The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
Say that againl"

Auo uluS 4iry ChuBut MT. ubuh8oh
Richard q mighty box on the ear, be.
fore MI. Manager Moncharmin had
time to intervene. But 1t 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.
The two managers gave a shout.
and the same thought made thcm
both go on their knees. fevsrishly
picking up and hurriediy examining
the precious scrape OF paper.
Are they still genuine. Monchar-
min?"
Are they still genuine. Richardr-
Yes. they are still genuinel"
Above their heads, Name Giry's
three teeth were cIashing in a noisy
contest. full of hideous Intersections.
But all that could be clearly distin-
guished was this Leit-motif:
Il. thief! !, a thief. IT.
She choked with rage. She shouted:
II never heard OF such thingl"
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 tot"
TT" asked Richard. astounded.
And how should l known"
Moncharmfn. looking severe and
dissatisfied. at once insisted that the
good lady should explain herself.
What does this mean, Nine. Giry7"
he asked. And why do you say that
M. Richard ought to know better than
you where the twenty-thousand francs
went tor"
AS for Richard. who felt himself
turning red under Moncharmin's eyes,
he took Nine. Giry by the wrist and
shook 1t violently In voice growing
and rolling like thunder, he roared:
why should l 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
csrnate.
Richard would have rushed upon
Nine. Giry. II Moncharmin had not
stayed his avenging hand and fastened
to ask her. more gently:
How can you suspect my partner.
M. Richard. of putting twenty-thou-
sand francs In his pocket?"
Il never said that" declared Nine
Giry, seeing that 1t was myself who
~ ! h.
NJ. Richards pocket" And she added.
under her voice. There! It's outl
And may the ghost forgive
mel
Richard began believing anew. but
Moncharmin authoritatively ordered
him to be silent
ALLOW mel Allow me-! Let the
woman explain herself Let me ques-
ton her" And he added: 1T is really
astonishing that you should take up
such a 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 Giry. 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
about 1t. =. Nor M. Richard. eth
er, for that matter!"
"Ahai" said Richard, suddenly as.
Stunning 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. Giry!"
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 Giry alive. II Monchar
charmin protected her. He resumed
his questions:
What sort OF envelope did you put
in M. Richards pocket? It was moi
the one which we gave you. the one
which you took to Boz Five before
our eyes: and yet that was the one
which contained the twenty-thousano
francs"
Il beg your pardon. The envelope
which Nj. lie directeur gave me wal
the one which slipped into M. le di
recteur's pocket" explained Name
Giry. The one which took to tn.
ghosts box was another envelope
Just like 1t, which the ghost gave m.
beforehand and which hid up m,
sleeve"
So saying, Name 0iry took from he
sleeve an envelope ready prepared ant
similarly Addressed to that containing
the twenty nd francs. Th,
managers tool rom her. They ex
amined It and saw that It was fastene,