The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-26
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CHAPTER XII.
Dominic seaeer Makes Several Start
ling Discoveries.

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$500 left OF the 81 900 obtained from
his arbitrary confederate IN the scent
which was TO make both their for
tunes His sporting instincts cost him
some $500 during the voyage. SO that
when he at length reached Paris from
Cherbourg. he could not count even
$500 in his note case.
But no such commercial calculations
disturbed his complacent faith in the
future. II would not be long before
he could find means to mark his dis
pleasure with Arendsen's vulgar
parsimony. All he had 20 do now. he
thought TO himself. lying back In a
rickety fiacre on his way from the
station to that hotel which he had
elected 10 honor with his patronage.
was to present himself at the address
given him by the San Francisco law
yers, to-wit, the Misses Winters Sc
lect pension, In the Avenue Moroccan.
and there announce 10 Miles Quaint
ances adopted daughter that he had
come thither 10 marry her. Soon after
that there would be millions at his dis
pOsal, not fewer than twelve and q
half OF them counting in francs. and
as many more than that as he could
possibly make It,
1t would be strange II ne could not
come to such terms with the girl as
should leave him his freedom and the
lions share OF the spoil. Then he
would either promptly divorce her,
or disappear. as she should prefer.
The latter would probably be the more
al. 81 h..1 81 hn
way resume his former identity and
so effectually cover his fraudulent
tracks.
1t also remained to be seen whether,
once he had the money safe in hand
he could not tax to good purposes
Arendsen's most prosperous claim
The ransom he had been forced 10
promise that robber was altogether
out Of the question. Any maneuvcr
OF that sort would. OF course, take
very delicate management. but mil
lionaire might accomplish much that
would be impossible TO poor man.
His estimate of prospective pronts on
the present venture had risen To 20
000. 900 francs when he got TO the
Hotel du Palais.
When he arrived II was his firm In
tention to carry out his mission on
the instant But, by the time he had
changed his clothes and otherwise re-
freshed himself, dusk had come down
II would make no appreciate diner
ence If he allowed himself "a hours
liberty first.
A hearty supper at Maxim's induced
added cheerfulness, and, having
learned from a benevolent bystander
at the bar there that a whilom resort
of his was still doing business at the
old stand. he resolved TO just speculate
a few francs at the tables on SAFE
and certain system he lad eVoiVed
since his last disaster in that dlrec'
ton. There 1t did not take him long
to get rid OF what cash he had with
him.
IL was nearly noon next day before
he awoke at his hotel, still in crumpled
evening clothes, haggard, heavy'eyed'
and suffering from an unclean taste
| in his mouth. He once more counted
his assets, uneasily now, and FOUND
them sadly shrunk. And when. after
cold bath and light breakfast. he al
length started for the Misses Winters
select pension, ii was under the
strong conviction that he had some
how been made a fool of by some
one. He rang with vicious emphasis
the door bell Of the prim dwelling
in the Avenue Marceau, and was lett
to kick his heels in suffly furnished
drawing room for fully 10 minutes,
while the Misses Winters arrayed
themselves TO receive their visitor. his
tone to them when they did appear
was the reverse OF conciliatory. IL
made the two elderly maidens nerv'
Gus.
II told. that stupid girl that | came
here 10 see Miss Quaintance, he said
! i'm a brusuue. quarrelsomc tone, and
Miss Sophia looked somewhat blank
~ at her sister Jane. 1t was Miss Jane
who replied.
Miss Quaintance Is no longer VII"
us. Mr. Quaintance."
THE deuce she isn't" gasped Sea-
ger aghast at the grave possibilities
opening up. Then where is She?
You have surely heard. Mr.. Quaint
.53~e" Ssas said~. that Miss Quaint.
ance returned to Pie United states OF
America Immediately she heard the
sad news of Mr.. Miles Quaintance :
death" .,
| 'Ine devil she ulu' iO
and the two spinsters shrank from
him OF common impulse. They neither
could nor would tolerate such freedom
of speech In their presence. They
rose together and bowed together, ana
would have withdrawn ut once had
not he OWNED their reason Tor mat
stem and prevented 1t ey means OF 4
hasty apology.
Miss Quaintance left us nearly a
wear ago" said Miss Jaae, frigidly.
I'VE had letter from her afterwards
To say she had reached New YORK.
She was accompanied by her maid, a
most trustworthy person.
And now. Mr.. Quaintance' since
we have afforded you such iniorma-
ton as we possess, you VIII perhaps
kindly excuse us
She swept toward the door, her cap
a.tremble with Indignation. and her
sister followed without further speech.
A photograph caught his eye as he
passed the piano. and his quick ex-
clamation at sight OF II caused Miss
lane 10 face about on the threshold.
"Who's this?" Seager asked. pick
ing up the portrait
"Why, that's Miss Qualntance. - she
answered.
"phew," whistled Seager Then ]
can tell you where Miss Quaintance Is.
she's I'm New York. saw her there
not AZ hours before | started for this
| sido and didn't know who she