Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

yacht to the pier in Marpeillea- The
 next day he was In Paris attended by
 the bewiidered and almost useless Be- linn An old and valued friend carB- paigDer of the wartime days. met hiD at the Gayr de Lyon in response to .
 teieprum
 I'll tell you the whole story of Ja-
 pat. Arch. but not until tomorrow"
 Chase said to him as they drove fe-
 ward the Ritz. 'T arrived yesterday
 on the Marquis of B.'s yacht. the
 Cricket Do you know kimf O( ceurse you do Everybody does The criehst
 was cruising down my way and pscked
 me up-Bowbes and ne. The captafn
 came bit out Of his way to call at l Arafat. but he had orders of some sort
 from the marquis by cable. I fancy, to
 stop o6 for me"
 He d6 not regard it as necessary. to
 tell his correspondent friend that the | Cricket had sailed from Aaryetiles
 whh but one port in view-Aratat. He did not tell him that the Csteket
 had come with . message to him and that be was answering it in person. as 1t was intended that he shoubd-a mes
 sage written six weeks before his ar- rival In France There were many things that Chase did not explain to Archibald James.
 | You're booking fine Chase. old man. Did you lot of good out there. You
 Ire as brown as that Arab in the taxi | meter back there By love. old man. | that Persian girl Is ripping. You say 1 she's his wffes sbe'ss- Chase broke
 In upon this far from original estimate l of The picturesque Neenah. @I say Arch. there's something l want to know before go to the marquis this evening I'm due there l with ny thanks He lives in the l Boulevard St. Germain=-l've got the | number all right k one likely to find l The house fai1 of sweils? I'm bit Of
 T savage just now. and I'm correspond- 1 ingIy timd. ,.
 His friend stared at him for a mo ment
 T ran save you the trouble of going ! to the marquis. he said. He and the marchioness are In London at pres ent Left Paris q month ago" "Whati The house is closedY' in deep anxiety.
 '.l think not. Servants are all there. dare say. Their place adjoins the
 Brabetz palace. The princess is his niece, you know
 You say the Brabetz palace Is next doorf" dema anded Chase, steadying his voice with an effort.
 "Yes-the old Flaurebert mansion. The princess was to have been the so- cial sensation of Paris this year. She's a wonderful beauty, you know" Was to have beenY' "She married that rotten Brabetz last June. but of course you never heard of It out there In whats-the- name-of-the place. You may have
 heard of his murder. however. His mistress shot him in Brussels"- Great God. man. gasped Chase. clutehing his arm in a grip of iron.
 'sThe devil. Chaser cried the other amazed. What's the matter?' Hes dead2 Murdered? How whenF Tell me about iti'' cried Chase. his agitation so great that James looked at him in wonder "Gad. you seem 10 be interestedf'
 "I am, Where is she-I mean the princess and the other woman?"
 Cool off. old man. People are star ing at you. Brabetz was shot three
 weeks ago at n hotel ln Brussels. Eie,d
 been living there for .Stxo months,
 more or less. with the Oman In fact
 he left paris shassst ammednteIy after he wis married to the Princess Gene yra The gossip k that she wouldn't live with him She'd found out what sort of dog he was. They didn't have a honeymoon. and they didn't attempt a bridal tour. Somehow they kept the scandal out of the papers Wen. he hiked out of Paris at the end of week, just before the l4th. The poAee had asked the woman to leave town. He followed Dope tiend. they say The bride went into seclusion at once She's never to be seen any where. The woman shot him throagh the head and then took q fine dose of poison IL was q ripping news story The prominence of the This was q month agc2" demanded Chase, trying to fix something in his mind. Then if was after the yacht l Jeff Marseiles with orders to pick me | up at Aratats
 What are you talking about? Sure l 1t was. if the yacht left Marseilles six weeks ago. What's that got to do with it?'
 "Ne,hing Don't mind me. Arch. I'm | bit upset
 ..rhere was talk of Il dfvorce almost before the wedding bells ceased ring | ing The grand duke got his eyes opened when Il was too late. He re- pented of the marriage. The princess WAS obliged to live In Paris for cer- l tain length af time before applying to the courts for freedom Cad. Pll stake my head she's happy these daysr Chase was silent for long time. He was quite cool and composed when | at last he turued to his friend Arch. do me a great favor. Look | out for Selsm and Neenah Take 'em l 10 the hotel and see that they set set tied lii join you this evening Don't | ask questions, but put mss down here. rll take another cab. There's a good | fellow l'li explain soon. fm-fm go- | ing somewhere and Fun In a hurry"
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