Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-07-28


one at a time, turns IL over, and
smells IL. i was INST thinking | would
offer him a magnifying-glass when
ali of 4 sudden he sprang up. aud with
one kick sent his chair scross the
room. and few at me with eyes fash.
ing like two pistols. Somebody has
been at my papers, he shrieked; 'this
/ letter has been photogra phed' B-r-ri
! am not coward, but 1 can tell you
that my heart stood perfectly still: 1
saN myself as dead as Caesar, cut in
TO mince-meat; and says 10 myself,
'Fanfer--eNcuse me-Dubuis. my
friend. you are lost. dead and
thought of Made me Alexandra
NJ. Nerduret YES buried in thought,
and par, no attention TO the worthy
Joseph's analysis Of his personal SEN
satious.
What happened uext2" SaiI Yer
hrrct, after Few minutes
WIZ he was just as frightened a.
was, patron. The rascal did not
even dare TO touch me. To be sure.
l Gao taken the precaution 20 get ont
CT hiE reach; we talked with a lnrve
table between Us. While wondering
what could have enabled him TO dis
cover the secret. / defended nv Sclf
with virtuOus indignation. sad.
1t can not he; Monsieur le Mar
quis is mistaken. Who would dare
touch his pspers?'
PASTA Instead Of listening to me.
he tiourished an open letter. and said:
This letter has been photo
| graphed, here is proof of it, and he
I taninfaH -. "a l.. III -
paper. and shrieking out. Look
SMELL Smell il, YOU devil, II is-' I
forget the name he called It. but
some acid used by photographers"
Il know, I know" said ". Yer
duret; go on. what nextg''
Then. patron. we had a scene;
what a scenel lie ended by seiEin0
me by the throat and shaking me
ike pium-trse. saying he would
shake me until I told him who was
what l knew. where I came from A.
il knew. myself, was Obliged to &C.
count for every minute Of my time
since / had be~n in bis service The
devil was wore than a judge OF in
struction, IN his questions. Then he
sent fVr the hotcl-porter, who had
charge OF the front-door, and ques-
toned him closely. but in English. 80
that / could nDt understand After
awhile, he cooled down. and when the
boy was gone, presented me with
twenty francs. saying. = am sorry /
was so sharp with you; YOU are too
stupid 60 have been guilty of the Of
Tense"
He said that. did hep"
| ANfts g
face. patron"
And you think he meant what hs
said2'
Certainly 7 do"
The Fat man smiled. and whistled a
little tune expressive Of contempt.
IF you think that" he said. Clam
eran was right in his estimate OF
your brilliancy."
IL was easy TO see that Joseph Du-
bois was anxious TO hear his patron' 4.
grounds for considering him stupid
but dared not ask.
| Il suppose / am stupid, il YOU think
So said poor Fanferlot. humblv
We'll, after he had done clustering
about the letters. Monsieur le Mar
quis dressed and went out. He did
not want his carriage, but ] saw him
hire "a cab 90 The hotel door. 1 thought
he had rerha~s dislnDearcd forever:
but was mis- aiken. About FIVE
O'Clock be returned as gay as a bull
finch. During his absence / had tele-
graphcd &c YOU"
| w hat, otC you not follow him?"
II stayed on the spot in case of his
return, tut one OF our friends kept
watch on him, and this friend gave
me report OF my dandy's move
ments- First he went to "A brokers'.
then TO the bank and discount Office:
so be must be collecting his money
to take ii,tle trip"
us that all he did ?"
THAT 10 all. patron. But I must
tell you how the rascal tried 10 shut
up, Enthusiastically YOU under
stand. Mademoiselle Palmyre. For
tunateiy YOU had anticipated some
thing OF the kind, and given orders
10 watch over her safety. But for
you she would now be In prison"
Joseph looked up to the ceiling by
way Of trying 20 remember some
thing more Finding nothing there,
he said:
That is all l rather think Mon
sieur Patrigent will rub his hands
with delight when ! carry him nv
report. Tie did not expect TO see m 4,
any more. and has no idea Of the facts
/ have collected to swell the size Of
his FILE li3."
There was long silence. Joseph
was right in supposing that the crisis
had come. NJ. Nerduret was arrang-
ing his plan Of battle while waiting
Tor the report of Nina-now Palmyre,
upon which depended his point of at
tack.
But Joseph Dubois began to grow
RESTLESS and uneasy.
What must do now, patron?" he
asked.
Return 20 the hotel; probably your
master has noticed vour absence. INIT