The Washington times., 1912-02-09
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M.Dufreny's Quest *s:s:: z sSzSs S::3:"

besides, political affairs are not in my
line"
IAN that doesn't tell us the great
news that Fil-a-Beurre's got
Mes enfants, come into a private
room; don't like to jaw In public"
Pousse- Pousse shrugged his shoulders.
He did not like Fil-a-Beurre and could
barely tolerate Salsifis; he only recog-
nized one authority: that was Dufreny.
They went into the same room where
the Serpent and Josephine had been ar
rested. Fil-a-Beurre called for three
blues" Pousse-Pousse said he pre-
Mon vieux," said Fil-a-Beurre,
you'd better take an absinthe, cause
I'm going to invite yer to have q feast
We'll have outlets and pickles. some
thing that even Vanderbilt amt ever
tasted"
So Pousse-Pousse consented to take
Well" said F1l-a-Beurre. i've got a
clue that might lead to something good
on the Neuilly murders"
Look here!' said Pousse-Pousse
sharply, '"cause you helped to pinch
the Serpent and Josephine you think
| you can butt In in these cases, but
| tell you they're nothing to do with you:
| Salsifls pokes his nose into them, and
| If you're going to do the same I'll chuck
the whole business up"
FIJI : Beurre florished his hand
grandly.
says I'm butting in with things that
don't concern me? The handsome Mar
cisse gave me something to do, that's
! ALL"
with jealousy. "he let's you help him,
| does he? You'll!
Just bit''
First Of all, I'm not the nephew of
| q dirty individual like you; and, sec
| hear WnAt
| got to say"
He got up as though to go:
| Now, don't get mad" said Fila
Beurre. "WhatIl become of the police
force If we begin to scratch each others
faces? The Apaches will have a grand
| time"
Stop your foTling" SAID said salSIfis' saSrhs
| you pose too much, SO spit out what
you've got to say; and you. Pousse-
Pousse, don't be forever growing. 1t
ain't polite with pals
'"I don't want to get his mad up
well" said the. detective, we've
been jawing long enough, now out with
your story"
GOOD! Now you're getting practical
You know that my mother beT was isng,aS, an A
as we'll as l can French"
That aint saying much," said Cal
sifis.
! L
sitting on a seat in the Pare Monceau
beside two young maids. One OF en-
was telling the other that shed thrown
| up heT Job cause she couldn't get alon9
with the kids governess. Then hearu
her speak of Gisele Provtns."
| "Gisele Provins!" exclaimed Pousse'
Pousse, that girl who was at the Dew
erlys?"
Sure! You can imgaine II didn'i
lump when / heard that. She SAID thaa' M
1 tCaI pTnNina
and she couldn't keep a Job. she nae
been with a rich South American ram.
ily before she had this place, their
name was Heriqua, and she had iet'
them suddenly and no one knew why
| Anyhow, she wasn't up to much, iol
she went out at nights and she had q
serpent charmer for a friend. Ban!
I'VE know all that ..ns sa1d tbaf's aT,iSsG oll
| Pousse disdainfully, ana II that "i
you've got to tell us
Cant yer shut up! I haven't come
Ito II vet Well, the little Als%tisn paid
10 attention to me. She told her trlenu
that Nine. Gisele Provi1s, besides belnS
stuck up and a hypo critic, was very un-
tidv and left her things all over the
'I% hy. look, picked up this thing
of he'd floor and she never even askeu
about IT, she said to the girl
"She showed her small mirror sci
| in an old silver frame. l drew nearer
The little boune stared at me and sald
this time in the language of M. dc
Montepim:
:'Eh. YOU, there! What yer pokinG
yer nose in here for? Get out and mind
yer own business. dive hear?
why. when see a pretty wencf
from my own country how can | heiE
paving her my respects" l said gal
"'yVhere do you come from, mon
sieur' she said, changing her tone
From the frontier. quite near sarre'
bourg. little village called Truchtef'
"'How strange! Why, I came from
Saverne.'
".Du you like Paris"
| Hunt none too much. I'm always
thinking of my sweetheart
Did he give you that for Keep
sake?' I said looking at the mirror sh'
held in her hand.
"'Oh, no! I found 1t at my missus
house. Amt it pretty?'
"She held It out to me, / looked at i
carefully and l was clean knocked Owe
when l read the name that was en-
graved on it-a name that I'd ottel
heard Dufreny mentlon-Mme. Barnet
Dufour.'
"Holy smoke" cried Poussc- Pousse::
Fila Beurre, pleased at the effect hl'
words had produced, continued:
THE little kid had taken the mirror
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