The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-16
CHAPTER xIx.-contlnued.

CHATTER xIx.-continued.
He unlocked the door OF the safe.
and stood waiting tor me to crafty
behind me. III you stand there. you
can see where put 1t. and that won't
be fair play. Turn your back"
He obeyed. you see how trus.
you!" he said. There lie my coun-
try's secrets"
They're safe from me-" said pert
ly. (And 80. inded. they were--now.)
They're too uninteresting to amuse
me In the least"
AS / spoke. I found and distracted
the dummy treaty and slipped the real
one into its place. Then laid the en-
velope. with the note l had written.
where he could not help finding 1t at
first or second glance.
Now you can close the SAFE" said.
He shut the door. and almost
breathed aloud the words that burst
from my heart, ..Thank Heaven!"
~ must leave YOU" told him. And
was kind for moment. capricious
no longer. because, though the treaty
had been restored, was going to open
the cage OF Godensky's vengeance. and
II was afraid OF him.
IT may come to you as soon as I'm
free?" Raoul asked.
YES. Come and tell me what you
think OF the news. and-what you
think OF me- said. And while 1
spoke, smiling. prayed within that
he might continue to think OF me all
things good-far better than I de-
served, yet not better than would
try to deserve in the future. II were
permitted to spend that future with
him.
The next thing I did was to SEM my
letter to Count Godensky. This was
flinging down OF the glove, and
knew 1t WE'LL. But was ready TO
light now.
Miss Forrest. But had thought III
o way:in which. I hoped. that promise
fulfilled as meant to fulfil it
might help rather than !njure me-
had not lain awake all night for moth
ing.
Police. who is gentleman. and pa
tron OF the theatre-when he can spare
time from his work. had met him.
and had reason to know that he ad-
mired my acting.
His first words were OF congratuia-
ton upon my success In the new play;
and he was as cordial, as compn-
mentary, as If he had never heard OF
that scene at the Elysee Palace II
about which, Of course. he knew every.
thine-so far as his subordinate could
report.
sieur?" asked.
"a great delight is always more or
less Of surprise in this work a-day
world" he gallantly replied.
brought me?" !. .,,,s
,,1y ~ give mo a box at the theatre
this evening"
IN for the pleasure OF seeing you. o1
course. And partly-you know aireaoy'
since YOU know everything that q am
fuend OF Mr.. Dundas, the Sonns
EnRlishuan accused Of murder Wni s =,
he could not possibly have comm .,t.al,
SnS.ould not possibly have comm. teu.
- rat merely your opinion as loyal
friend. or have you come 10 Hlahe 9
communication to me-" ~.
"For that-and to offer you the
staee-box for tonight.
IA thousand thanks for the box. as
TOR the communicati tom
"1t,s this. Mr.. Dundas was a. ~" y
house at the time when, accora.ns "a ~ =
the doctors statements, me ~ Nv I ~
m NY; - t'd thins for me to come and tell
-, ,h,s," I went on hastily, ~ OF
49, In, ashamed to have re ceiVed q
caIl srom him at that hour as " We
nanesorv to see him then. OF not q.
~ Tia meant to leave Paris carry ~
ne morning. But-because IN. ~,
aarad to be married to-perhaps y 49, !. :
Know that. though, an'ohs
things?" didn't know
that it amounted TO an ,ers thou.
, Monsieur du Laurler Is ~ =, ~ : NJ mi
sand times congratulateq. u e,ro NV
sa ~ ,a"a him dearly" said s.11'p E,
-, because I am an act!ess,
, ~ an, a, woman and hao sula
s ne.el u a,,lthat could bear, tears saioss
-. - - ~, nves. At am true to him. a9,u
- - a.. ne Rave been. But-he Is horrlo1y
asn.e,n N can't explain Mr., DUMAS ?
MIS- visit In a. way to #satlsiy ~. =
Lnnnl nnds out that an Englishtl ll1l.-a,,
veil known, but Of whom n Ia
snoke-was at my mouse a1ls 20 u,s
night, he vii believe nav nav d decsiyed
ny nc 70 Keep this secret am tellins
wy w e cen the secret. yet use IT to free
the Establishment" asked the Chlet ~
lMllce graveiy. -,
.Ysa ask no less Ct 8 il9i' me- Pee r.
b - .stt With Raoul du LaurleE"
.,Dear MademoIselle" said the good
md gallant man. trust me 70 DO the
p Nest I can FOR you II could see that
my tears had moved HIND . grief
10 t you would be a blow to Paris x Ell
uyai, . : You have been frank, ! owe
Il 10 YOU to be equally so on my size.
ii should before this have sen1--elu1Ie
|fpr!vately and In q FRENZY way, ~
, Who nassed under another name at the
hotel where you called upon him; h Lt
re celved request from very high
quarter to wait before communicating