Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-26

fOOT me! But tnere, VIC Auoe Wv
sentiment to one side and proceed
with the business in hand. Who Is
this THEODORE Douglass, this youth who
has fallen from the skies like an
aeroplane
ale is my adopted son. Lucie."
Really"
Eyes, he ought to have told you, and
Mr.. Kingsley would have confirmed It.
How strange." she said, knitting
her brows. II knew him in the Latin
Quarter when knew DR.. Kingsley.
He was madly in love with my little
person, like good many others. l
don't even remember his name. But
here. all or sudden, md he Is your
heir, and this nice boy-for he ts quite
nice-who hadn't sou In Paris, gives
me Jewels, and Mr.. Kingsley knows
about it and approves OF 1t. Admit
that 1t Is strange, Charles!
After a silence she said:
"Now, tell me why you told all that
to your son."
What hunibug
Things that were quite false. Why
did you tell him that threw vitrlol
in your face and that was dead!"
$50 as to put an end to the foolish
passion that he had for you. said,
calmly.
She shrugged her shoulders.
"Quite clever of you, but you see you
did not succeed" she said, looking at
me with hooking eyes.
She was silent for a moment. Then
she said, seriously:
Theodore is not like William Kings
ley. If he has set his heart on any
thing-you know"-
81 shall not stand in his way" said.
"Then, although he Is only your
adopted son, you have more feeling
for him than Mr.. Kingsley had Tor
William. You are the sort of Ameri-
can l like, and Teddy is 50 nice, you
know"
Then the little mink said, In her
usual candid manner:
REALLY, Charles, you have-tell me
exactly-how many dollars. a
About twenty millions.
"Now in francs.
zone hundred million francs"
Her eyes grew large. Her delicate
nostrils quivered as though she were
inhaling some delicious perfume.
Before she left thought heard
Polydore open his door at the other
end of the apartment and go out
quietly.
All! it is, the woman without souls
who can take the souls away from
men!
CHAPTER Xxx.
Addison kngsIey.s Scheme.
What seemed most astonishing was
the way l threw myself into my new
business. I, who had never been able
to confine myself to methodical work
and had all my life been stranger to
what one calls business, became, by
daily contact with the millionaire,
clear-headed business man. &C
uuired wealth Of ideas and capaci-
ty for work which made my benefac-
tor beam with pleasure. | knew that
the only cure for my troubles was hard
work, and threw myself into the ad-
ministration of his formidable organi-
cation with an energy that Suppressed
Kingsley more and more each day, and
he frankly Showed me his appreciation.
had only to think of business now.
7 did not even wish to know what
would happen sinse Polydore had met
Lucie We'll again. was tired OF schem-
ing. Things would have to take their
course.
On. his return to New York, the mil
lionaise. in whose hands we were
merely puppets of no Importance, con-
descended to tell me his plans for the
future. and must admit that his dis
closure gave me as great a surprise as
that which i had received IN MARCIA
dams office in Paris when he had car
ried me off in his automobile to
Neuilly.
AS the millionaire began to unfold
his plan to me vaguely felt that the
terrible adventure was not ending as
] had so hoped, but that, on the con-
trary, it was developing into danger
GUS phase. Alas! neither he nortI was
able to foresee the fatal dangers that
would result from this move. felt
physical recoil---I wanted to rebel
against his scheme-but | had to con-
slider my daughters future, and l also
had to take into account the amor
NAL condition Of my son.
Between my two children / was as
wheat between millstones. | was moth
ing. did not count. / was simply
the supernumerary of frightful
tragedy that was coming, and the
denouement was now beyond my fee
BILE means of control. And the insign-
ficant part that Kingsley had assigned
to me-the unique deus ex machina OF
the drama-had no Importance in the
development of the piece which was
going to be played between the eternal
protagonists of Life, the Man and the
Woman-between Polydore and Lucie
in America and the doctor and Eyelyne
In France.
1t was few days after the million
aires return from. New England that
he called to see me one evening at my,
hotel. We had been at the Office to-
gether during the day, but, as he ex-
planned to me, this was a little con-
fidential business that we would
arrange over quiet smoke.
Charles" he began, 1--WE shall soon
be beginning another year, and | am
going to make a change. Through
your abilities you are now holding
high position. You do not know the
town of Holyoke, where we have our
three most important mills. 1t is not