The Washington times., 1910-10-02
CHAPTER ii.
In Place OF a Lawyer Find a
Client.

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veracious account Of my extraordi-
8 nary adventures tO~jUstify my ira
tionaI conduct It was irrational.
must admit, but it was prompted solely
for the sake Of my dead wife Ny
fight, now admit, was without reason,
without any definite purpose
I stopped al Eagny TO take luncheon.
I was caluer now The fever which
had followed my stUpoT had partly left
me and I began 10 weigh all the con-
sequences Of my letter 10 Marcadian
and 10 face the difficulties with which
should soon md myself surrounded II
Vas not enough 10 say Il am going and
you VIII never see me again Ny ideas
now began TO shape themselves, and
with the return Of common sense was
forced 10 consider the chances that I
had of working out this difficult pro-
gram
Even If I were not arrested before the
morrow. I had O.Iy the insufficient aid
Of my small machine II was not a
powerful car, and ! began to fear that
I should have a breakdown, 50 great
was nv speed Besides, in the event
that 7 could manage 10 put the frontier
between ravseIf and a too curious gen
darne. what should I do thenZ I had
only 20 francs
I reached the conclusion that my fight
was stupid. that I had, as usual IN the
first moment Of distraction, obeyed my
nerves. So 1 finally resolved to return
TO Paris and call on my brother-in-iaW'
AIarcadian, and ask his legal advice as
10 the best course TO pursue
I reached Paris at 4 o'clock and drove
hastily to the house at AUteuil, where
my brother-in-lav. who was a bachelor
and a bit Of a misanthropist, lived alone
with his old servant Joseph, who was
devoted TO his master
As soon as the aged seTvitOr saw me
he uttered a CRY, and, pushing by ne,
ran as fast as his old legs could carry
him down the rue Michel Ange-
walked into the house My brother
in-law vas not at home judged from
the servants manner that the affair had
already become known and that PROB
ably the lawyer had started Tor my
home and that Joseph had rushed on TO
the police to tell them that / was al
MsTcadian's house
felt annoyed Something was com
ing I decided 70 await events, so
took a seat in the Office and began d
I had hardly taken the first Whit
when a large automobile dashed up 10
Good said to myself We're get
ting busy now
= voice with a strong foreign accent
called out from the hau-
Hello. there- Anybody at homer
1 was going cut to receive the IN
truder, when, without any ceremony he
pushed open the door.
a veritable giant stood before me.
well-grOOmed, powerful man, with
cIean-shaven, rudy cheeks and a large
red rose in his buttOn-hole-
/ MADE a frigid bow.
%
are AIaitre MarCadians the best lawyer
IN Paris, so hear am Addison
Kingsley, an American citizen. tenn
poTaTily resident IN Paris nave ar
only son. William Kingsley, who Is the
care Of my life An intelligent youth
and Of exemplary conduct. but he u
that II shall not be III spend my last
dollar 10 stop such an Infamous pro-
ceding III stop at noLnlns-IlOInLli
And he brought his Clinched fist down
with a bang on the desk beside me
Monsieur" he continued, after he
had taken chair which had been
ZOO surprised 10 OFFER him. you don
seem TO understand how important my
eTTand is.
I was Just going 70 explain was not
2Iaitre 3Iarcadian and that his affairs
did hot interest me at all-tbdt ! was
far too occupied with worries OF my
Own-when the impulsIve Yankee JUMP
ed up. SAYING
you the cause OF al this trouble Il is
z young girl Her name is Lucie Well
Come on Ny automobile Is outside
Shall I risk it, ] thought - Mar
cadfan is not here to give his advice,
and 1 have nothing good 20 nope Tor
when Joseph returns took my nat
and decided TO follow wherever this
original millionaire LED me-, Tor IN the
course Of his conversation he n2G eX-
planned that he was the head OF the
giant American Paper Trust and worth
a score Of Millions OF dollars
I jumped into his powerful machine.
which was driven by swarthy-lO looking
chauffeur in faultleSs livery
'fBambou. Return ordered kingsley
We are going TO Neuilly,' ne said,
turning 70 me. q have found neglect
ed property standing alOne-just the
thing for what I require You have
never heard Of my SON Really VIII
lam kingsley. the aIienist2
What I cried. IN alright
After all that had happened 10 me
since early morning a thrill OF terror
ran through me at this placid utterance
Of his sons profession
He has a lunatlc asylum at saint
Mande,' he said, calmly. The house
Is very well suited for the purpose, but
my son would figure there far better as
patient than as doctor Ny son is
eccentric"
At these words 1 looked out Of the
corner Of my eyes at my. strange COM
paniOn. As the auto went at fun speed
Il seemed to me that this muscular
giant, Win the IOn-EIA[ nalIr deep
voice, and impressive gestures was the
slienist and I. with my whirlinS BRAIN
the mad patient
The car drew I'd before a massive iTnn
gate, which inClosed the neglected ~rop-
erty, surrounded with trees and shrubs
growing in wild disorder / was sur
prised not to see the bouSe-
We jumped out Of the car 4 dark
bTowed HindOo opened the gate, ana
while the machine went 10 the right, IN
an alley overgTovvn with weeds Nj
kingsley and 1 turned 10 thc LETT anu
crossed the CoppiCe by a winding patti
Soon we stood before a pretty LOUIS
E~i pavilion. almost hidden under me
verdsut foliage In the CTumbling IA
csde and the neglected peristyle was 4
story OF Oue-tirne splendor rJ-l. 20 ruin
We went into a vast draw ing room,
with ancient oaken wainscOting- The
furniture was limited TO pieces that
wer. OF absolute necessity large wal
nut table. four worn fauteuils Of differ
ent Louis periods. and a large divan of
crimson velvet OF no particular epoch
I wondered for what secret reasons Ad-
olson Kingsley. the millionaire had
picked out this wild habitatiOn. when
he might have been installed in a sump-
tuoJs Paris hotel or q palace on the
Champs
You viii stay for dinner. viii you
not2'' he said Il have much to tell