The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17

q bottle OF wine with cofhscFeW
which I kept attached to my key ring.
| It was several days later that called
her attention to my oversight and re-
ceived them back from her. While
trust her implicitly, yet she has yell
| low maid who is inscrutable to me and
! who always seems to be lowering
| within earshot To my mind 1t is not
| impossible that this maid was IN pos
session of the keys while they were
/ on those prenises-in fact, her mis-
] tress SO intinlated when she returned
| them to me. That the maid through
/ outside acquaintances might have
/ taken advantage of any information
/ which she CHANGED to overhear IS
within the realm of possibilities. You
understand I merely offer this as q
suggestion"
ssAnd do you know anything. OF the
! character of the maids acquaintances
j on the outsider was the swift inter
4 rogation bit my lip. IS
mo. But j do know this knew
i stnat RichaEa AVE- IS the business.
Il agent of this girls mistress ~.
4 Dace Of the Arcadia and that he
sometimes calls upon her. And know
ing his reputation as do, II has oc-
Cured to me that stranger things
have happened than that this girl
might be under his influence and re-
veal secrets to him that she has be-
come possessed of. I understand
there is practically no limit to tbs
mans Vaccinations.
, LeDuc brought me to a sudden
standstill. do you mean Richard
Mackay, Coughing Dick the bood1er
and arch conspirator?" he cried. bis
!, hand gripping my arm like trap.
Eyes. You will remember the fact
that uncle mentioned the fact that the
man who choked him cleared his
throat in peculiar manner"
The grip upon my arm loosened and
: for a moment my friend stood staring
into my face Then with soft whis
9 tie he drew me on again. It was sew
eral moments before he once more
= broke the silence.
q bye the bye, you had better give
me your card with your telephone
number on it so that I may be abl'
to reach you over the wire in case Q
d necessity" he suggested ref1ectively
u and I felt in the pocket in which
y always carried my card case In orde
y to comply with his request. The case
8 which was an unusually handsome a
2 fair, had been presented to me D
le Mrs. Dace, and would not have los
10 it for a great deal, but at the end G
20 a couple of minutes search, Wh1c
u exhausted every nook and Granny {
u my raiment, | was compelled to CIV
up the quest In despair.
70 II must have lost it, I announce.
40 deeply chagrined. LeDuc looked {
~ me with question in his eyes.
oh ''And you had it last-when?" WEI
d his words I ran the course OF N
"a actions during the past few day
az through my mind until recalled tt
III occasion of its last use.
VI Last evening. After the theater
IL gave the friend who was with me OF
le. of my cards with the request that
lef call me up some evening when he WI
ey lonesome. But have distinct reet
ho lection Of putting it back in my upp
Gu vest pocket. would not have lost
IN for many times It's value, and 1t w
er- a rather expensive trinket at thai
ne Ruefully continued my search t
up the fourth or fifth time as he symI
'ut thized with me, following his &C
rn doIences with the remark that pe
to III n,a,noranf,un IN his hook woy
answer the same purpose. Thereto
I'D / gave him the number orally a
to noted that he wrote 1t down CORE
All ". Then with an apology and an I
cuse of urgent business he dart
gou aboard passing CIR with a farew
pom firt of his hand.
her ITO BE coNTINUED.1