The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-20
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CHAPTER xlil.-continued.

hts own which room do you meanE
the FIRST door on your right as you
90 into the 'all2 There is one lady as
says Il is that one, and one as says II
hain't. Eat I searched 'em hall
spent three hours yesterday IN the
old mans room. Nothink there but a
lot Of old shoes. old clothes. and
dirt
what arrests have you nader
Joe asked, tersely. Chaudron took
the answer on Bakers hands:
Arrests for what? Who could we
arrestg We can't prove a thing.
We've had the devil Of a time keep
ing It ont Of the papers until we could
sind cut enough to- Chaudron's
ideas OF law were very crude. and he
oon lOuudered beyond his depth.
4 am going down there myself
Joe rose abruptly and reached for his
hat. Come. Mr. Baker"
Admit Mr.. Chaudron better so.
m leave me bout? Not give me away
to the 'otel people2"
That's right Joe-that's right: you
know he's staying there at the hotel
watching them.
Very well; either one OF you; 1
want to examine the ground for my
SELF
They dropped on an Esplanade car
AZ the corner Of Yalois street and
walked the three squares to the Hotel
Louis le Grande. AT first they passed
by on the other side; Joe wanted to
get a general idea Of the locality. He
asked a number Of questions about
the neighborhood; the different
houses, and who lived in them.
They came down this street in q
cab Chaudron explained. Mrs.
Ashton stepped in the gutter as she
got out Of the cab; when they reached
their room the French maid bathed
her foot"
is that maid here?"
eyes. but she insists that it was
one Of the young ladies whose foot
she bathed-
The hell she does!" Joe was not
usually profane. hat this thing was
beginning to CRATE on his nerves.
TheZ passed through the entry. un-
der the staircase. and came out into
the oval courtyard.
Victor Labouisse was sitting at the
same table where he always took his
morning coffee. reading a newspaper.
end wsJh that Inevitable cigarette be.
tween his fingers. There had been nc
variation in this breakfast, ia the
color Of his mustache. or the attitude
OF his slippered foot, ior more than
40 years.
Victor rose c~Ourteously, with scarce
y a shade Of annoyance on his face
as chaudron presented the stranger
Monsieur Laboulsse. this Is Dir
Dalfour. from Vieksburg. Mrs. Ash
toms lawyer, be wants 10 iool
around"
"ceriainement. 20 grande plalsair
ge great bonaire Monsieur Bameur
Niutor delivered one Of his most or
nate DOVE. clapped bis hands an,
called. "ATthemise, Arthemise. aom'
coffee
Chaudron waved the hospltalit.
aside. Thanks. Monsieur Labouisse
va have already b~reakfasted. Mr.
Baifour is much troubled ana want
20 look around your irouse7
"a IS VARY distress, / imagine moth
ing what ! think; come. Monsieur
namenr. ! show you up ~ stairs"
Victor talked ierkily. a spatterlnl
stream Of French and English. ever
inch Of the way up the stairs. rounl
the balcony. through the hall. aud 4
the very rear door.
Z!s. he said "Eis Is re young lad!
epartaent Two gentleman from 81
Mary's parish zey take Il las night q
soon as re young lady are gone; ml
apartment zey neValre stand vacant
nc. re-"
Joe glanced round the very ord
nary-iooking room, furnished Il
quaint old style. There was nothinI
TO attrse! his attention. aud he cam.
out again.
Now let me see the room tina
Mira. Ashton oocupiedf"
Eat ! DO not know, Victor smileI
and showed his tobacco stained teeth
eze gooi God above-he know.
f''NA ANA NNN MaA " AMN NAHA NhA
had the broken knob.
One OF the ze young lady say /
was zis apartment, but zis-s he nun.
the dor vide open zis Is my room
you see monsies zat is impos
foehlt."
"Mcnsieur Lab sse. where doe
that door iead2" Joe pointed 70 ~.
siidins doors 81 ca nlied the wal
spsce On one side Of the room
~ mex ROOM q Is for lodGer.
~ vas one day re grande salon, al
fiafbsrs. Mcnsiear Bameur-negair
ufaa him new. o 3 doors
KINDLY allow me 20 look IN thereg
rleai honaire." Victor tugee
a sntr. which refused 70 slid'