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CHAPTER XII.
Dominic Seaeer Makes Several Start
linz Discoveries.

After Dominic Seager had paid foI
his passage to Paris he had about
$500 left OF the $1,000 obtained from
his arbitrary confederate in the scene
which was TO make both their for
tunes. His sporting instincts cost him
some 5000 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 TO do now, he
thought 10 himself, lying back in
rickety fiacre on his way from the
station to that hotel which he had
elected TO honor with his patronage
was to present himself at the address
given him by the San Francisco law
yers, towit. the Misses Winters Sc
lect pension, In the Avenue Moroccan,
and there announce to Miles Quaint
ance's 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 u
half OF them counting In francs, anu
as many more than that as he could
possibly make IT.
1t would be strange II he could not
come to such terms with the girl az
should leave him his freedom and the
lions share OF the spoil. Then he
al nj EiNnrNn her
or disappear. as she should prefer.
The latter would probably be the more
simple method. since he could in that
way resume his former identity and
so effectually cover his fraudulent
tracks.
II 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 TO
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 a poor man.
His estimate OF prospective profits on
the present venture had risen to 25.'
900 900 francs when he got TO the
Hotel d. 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.
1t 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 benevolent bystander
at the bar there that whilom resort
OF his was still doing business at the
old stand, he resolved TO just speculate
n few francs at the tables on q safe
and certain system he had evolved
since his last disaster In that direc'
ton. There II did not take him LONG
TO get rid OF what cash he had with
him.
Ii 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 AT
length started for the Misses Winters
select pension. it &as under the
strong conviction that he had some
how been made fool Of by some
one. He rang with vicious emphasis
the door bell OF the prim dwelling
In the Avenue Marceau, and was LEFT
TO kick his heels in a stiffly furnished
drawing room for fully 10 minutes
while the Misses Winters arrayed
themselves to receive their visitor. His