The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-04-18

tAtAtsSs N4NkA eyes aSsAApN VIA SAAS-
picion.
Yes. monsieur, We know said Jour
dain. The authorities at the hos
pttal at once notified s
1t was not the first attack" I as
serted. With a temerity born of neces-
stty. He has had others. but none SO
serious as this"
They nodded sympathetically. Plainly
they 3 been considerably impressed
by their ledger.
SO" continued orazeniy, The knows
st last that his condition is very bad,
/ rttai fer some day until he has quite
recovered. IL the meantime. l am to
have the second t,oov back, which was
Occupied by the ladies"
spoke the last word with seeming
noncha3alloe, without the CULVER of q
lash, though / was snwardly aouake;
fer ! was risking everything upon 1t.
Then. IN aa instant. l breaSher more
freely, I saw thai / had hit the mark.
and that the suspicious were growing
gradually less
They, OF curse, are not coming
back" added. at least not Tor q time,
, 50 he has no further use for the
session tosaorrow."
They exchanged 3 glance and Ma
dame Jourdain arose,
Very well. monsieur" she said.
VIII you have he kindness TO come
! and look at the roomH"
I followed her UP the stair, giddy
ct my gJNod fortune. She opened a
door and lighted a gas jet against the
wall.
I am sure you will like the apart
Uent- monsieur" she said. You see,
st Is 8 very large n and most
comfortable"
It was indeed. OF good size and we'll
4 Furnished The faS was in q kind of
aleoye. and beyond 1t was a bath-un-
looked for luxury, One thing how
ever, struck me as peculiar. The win
dows were closed by heavy shutters.
which were barred upon the inside, and
the bars were secured in place by
~pa6locks.
4 shall want to open the windows"
1 remarked. DO o always keep
them barred?"
She hesitated a moment. looking g
little embarrassed.
You, see, monsieur, 1t is this way"
thune himself had the locks put on;
for he feared that his poor sister
would throw herself dow into the
courtyard, which is paved with stone,
Ii where she would certainly have
been killed. She was very bad some
days, poor dear. I was most glad when
they took her away; for he thought
of her made me nervous 1 will in the
morning open the windows and air the
room we'll for YOU"
That will do nicely" I assented as
carelessly as / could. I knew that
had CHANGED. upon a new development,
though ! could not in the least guess it's
bearing. What do you ask for the
apartment"
Ten dollars the week, monsieur"
she answered. cycling me narrowly.
l 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" I said hesi-
family. Haven't you a cheaper room,
Madame J~ourdain?"
Ibis Is the only one we nave now
vacant monsieur" she assured me.
I turned back toward the door with
q little sigh.
II fear I cannot take it." I said.
Monsieur does not understand" she
protested. THAT price. Of course, in
clude breakfast"
And dinner? ?"
She hesitated cycling me again.
Tor one dollar additional it shall In
clude dinner."
Done, madame!" I cried. pay
you for a week in advance" and I
suited the action to the word. 'only,"
I added, "be sure to air the room we'll
tomorrow. 1t seems very close. Still
Bethune was right to make cure that
his sister could not harm herself"
Yes" h nodded, placing the one
carefully in an old purse. with the true
miserly light in her eyes. "Yes-she
broke down most student was the
departure Of her mother, you know.
monsieur"
/ nodded thoughtfully.
When they first am six weeks
ago, she was quite well. Then her
mother a position Of some sort secured
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 vas heart broken
about her-no one else would he per-
NIT to attend her. but ! hope that she
Is well now, poor child, for h Is again
with her mother"
Her mother came after her?" I
asked.
"oh, yes; ten days ago and together
they drove away. BY this time, they
are again In the good France"
I pretended to be inspecting a ward
robe, for I felt sure my face would
betray me. At a flash I saw the whole
story. There was nothing more Ma
dame Jourdain could tell me.
Yes" I assented, steadying my voice,
'the good France"
Monsieur Bethune has himself been
absent for a week" she added, .'on
affairs of business. He was not GER
tain thai he would return. but he paid
us to the fifteenth.
I nodded. Yes; tomorrow will
take possession then"
Very well, monsieur" she asented;
/ will have it In readiness"
For an instant / hesitated. Should I
use the photograph? Was it neces-
sary? How explain my possession of 1t?
Did I not already know all that Ma
dame Jourdain could tell me? I turned
to the stair.
Then I must be going" I said; II
have some business affairs to
and we went down together.
The place was filing up with a molly
crowd of diners, but [ paused only to
exchange q nod with Monsieur Jour
dain, and then hurried away. The fupi-
tives 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 h journey out, and the pier was
still open. A clerk directed me to
the sailing schedule, and a glance at it
confirmed my guess. At ten o'clock,
on the morning Of Thursday, April 3,
La Savoie had sailed for Havre.
May I see La Savoie's passenger
list?" I asked.
Certainly. SIR and he produced 1t.
I did not. of course, expect 70 find
Miss Holiday entered upon 1t, yet /
sfelt that a study OF 1t might be re-
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