The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-11

mentioned" u. K. III. +, "a. g 3
Noddl1g Is lis mbahiod: That
will be good news for Tips. Hers was
among the lot.".! Re'4+
"Who the deuce is Tips? This is
the second time within an hour l hear
her lnentioned"' - 'a5s W
A'Her name, sir, is Georgette Che
WALLER. She was married TO a trainer,
brute, who beat her and drank him
self to death. She speaks English as
we'll as French, and is well known to
the English trainers and jockeys in
Chanti!Iy and Maisons Latitte, who
christened her Tips because she al
ways wants to know the winner. You
can see her almost every night at the
Cafe Sylvan. She likes late suppers.
A month ago her bicycle was stolen.
happened to be Id the police commits
sary's Office when she came to tell
/ him OF It. I promised her to do my
best, and have sent her note that
will make her happy. l reckon she
| will be here tomorrow to ask for her
| bike"
Tips had aroused my curiosity.
when she comes / want to see
her."
"All right. sir"
Before calling on Baron S.
made an inquiry about Alfred o..
and what heard was deplorable. The
fortune he had inherited from his
mother was sqnandered in less than
two years, and his father. q retired
colonel, was almost ruined by his
sons extravaganza. Alfred raised
money when he could, and in gam
bIing.club had been accused Of at
tempting to cheat. This charge had
never been proved. and 1t ended in a
duel, when he ran two inches Of steel
into his traducer's body. He belonged
to a good family. and was distantly
related to Madame H, whose
house he visited regularly.
The baron, learned, had an estate
in Russia, where he passed the sum-
mer. The winters he spent in Paris and
he was very popular in the world GU
Ton s'muse. He had an apartment in
the Avenue de rAlma; and went
there toward eleven in the morning.
His servant, a TALL. wellbuilt young
man, informed me in bad French with
a strong Russian accent that his mas
ter was having his bath, and would
receive me in a few minutes. He
soon appeared, distinguished, aristo.
cratic man.
apologized for disturbing him so
early and begged him to give me an
account of the disappearance Of his
coat.
Between ourselves" he smiled, II
am surprised these accidents do not
happen oftener This is my second
winter in Paris, and the third time I
have attended one of these functions.
They are a boon to the Paris thieves
am sorry lost my fur coat; 1t was
valuable. My idiot of servant will
tell you how II occurred-Boris!"
The valet, at the haron's request,
then explained to me, in his abomin'
able French, that he had been waiting
in tho hall for his master, with the
coat over'his arm. Finding It cumber-
some, with so many people passing in
and out, he had put 1t in a little room
I leading from the hall, and when he
went to fetch 1t it was gone.
"But why did you not leave it in
charge Of one Of the servants?" l
asked.
NJ expected my master to come down
every moment, and as the door Of the
little room YVES open I could keep my
eyes on the coat all the time. may
have lost sight Of it for second"
The baron shrugged his shoulders.
and heard the wood "fool." ~
put few questions; but as neither
the baron nor Boris could supply any
further information, | withdrew, In
the room had detected peculiar per-
rume, very faint, without being able
to fix It with certainty. l could not
positively say whether it emanated
from the room itself or from one of
the men. Slight as 1t was, it caught
my attention, as my sense Of smell is
acute.
l had written a note to Alfred o.
asking him to call, and found him
waiting for me. l need not describe
that type Of young man-to be met
on the race-course, at first nights, at
fashionable gatherings-to whom life
is nothing but huge joke. He roar
ed with laughter when / broached ~
subject Of the robbery.
"Please excuse me. Monsieur Goron
the whole thing is so ludicrous. Do
you know. that Uncle Jerome, whom
you saw this morning, darkly limited
that stole the pendant? heard 1t
from the little German governess.
think he does it out Of revenge be
cause I made fun Of it. You never
saw anything SO ugly. The diamonds
are magnificent but the design is gro
tcsque, with that silly little flower
dangling at the end"
"You were at Madame H--s the
day the pendant was stolen?"
Eyes, the greater part OF the after
noon"