The Detroit times., 1909-05-17
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CHAPTER v.
The Rst-Faced Frenehman Has Words
With Monsieur at the St. Regutus.
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some night journey froai Chicago
" oke him TO blinking consciousness oi
/ his uncared for condition
lie gaped and yawned. caught sight
! OF the clock. and sat up with an ex
clamation OF anger. There was ne
| sign OF his morning chocolate-his
dusty clothes were lying untended
where he had left them. Where the
devil was Jules or what avail was
valet who did not attend to his
duties, He reached for the bell-push
and pushed II hard.
A red.headed bell boy appeared with
pitcher OF ice water.
Send my servant" said monsieur
and the boy. having bowed with greal
outward Difference. left him TO brood
over his many wrongs.
II was Jules advice which had sent
him off on a FOOLS erranl to Chicago
He had Travelled unattended. with the
common herd. He had been subject
To all discomforts. He had not been
able to sleep In the train. and. when
he had once more reached the 81
Regulus. at half past eight In the
morning, he had to turn on his own
hot bath and get into bed without help
because Jules could not be found
These and number Of other ferment
ing grievances much inhamed mon
sieur. And, even now, no one came
huIrying to his assistance.
lie rang a second time. The red
headed youth reappeared.
Are ye stuck to tn ware. or thryin
10 bore 4 mole through tn wall, We
irog.eatin' Frinchman?"
Send Jules Chevrel TO me. Where
IS Jules? Send me Jules! Send me
my servant, Jules
"Awright." said the red headed boy
bowling still more deeply
- once more withdrew, and mon
threw himself back en- his pit
lows with a great air Of exhaustion
But when Jules Chevrei did at length
arrive, short, thicksct I.an. close
cropped after the French fashion, car
rying a cup OF chocolate IN one UNI
steady hand, and In the other morn
ing paper. his eyes bloodshot. his en-
I loyer had enough energy left TO be
rate him roundly
You were drunk again last night,
Jules"
II was sober" Jules contradictel
insolently.
Have the goodness L. hand me my
boots" cried monsieur. getting hair
out OF bed in his rage over such futile
untruth.
You don't want boots on your BARE
feet" Jules objected "Yon aren't go
ing To battle in your boots. What 10
you want your boots for"
II want them TO kick you down
stairs with. you scoundrel.' cried
monsieur. but Jules merely darted a
glance OF contempt at him and wen;
on with his own occupations Lnmoved.
He would have a card or two TO pro-
duce from his sleeve ere I've should be
kicked downstairs.
Monsieur subsidized presently, but he
did not altogether forego his COM
plant.
why did / bring you with me
from Paris" he grumDiel bitterly.
Because you can speak the barbarou5
language they use in this barDarous
country, and that you might assist me
in my search. | place myse thus IN
YOUR power, and how do you help me I!
BY getting drunk? Look you, jules
There is now enough OF this folly The
next time it happens you go back 70
Paris
is IL my fault" growled Jules dis
respectfully, that IL lakes a httle
time 10 find a needle In such nay
stack? Have not | toiled devotedH
10 serve monsieur? Monsieur Tor
gets. IL seems
Il forget nothing. Jules monsieur
broke in, IN tone more Tlacable. He
aid not care To be reminded or some
services Jules had done Linn. Il for
get rothing, and-when the tim
comes you viii not find me ungratr-
full. ="
When you get hold OF the girl, yon
mean" muttered Jules TO himself. I
may get the smallest possible share OF
the piunder--if | can force YOU TO dis
gorge. But | know trick worth two
OF that III squeeze her purse FIRST
pnd yours afterwards-slrc 1t VIII
then be better filed. ! wish | had
hot let her slip through my fingers
last night, but-I'll find her again.
And. in the meantime, | suppose
must humor you
"Monsieur's bath Is ready" he sale
aletd-He was sober enough now, and
had all his wits about him again. IL"
would tell nothing OF his chance en-
counter with the object OF their JOINT
quest.
Events will develop themselves.
Jules assured himself with great phil
csophy. And when | find her again
as | certainly shall. she Will pay dearly
for any extra trouble | may have, be-
fore | turn her over to monsieur
He helped his employer TO dress,
and. by the time that operation was
ever, both were In much better tenn
Ter. Then Jules was dismissed for
the day. He had been pondering
what he had seen after the girl hal
left him at Martins. The street car
he had caught and carried him quickly
up Broadway, and he had sighted ner
in her automobile as she had turned
east. He had cunning!y deduced that
she was bound for the ferry.
With only that slender clew 10
guide him he made up his mind %
look for her on Long Island.
He hired a small auto. and having
made inquiry about nef at Long Island
city. he discovered dCCkhand who
recalled having seen a lady alone In
a runabout leave the bout between
pine and ten on the previous night.
and from the description he had no
doubt that II must have been the
sIrl he was seeking But which way
che had gone no one coul1 inform him,
and. while he stood there debating the
best road to follow. big new touring
car passed at an easy pace.
He ducked down behind his own ma
chine as he recognized at the wheel
Of the other. beside a gray-haired in.
dividual unknown TO him, the man he
had seen overnight at Martins.
sudden suspicion shot through his
mind He promptly decided 10 act on