an Yerduret's
prescriptions.
He had said, "If Monsieur Fauvel
does not yield 10 his first impulse, il
he stops to reflect, we have time to
repair the harm done"
After long and painful medita.
tion, the banker finally decided ia
wait, and watch his wife
IL WIS a hard struggle for mar
OF his frank, upright nature to play
the part OF domestic spy and Jealous
husband
Accustomed to give way TO sudden
bursts Of anger, but quickly master
ing chem. he would find il difficult to
be compelled TO preserve his self-re
straint. no matter how dreadful the
discoveries might bo When he col.
lected the proofs OF guilt one by one,
hc must impose silence upon his re
sentiment until fully assured OF pos.
sessifE certain evidence.
There VAS one simple means Of as.
ecriaining whether he diamonds had
becn pawned
II The letter lied la this instance, he
would treat it with the scorn il de
served II. on the other hand it
should prove to be truei
A. this moment. the servant an.
ncunccd breakfast; and NJ Fauvei
looked ia the glass before leaving his
study. 10 see il his face betrayed the
emotion he felt lie was shocked az
the haggard features which it re-
hected
Have I no nerve2" he said TO him.
self 'Ohl ! must and shall control
my feelings uRtil find out the
truth"
Al table he tailed necessarily 80
"a 4, escape any questions from mis-
wife, who. he saw, was uneasy at the
sight Of his pale face,
Hut. all the time he Was talking. he
was casting over ia his mind expedt
epts for getting his wife out OF the
house long enough for him TO search
her bureau
At last he asked Nine. Fauvcl II she
we're going out before dinner.
Yes" said she; the weather is
dreadful. but Madeleine aud | must
do some shopping
'At what time shall YOU go9"
Immediately after breakfast"
he drew a long breath as II relieved
OF a great weight
truth
tiis uncertainty was 50 torturing to
the uRhappy man that he preferred
ths -sroai dreadful reality to his pres.
eDt.g4onY-
~ iireskftai over, he lighted a cigar,
hut dd aot remain ia the dining
room to smoke il, as was his habit
Tie weat iato the study TO try and
ca,noase ais nerves
Go 5e continued)