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was rising in his heart. He felt him-
antagonist.
my police did not enter you house.
madame, Had they done so, they w0uld
not have tempered with your jewels.
Policemen arc not thieves"
"Since when, monsieur?' <
Madame" said De Sartines.. Z .
partee ID not my business"
so I should imagine" said the bar
oness, with q little laugh. "You have
other work to do. perhaps. You are
the guardian Of the public honor; I
a quite imagine how full your hands
must be. I come to you as the guar.
dian OF the morals OF Paris. and I ask
for the restoration OF my jewels and
the punishment OF the Offenders"
THE police have not got your jew
els. madame"
sOh. monsieur. their value will do"
Madame. the police have not got
your Jewels"
when the king hears my story. he
will think differently. / do not know
what the police have done with my
jewels. but I will take their value"
"Diablel' cried De Sartines. incei1sed
have ordered her from the hotel had
he not felt that behind this assassin's
attack on his purse there was q power
and q motive he could not yet gage;
besides. h fascination Of her uncon.
.sciously held him. She was q new
sensation.
did you speak, monsieur
NO. mademe; I was only thinking
II thought I heard the name Of ono
of your friends. No matter; let US
return to business. Shall we say 10o,..
900 francs?"
De sartines rose to his feet. paced
the room. pulled down his waistcoat
and suddenly turned to his visitor.
did you speak. madame"
shall we say 100. 900 francs? That
is the worth OF my jewels"
De Sartines laughed. The nobleman
suddenly vanished and the minister Of
police appeared.
"A hundred thousand devils! I have
caught you, madame! Not q word Of
our conversation has been lost. All
a been recorded by my secretary.
German. who sits in the adjoining
room, n who. at my direction. has
listened while I led you n your WI
trap. So you would rob me! Germainli
HO there, -Germain!"
The door opened, and German, pen
in hand, appeared.
''You have heard our conversation,
German ?" asked De Sartines. with q
y 11t0SO S1A0 was Uukt0 4VSt OU
the secretary.
mo, monsieur"
The baroness broke into a joyous
little laugh, and De Sartines, sup
pressing his anger with q tremendous
effort, waved German from the room.
the face OF this extraordinary man had
completely changed. He was laugh
ing now as If tickled by the joke
against himself.
"Mordieu!" thought the baroness,
what an actor! Let us beware!" Then
to De Sartines. well, monsieur-and
my jewels? 2"
*Upon my word. madame" said De
Sartines. your wit seems to have in
creased the stupidity OF my servants.
It's enough to make N all q truce.
The difficulty between US has been
that we have not been quite frank n
to the other. have we? q admit 1t OF
my part. Now, I will show my mind to
YOU
The baroness laughed. Heaven help
me to meet h sight" murmured she,
casting her eyes up to the ceiling.
Il will show you my heart"
oh. monsieur cried the baroness.
still laughing, ut 10 useless. for I have
left my magnifying glass at home"
Il will do. madame, for your wit and
beauty what I would not do for
money!
VI 1AlO1ASlCuIp SWdT0 OI OEOuxHl0R
the impossible."
Il will explain to you this affair.
First of all, I admit that the police
have visited you house,"
"Germain!" cried the baroness. .Ho
there, Germain! Are you listening?"s
De Sartines held up his hand.
Information reached he-police that
a thief was in your house. They went;
there In search OF him: they arrived
to late"
why did you not tell me this at
once?" asked she. more to gage De
Sartines' capacity for lying than for
any other reason.
Because. madame, 1t IL q rule ut
the bureau Of police to say nothing Of
the work Of the office. Had you been
able to assist us, o would have been
apprtsed OF the affair. And that re-
minds me: now that you are here and
have given this Information, I must
ask you for an exact list of all these
He watcher her narrowly as he said
this. but her face did not alter In the
least.
with pleasure, monsieur: take :
seat and q pen and I will dictate
De Sartines, amazed at her aplomb
and GOODNESS, o his seat at his
desk and 9 pep.
"a necklace 81 II diamonds. set in
two rows Of 90 each, each diamond
chain Of gold; the hasp formed OF q
single diamond set In q heavy gold
and with my initials, g. L. on the
gold; value at he very least. 10000
francs"
Forty thousand francs" u
INJURED De Sarttnes, completing the
sentence: Yes madame; proceed"