Oxford Democrat., 1906-12-25
NUMBER 50.

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but | fan.,c;l there was sob beneath
the laughter. AT least shall be again
ut st. Pierre"
Suddenly there came soft Kissing
from the little cage over the radiator.
"Ah. | must feed Fe Fe; she Is call
ing me-" she cried, and she sprang up,
ran to the next room and came back
with little wine in glass.
stood ard watched her without be-
ing greatly impressed. Fe Fe seemed
very harmless and lethargic-evidently
the climate Of New York, even though
mellowed by the radiator, did not
agree with her.
"Of course Tremaine will 90 back
with you," assured her. was won
dering If she really suspected his in.
tention.
mo; he will not" she said decidedly.
But" she added, with an electric
fash of the eyes. "he may come In
time"
| lighted another cigarette.
where did you meet him, CecllyT
"He came to st. Pierre three, four
years ago. He saw Inc one day stand.
ing at the door Of my house in the
Rue Peysette."
do you know where he came
from:"
NO: it mattered nothing to me-"
"He never talked about his pastT
"His past? No, no. What was II
to us? We had 4 pretty, pretty place
at Fond Core. Tambou! ! wish
WAS there now"
"You We're happy there"
"Yes-except for the times doudoux
was in his black spells"
His black spells"
"Yes-oh. then every one ran from
him-even |. He was terrible-raving
and cursing Mseur Johnson"
Johnson l repeated, with a sud.
den leap of the heart. WHO was he,
Cecily"
"IIe was doudoux's zombi," she
answered with conviction, and crossed
herself.
Then he didn't live at Fond-Corre"
AT Fond-Corre? Oh, no. He was
a Zombi-in the air, In the earth, every.
where. Doudoux would fight with
him an hour ut Il time. Oh, 1t was ter.
rible.w
leaned back in my chair and
watched the smoke from my cigarette
circling upward. l remembered the
letter that had been tattooed on the
arm Of the man killed In suit fourteen.
So Tremaine had some cause to hate
him-he had helped him, had supplied
him with whisky, with money. through
fear and no: through friendship. To
establish that was to take another step
forward.
Did he have those spells often,
CecilyW asked ut last.
"Oh, no; sometimes not for months.
Then. phut, the Zombi would charm
him."
Charm him."
with little scrap Of paper, yes.
would open it: always In it there would
be a little piece Of paper. Sometimes
| II had writing Oh it, sometimes print.
ing. ms though II had been cut from O
newspaper. Then. tarbou, doudouxs
face would grow black, he would tear
the paper into little, little bits, utter'ng
curses the most terrible, and we would
I'LL run
Clippings from n newspaper! Here
was coincidence. But | cudgeled
my brain vai:.ly. could form no
theory as ID why Il clipping should
cause those fits OF rage.
Tile last one. though. did not give
him Il SPELL" she added. after mo-
ment. I'VE were watching the sunset
ont across the water when Dodoi
| brought the letter to him. This time II
WAS printing and writing both. ! got
up. ready 10 flee. for | thought that
would be twice rs bad. But no. He
sat reading it, and his eyes gllstened.
Then he sent me running for his hat
and hurried away 10 st. Pierre. When
he came back he told me that we were
| 10 come ~ once TO New York
You have some very pretty jewelry.
| Cecily." said. touching the great
brooch of god that cleaned ut her
throat.
Sh, laughed like pleased child.
Yes. Are they not pretty. chez Let
me show you" and, sprinsins from tile
couch. sho ran into her bedroom. n
moment she was back again, box VI
in!a!L ebony in her hands.
See. she cried, and threw back the
lid.
Indeed they were worth seeing, ana
it was not wholly to disarm her sus-
picions. il she had any, that lingcr-
ell over them. At last ! came to the
piece wanted.
Here Is beautiful pin," l said,
ian opal in circle Of diamonds and
| held 1t up to the light. But see.
Cecily. one CT the diamonds Is missing.
Have you lost it!'
"Doudoux lost It," she answered.
"He wore it sometimes as pin for his
scarf. Tambou. was angry when
found it gone. You should have heard
me.'
81 have diamond" said. getting
out my pocketbook. that might DO 70
replace II. Let us see II it will 1T
unwrapped the little brilliant anu
applied it To the break In the circle.
Then my heart fell. 1t was evident III
an instant that it had not come from
there. 1t was much smaller than the
other stones-ditferently cut.
mo. it will not do" ! stammered ~
last. 1T is too small" and returned
It to my pocket. Il shall have to get
YOU another trinket, Cecily. Gooo
night"
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