The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-04
TIE COUNT ..
 DE TOURlNNE
IpFInnaLl

most pleasure. One winter they took & house in Paris.
 Rathbone had always had implicit confidence in his wife on jealousy set tied lself upon him through a very singular cause. Returning to his home late one evening when his wife was in bed. he entered an adjoining chamber ID which a light was turned low and saw man in evening dress advancing to meot him. In @ twinkling there came a revelation of infdeliy on the part of his wife. He was about to spring forward to grasp the man by the throat when he discovered that ho was looking at his own Image in a mir TOT. He took oH his clothes and erawled into bed. but not to sleep. Suppose his wife. whom an the men admired. should thus dishonor himl The Idea. having taken root. grew and expanded until it monopolized the prin- cipal part of bis brain
 The time came when something more than a reelection contracted him. One evening when be deslTgi to so to the opern bis wife asked Co be excused from accompanying him on the ground Of feeling ludisposed. Since the piece was favorite with hlm he concluded to go alone. He heard nftle Of the mu- sic, however. for an Idea got Into his head that his wife's lndlspOsition was merely a subterfuge. However be saw the opera through. then. joining some friends. went to suppgr at a cafe, About 1 o'clock he went home, let him self in with his night hey, and was about to go up stairs when he saw a man standing on the sthirs. He had been coming down when Rathbone en tered and stopped.
 Rathbone staggered under the load of horror that had suddenly come upon him.
 stand where you arep be said as soon as be could get bic voice. Give me time to think. My wire's name must not be brought Into thiB affair. We must ind some other proteXt"
 "Go to your club" said the man, land say that you caught the Count do Tourinne cheating at cards You chal- lenged him and will fight him at day light in the morning"
 "The Count de T0urinnsi'
 "By my indiscredon my family, ono OF the oldest in France. must suheF the only stigma ever put upon it. But it is better thus than that your wife'1 reputation should suffer"
 'Tt will not matter I Wtl put you where only the worms wnl interest you.'
 The count advanced. took card from his pocket. threw it on a table and walked out of the front door. Rathbone went Into the drawing room and. falling on a divan, buried his face in the cushions Half an hour later he went to his club. where he met Spencer Hunt, a Heidelberg chum. whom ha told that the Count ds Touvinne had cheated hlm at cards and a challenge had passed
 "Go.r he concluded, "to the address on the card and arrange the details of the affair"
 'I am surprised beyond measure, |" said Hunt that TOurinne should have done such a thing. am not personally acquainted with him. but his standing both socially and as O man of honor ia tEe highest. Is not this a pretext to cover the real cause Of your quar- relY'
 "Hunt, as you value my friendship ask DO questions. Arrange the affair to be fought out till either I or the count is killed or mortally wounded Go at once"
 Rathbone paced back and forth in the ball of the club, waiting Men were coming and going. occasionally casting a glance at him. wondering what was the matter with him. Fortunately for Rathbone. he had been 80 devoted a husband that be had not frgQuented the club and knew only few of the members. For an hour be paced, then, suddenly looking up. saw Hunt coming in ut the door accompanied by an aris- tocrRtc looking gentleman. Both ap- proached RathbOne, the accompanying man glarlng at him.
 'Is this the man whom you accused of cheating at cards?" asked Hunt.
 'Hyo."
 Count, this Is my friend Harvey Rashloue. The Count de Toarinne. Harvey There is some mistake"
 The count, modified, asked for an ac- count Of the affair and a description of the person who hud been personadng him. then returned to his home.
 Rnthbone was worn out with excite meht and the load he bore and did not know what to do. Hunt took him by the arm and led him to the Place de la Concorde and thence up the Champs ElyBeea. There they walked and talked bn the sun stood high in the sky. Then Hunt decided to take bis friend home to face an investigation.
 When the front door opened Mrs- Rathb0ne threw himself into her hus- bands almA hystericauy eIclaiming;
 'Oh, Harvey, where have you beeni The house has been entered and an my Jewels takeuw
 The two 1aen darted glances at each othec fup uf meaning. It was plain that a thief had played a pretty gnms and effected bis escape.
 Thank GodW exclaimed Rathbone.
 What do you meanT' cried the wife
 ''Why, my dear. mean-the fact is