The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-03

yes, monsieur"
Then I have lost her forever!" The
traveller who for some ten minutes
had been pleading with the courteous
official to honor his expired passport
and allow him to cross from France
into Spain, sank down upon a chair
in the private quarters OF the French
railway station and buried his face
in his hands.
Lost her. monsieur" the official
questioned. with new show of inter
est. rs It a lady?"
"Yesl" the other groaned. HE has
robbed me Of my wife!"
"And the lady?"
rs with him"
Pardon again. monsieur; the gen.
tleman you seek journeyed alone. All.
monsieur is mistaken! He need not
despair! Take courage! The gentle
man journeyed alonel"
mo. say. She is with him-and as
helpless as the dead
Monsieur"
II say. yes-she Is with him.
I'm spirit, monsieur"
'In body"
will monsieur explain to the on.
cials how the gentleman has robbed
him of his wife? We have the tele-
graph and may the gentleman detain
before he reaches the sea coast. But
IL monsieur will listen. he will learn
how the gentleman was not accom-
panied by lady, nor by servant at
tended"
"The lady is deadl" came the amaz-
Ing reply.
Dead, monsieur" exclaimed the Of.
ficial. "Ahl" A doubt as to the others
sanity seemed to strike the French
man and he looked about. rsssasily.
"Will monsieur read to rs the
timer" he questioned.
Read" The American traveller
laubhed an unpleasant laugh. Then
his smothered impotence broke out.
Cant follow him on foot without
passport"
mo. monsieur; not into territory
Spanish"
May death stop him then!" the 9th.
er cried with uplifted hands.
The Frenchmans suspicious deep
ened; but, courteous even to a mad.
man, he only begged the other to have
patience.
Eyes, know you think ! rave" the
American broke In. passionately; "and
you would think me mad II told you
the whole truth. Yet I say he has
robbed me of my wife and she is with
him in person. You, yourself. saw
her"
Pardon, monsieur; saw her not"
did he not wear a great diamond
upon his hand?"
Monsieur is right"
"Then-"
ut was pool Of light, monsieur"
continued the Frenchman. "Ah. II is
monsieur's jewel, and 80 lovely that he
calls It his wifel"
ut is my wifel" came the amazing
reply.
For a moment the other was wholly
nonplused. Then he questioned.
HAS monsieur welded a jewell"
mol have welded no Jewel. That
stone. I say. is no jewell It is a wom-
an--my wife-flesh and blood All,
honor the passport and let me gol"
Before the Frenchman, could an
swer the sudden changing OF a bell,
a hiss of escaping steam and the rum.
BILE OF car wheels was heard without.
Both men rushed to the door and out
upon the platform. An engine with
three passenger coaches attached
drew into the station from the wrong
direction and contrary to Official time.
What was wrong? The men were
soon 10 learn. Two coaches from the
rear OF the train which had drawn out
OF the station about half an hour be-
fore had broken from their couplings
and been wrecked and. high French
official being among the number In.
jured, the engineer had reversed his
engine and returned for surgical aid
into French territory.
Despite the tragic nature OF this re-
turn. the American gave a cry of Joy
and began searching among the pas
sengers for the fugitive-the false
friend who had robbed him OF his
ring.
That friend was not to be found
among the living. nor among the In.
iured. and four OF the Ave dead had
already been removed from the rear
coach to the stationl Would the tifth