The Washington times., 1912-02-16

ttonless; an immense terror crept
Dufreny, with his eyes glued to the
wall, was surprised at this turn of af-
fairs.
,ot How .S is 81 T." &, he thought that I was
In the room the man and the woman
were as though petrified.
Then came another knock. The Span
lard and his companion did not move.
open the door,, said a voice; IF you
Valogna went TO the door. The woman
hid herself behind the bed. He turned
the key and opened the door. A mad
dened creature rushed into the room.
back.
Yes, InesiIle, who has come to take
her revenge. You have deceived me;
now ] am sure of 1t. And 1 called her
her! She is here, l know, for l saw
her come ing
Inesille looked round the room with
wild eyes. suddenly she saw the
"Ah, Mile. Gisele Provins, the honest,
respectable girl who goes to the poor
people and steals their happiness For
l loved him. mon Jose! All, mon Dieu'
I loved him.
GiseIe Provins crouched behind the
bed as though hypnotized.
She tried, nevertheless, to defend hor-
self
=
for three years he loved me-"
The serpent charmer gave a terrible
laugh.
What is that to me-" cried the
Young Spanish girl. Tomorrow l shall
be dead. I have taken poison that
Jose tried to take hold Of her. but she
wrenched herself from him and drew a
dagger out OF her corsage.
At the sight of the dagger, which was
The fac-simile of the one with which
hannes and the governess began to
tremble. Their bodies shook as though
with the ague.
"Salte. va" cried Inesrlle. you shall
die firstr' In n moment she had thrust
the blade deep into Giseles breast.
Dufreny, who had not lost detail OF
this terrible scene. was alarmed when
he saw the Spanish girl draw out q
dagger. He drew his revolver and fired
several shots into space. 1t was the
signal.
Pousse-Pousse and Fila a-Beurre, who
had come into the house with CASTOR,
were hidden on the staircase.
Salslfis was kept watching outside: IL
was he who had whistled to warn nm
when both Johannes and the governess
entered the horse. But 1ntsille had
glided in so swiftly. and, although ne
had been on Tie watch, she had es-
Caped his eye.
Upon hearing the revolver shots the
two sleuths rushed up to their com
rade. All the tenants were suddenly
awakened with a blow from his shOul-
Ger PouSse-PousSe broke In the door OF
NalognaS S room.
with Wild eyes and the dagger clutch
ed in her hand the young Spanish girl
stood over her victim, then she turned
her fury against Johannes. who tried to
escape through the doorway. Will"
Salsifs tried to take the dagger from
the girl Dufreny went UP TO Johannes
and laid his hand on his shoulder and
said:
late hotel walter, in virtue of a man
date decrced by the prOcureur of the
Republic, | arrest you for murder.
1T is not true" cried the wretch; my
name is Jose y Johannes and / was
Your rame is Rambouri. and you
have been condemned as a swinder and
hotel thief =
"You lie"
"Pousse- Pousse. hold him. said DN-
frenv.
But the wretch, knowing that he was
forever lost II he fell into the hands
of the police, made supreme EFFORT Il
free himself.
lie knew the exact spot where tn,,
old detective had been recently wound
ed, for Gzagza and Johannes were one
and the same. He gave Il terrihc blow
on the spot where he had sta bhcd nm
before. POussc-P Pousse uttered a cry,
end the man, protting by his movement
| OF pain, rushed to :he door
He was fkc trapped beast. Seeing
! the staircase crowded with the tenants
| OF The hotel. he spr:.n:T up 4 Q sCtLIu
! fight of stairs. He was pursued by a
| dozen people.
lie rushed open the first door, rushed
] in and bolted It behind him. lie was
| In a small room where lie could just
| distinguish a tiny window. The room
Was very dark.
"If can get through that openinG
I'm saved" he thought He struck \
match to take a hasty glance around
1t took the tenth OF Il second. He
threw the match on the floor.