Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-01
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their search.
They found madame asleep on one of
the benches with two Infatuated en-
ployees angrily ordering her to sit up
or they would call the police.
She opened her eyes, saw vandal
and leaped to her feet with q cry like
that of Il tigrcss.
"Oh! ALI! You have come, then!'
She said. Have You brought knives
and pistols to kill beast? Well. that
is what you must do. have sat here
since last evening. l am nearly dead
With loss of sleep and my awful hum
ger. For the love of the good God. get
me something to cat"
Nan(al obedicntly took her to the
cafe, and she attacked her meal With
the eagerness of the furnishing.
And now," said Casparin. while
YOU are eating, madame, please tell us
what happened to you. and why an
agent OF police brought you here"
BAH. Those police. was asleep
in my room. woke to tin,! young
man there. He ordered mr to he quiet.
search of Il prisoner He declared he
had searched my house and was AS
sured the prisoner was gone. | knew
he had not found that little room up
stairs where the-thc prisoner was.
Well. he then had other fish to fry.
He was after some spies lsains. the
government. You We're enc. Nandal;
commanded me to obey and threatened
to take me to the In!ais dc Justice.
You all know whether that would he
agreeable. obeyrd He made lae
dress him as 81 woman. oh. laughed
when disguised him! gave him
that fine silk gown you gave me. VAN
dal-tlat one with the flowers Oil it.
when you meet her. She has on that
gown Then we went to the hank. I
drew thousand frames and he took
it all. We came to Strassburg. and
here l am. Where the agent of police
is l 90 not know. When we arrived
here, lie told me to remain here while
he Went to engage carriage. That
was the last saw of him or my thou
sand francs"
Reber and Robello gazed wondering
ly. Nandal looked at Casparn for the
solution of this great mystery.
MY friend, you have been badly
Sold" said the prince. "'rhe supposed
agent of police was no other than our
prisoner lie climbed from his room to
yours. He assumed the role OF police
to brighten you into obedience. Nc
had no money. of course. just coming
from the palais de Justice You kind
ly accommodated him With thousand
francs.
HE brought you here aud left 70,
without money in order to prevent
your telling us until he had had time
to escape.
This matter is more serious than it
seems. 1t proves that this American.
instead of being, as we supposed, a
youth who was easy to dupe. is shrewd
and farseeing. He will he an enemy
worthy of our steel"
But undoubtedly he is now on the
way to America" said Reber
Nonsense. One scarcely goes from
Paris to America by way of Strassburg.
He had but Il thousand francs. 1t
would not carry him there after his
expense of bringing himself and
madame here. He has gone to Denes-
lia. That, my friends, is where we
shall lind HMM Denesl;a. And We
must find him soon or our game will
he knocked into rubbish
But what, then, of me:" asked
Nine. du Barry. Am to starve OF
lc dragged to Denesla With you:"
II 1linl; you had better 60 home. I
vii! furnish you the money!" said Gas.
parin.
Pleased ut this Nine. Gu Barry took
the money and the next train to Paris.
Now. my friends. We must hurry"
said Casparin. THAT dog has good
start and will reach Deneslia lpfore we
do. But perhaps he will not he able
to warn my brother. Now will tell
you my plan. You all know the way
to Trole. must leave You here
shall GO at once to Dcnes!ia. putting
a bold face on the matter. as if had
been merely to Berlin on a pleasure