The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09

-->--r' 1850 --t7t-re -a'- tatzAt " NNn y e.
full Of anxiety Tor AR WiImont. ID
had taken rooms in the Winsdor Hotel,
and had tried to find out Il the story
was not true. but his efforts were una.
vaiIing.
The race was to be on Wednesday,
this was Monday afternoon. Mr.. vii.
mont was waiting Monsieur Lazzeire.
He wondered why this Frenchman
should want to see him. As he was
bordering over this question the man
was admitted.
Joe, having heard his master speak OF
this Frenchman, thought be would take
a look at him. There was something
strangely familiar in the face OF the
man. The rowing black eyes, which
never looked one squarely in the face.
something in the sinister smile and the
black mustache, only partly him, re-
minded him Of someone he had seen or
met before.
As he was trying to recall the occur
renee be was attracted by what the
smooth tongued Frenchman was saying.
What was thatg He pulled back the
curtains behind which he was hiding
just enough to see. what was going on in
the next room. His master sat in
large arm chair, his grey head resting
upon his hands. The Frenchman was
giving him friendly advice (he called it),
saying there was no earthly chance for
him, as all New Orleans knew he was
bound to lose his fortune, for If he did
not run the race he would lose his bet;
and should he run the race and lose, as
lie surely would, he would not only
forfeit his money but the championship
fox snich he had striven.
Joe crept closer and watched the
various expressions that passed over the
face. Somehow he distrusted
his man. He knew that there was
something going on Of which his master
was quite unaware.
He thought Of the old home, know
ng that if the race was lost the slaves
would be sold maybe to some cruel
MASTER This had never occurred to him
before, and the very thought made him
Somehow the old plantation
lad never seemed SO dear as when he
bought Of leaving it. He peeped in at
he Frenchman as he was taking his
cave. The masters head was bowed
ow, for he had been convinced this after
Don Of his certain loss.
BY making some excuse he could
from the race, thereby saving
imself the humiliation Of defeat. He
sked for few hours in which to think
be matter over, but his mind was al
ea1y made up to do as the Frenchman
ad said. Joe thought it strange though
hat the Frenchman spoke with SC much
ssurance still he pulled neryously at
be black mustache; his eyes shifted
rom one object to another and gave
i'm the appearance Of feeling i'll at ease.
After leaving his address on the table
3 bowed snilingIy out Joe crept
trough the room and out following
le foreigner to his room, when the
ian, remembering letter he had neg
'cted to mail, left the door open and
epped out into the wide hall to give
le letter to a servant. Joe slipped ID
nd hid in a smaller room adjoining the J
rgo apartment. Hearing the French
ian 60 down stairs for something he
nd left, Joe thought he would look
'ound. In the corner Of the room a
nall desk, with key in the lock, at
acted his attention. He tiptoed and
,ened the desk. There in a little
aver was-Joe caught his breath
ere in little satin case lay the dia-
ond bracelet, the only thing the
70 burglars had managed to secure in
eir hasty retreat from the house where
ey had seen the ghost in the little
ON up stairs. CHANGING around to see
anyone was watching he quickly slip
d the bracelet in the bosom 81 his
irt.
Then he remembered the Frenchman
is one of the burglars, even as he re-
embered the door in the next room
'ened and Monsieur Lazzeire and
other man Of the same type entered.
onsieur Lazzeire was explaining to his
end how easily he had talked old man
iImont into Withdrawing from the
&c. When asked If the papers had been y
med he replied that the Major said be
,uId let them know before O'Clock.
was now $50
Both were confident or winning. for