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CHAPTER VII.-Continued.

CHAPTER VII.-Continued.
Interesting, indeed.' Julien agreed, sit
ting up in his place. ''Mademoiselle, to
save my reputation with you I must con-
fess. 1 do know who the young man is.
He is In the intelligence branch Of the
secret service of the British foreign Office
No. 3 department"
The girl nodded several times.
What you call 1t do not know" she
said 'He is just one Of those ordinary
people who go about to collect little
items Of information for your govern
ment. That is why have received from
him four pounds Of chocolate, at least a
sovereign's worth Of roses. four stalls for
the theater-which I do believe that he
plays that no one goes to see. and to-
night q dinner-such dinner, messieurs,
with chianti that burned my tongue!'
''This,'' Hendricks declared. SIS quite q
bright young lady! Mademoiselle. | trust
that we shall become better acquainted.
And In the meantime" Julien inquired,
what are these wonderful items OF In
format ton which you carry with you, and
which this unfortunate young man fails
so utterly to elicit?'
All. VIGIL, Sic SlSACu, 0AA Ny PAo
fession a manicvrist, but some freak OF
nature gave me the power of keeping my
mouth closed. Of looking as though l
knew good deal, but Of saying so little.
Now, messieurs. what could poor girl
know in the way OF secrets for which
that young man would get credit il he
had succeeded in eliciting them? What
could I know, indeed? I sit on my little
stool and sometimes there are great peo-
pie who give me their hands. and they
or th0Y, kfsy1 NJ
questions. and they answer me absently.
because, after all, what does 1t natter
q manicurist from the shop downstairs,
earning her thirty shillings g. week and
her tip! And then. sometimes while l
am there they dictate letters. or g. caller
comes, or the telephone rings. One does
not think CT the manicure girl at such a
time. Fortunately, there are some like
me who know so we'll how to keep silent,
to say nothing, to be dumb"
1.-THE methods of that young man., Ken
bricks asserted, were crude. Now. young
lady. consider my position. represent a
press which is greedy for personal news.
duchess? If so, tell me what she wore.
her favorite oath. any trif1ing expression
likely to be Of interest to the British pub
lie? And instead Of roses I will send you
carnations; instead Of deadhead tickets I
will take you myself to the Gaiety; in
will take you to supper at the Milan"
Your friend" mademoiselle declared,
smiling at Julien. sis quite an intelligent
person. I like him very much But l
I should like to buy him necktie.''
Julien" Hendricks sighed; 1.-THE boz
hemian has no chance against such a
model as YOU
Il do not think" she remarked. looking
Julien in the eyes. that Sir Julien Portel
vr0ynon-inot of
any rate"
Julien frowned. He absolutely declined
to answer the challenge in her dark eyes.
"Mademoiselle, he said, when I pre-
l deliver any message from you? Do
explain my visit?"
The girl shook her head slowly.
1T will. not be necessary" she told
him. Mime Christopher will know all
about you. She will be expecting YOU"
He smiled scornfully.
1t would be pity to disappoint q lady
with such remarkable knack of fore
telling things. Surprising. however, l
change my mind and visit st. Petersburg
She raised her hands-an expressive
gesture.
There is no Nine Christopher in st.
Petersburg. l think that you will be very
fll-advised IL you go there. Many of the
elements which go to the making of life
wait for you in Paris. In st. Petersburg
you would be stranger. The life is not
there"
She rose to her feet briskly.
Good night, NJ. lie Bohemian" she said.
Remember that you have only to accept
my little gift Of necktie. to let me take
you to a coiffeur whom 1 know of, and l
will dine with you when you choose.
Good night, Sir Julien! l think I envy
you
Julien laughed. The idea seemed odd to
him.
Il fancy you would be in a minority,
mademoiselle," he declared.
AT. least" she reminded him, you are
going to see Nine. Christophor!'
She nodded and left them little alb
ruptly. Hendricks paid their bill and they
descended into the street a few minutes
later. The commissiohaire called a taxi
Tor them and they drove toward Charing
Cross.
my friend Hendricks said, "if had
You here for another week. cut of from
Your old life, I'd show you some things
that would astonish you. It's good for
tune and these well ordered ways that
keep man prig, even after he's fin
ished with Oxford. The man who lives
in the clouds of Mayfair knows nothing
of the real life of this city,
Some day I'll come back and be your
pupil" Julien promised. You're a good
fellow, David. You've given me some
thing to think about. at any rate, some
thing to think about besides my own mis-
fortunes.
That's just what set out to do" Ken
bricks declared There are plenty of
bigger tragedies than yours loose in the
world. Watch the people. Julien = the
people whom such men as you glance
over or through as Of no account, the
common people, the units of life. Strip
them bare and they aren't SO very diff
ferent. you know. Try and feel for a
moment what they feel. Look at the
little dressmaker there, going over to
Paris to buy models, hanging on to her
husbands arm. She's probably got a
shop In the suburbs and this. trip is a
daring experiment See how earnestly
they are talking about 1t. 1 don't think
that they have too easy time to make
ends meet. Do you see that old lady
there. clinging to her daughter? How
she hates to part with her! She is go
ing to situation. without doubt. and
Paris isn't too easy a place for girl
with hair and eyes like hers In her
heart think that the old lady is remem-
bering that. Then look at that little old
man with the. tired eyes. carrying his
two valises himself to save the hire of a
porter. Can't you tell by the air of him
that he has had an unsuccessful business
gle for life. Julien. II you get in the
wrong row. You've no one dependent
upon. you, you don't know the worst
agony that can wiring q mans heart
b Got your ticket and everything. eli?
And that looks like your servant. Are
you taking him with your
Julien shook his head
81 shall have to do without q man serv-
ant / never had much money. you
80 much the better" Hendricks de-
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