The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

III GQ0 fOCl0 bOlSSloI6 dt q 4uoi W. Epooo
twelve. He has an appartement in the
Hotel Scribe. Lean scarce 90 with MN
UOf course you can IT, but | would
suggest that, unless you hear from me
by midnight, you carry it beneath your
in the operahouse, at any rate. Mean
while, have one more question to put
to you, forgive it from man who IS
nearly old enough to be your rather.
Before you became the fancee OF Mon
sieur Barre was there-well,, was there
any other in your thoughts9"
shining clearly from her eyes, when she
WNever for a moment. T was in a
convent until last year, and have not
spoken to six men since / left.
"That is all I want to know. We
will both dine now; but first let look at
your bracelet once more.'
She handed me the case again; and 1,
| leaving her for q moment to fetch my |
glass, put the jewel under the strong
light Of the chandelier, and examined
every inch of it within and without.
discovered then that which has escaped
one Of the crevices of the clasp there
was blood stain, unmistakable, even
fresh, vet 50 concealed by the emboss-
ment Of the Jewels that I did not won.
der she had remained in ignorance OF
it. But when gave it to her again l
doubted not that l was very serious
and this she observed and made COM
"You see something now which you
did not see ten minutes ago. she
cried; "you will surely tell mes ~
81 see a very pretty pink topaz, :.
said T, forcing smile, "and young
) lady who is missing her dinner; C4m ae}
: these thoughts out Of your mind until
} I ask YOU to remembert them again.
: III will.o she said, "and can never
!, thank you enough; you do not know
v what trouble you have taken from my
= HI Here was the end of our interview,
u for we had come to the door Of the
Q courtyard as we spoke, and ! put her
o at once into the neat little brougham
n which was awaiting for her. There
e were but two other men, the concierge,
and short, exceedingly darh man M 4n IN
II time: and as the brogham drove away
% it occurred to me that the latter fellow
was watching me rather closely, upoI
T. which I had a good look at him; but NJ
u, turned away sharply to the cofeeroom
, 20 while I went to my dinner in as line
70 70 state of bewilderment as I have known
ar Never in my long years WORK haa
- clue, save on the hypothesis Of je3al
r. ousy. was so completely wanting. We
10 if jealousy were the motive Of the warn
ing, how, I asked, came the bloodstaln
Sc upon the bracelet And If the gen, l. ma
en- any connection with a previous attal!
fanceeq The latter supposition seemed
st in itself, sufficient to upset the Who'll
GU suggestion; nor could I find another
IN. but T determined to call upon the scull
" tor at once, and to use every devlce );
III my command in the interests OF III
n1g helpless girl who had called upon me.
ny It was now near to 10 o'clock, an
- having dined hastily, passed thrn u u u
.1d courtyard on my way to the H9t
ette Scribe. There I saw. to. my surprls
to that the ill-visaged Italian-for 50
We iudged he was-still loitered about II
"a "a place; but again appeared to avo
bis scrutiny. This SECOND appearance rance
zen en- the shaping of a story from the air; p
TO 7 had no courage then to speak to hi
and I walked on down the boulevar
ftT perceiving as I went that t1ambeaus
d ready lighted the great opera-house, a,
in the the riot. When at last I came to t
IT, hotel, and sent up my card, the ans ~
70 was that Monsieur Barre had just lei
gnu and was not expected to return UNI
+ed the next morning.
- How COmpleCely Iu1S ctuS"oA uAA|
.;r1 my purpose I could never =, set dow
~ The man was my only possible hope.
. a. a. the haste Of my conclusions had new
a a;H1 found time to remember that I mig
all not catch him. that , ?Eery haneur "
nd hlther and talt nieb+ IKE fn VAIN ask,
IN nay, implored, for informations-tthh
oo,, could give me none; and when furtf
p r"h importantly was plainly a farce, n
r' to no alternative but to. go to the 4
Bosssre in iae w wt45 heRe ho apd
. 'H 10 he had called upon his fancee before
h hour Of the appointments. Bpt u{
y y" this I was determined, that until
ion found him Mademoiselle Bern
h a. should not wear the bracelet tho ste
at her side from that hour to mla nf12
uess My first attempt eliminating unfr,
fully, quilted the passage OF the no
.nds being still bent upon the journey to
gus - Rue Boissiere, and was again upon
~ pavement before the cafe, when. s
ends ds the Italian for the third tim ne =,
Town stone, undisguisedly, waiting; for :,
!I~ of SO that upon a sudden impulse, WI
nth r. y had wisdom in it, I walked over to
nany any, and this time he did not turn IT.; away
ToFgvs r the b you sa are bet1
m nVts ing an interest in my movements wi
a. is unusual; in fact, you have folio
~ 10 me from my hotel, I thinkQ"
ia EExactly,' he replied, having
ssion less OF the tongue Inan = nau, VI
d me make no aCIempI " Hms
M. vagarles OF his ldlom. Iollo"eu
If a here, as you say
,is f. "For what purpose. may l ASKS
npled Io warn you!,,
case 70 warn he! . :. ,
,nted "Certainly, since you carry IN
10 re- pocket the topaz bracelet :,
Imple "Oh,' said I, taken aback. at
Tade false conclusion, cit is that, is 1t
:; was am much obliged to you, but ! d
with happen to possess such thing
" FOR "Mon Dieu!' said he; "then she
not sell it to you?''
sud- HShe certainly did notl
meg" "And she will wear. it at the bal
she. night7" -.
Y you ''Of course! =,
until "Mother of God! she is a dead
would an, Them
" al It is often possible to tell from
night chord Of voice a man strikes in COZ
sation whether he be friend or en-
would T knew from the sympathetic not
this earnest exclamation, that ha
do with one who wishes well
might Mile. Bernier; but the very so
of the words struck me chill with
in her It was plain that must shape a
course if I would learn the whole
me- ment Of the mystery, and obsel
emain that the stranger was, man OF