The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01


AT n rate she feared to in.ru
|, n at once set out to seek help. Z
n girl throughout acted with astoni
ing promptness and judgment. FL
= inc had recognized Madame la Pr
cesse-all Paris knew the eccent
lady-so went straight to her. At "A
. denied admission she sent up a n
couched in such terms as gained
: heranimmediate private Interview
/ deed the Princess herself was care
1t should be strictly private.
Knew nothing of me exc,
the request I made concerning Jerol
and sending the papers to the AustrI
. arms. Florine went without delayE
. that place. This was about mild,
, Jerome, much troubled II
!. L dl9<not appear during the night. ri
= s0sd our original plan of Watching n
mouse, and arranged his men at vi
? COWS, and in the street, in such a N
; as no to attract attention. One
: them a seen me working at the vi
!. COW, but never dreamed it was
Jerome found h house already dou1
guaraed by the provost's men, toll
lnHnlfe disgust. He was a handy eli
. though, and not to be outdone. DrSS
ing himself as a clumsy lout. he fot3
NIUE olfhculty in wornling the ttal
sact1on Of the night before out ofEul
OF the guard off duty. A drink or Sr1
together at the sign of the yield
fiagon' fetched this information. M
Jerome was much wearied throughN
long watching and anxiety whenll
returned to the Austrian Arms. f
nostler at the inn turned him ala
from the front door by a r@estura1s
that he entered by another way. ClaI
acquainted him that a lady in the pl
NC room desired to speak with NJ. M
rome De Greytlle. and would notIA
oenled. Jerome's custom with yfA1
ors was to see them first himself. Ml
fore Claude told them whether he M
in or no. =
through an aperture he ssI
the lady walking imratiently up tnj
Gown the room, tapping at the wiu]
dow, mending the fire, and expressna
her haste in many other pettish r,.p1
ners SO truly feminine. 1t was Flortne
he knew h girl well from his IL,
quent1ng Bertrand's during this piaea
OF business. Jerome sent her word Ii,
would be In. and changing his costrm,
10 n he usually wore, presented him.
SER before her in the public room.
u l you seek, NJ. de Grevile,
mademoiselle?".h he inquired politely.
" Monsieur de Greville, it is you.
IA CdL11c With
a pretty air OF p~erplexity and surprise
Tor tIorine had a dainty woman's way
ABOUT her. showing even through her
present trouble. She bore hereslf NOR
steadily that she had not to deal with
some seVere-faced stranger, but a gal.
lant gentleman, whose mien was m,
That from which tirnid maidens ware
prone to fly.
"Oh. Monsieur de Grevtlle, I know !,
what IN n vOr, kL-A II
with you"
And by my faith, mademoise1leJ !
am sure no word OF mine would gra \
Q pretty lips as well as thine Of 4
sweet syllables. So I cannot ten yY1r
what to say"
Flortne pouted her dissent, yet wa.
not IN earnest angered-she was &
woman. jerome saw her business LAY
deeper than mere jest and badinage
30 he spoke to her more seriously.
Il pray you Observation-Disclosures
am I right? Be seated"
Florine had no thought for eallan.
tries; she declined the profered seat
and, standing, proceeded at once to the
point Of her mission.
Ihere Is a young gentleman In ou1
house" and she blushed q little. .Je-
rome declared to me afterwards, '.in
Bertrand's wine room-you know the
place? locked up, and I am not certain
whether he lives OF is dead. 1 can not
zen monsieur his name. but you know
MN. on, he was kind to me. and
would willingly do something to save
him. It is so hard to be only a woman
The provost has the house guarded"
u know it," Jerome put in drily.
'Ihia gentleman gave your name
and lodgings to the lady who was with
nm there last night. and she it was
who sent you the packet" Florine had
run on hurriedly. u%nheeding Jerome's
blank look Of establishment. This was
probably a'shrewd guess on her part.
yet 1t squarely~struck the mark.
Lady? Sent the papers? Who?
What lady?" Jerome asked before she
could answer anything.
That ! must not tell, monsieur. Oh.
come, quick; get him away from there.
Y u people find him they may do him
Monsieur is a brave gentleman,
q friend OF his, is it not true? Come"
Jerome drew the facts pretty we'll out
OF the excited girl. knowing somewhat
of the circumstances and guessing the
rest-an in an exceeding short space of
time. Florine told him as accurately as
she could in what room I lay. leay-
Ing him to locate the window from the
street. From this point the plan was
enough. jerome and Florine ar
rived at Bcrtrand's by different routes,
passing in unconcernedly. and
Jerome. clad again as a stupid country
knave. walked by the house to discover
my outer window.
It was at this time that the falling
OF h spur conveyed to him the intel
hgence of my life and place of confine-
ment. After this Jerome had to de-
pend greatly OH the quick-witted wom-
It would be a long story and a boot
less, were I to tell how 1t fell out that
Flor1ne had a friend, the same kind
raced woman who helped her watch be-
side my bed; the window Of this
friends garnet room opened almost di-
opposite Florine's own poor
apartment. Only a narrow, diney alley
lay between; so scant was theispace the
upper stories came near to- touchfnp
across 1t. Florine's friend, after Sol, >
fearful persuasion, consented to a /
the rescue of such a gallant gentleman
az was described to be. The eirl
could come and go at will. The friend
permitted Jerome and three of his men
hide n her o From her window
Jerome s a light cord into Fiorine,s
window, she drawing n stouter robe
across with 1t. and made fast. It now
oecame o trifltng feat for these nimble
to swing themselves
across to Florine's room, but twelve
Get or 80 away. Once inside Bertrand's
proceeded with abundant caution.
al OF which near came to naupht
through Florine's sudden Shrek and
my own nervous clamor. It shamed me
heartily.