The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-17

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10 Dorchester House an. rang the
bell To the servant who answered
H. he handed his masters card.
VIII YOU show me the way to
the nbraryf" be asked. Il have some
papers 20 collect for the Baron de
! Grost"
TAe man hesitated. Even with the
card In his hand. IL seemed a some.
what unusual proceeding.
VIII you step inside sir" he beg.
ged. Il should like TO show this 10
I the baroness. The master is exceed
ingly particular about anyone enter.
ing his study"
do what you like so long as you
Z do not keep me waiting" Bernadine
replied Your masters instructions
are clear enough
Violet came down the great stair
case a few moments later still in her
dinner gown. her face a little pale.
hereyes luminous. Bernadine smiled
as he accepted her eagerly offered
hand. Sh was evidently anxious. A
thrill OF triumph warmed his blood.
once she had been less kind TO
/ him than she seemed now.
My husband gave You this" she
exclaimed.
a few minutes ago" Bernadine
! answered He tried to- make his
instructions as clear as possible. We
are Jointly Interested in a small mat
ter which needs immediate action.
| She led the way TO the study
1t seems strange" she remarked,
that YOU should be neutrality-suspicious..
I have always though; that you were
on opposite sides"
1t is a matter OF chances Bern
adine told her Your husband Is
! wise man. Baroness. lie knows
when To listen to reason
She threw open the door OF the
| study. which was in darkness.
II YOU will wait a moment. she
said. closing the door, Il will turn On
! the electric light"
She touched the knobs in the wall
and the room was suddenly flooded
with illumination. At the further end
| of the apartment was the great safe.
close TO il. in an easy chair. his even
I ing coat changed for a smoking jack
| 81. with a neatly tied black tie re-
/ placing his crimpled white cravat, the
| Baron de Grost sat awaiting his
I guest. \ fierce oath broke from Ber-
madness lips. lie turned toward the
| door only in time 10 hear the key
I turn Violet tossed IL lightly in the
/ air across to her husband.
My dear Rernadine." the latter re
marked. ION the whole. do not think
| that this has been one OF your sue
cesses My keys II you please"
! Bernadine stood for a moment. his
1 face dark with passion. lie bit his
! lip Till the blood came. and the veins
at the back OF his clenched hands
we're swollen and thick. Neverthe-
! less. when he spoke he had recovered
| in great measure his selfcontrol.
Your KEYS are here Baron de
| Grost." he said. placing them upon the
table. III bungling amateur may
make such "A request OF a professor
may inquire how you escaped from
your bonds. passed through the door.
I OF a locked warehouse and reached
here before me?'
The Baron de Grost smiled as he
pushed the cigarettes across 10 his
visitor.
Really" he said. YOU have ouly 10
/ think q Yourself for a moment. my
.
| stand ~ the first place the letter
] you srnt n,- signed 'Greening was
/ clearly % forgery. There was no me
! els, anxious 10 get me into their pow
.r. hence associated IL at once with
sou Naturally. tslephoned 10 the
chief 90 M staff. too. am obliged
To- employ some Of these ununiormed
policemen. my dear B,snadine. as
Won nav be- aware. u may interest
O. NHeaN hsW. n -
seven entrances To- the warehouse ia
TooIcv street. Though one of these
something like twenty ~ my men
uasssad All were already concealed
In the pla". when I entered. At ano-
thcr 81 t.i,. doors a motar car walt
Cd for me II had chosen 60 lift
ms finger ~ any time. your men
would have been overpowered and I
might have lad the pleasure 81 die
tdtiug terms 90 YOU IN my own Of
foe. Such course did not appeal to
me. You and T. ~ you know. dear
Count Won Hern. conduct our pecu-
liar busincss under very delicate con-
ditions. art the least thing We either
- us dt err, g. notorietv. managed
things. as I thought for the best
Tho moment YOU left tho place my
men swarm - lr. We kindly. but
sisrfed your guard. released Green
frE ard mN clerk. and passed lou
rns self b. Fleet street a little more
roufortsrie = think in my forty
hnrscnovrr motor car than YOU m
that G'ererltahie hanson. A. o. my
presence hero. have en- entrance
from tnf street her. which makes me
frdt pendent Uf mH afrfaufs. The
other details ore fpu atsurdIf sim
bio. urr need mot srIarGs Upon them.
irrrai 20 TONED fns fn Violet