Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

tn eyoung woman was almost charm
Ing, but he never even looked at her
He passed In, and found his concierge
standing, cap in hand, and tenderly
examining twenty-franc piece.
"Ah, sir" said the man, "such a
pretty young person, and 80 lady-like!
II you had only been here five min
utes sooner
What lady? why?"
"That elegant lady, who just went
out, sir; she came to make some in
quiries about M. Gerdy. She gave me
twenty francs for answering her ques-
lions. It seems that the gentleman is
going to get married, and she was evil
IDENTIFY much annoyed about it. have
an idea that she is his mistress. !
know why he goes out every night"
IN. Gerdy?"
Eyes, sir; but have never mention
ed 1t to you, because he seemed to wish
to hide it. He slips out by the little
stable"
Tabaret ran after the lady In the
blue brOugham.
"She will tell me ALL" he thought,
and with a bound he was in the street.
He reached it just in time to see the
blue brougham turn the corner Of the
Rue st. Lazare. He ran to the end
of the Rue St. Lazare as rapidly as
if he had been young man of twenty.
JOY! He saw the blue brougham a
short distance from him in the Rue
du Hayre.
At last an open cab, going in the
same direction as himself, passed by.
He made a sign, the sign was seen.
He made a supreme effort and with a
bound jumped into the vehicle with
out touching the step.
There he gasped, that blue brou-
CHAM, twenty francs"
"All right" replied the coachman.
nodding.
And he covered his ill-conditioned
horse with vigorous blows, muttering,
"A jealous husband following his
wife; that's evident"
AS for old Tabaret, he was long
time recovering himself, his strength
was almost exhausted.
He tried in every way to occupy
his mind with other matters. He did
not wish to reflect before seeing the
woman, speaking with her, and care
fully questioning her.
AS they passed the Chaussee Pam
tin, the brougham was scarcely thirty
PAGES in advance. The cad driver
turned, and said:
THE brougham is stopping"
"Then stop also. Don't lose sight
Of It, but be ready to follow 1t again
as soon as 1t goes off.
Old Tabaret leaned as far as he
could out of the cab. The young wo-
man alighted, crossed the pavement,
and entered a shop where cashmeres
and laces were sold.
There thought the old fellow, lis
where the thousand franc notes CO."
The cab moved on once more. but
soon stopped again. The brougham
had made a fresh pause. this time in
front OF curiosity shop.
THE woman wants then to buy all
Paris!" said old Tabaret to himself,
in passion. Eyes, If Noel committed
the crime. 1t was she who forced him
to it. These are my fifteen thousand
francs that sheis frittering away now.
How long will they last her? 1t must
have been for money, then. that Noel
murdered Widow Lepsse. And to
think that he would be my heir. If
should die here OF rage! For it is
written In my will in so many words
4 bequeath to my son Noel Gerdy.
II he is guilty there isn't punishment
sufficiently severe for him. But is this
woman never going homer"
The woman was in no hurry. The
weather was charming, her dress ire
sis:ible, and she intended showing her.
self off. She visited three or four
more shops, and at last stopped at a
confecticner's, where she remained
for more than quarter Of an hour
The old fellow. devoured by anxiety
moved about and stamped in his cab.
She returned to her carriage. il
started off once more, passed up the
Rue du Laubourg Montmartre, turned
into the Rue de Provence, deposited
Its fair freight at her own door. and
drove away.
"She lives here" said old Tabaret
with a sigh Of relief.
He got out of the cab, gave the
driver his forty francs, babe him wait
and followed In the young woman's
footsteps. A minute later the old man
was waiting In Madam Juliette's draw.
ing-room. Madam was dressing, the
maid Informed him, and would be
down directly. Tabaret was astonish.
ed at the luxury OF the room.
"Clergeot." thought he, didn't ex.
aggerate bit"
Juliette's entrance disturbed his re.
Elections. She dazzled old Tabaret
He began to understand.
"You wished. sir, to speak with me?'
she inquired, bowling gracefully.
Madam" replied M. Tabaret. II an
l frta 80 \ ., ;s