The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-07
Edited by Albert Keyser

body's sake it will be we'll not to men
tion this affair -
The count nodded assent.
After the spy incident the count be
came very friendly and talked freely
, to me on many subjects.
J The countess undoubtedly neglect ed
} her husband, II was plain that a cool
; ness existed between the couple; the
head waiter. who occasionally honored
me with his confidence, informed me
that the lady was Of humble extraction
The count had met her while she was
companion TO widow and had fallen
violently in love with her
Visitors kept pouring in, many Of
them members of the so-caled "snart
set ] did not like the appearance of
several of the newcomers, and I was
glad my cure was drawing to an end
Then a remarkable incident occurred.
The countess had gone on one of
her excursions with her male and fe-
! male followers, the organizer of the
party, as usual being Rene Soudier.
| Bright, witty, excelling in all sports.
soudier was adored by the women and
| popular with the men. except with the
count. The latter disliked him cor.
daily, and rarely or never spoke to
him
The party had left after luncheon.
and was not expected back before Z
'clock. At 3 in the afternoon, as
returned from walk, saw the count
hotel. Something evidently had gone
| wrong. The moment he saw me he
gripped nv arm and led me to Sc
cluded spot in the garden,
"M. Guibert,' he began in an e1-
cited tone which he tried hard to CON
troll, M. Guibert, You proved yourself
very shrewd when you dealt with that
Russian girl. Allow me to apply to
you for advice. My wife's pearl neck
companying me upstairs7''
The apartments the count occupied
in the hotel consisted of a drawing
room, his and his wife s bedroom, and
their two dressing rooms. Maria, the
countess IS maid. slept at the end of the
passage on the same floor. The count
went straight to his wife dressing
room.
''Look at thatl' he exclaimed, point
ing to dressing bag on the floor, its
lock- forced open, and many of the
things it had contained scattered
around.
"Tbe countess. he continued,
"kept her iewelry locked in that The
thief or thieves must have sneaked in
after she left. What do you advise me
to doi''
tnlHk you Dad DetCer wait LOT
the countess Is return before taking any
steps; she will not be long. In the |
meantime you might question the
maid.'
But Maria had obtained her mis-
tress's permission to 60 for a donkey |
ride to the monastery a few miles dis
tant. So we waited till she came in.
When the count told her Of the rob-
berry she looked thunderstruck.
H.
madame went out the bag was safely
locked. ] did not go into her room aft
er she left
A loud noise downstairs announced
the cavalcade had returned from their
excursion. The countess entered the
hotel and her husband went quickly up
to her. I strolled down the road lead
ing to the station. when carriage
drove up and man jumped out, shout
"Gcron! Goron, How are you, old
chap7"
1t was DR.. Thibaut.
Hold your tongue, you stupid! ~ /
said 'What do YOU mean by bawling
out my name9 Have YOU forgotten that
! am M; Guibert' I hope the driver
has not heard YOU
FThat's all right he reioined,
$ he 8 as deaf as post. 7 have taken
woeh hoiiudf. want 10 spend 1T
with You here, after which we will re-
turn to Paris together What do you
say to this arrangement
You have come at a good moment"
remarked: Hthere is plenty of ex-
cltemeut at the hotel;' and 7 related
to him the story of the robbery.
His eyes sparkled with delight.
"That will be glorious sport TO wit
ness,' he laughed.
"For you, perhaps, YOU heartIess
man., but, not for the count and
countess
And you, Goron-Guibert. T mean
what about youT You will find your
self once more In your element -
SCI in my elementl I am and will
remain M. Guibert, unless some idiot
gives me away as you almost did Just
now, No, my friend I feel happy,
like an actor who has played his role
for, say: 800 consecutive nights, and
then finds himself comfortably seated
IN the stalls. watching another man 90
through the same heavy work. -
Having dressed for dinner. we found
the guests in the hall eagerly discus.
sing the affair, trying to extract par
ticulars from the walters and cham
bermaids. All at once there was a
hush. for the door of the managers
room opened, and out came the count
and his wife followed by stout, red.
faced, short man with gray whiskers.
THAT S NJ. Julien, the police COM
some one said behind me.
'I wonder whispered Thibaut,
how that NJ Julien will set to work.
$50 do /. With your permission,
however, I shall remain in the back.
ground. NJ. Julien, fortunately, does
not know me. but one of his subordi-
mates might. and I do not want to de.
part from nv position of spectator.
This is NJ. Julien s domain. also see
new faces. Look at that closes haven
youth with the flower in his button.
hole, Do YOU notice anything particu-
lar about hing
mo. I don t.
''Look again.
81 see nothing except that he gives
me the impression of being a cad
Watch his mouth
We'll, he seems 10 want with his
teeth to catch something on his upper
lip.''