The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05

1ean Ferret, the gardener Of ,ues-
nayT'
r''cf'it.ttt srrt1t4sit,tsf-7 e',ferrcv
snorning could easily carry a mes
sage if
THAT is precisely what l do not
wish And You may as we'll NOT
mention me at all when you meet
him.
II IS understood perfectly"
III 1t is wen understood there win
I've a beautiful ureSeut for a good
maiire d'hntel some day"
THANK you. monsieur"
CHAPTER III.
~ Nj evening / returned to the
AZ sa inn 10 find o van from
w IL Dives. the nearest railway
station. drawn up IN the court
yard ut the font OF lac stairs lend
ing TO the gallery. and MI The people
Of the mn. froNf Nine. Brossard twho
directed. 10 Glousiou twho madly at
tempted the heaviest pieces. bnsilv
installing trunks, bags and packing
cases in the suit engaged for the
'*.reat man OF science" on the second
floor OF The east WING OF the building.
Neither the gveat man nor BlS cempa1l-
fon was to he seem, however. both Itav-
lug retired 10 their rooms Immediately
upHn tEeir arrival, SO Amedee informs
Ell me.
i trade -=a4Y- epes9tag ahint!ans- re-
moving y JoseHh's coat OF Gust and
paint. and came FORTH from ms payil-
ion. hopjn% fnar Professor heredec
and his frie;ld woa;d not nsinG eating
in the same garden Win IA man III
corduroy jacket and Rulrser sacgers.
but be gentlemen continued Invisible
TO the puo.ic eye. and mtne was tie
oniY ,al,ir ser for dinaer 10 the gar
den. Upstairs the curtains were care
fully drawn across M the windows at
The east wing. iitt,r ie;tks OF ORANGE
here and there betFayin; me lights
wiJhin.
y, is "a no surpassed that rrnfessas
Kerpt1rc ard Sis friend are fat3gned
With their journey from iarist" be-
gam 4 iatta a'.er.
.Monsieu~. they did not seem IA
ti@uee. !" snid Amedee
.,l;as they dine In their own rooms
tonight"
.Ererx night. monsienr. II Is the
ors,er ~ Professor AeTedec And with
their own valet de chambre to serve
them Eht, II poured nay eaifee sol
EMMY. That is mysterious. TO sag
the least. isn't IT,
ITO say the very least" agreed
..MouSieur the professor Is man OF
secrets. IL appears continued Amedee.
when he wrote 10 Nine BrosSard. en-
gazing his rooms. he instructed her TO
be carefl! that none Of us should men,
tton even ilis name. and today when
ha came he spoke or his anxiety on
that point"
"Rut you did mention it,
''ro whom. monsieur" asked the old
fellow blankly,
ITO mr."
Emf | told him | had not" sab"
Amedee placilly. 1T IN the same
thing"
II wonder" I began. struck with a
Sudden thouSht. III it will prove quite
the same thing in my own case. sup
pose you have not mentioned the cir
cnnsrance of my being here to your
friend Jean Ferret of Quesnay:"
He looked nj me re7roachfuIiy, "Has
monsieur been troubled by the people
OF the chateau3 Have they done any
thing whatever 10 show that they have
heard monsieur is here
NO: certainly they haven't" | was
obliged 10 retract at once. Il beg your
pardon, Amedee,"
'Ah. monsieur" He made depre-
catory bow. which plunged me still
deeper In shame. .'All the same" he
pursued. lit seems very mysterious
this keredec affair."
When man is leading very quiet
and isolated life |, IL uncomfortable
what ,rifes will occupy and concep-
treated the ''Keredec affair" with a
seeming airiness TO Amedee. | cunning
ly drew the faithful rascal out until
virtually l was receiving every even
ing at dinner a detailed report of the
days doings OF Professor Keredec and
his companion.
The reports were voluminous. the de-
Tails few. Professor keredec's voice
could often be heard In every part Of
the inn. Mt times holding forth with
such protracted vehemence that oniy
one explanation would suffice = the
learned man WIS delivering lecture
TO his companion.
Amedee brushed away my suggestion
that the auditor might be a stenogra-
pher TO whom the professor was dictat-
ing chapters for new book. The re-
lation between the tive taen, he con-
tended. was more lite that between
teacher aud pupil. But a pupil with
gray hair be finished. raising his tat
hands to heaven. .for. that other mon
sieur has hair as gray an mine :