The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-23

Jeanne were careful not to disturb
At last, he said to the young girl:
=" You shall 90 tomorrow morning,
mademoi5ele. It win be only FOR one
or two weeks. ! win take you to your
friend at Versailles. the one 10 whom
everything ready tonight with
out concealnient of any kind. Let
the servants know that you are going
On the other hand, the doctor
will be good enough 70 tell NJ. Dar'
cieox and give him 10 understand, with
every possible precautlon, that Ihls
! Journey IS essential 70 your safety, Be
strength permits. That set
tied, is il not?
Yes" She said. absolutely domi.
ra:ed by Lupip 5 geutlc and imPerious
voice.
:" In that case, he said. "be as
quick as you can and do not
stir from your room.
der. am to stay alone tonigbt7
Fear nothing. Should there be the
least danger, the doctor and will
come back. Do not open your door IN.
less you hear three very light taps.
Jeanne at once rang for her maid.
The doctor went to NJ. Darcienx, while
Lupin had some supper brought to him
, IN the IltfIe dining room,
"That' 3 done. said the doctor. re-
turning to hum in twenty minutes time.
"M. Darcieux did not raise anv great
difficulty. As a matter OF fact, he him.
self thinks it Just as well that we
should send Jeanne away
They then went downstairs together
ali left the house.
On reaching the lodge, Lupin called
the keeper.
"You can shut the gate. my man.
Ii NJ Darcicux should want US, send
for as at once. -
The clock Of Maupertuis church
struck ten. The sky was overcast
with black clouds, through which the
moon broke at moments.
The two men walked on for sixty or
seventy yards.
They were nearing the village. when
| Lupin grippcd his companion by the
arm:
"Stop!"
"What on earth s the matter9" ex-
claimed the doctor.
"The matter is this I.upin ierked
ont, "that. if my calculations turn out
night, If | have not mlsjudged the
business from start TO finish, Mile.
Darcieux will be murdered before the
night is out. -
"Eh? What s that?'' gasped the
! doctor, IN dismay. But then why did
we go'n
miscrcaut, who is watching all our
movements in the dark, may not post
pone his crime and may perpetrate it.
not at the hour chosen by himself. but
at the hour which [ have decided
upon
"Tben We arc returning to the
manor house7''
eyes, Of course We are, but separ-
atcly "
"'In that case, let us 90 al once
"Listen TO me. DOCTOR said Lu-
pin, in steady voice. "and let us
waste no time in useless words. Above
all, we must defeat any attempt to
watch us. You will therefore go
| straight home and not come out
again until you are quite certain that
you have not been followed You will
then make for the walls of the prop
erty. keeping to the left, till you come
to the little door of the kitchen gar
den. Here is the key. When the
door very gently and walk right up
to the terrace at the back of the house.
The fifth ~window is badly fastened.
You have only to climb over the bal
couy. AS soon as you arc inside Mile.
Darcicux 8 room. bolt the door and
don't bulge. You quite understand.
don't bulge. either of you, whatever
happens. I have noticed that Mile.
DarcieuX leaves her dressing room win
dow ajar, isn't that sol'
eyes, it s habit which ! taught
her.
"That's the way they II come
"'And you?'
"That IS the way ] shall come also -
"And do you know who the villain
is9"
Lupin hesitated and then replied
"No, dom know. And
that is just how we shall find out. But,
l implore you, keep cool. Not a word,
not a movement, whatever happensl
81 promise you.
i "I want more than that, doctor.
You must give me your word of hon.
or.
"I give you my word of honor
The doctor went away. Lupin at
once climbed a neighboring mound
from which he could see the windows
of the first and second floor. Several
of them were lighted,
He waited for some little time The
lights went out one by one, Then,
taking direction opposite to that in
which the doctor had gone, he
branched off to the right and skirted
the wall until he came to the clump
of trees near which he had hidden his
motorcycle on the day before,
Eleven O'Clock struck. He calcu-