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

There Ia no doubt. believe me-
This IL as serious as Il Is mysteri-
Gus. The secret police OF Paris rare
~ come 10 Monte Carlo. save 10 make
an important arrest"
The man who had never quailct
when facing the awful terrors OF jun
Gle and desert experienced Qualm az
fear at thought OF being convicted Es
n traitor % mis- country. FOR the fate
OF Drcyfus told how France wogld
trc9t her sons who turned against her
there were other prisons as terrible
as Deyii Island.
"You Iail TO notice one important
fact. monsieur. she said softly, yet
Cagerlu
Then tell me-
These four men moved like auto
matte figures, under the direction OF
one master mind"
lie gave n quick cry rs he i-asped
what she meant.
"Sacre! the American"
Yes. Monsieur Jones"
''flC Is not what he seems merely a
lucky traveller remember now. he
speaks French huently. a startling
suspicion bursts upon me-yes. IL
must be true that he Is loaglied with
the secret police OF the government
against as. Mon Dieu! II as a peru.
-Ous moment"
Count Leon never spoke truer
words in all his life than when ne
declared with so much spirit that
the moment was fraught with great
danger 10 himself and ghe royalist
cause he represented.
The shock was all the more severe
because he had just been congratu.
lntinE himself. as men will sometimes
do in their egotism, over the kind fate
that had given him the power over
these tremendous issues.
"a dozen suspicious took shape in
his mind on the spur O. the moment.
Jones assumed a malign form com
parable only with Satan himself. and
hts most simple act appeared &C take
on meaning that was Goth diaboll-
cal and crushing.
10 flashed athwart fhe mind OF our
African conqueror That THIS American
must be his particular bette noir. a
figure destined 10 drag him down
from the proud heights to which ne
had assembled. and accomplish his
utter ruin, so that Unable a. longer
show his face in France. he must per
force return again "a equatorial Az
rica and unite with bold Captains
Noulet and Chanoine en- their designs
Of founding an empirc thorc.
kNhnu ffranvuafn 4
abetted by the SHARP eyes of the adj
vcnturess. had sratChed the mask
from Jones. the innoceut Yankee
tourist assumed degree 81 import.
ance in the mind q This arch plot.
ter that 10 one else had ever filled.
Perhaps the consciousness OF Kilt
had much 90 do with 81, Tor IL oft.
times makes towards CT the hrayosS.
lie uncoEsciously turned his head
and looked first To the riglEt and then
10 the left.
There were many people passing
hitlor and yon. for the crowd seemed
lotA TO depart after the exciting epi.
sode OF the evening. so that his eyes
glanced from figure 10 figure. as
though searching for sozo dreaded
personality.
Have they returncd?" be asked.
They are all here In the gardens.
made sure OF that before addressed
you"
"And-thnt MANI"
"Oh. Monsieur Jones Is froNuing at
ns even now. as he frowns at any
man with whom he sees me conrera-
inr."
The count smiled grimly, being un-
der the impression that perhaps for
Once the OlEavitch had oyorcx,imatcd
the power OF her charms and had de-
ccived herself with reference 20
Jones
We'll. this means n different scene
from what I expected. had thought
60 carry out my plans without much
disturhance-now | shall be com
PEELED Co bring al my force 10 bear
upon the matter. Yes. blood may even
how. and these beautiful gardens be.
come n scene Of battle"
Tho prospect might not seem allur.
ing 90 mosl men. but then Count Leon
had become n hybrid as II were. par.
taking somewhat OF tisc nature OF the
hycna 10 be met with In the deserts.
easily aroused by the scent of blood:
and az the mere mention OF wars
horross his nostrils diiated and his
eyes giowed with the FIRE OF slaugh.
ter.
II had been some time. you see.
since his last encounter with tho
black hosts. and perhaps k3s good
right hand really itched to get to
work again. No French explorer who
came back from Africa was ever will.
ing TO remain quiesocnt az home.
"But-thcre IL something more. -.
Ie Count. something mysterious. some
thing that may even singger yon in
your plans" said the princess in her
quiet yet convincing way.
The other looked at her In a trou.
bied manner and allowed his lips 10
form tho words.