The evening world., 1911-03-03

was tlIenN.
SPEAK SPEAK" cried NJ. d'Gm5ls-
vale.
She did not speak.
one word will clear vow. Ons
word OF protest and I wll believe you
That word she did not utter.
II refuse TO believe a." muttered tie
baron.
ASK her"
WAS 81 you. mademolselle' DID you
correspond with Arseno Lupln and sham
the burElary?'
Sire replied:
Yes, monsieur"
is 1t possible7' stammered ~.
d'1mblevslle. II would never have be-
llevcd you are tho last per
son I should have suspected.
How did you do II. unhappy girl7'
II did as Mr.. Shears has said. On
Saturday night. ! came down here 70
the boudoir. took the lamp and, in the
morning. carried II . . 70 that
man"
But no." objected tho baron; "vhat
o say is impossible
"fmppssfblel WHY
because / found tho door of the
hordolr locked in the morning"
The baron continued:
The door was locked. I repeat. I
declare that I found the bolt as i left
o. ~ aM NVa AAaa ''hh' NAeN
way. as you pretend. some one must
have opened the door TO you from this
inside-that Is TO say. from the 'boudoir
or from our bedroom. Now there was
no one In these two rooms
no one except my wife and myself"
Shears bent down quickly and covered
his face with his two hands to hide e.
lie had flushed scarlet. Something re-
sembling too sudden a light had struck
him and left him dazed and III at ease.
Tho whole stood revealed TO him Nike a
dim landscape from which the dark
ness was suddenly lifting.
Alice Demun was innocent. That wss
q certain. binding fact and. 81 the same
time. explained the sort OF embarrass-
ment which he had felt since the first
day at directing tho terrible accusation
against this young girl. He saw clearly
now. lie knew, II needed but a move
ment and, then and there, the irrefutable
proof would stand forth before him.
He raised his head and. after a few
seconds. as naturally rs he could.
turned his eyes toward Nine. d'Inble-
vale.
She was pale. with that unaccustomed
pallor that overcomes us at the relent-
less hours Of life, Her hands. which she
strove to hide. treuFbled tm~perceptAoly.
Another =. cond." thought Shears,
'and she will have betrayed herself"
Desperately Alice Demun strove to re-
sist the implacable truth:
You are right. monsieur; I made a
mistake. As a matter OF fact. l did
not come In this way. ! went through
tho hall and the garden. and with the
help OF q ladder
Vt was a supreme effort OF devotion
Out a useless effort, The words
did not ring true, The voice had los,
It's ASSURANCE and the sweet girl was
no onger able to retain. her llmplS
glance and her great air OF sincerity.
She hung her head. defeated.
Speak Explain yourselfr'
Il have nothing to say. my poor
friend" she said. in n very TOW voice.
her feature wrung with despair.
Then mademoiselle ?"
"Mademoisclle saved mo "'' through
devotion 80 through affection
and accused herseif'-
Saved you from what7 From whom7"
From that man"
"Bresson2'
Yes. he held me by his threats $50
I met HIM at a friends house
and j had tho madness TO listen TO him.
Oh. there was nothing that you cannot
forgive, A" But / wrote him two
letters you shall see them
bought them back you
know how Oh. have pity on m>
I have been 30 unhappy"
you You! Sunnnnel"
In short, abrupt sentences she told
the heartbreaking and commonplace
story; her terrified awakening In the
face OF the mans infsmy. her remorss,
her madness: and she also described
Alice's admirable conduct: the girl sus-
pecting her mistress's despair. forcing
q confession from her. writing to Luz
pin and contrivinR this story OF . rob-
berry TO rave her from Bresson's
clutches.
You. Suzanne. you" repeated NJ.
d'Imbievalle. bent double. over
whelmed. How could you ','r.
On the evening of the sarne day the
steamer vile dc Londres. from Calais
10 Dover. wa. gliding slowly over tina
motionless water. Tho night was dark
and calm. Peaceful clouds were sug-
gested rather than sean above the
boat, and all around light wells OF
mist separated her from the INFINITE
space in which the moon stars
were shedding their cold but hvisio!s
radiance.
One OF the passengers. who was walk
ing 20 ana fro with even strides. stopped
beside q person stretched out on a
bench, looked a. her and, when she
moved slightly. said:
1T thought you wss asleep. Mile.
Alice"
mo. Mr.. shesrs. 2 DO not feel sleepy.
I was thinking
What of Is ~ indlscreet 20 ask"
81 was thinking OF Nine. dlmblevalle.
How sad she must bel Her life Is
ruined"
"Not at all. not at all" he said,
eagerly. 'IIer fault - not one OF those
which can never he forgiven. NJ, dim
blevalle Will forget that lapse. Already,
when We LETT. he was looking a. her less
~harshly."
perhaps .'' but r. will take long
TO forget and she is suffering
Are you very fond OF herr"
VERY. MAT gay me such strength
10 smile when I was trembling with fear.
TO look you in the taco when l wanted
to avoid your glance"
And are YOU unhappy at leaving
herr"
Most unhappy. I have no relations
or friends | had only her 80
You shall! have friends" said the
E~nguShman. whom THIS grief was up
setting. II promise YOU that .
have connections have
,t,rb lp fllefNsA . | assure vOI