The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-11
Say that again."

Richard mighty box on. the ear. be-
fore Mr.. Manager Moncharmin had
time to intervene. But It was not
the withered hand Of the angry old
beldame that fell on the managerial
ear, but the envelope itself. the cause
OF all the trouble, the magic envelope
that opened with the blow. scattering
the bank-notes, which escaped in q
fantastic whirl of giant butterflies
Inc two managers gave a shout,
and the same thought made them
both go on their knees, feverishly
picking up and hurriedly examining
the precious scrape Of paper.
Are they still genuine. Monchar-
min?"
Are they still genuine, Richardy"
Yes, they are still genuine!"
Above their heads, Name Giry's
three teeth were clashing in a noisy
contest. full Of hideous interjections.
But all that could be clearly distin-
guished was this Leit-motif:
i. thief! l. thief, r.
She choked with rage She shouted: :
ieNeI uedIu Ol SuCn tulnR.
And, suddenly. she darted up to
Richard again.
In any case" she yelped. you, M
Richard, ought to know better than |
where the twenty thousand francs
went to-"
"l?' asked Richard, astounded
And how should | know"
Moncharmin. looking severe and
dissatisfied, at once insisted that the
good lady should explain herself
What does this mean, Nine. Giry?'
he asked. And why do you say that
NJ. Richard ought to know better than
you where the twenty-thousand francs
went to?"
AS for Richard, who felt himself
turning red under Moncharmin's eyes,
he took Nine. Giry by the wrist and
shook 1t violently. In a voice growing
and rolling like thunder. he roared:
why should | know better than
you where the twenty-thousand francs
went to? Why? Answer mel"
Because they went into your pock.
et!" gasped the old woman, looking
at him as II he were the devil In
carnate
Richard would have rushed upon
Nine. Giry, II Moncharmin had not
stayed his avenging hand and hastened
to ask her. more gently:
How can you suspect my partner.
NJ. Richard, OF putting twenty-thou-
sand francs In his pocket?"
Il never said that" declared Nine
Giry, seeing that 1t was myself who
put the twenty-thousand francs into
M. Richards pocket" And she added
under her voice. There! It's out!
And may the ghost forgive
me-"
Richard began believing anew. but
Moncharmin authoritatively ordered
him to be silent.
ALLOW me! Allow me! Let the
woman explain herself Let me uues-
ton her" And he added: TT is really
astonishing that you should take up
such tone! We are on the
verge OF clearing up the whole mys-
terry. And you're In a rage! .
You're wrong to behave like that
I'm enjoying myself immensely"
Name CRY. like the martyr that she
was. raised her head, her face beam
ing with faith in her own innocence
You tell me there were twenty
thousand francs in the envelope which
| put into NJ. Richards pocket; but
tell you again that ] knew nothing
akD nr Nj trh
er, for that matter!"
"Aha!" said Richard, suddenly as
suming a staggering air which Mon.
charmin did not like. Il knew moth.
Ing either! You put twenty-thousand
francs In my pocket and / knew moth.
ing either! am very glad to hear
1t, Nine. Giryl"
Yes" the terrible dame agreed,
yes. It's true. We neither OF us
knew anything. But you. you must
have ended by finding out!"
Richard would certainly have swaI-
lowed Name CRY alive, II Monchar-
min had not been there But Mon
charmin protected her. He resumed
his questions:
w nat bOIl VI euFtIOpe ulO you put
In NJ. Richards pocket? 1t was not
the one which we gave you. the one
which you took to Box Five before
our eyes; and yet that was the one
which contained the twenty.thousand
francs"
Il beg your pardon. The envelope
which NJ. le directeur gave me was
the one which ! slipped into NJ. lie di.
recteur's pocket" explained Name
CRY. The one which | took to the
ghosts box was another envelope.
Just like 1t, which the ghost gave me
beforehand and which hid up my
sleeve"
So saying, Name Glry took from her
sleeve an Envelope ready prepared and
similarly addressed to that containing
the twentytl and francs. The
managers took from her. They ex.
amined 1t and saw that It was fasten ed
with seals stamped with their own