The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

The cautious Gaussin approached be-
fore committing himself as if to ex-
anime the paper, but his master waved
him back
"Peste! it is yours-the report on
Madame la Baronne Linden. The day
before yesterday | said to you: Fol
low this woman closely, get into her
house if you can, examine her papers
if possible, and if possible intercept
any correspondence between her and
the Comte de LusSac' How have you
done thisT
Monsieur" said Gaussin, with
out moving a muscle of his face, since
you gave me the order / have adhered
TO Madame la Baronne like a plas-
ter"
Put on by a quack or fool"
Monsieur"
Silence"
Yes, Monsieur"
You have found out nothing"
Monsieur, there was nothing to
find"
You waste your ink and paper on
every little trifing detail. said get
into her house if possible"
And | tried. Monsieur"
"How2-through a window"
No, Monsieur; through a pretty ser
vant-maid.'
And you failed
GausSin scratched his chin.
Not exactly failed, Monsieur"
Then you did get in?'
mo, Monsieur. She pushed me out
with broom and the servant Placide,
an old scoundrel with a white beard,
locked the door in my face. But to-
night l will court her again. l have
thought of new method. This time
l shall get in
You will not. You are dismissed
from the case. Take up something
simpler. Go report yourself to Mon
sieur Beauregard, and order Lavenne
to be sent to me"
Gaussin saluted. turned, and left the
room, while De Sartines, grumbling TO
himself, went on reading his dispatches.
He had finished them and had placed
them on the table when three raps on
the door, given by the ushers wand, in
troduced Lavenne.'
Lavenne was young-looking man
with the pale face and jet-black hair
one finds among the men of the south !;
he had eyes dark and luminous, pos
sessing that brilliancy of the .cornea,
that sparkle and glitter WHICH almost
invariably is found in men of high in
telligence. His features were mobile,
changing in expression, seeming to be-
tray his inmost feeling and thoughts; /;
thus giving him an appearance Of in
genousness that was as fictitious as
his appearance of youth.
All, Lavenne," said the minister of
police, you have come. have re-
ceived your report, and YOU are not
making much progress, it seems to
me-
Monsieur" said Lavenne. "I have
not had much tine"
You have had three days"
p "Oh, Monsieur" replied Lavenne, "in
a woman's affairs what are three days?
A creature who takes three hours to
buy hat, who takes an hour to write
a letter which means nothing, and
moment to put a postscript which
means everything
But, cordieu!p cried De Sartines.
there is no woman in the question.
| told you to watch the Comte de Lus-
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come prattling to me of a womanp
Monsieur, have watched him. You
say, Monsieur, that there is no woman
in the question. Do you not know.
Monsieur. that the comte is in lover
Il know there IS an affair between
him and that Austrian woman. Though
from what can make out, they have
never been alone together, he follows
her like poodle
Monsieur it is more than an 'af-
fair, He is in love with her to the
hilt. To watch him IT is also necessary
to watch her. and to watch her, if
Monsieur will permit me to say so, re-
quires better eyes than the eyes of a
blind horse =.
"You have some meaning behind that
expression? asked De Sartines, look
ing 6xedly at the agent.
Monsieur. | have more than