The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-04

crimson. nnt ne knew tnat IL womb
oever do to keep silent about his ian.
prudent step.
"Alnst" he stammered. ~ read i'm
4 newspaper that Clnmcran was about
to marry Madeleine. and acted like
a fool"
"What did you do?" inquired Yer.
iuret. anNiously
II wrote an anonymous letter to NJ
fauvcl, informing him that his wife
/ was IN love with Raoul
NJ, Nerdurct here brought his
:linchod FIST down upon the little IN.
Die near by. with such violence thaf
ne thin plank was shiyered. Ills
iheerful face ~ an instant cloudcA
Jver.
"What follyl" ne exclaimed. chow
could you go ana rum everyrnIner''
lie arose from his seat, and strobe
up and down the room, oblivious Of
The dodgers below, whose windows
shook with every angry stamp of his
foot.
What made you act so like child,
an idiot, fool2" he said Indignantly
- Prosper.
'Monsieurl"
Here you are, drowning; an hon.
est man springs into the water "a
save you, and just as he approaches
the shore you e1tangle his feet to
prevent him from swimmingl What
was my last order to you when ! left
here?"
"ro keep quiet, and not go out Of
the hotel"
"WeH2"
The consciousness OF having done
a foolish thing made Prosper appear
like frightened school-hoy, accused
by his teacher of playing truant.
1T was night, monsieur" he hesi
tatingly said, "and, having a violent
headache, / took a walk along the
quai, thinking there was no risk in
my entering a cafe; there / picked
up paper, aud read the dreadful
announcement
did you not promise 20 trust
everything to me?'
"You were absent, monsieur; and
you yourself might have been sur
prised by an unexpected"
Only fools are ever surprised into
committing a piece of folly" cried NJ
verduret, impatiently. $40 write an
anonymous letter. DO you know to
what you expose me2 breaking
sacred promise made to one of the
few persons whom ] highly esteem
among my fellow-beings. / shall be
looked upon as liar, a cheat
who"
He abruptly stopped, as If afraid
TO trust himself to speak further;
after calming down a little, he turned
to Prosper, and said;
''The best thing we can do is TO try
and repair the harm you have done
When and where did you post this
idotic letter.
Yesterday evening, at the Rue du
Cardinal Lemoine. It hardly reached
the bottom of the box before / re.
GREETED having written it,
''You had better have regretted il
before dropping it in. What time was
it2"
about ten o'clock"
''Then your sweet little letter must
have reached Monsieur Fauvel with
his early mail; probably he was alone
in his study when he read it,"
Il know he was; he never goes
down TO the bank until he has opened
his letters"
"Can YOU recall the exact terms OF
your letter. Stop and think, for it is
very important that | should know"
"Oh, il is unnecessary for me 10 re
fleet. ! remeshber the letter as if
had just written IT,"
And almost verbatim he repeated
what he had written.
After attentively listening, NJ Yer
duret sat with a perpleXed frown up
on his face, as If trying TO discover
some means of repairing the haIm
done.
''rhat is an awkward letter." he
finally said" TO come from a person
who does not deal in such things. II
leaves everything to be understood,
without specifying anything; it is
vague. jeering. insidious. Repeat it
70 me-"
Prosper obeyed, and his second YER
sion did not vary from the first in a
single word.
Nothing could be more alarming
than that allusion 20 the cashier"
said the fat man, repeating the words
after Prosper. "The question; Was
il also he who stole Madame Fauvel's
diamonds2' is simply fearful. What
could be more exasperating than tie
sarcastic advice; In your place. l
would not have any public scandal
but watch my wifei' The effect of
your letter must have been terrible"
he added, thoughtfully, as he stood
with folded arms looking at poor
Prosper. Monsieur Fauvel is quick
tempered, is he not2"
HE has a violent temper. when
aroused"
"lhen the mischief is not IRE nara