Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-07-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Missing Slipper.

There will always remain something
10 be said of woman an long as there ID
one on earth.-Baufiers.
We passed the luncheon hour At the
hostelry of my friend Jacques BERTH
lon; after which ! suggested a stroll
about the town for a time.
Before we started, asked him to
step to my room, where / had left my
pipe. My eye fell on the commode's
top. casually. / saw that it was bare.
| recalled the strange warning OF the
baroness the evening previous / was
watched! My apartment had been en-
tered in my absence Property OF
mine had been taken.
My perturbation must have been
discoverable in my face What iss
it?s asked the old man. "You forget
something's
NO. said /, stammering. "It ia
nothing"
He looked at me obviously. We'll,
them" | admitted; II miss something
from my commode here. Some one
has taken IL"
1T iss Of value. perhaps?' he in
quired politely.
We'll, no; not Of intrinsic value
Twas only slipper--of white satin,
made by Braun of Paris"
Zone slipper? or what USE
1T belonged to LADY, was about
to return IT," I said; but fear my
face showed me none too calm.
Each man studies for himself his
own speciality" mused the old man
You hat perhaps studied the species
Of woman. Once, also T.
We walked, my friend musing and
babbling. myself still anxious and un
easy. We turned out OF narrow
Notre Dame street, and into ST. Law.
ence Main street Az We str0lled !
noted without much interest the mot
ley life about me, picturesque now
with the activities Of the advancing
spring Presently, however, my idle
gaze was drawn to two young Eng
lishmen whose bearing in some was
gave me the impression that they be-
longed In official Or military life, al
though they were In civilian garb.
Presently the two halted, and sep
arated. The taller kept on TO the east
TO the old French town. At length
saw him joined. an though by appoint
ment, by another gentleman, one
whose appearance at once gave me
reason for q second look. He &C
costed my young Engliahman, and
without hesitation the two started OF
together. Az they did SO gave Oh
involuntary exclamation. The taller
man | had seen once before, the
shorter, very many times--in Wash
ington!
'Yess,' commented my old scientist
calmly: SO strange! They 60 t.
gether.
All, you know tham!s I almost Eel
upon him.
Yess last night The tan one III
MT. Peel, young Englishman: ths
other II Mexican they said Senoi
Yturri0. Of Mexico. He spoke much
Me. wass sleepy then. But also tina
other tall one we saw 90 back tina
wass Capt. Parke, also Or the British
navy His ship ias the war boa
Modesto fine one. / see her otter
when Iwalk on the riffer front, there
! turned to him and made some e
] cuse. saying that presently woull
| Join him again ut the hotel. Dream
| lily as ever, he smiled and took hi
| leave. For myself. walked on rapid
| w after the two figures, then q blocl
or SO ahead of me.
saw them turn into street which
was familiar to myself They passes
ON, turning from time to slime amoni
the old houses ii the French quarter
/ Presently they entered the short sids
/ street which / myself had seen foI
| the irsk time the previous night
pretended to busy myself with M
| pipe, ~ they turned Ia at the yer,
! gate which I knew. and Knocked .
| The door which had entered with tnl
mysterious companion
The door opened without delay
| they both entered.
10, them Helena ron Ritx had othej
! visitors England and Mexico were IL
deed conferring here In Montreal
There we're matters going forwars
here IL which NV government wei
concerned
~ the moment soothing better "a
Cured 70 ME than to return 70 ml
room md wbit for tIne. IA W0uIf
serve 40 purpose fnk me ia diseloa|
myself. eitker Il VI out or 90 apart
mznts nl lhe baroness and Il H0nl<
] noE pid me - y sesn ldaipG about III
neiehhQfhood Il eily where thnxs
~ III much reason " spnnepe str&n