The evening world., 1911-10-07

wa. guilty" or still more lightly. Nine.
Grenct was Innocent"
! AIN not invcntlng a story, I mould
not know very well how To tell H.. l
am relating. In all sincerity. FACTS, as
they developed. without introducing any
thing Of my " aud without suppress
Ing amy OF their fantastic powcr-a
power more alarming than any imag-
nation ! might have.
And | desire only one thing-thu the
reader. at the close OF my sorrOwful,
maddenins narrative, whose truthculness
Is It's only quality, might he able to form
an opinion which | do not yet pOssess-
hat the reader alone. when he shall
have all the facts ~ the case. M peo.
pl" say. might declare according to his
taste AM temperament: Nine. irenct
Was guilty" or ON the contrary: Nine.
Grcnct was innocent"
For the time. Fl may well be supposed
that the sort ~ stupcf,ctlon into which
Nine, Grenet's appearance in the JulnOts'
home had plunged M prevented my
having any opinion. Remained petri-
fici. n~:Jt!on'ess and silent, ana all the
Chirns az the elegant mistress o: the
house could not rouse me from my tor
por.
Ny host valnly gave mo f,l,nily pats,
called me mis- old chum" and mis- dear
William" forged "Reminiscences NJ the
Chlrlcmagnc school" COT which | wa
utterly ignorant u1d answered with mn
idintic smile. lie might deceive his
wife, "A very charming and ignorant
woman. but 1t Vs. Impossible fpr him "a
d,,Ude octave. who now, with Tia" as
surance o' an eNtraog liu9rv actress
served the dinner az dfflN as T. ste had
never done anything else all her lIfr'
"The deuce" said Maitrc Juiuot
when Oc,avir had Just carried awg4
the roast. to watch 1 WAS unable to I'
honor. ~ pretty gigl-very stylish
and remarkably we'll trained. I con
p~ratulatc YOU. my dear
"Oh." replied Nine. Juinot, she 4
certainly above her business. just lool
at ucr delicate hands and notice he
refined manner Ana. think of Il
Emilo. ! engaged her for ntiy francs
she Is a perfect jewel Maitre ia
mot asserted.
/ was trying 10 he gallan; to tn
gracious Nine. luinot, ana hardly sue
cceded IN being courteous. | was hang
ing. as II were, between the ignor6ao
Of both, in my fresh anguish wonder
ing In terror what was goiny to TAX
place between Cctavio and ne in tn
iuluot house.
| wondered n II was really acclden
which had led Nine. luiuot to the I'm
tcllIgrnce office. to which chance mu
have guided Mime. Grenet, beW ilderc.
as chance had drnwu me, half frGntlt
to my LAWYERS house to seek a val
refuge. And l only reached the sor
rowful conclusion tina; the commo
refuge sought by her and by me wa
the place appointed by a destiny n III
tie more Intelligent than chance. wher
was to b. enacted u drama more ter
rihle than sly Of the supornumeraric
who Wcrr . taGc a part IN 4, ccg'
imagine
N-'u Julrot had invited me into ~
dro"i0r room. Oc'avio had hroUg,
~ 80 l'1ueurs aud cigars.
"'o" ave ~ musician, sire asked tn
ch0'e i~r mistress Of the house.
Pardon my hlIntnoss, Madame"
cried without having a clear idea VIVA
| was saying II dotost noise, what
ever (, may be. and know little of thi
srt,"
"fie les at~rociously," said her hus
1ard, "iIe worships schunana, Grie
T., ava Wagner. 7 know his tastes, Thong
you are no v~irtuoso, MY dear, pleas
plGy for Vs. tho second act OF 'Tanr
haus &c r'-you know It,"
, And re hummed In a horribly falls
tone:
"r'issss,h, how shan We understand y
fs't all ley PRECIPITATION run down IT