Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-09

was very bad some days, poor dear.
was most glad when they took her
away, for the thought of her made me
nervous. / viii in the morning open the
windows and air the room well for
you"
'1That will do nicely" assented as
carelessly as I could. I knew that
had chanced upon a new development
though could not in the least guess its
bearing. what do you ask for the
apartment?"
''Ten dollars the week, monsieur"
she answered, eying me narrowly.
I knew it was not worth so much
and, remembering my character, re
pressed my first inclination to close the
bargain.
THAT is a good deal,'' said hesitat-
iDgly. Haven't you cheaper room.
Nine. Jourdain?''
''This is the only one we have now
vacant, monsieur" she assured me.
I turned back toward the door with
a little sigh.
"I fear / can't take it," I said.
Monsieur does not understand" she
protested. ''That price, of course, in
cludes breakfast"
"And dinner?'
She hesitated, eying me again.
"For 81 additional it shall include
dinner"
Done, madamer I cried. 81 pay
you for a week in advance" And /
suited the action to the word. "Only,"
| I added, "be sure to air the room well
tomorrow. 1t seems very close. Still,
Bethune was right to make sure that
his sister could not harm herself"
eyes, she nodded, placing the money
carefully in an old purse, with the true
| miserly light in her eyes. Eyes; she
| broke down most sudden. 1t was the
| departure Of her mother, you know,
monsieur"
| / nodded thoughtfully.
when they first came, six weeks
ago, she was quite well. Then her
| mother a position Of some sort Sc
cured and went away. She never left
her room after that, just sat there and
! cried or ratified at the doors and win
| dows. Her brother was heartbroken
about her. No one else would he permit
to attend her. But hope that she is
well now, poor child, for she is again
with her mother
'.Her mother came after her"
asked.
ooh, yes; ten days ago, and together
they drove away. By this time they
are again in the good France"
| I pretended to be inspecting ward
robe, for felt sure my face would be-
| tray me. At flash I saw the whole
story. There was nothing more Mime.
Jourdain could tell me.
"Yes," I repeated, steadying my
voice, 1.-The good France"
I'M. Bethune has himself been absent
for a week." she added, ION affairs OF
business. He waf not certain that he
would return, but he paid us to the
18th" -
I nodded. Yes-tomorrow-I will
take possession then"
every well, monsieur" she assepted.
IT will have it in readiness" .sIEs
For an instant hesitated. Should
use the photograph? Was it necessary
How explain my possession Of it7 Did
not already know all that Nine. Jour
dain could tell me? I turned to the
stair.
"Then I must be going" I said. II
have some business affairs to arrange"
and we went down together.
The place was filling with motley
crowd Of diners, but I paused only to
exchange q nod with NJ. Jourdain and
then hurried away. The fugitives had
taken the French line, Of course, and I
fastened on to the foot Of Morton
| street, where the French line pier Is.
| A ship was being loaded for the voy-
| age out, and the pier was still open. A
clerk directed me to the sailing sched-
| ule, and q glance at it confirmed my
| guess. At 10 o'clock on the morning of
| Thursday, April 8, La Savoie had sail
| ed for Havre
| "May I see La Savoie's passenger
! list?" asked
Certainly, sir" and he produced it.
! I did not, Of course, expect to find
Miss Holiday entered upon 1t; yet I
| felt that a study Of it might be repaid,
and was not mistaken. A Mrs. G. r.
| Folsom and two daughters had occu-
pied the cabine de luxe, 436, 439, 40.
On the company's list which had been
| given me I saw bracketed after the
name Of the youngest daughter the sim
! gle word ''invalide."
| LA Lorraine sails day after tomor-
row, I believer" asked.
Eyes, SIR
"And Is she full?"
mo, sir; it is little early in the sea-
son yet" And he got down the list of
| staterooms, showing me which were
vacant 1 selected an outside double
one and deposited half the fare in order
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