The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-05

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the pen from him,
my word" said he
Adhere are the
" are both to bearer.
Be honored whenever
present them. Now
you will be so good"
lie trust him." asked
doubtfully.
,(can we help ourselves"
demanded, and led the way
81 door.
Re due followed him, and
ndsen followed the duo very
iely, but such precaution proved
dless, for monsieur, having re-
he'd himself to their demands,
no intention Of breaking the
mise which he had made them.
ger hailed q cab as soon as he
cehd the street, Arendsen shep-
ded the due into it, and the
lee drove off together in the d.
ton OF the Latin quarter. a..
Seated, silent, within the cab,' as
fumbled noisily down the street,
tirely sober again and thus dis
slly disappointed in all his long
erished anticipation, Seager had
ne to think over his own griev-
ces against fate. And these be-
in to loom ever more loftily be-
re his mental vision. What were
paltry ten thousand dollars to
|m in comparison with the ten
hllions the man at his side had
|st him! And why should Arend-
In reap so much more than him.
Rlf from their mutual venture!
Fere all his own dreams to come
naught thus timely?
His hands were clenched, his
damp, he could have
mashed his teeth and cried aloud
/ impotent despair while his
lind, twisting, turning, In the
lesh of circumstance, could find
0 outlet from such pitiful predic-
ment. The trundling cab was
'aveling too fast for him. He
anted time to think. There must
e some way out, some slim last
nance for him to clutch at.
There was!
The inspiration came to him al
lost too late. There was way, a
ay not perhaps altogether clear,
ut we'll worth following toward
lat result for which his longing
ad grown well nigh insupportable
nee it had seemed beyond his ut
lost reach. The cab had crossed
he bridge. There was no time now
D explain to Arendsen-but he
'ould surely understand that the
anne was still worth the candle.
hey were not going to give ten
the girl-up without
final desperate effort.
"Dirck!" he said, whispering ex-
itedly. while the due strove to I'M
pTve got plan, one
hat can't fail us. I'll tell you after
Yards. We must take Maitre
ieorges along"
Dirck Arendsen appeared to
ogitate, but only for moment.
lie, too, had been regretting very
Utterly the paltry outcome OF their
Enterprise. He was still to be
empted by the bait of ultimate
uccess.
"All right" he answered. We'll
AXE him along. It's at your risk"
The cab was stopped. Seager
umped out, after a hasty word of
explanation to the due, what sat
with Arendsen until
he former came back, accompan-
ed by little, mean looking, black
lad fellow, who clambered in with
| nod of greeting, and they drove
IN to the corner of the Impasse de
oaradis, where they all alighted.
rhe cab was dismissed, and, after
t had driven away, the four turned
Town the cul-de-sac toward the de-
serted house at the top of which
he duchess was confined.
Monsieur lie due was no coward
and yet he shivered involuntarily
as he followed Seager into the
dark, dank corridor, while Arend
sen carefully closed and locked the
loor behind them and the soft
footed stranger they had picked up
Tread quietly" Seager com
and they climbed with al
precaution to the first floor, enter
Ing a room whose door opened
under his careful
manipulation.
He struck a light, which he ap
piled to a tallow candle stuck in {
bottle upon a table Uttered will
the remains of a meal. The du,
looked about him anxiously, ant
his heart sank at what he saw
The window was strongly shut
tered and he was alone there will
this most unprepossessing pair.
The little man had not entered
was waiting outside in state o
extreme perturbation. For Maitr,
Georges, sworn notary public, ant
the most rascally among the ras
Gals of his profession In Paris, hat
been mixed up in many shad!
and not a few whicl
were criminal, but in none hereto
fore which promised so Ill as this
But the advance fee he had peck
eted that afternoon had been ,
very liberal one, and the assuranc,
of still more handsome douceu
in return for his services ha,
serNnd To still his few nualInc a