The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

| foe is such as perhaps you may not find
general In these provinces"
Was there the slightest mocklng sneer
in her words? Did she dcspise mo as a
| like the thought.
Believe me, Madam" / answered,
me match It. Nor do I deny that this
| asks courage on my part. too. If you
please; in these circumstances, shall re-
main"
You arc armed?'' she asked simply.
I inserted q finger in each waistcoat
pocket and showed her the butts OF two
to her smiling amusement at our hca then
tashion-1 displayed just the tip of the
haft of q short bowie knife which went
into q leather case under tho collar OF
my coat. And again | drew around the
belt which / wore SO that she could see
the barrel Of n good pistol which had
been suspended under cover of the bell
She laughed. 1 saw that she was not
unused TO weapons; i should have
guessed her the daughter OF a soldier or
acquainted with arms In some way, "Ot
course she said, there might be need
Of these. although think not. And In
any case. II trouble can be deferred un-
III tomorrow why concern oneself over
IL? You interest me- begin yet more
To approve OF YOU
Then as to that breakfast la four
Ghetto with madam, II l remain, viii you
agree To tell me what Is your business
hcre?"
She laughed at mo gniy. 81 might"
she said. provided that meantime / had
learned whether or not you were married
that night"
do not profess that I read all that
was In her face as she stepped back TO-
ward the satin curtains and swept me
the most graceful courtesy had ever
seen in all my life. l felt like reaching
out hand Il restrain her.
Then l recalled my mission: and !
remembered what Mr.. Calhoun and
Doctor Ward had said was not a
was not woman; she was my opponent
Yes. but then
Slowly turned to the opposite side Of
this long central room. There were
as ! did so I glanced back. Again, as
on that earlier night, | saw her face
framed in the amber folds-a face
laughing. mocking. With an eXclama-
tion OF discomfort / threw down my
heavy pistol on the floor, cast my coat
across the foot OF the bed TO prevent the
delicate covering from being solled by
my boots, and so rested without further
disrobing,
In the opposite apartment l could hear
her moving about. hummlnS TO herself
some air as unConCeTnedly rs though
no such being as myself existed In the
world. heard her presently accost her
servant who entered through some pas
sage not visible from the central apart
ments. Then without Concealment there
seemed to go forward the ordinary rou-
tine OF madam's toilet for the evening
Al iaSt she cdiIed out 10 me. Hhol-
sieurw
1 was at my curtains at once. but
hers remained tight folded, although l
heard her voice close behind them. ''Eh
blcn?" I answered.
''It is nothing, except I would say that
If Monsieur feels especially grave and
revercnt. he VIII find very COM
Portable prle-dieu at the foot OF the
bed"
II thank you" replied as gravely as
could.
And there is a very excellent rosary
and crucihX on the table Just beyond"
II thank YOU" I replied as steadily as l
could.
"And there is an English Book OF
Common Prayer upon the stand not far
from the head OF the bed, upon this
sldet'
"a thousand thanks, my very good
friend"
] heard a smothered laugh beyond the
amber curtains. Presently she spoke
again. yawning, as l fancied. rather con-
tentedly.
"A Ia bonne heure monsleurv
"a Ia bonnie heure, madame!"