Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-14
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listened closely to the name
| "Yvard.
We'll, now so far SO good. And the
| question of finance? That is of more
I Importance
And of more difficulty The madame
| often dabbles herself in these dealings
\ involving money, and she is harder TO
| deceive. However, she is not accurate
at figures, clever though she be other
| wise. Look OYER this: this calculation.
| See, there is a simple iransposition OF
| an item. which results in y difference
| of near 10000 livres. II appears there
1 to have been made by the money lender
| for his greater gain. You can study
| this copy before the duke comes Then
| YOU will be quite prepared TO point out
| this error and make the correction.
Here is his copy which he will sign
| 'Ah. good, she said looking over the
memorandum he had given her of the
| amounts. With lle correct calculations
| all neatly carried out.
| Well that is enough for this morn
| ing; You may go; these things weary
\ mo-
Celeste. Celeste how long is this
| to continue? Will YOU newer
| Madame. She corrected positively,
rumpling and smoothing out again the
| paper in her lap.
"As You Will with an air of hope
sand nc. ai,.,,, No., n,,,. ,,,s.i,,as is
4 comn1etedo%
| ..NVas il moi ,,,r ,craa,,,anto,
| Veg, but thought"
4 You had no right To think
\ a man must needs think whether
he will or no. what is of life itself. Are
\ YOU q woman of icen' DO you not realize
| | sell all hold most dear, the conf
\ dence born of a life-time's honest SEP
| vice to my king. my own honor. only
| 10 serve Won 10 he5vsith yol,,s'
II am wearv. IL is time for YOU to
go
Yes bat is there nothing else? You
| assreed--i
ooh, / know. why remind n,eo~ She
! Turned rIsan him Garrc.ly ..Do Won
| wish to make me hate YOU? Now YOU
;,rc only an object OF Indifference. OBJ
| jectionable to me as are all mon who
make love, and sigh, and worry me.
| Do you visa IRE to hate and despise
| you moro thar the rest
God forbid. But"
You still insist 7"
Yes, must have my thirty pieces OF
silver, tho price of my treachery" de
4 Nalencc returned bitterly; men die in
| the bastille for lesser offenses than
mine
That is your affair." the woman re-
| piled. without shade of concern.
| ] thought | could perceive a growing
| embarrassment in her manner as de
| Nalence came closer TO her, remem-
| bering, for so she must, that we could
| hear every word through the portiere.
She collected herself bravely; de VAL
ence must not suspect.
come, l II pay YOU, and she put her
| lips upward so coolly ! wondered he
| should care to touch them. Jerome
ragged silently for | confess we We're
| both guilty of looking as we'll as listen
| ing. DeNalence leaned over her, but
| i1ted his head again.
| Ceieste--Madam, so cold. Ia as lief
kiss the marble lips of Diana in the
| park.
oh, as you please: you may kiss
| them, too, IL you like" She shrugged
| the instant. Il pay as | promise; it is
mere barter of commodities. You
may take or leave it. as you choose
Ihe mans attitude of detection
| touched even me. hut the woman gave
4 no sign OF leennS or compassion, only
| illense lhlpatience.
wen, Monsieur, am TO sit waiting
| an hour? Are you come to be q sofdid
hucksler TO Wrangle over your price,
nc Nalehce bent over her again,
louchea the Ups lightIy, and strobe
away, salheflhS up nus papers IRON the
tapie as ne went. Two only We're leit
ana those Madame held listlessly in her
4 hand.
we lelt thoroughly conscious OF our
| CUNT, jerome and L, when we put aside
lIie screen ana re-entered the room
| lhefe was certain ar OF resentment
| "a inns manner, u IL ne would call her
70 account. ana heartily washed my
| sen otlefWhefe. Perhaps ii was all