New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-04


word, his face grew purple, monsieur,
Ind he fell forward on bis desk, on his
land, ON the knife which was clasped
it. I tried to check the blood, but
,ould not, it poured forth In such
sueam- I knew not what to do I was
distracted, and in frenzy left tbs
>lace and hurried to our lodgings That
8 the truth, monsieur; believe me-
Il do believe you," I said.
ut was them" went on her mother,
that that man yonder had another In
piratton. Before it had been only
What you call-blackmail- few thou
ands, perhaps a pension. Now It was
ometh1ng more. He was playing for
greater stake. DO not know all that
re planned. He found Celeste suspect
q Of having killed her father. He
must get her released at any cost 50
he wrote note'-
~Yesr' cried. Yes, Of course; see.
Hiss Holiday under arrest was be-
Aond his Peach,''
YES" she nodded, 80 he wrote a
tote, Oh, you should have seen him in
hose days! He was like some furious
Vtld beast But after she was set free
celeste did not come to US as she bad
romtse- We saw that she suspected
Is, that she wish to have nothing more
Go With US. So Victor commanded
hat write another letter. imptortng
er, offering to explain She stopped
moment to control herself. "Ah,
Fhm I think of It! She came, mon
feur We took from her her gown ana
but it on Cecile. She never left the
Mace again until the carriage stopped
take her to the boat As for US we
we're his slaves"
There was no need that she should
ell me more.
"And the goldT' asked.
She drew key from her pocket and
gave it to me.
1T Is in a box upstairs" she said
l took the key and followed her to
he floor above. The box, of heavy oak,
,ound with iron, with steamship and
express labels fresh upon it, stood in
me corner. unlocked it and threw
,ack the lid. Package upon package
ay in it, just as they had come from
he subtreasury. I locked the box
lgatn and put the key in my pocket.
| '~Of course" said as turned to go,
I can only repeat your story to my
companion. He and Miss Holiday
will decide what steps to take
They bowed without replying, and I
vent out along the path between the
Tees, leaving them alone with their
lead
| Joy is q great restorer, and a week
# happiness in this enchanted Paris
lad wrought wonders in our Junior
md his betrothed. It was good to look
1t them, to smile at them sometimes,
Is when they stood unseeing before
some splendid canvas at the Louvre.
The past was put aside, forgotten.
They lived only for the future.
And near future too There was no
eason why it should be deferred, and
10 they were welded, with only we
hree for witnesses, at the pretty
.hapel Of st. Luke's, near the Boule-
rard Montparnasse.
There was little breakfast after
ward at Mrs. Kembalrs apartment
md then our hostess babe them adieu,
ind her daughter and I drove with
hem across Paris to the Care de Lyon,
where they were to take train for a
fortnight on the Riviera. We waved
hem of and turned back together.
TT Is dissertation to use carriage
N such day." said my companion.
So we dismissed ours and sauntered
onward the river.
$50 that is the end Of the story" she
aid musingly.
"Of their story, yes,' interJected.
"But there are still certain things I
to not quite understand" she contin-
led, not needing me.
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