The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-27


''Tyler's agents are doing theiE best,
and madame is closely watched.
Yes, but that woman could decisive
the Evil One himself" / said bitterly.
That is true" answered Dufrayer,
land TO show our hand too soon might
be fatal. We cannot move in this mat
ter until we have got more circum-
stantial evidence. How we are TO set
TO work is the puzzler'
We'll" ] said. Il shall move heaven
and earth i'm this matter. have known
Geraldine since she was child She
is a sweet, innocent, motherless girl.
The great risk TO her happiness that
may now be impending is too serious to
contemplate quietly. If / had time /
should go TO Bavaria in order to find
out If the dukes story is true; but in
any case it might be wei to send one
Of Tyler's agents TO look UP the sup
posed estates"
81 will do So said Dufrayer.
"And in the meantime l shall watch"
I said, land if an opportunity occurs,
believe me De Brett shall have his
warming"
AS 1 spoke I babe my friend good
night and returned to my own house.
The next few days were spent in
anxious thought. but no immediate ac-
ton seemed possible. Clue after clue
nothing. 1 seldom now went into So
ciety without hearing Nine. Koluchy's
name, and all the accounts of her were
favorable. She was the sort of woman
to charm the eye and fire the magma
ton. Her personal attractions were
some of her strongest potentialiues.
On the following Tuesday, as 1 was
walking down oxford street, a broug-
ham drew up suddenly at the pave
ment, the window was lowered, and a
girlish face looked eagerly out. 1t was
Geraldine de Brett.
Mr. Head" she cried, eagerly, you
are the very man l want. Come here,
1 have something to say" I approached
her at once. I'VE are dreadfully dis
appointed at your refusing to come to
us on Thursday" she said. Eve are
making up such a delightful party. My
father and / are going down TO Forest
Manor for a fortnight, in order to have
plenty of room to entertain our friends.
This is a personal matter with me.
ask you to come TO US as a personal
favor. Will you refuse?"
] looked full into the sparkling and
lovely eyes of the young girl. The
color came and went in her cheeks;
she laid one of her small hands for a
moment on mine.
'I must tell you everything" she
continued eagerly "Of course 1 want
you. but I am not the only one. Nine.
koluchy-ah, you have heard Of her2"
who has not?" was my cautious re-
ply.
Yes, but Mr. Head. you are con-
cealing something. Madame is one of
your very greatest friends; she has told
me so. 1t is only an hour since 1 left
her. She is most anxious to meet you
on Thursday at our house. / prom
ised you should be there-wasn't it
rash of me? But 1 made up my mind
that / would insist On your coming.
Now, you won't allow me to break my
word. will your
Did Nine Koluchy really say that
she wished 10 see me2" / asked. As
put the question I felt my face turn
ing pale. / looked again fun at Miss
De Brett. ii was evident that she mis-
interpreted my emotion. Well, that
nattered nothing. ] quickly made up
my mind
II had an engagement for Thurs
day" 1 said, but your word is law-I
cannot refuse you
Geraldine laughed
Madame doubted my power to bring
you. but 1 knew you would come, if /
could really see you
Suppose we had not met in this
chance sort of way?'
Il was going to your house. 1 had
no intention OF leaving a stone I'M
turned. Without you my party will not
be complete. Yes, you viii come, and 1t
is all right. You will hear from father
tomorrow He very often drives out
to Forest Manor from the bank. and.
if you can, come with him, but you will
get all particulars straight from him.
Thank you a thousand tinles-you have
made me a happy girl"
xravod her hand n mo In, 70
well. and the brougham rolled out of
sight
/ My blood was coursing quickly
] through my veins and my mind was
made up. Madame would not wish me
to meet her at De Brett's house with
out strong reason. With her usual
astuteness she was using Geraldine de
Brett as her tool in more senses than
one. / must not delay another moment
/ in warning the banker.
Calling a hanson I desired the man
to drive me straight to De Brett's bank
in the city, and soon after u o'clock ]
found myself in Grace Church street. Ir
few moments the hanson turned
down a narrow lane leading into ST
Marks court. Here I paid my driver
and a moment later found myself in
/ the open space in front OF the bank
/ This was a cul-de-sac, but there was
I
Grace Church street running parable
to the one ] had come down, and sep
arated from il by a narrow row OF
buildings, which came to an abrupt ter.
mination about fifty feet from the
houses forming the further side of the
court.
Well as I knew De Brett, 7 had MOI
been at the old bank for some years
and looked around me eagerly unit
my eye fell upon the large brass plate
bearing the well known name 1 en-
tered the Office and, going up to the
counter, asked if Mr.. De Brett were in
The clerk replied In the affirmative and
giving him my card. he passed through
door into an inner room. The next
moment he reappeared and requested
me 70 step inside, where I found Dc
Brett seated at a writing table. upor
which a circle Of light fell from z
shaded incandescent.
Welcome, Head" he exclaimed, ris-
! ing and coming forward with his usua
heartiness of manner. ITO what am
indebted for this visit? Sit down.
am delighted 10 see you. By the Nay
Geraldine tells me-"
II have just met your daughter"
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