Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-29

Ia 81 cause dyspepsia This l
found out; and Or Thibaut,
my medical adviser and
"a friend, fearing I might not
obey his injunctious. took
the trouble 20 escort me to
a small watering place ir.
10 the Dauphine. whence, lie
- assured me. shcdd
emerge perfectly cured.
did not at all relish the idea Of be-
acoming-eyen for short time-a
fashionable idler But afterward l
mad reason to be thankful, for the
adventure | met with added curious
chapter to my experiences
7 went TO that little place a few
weeks after the execution Of Eyraud,
the murderer of the luckIess Gouffe.
% most sensational crime. which for
several months kept the whole Euro
Rean press at fever heat And, In or
sisr 10 escape -intervieWers and ko-
s3ak nends, decided to travel incog-
nit0 entering myself in the hotel
books az M. Guilbert; wise precau-
tion. an I soon discovered.
Il was a delightful spot. with broad
shady avenues and surrounded by
magnificent scenery Many nationali-
ties were represented. with a good
sprinkling of English of the better
CLASSES
There were old gentlemen and
young, plain and pretty women, gov
ernesses, sDinsters. and beyy Of
girls who flirted. sketohed and played
tennis. The hotel was comfortable:
the cooking excellent. the band not
too loud Everybody lounged, pleas
antly indifferent TO time and outside
humanity, and | began to feel like
sharing the spirit of the hour
The most important guests in our
hotel where Count M. a Russian, a
fine-looking man OF about sixty-hVe.
and his wife, a pretty woman quite
forty years his Junior. The countess.
a restless young creature. was con
stantly organizing excursions in the
mountains. leaving her husband at
home to amuse himself
Two days after my arrival | noticed
a newcomer at our table d'hote. Mile
Eugene Arc0, an attractive young
woman with dark eyes and jet-black
hair, Her hands were small and aris-
itocratic. and her appearance would
have been In every way refined but
Nor her ears. These were too large
and stood rather far from her head
The girl fascinated. yet a. the same
time repealed. me
IL had been raining all the morn
ung. and ! was in the reading room
CHANGING at an illustrated paper. when
u voice near said.
Pardon me, monsieur, see you are
Ia Russian"
Il was Mile Aroo No" / replied.
81 am not"
Il thought you were" she contin-
med. because | saw you reading a
RUSSIAN periodical"
Il was not reading H." I retorted,
II was only looking at the pictures.
oh. | see!" she explained. But the
pook she gave me said she did not be.
1ieve me
did not care to continue the con.
Tersation. aud she soon left the room.
From that moment, however. no
ticed she never ceased TO observe me
and many time when pretended TO
be asleep IN one OF the armchairs in
fhe hall her large black eyes were
Fastened on me as if they we're trying
no iHcrce my thoughts
Who was she. and what did she
want from me? This was only my
Htth day In the place. | was already
beginning 20 feel bit bored and a
problem. no matter how small, came
las welcome relief
With the officials In the hotel Mile.
Arco was a person. grata. for, unlike
most women. who ia money matters
bare inclined TO be niggardly. she
fipped the walters aud chambermaids
most literally. The manager OF the
hotcl and his wife had also taken a
great fancy to her. and she was al.
ways warmly welcomed by them in
fhelr sanctum. where she would sit
and smoke cigarette after cigarette.
Feeling myself closely watched nv
her. returned the compliment and
noticed that she would repair 20 the
office at those hours when the post
came IN. and look over the clerks
shoulder at the letters he sorted And
Nhon Il struck me that no mtssIye ever
came addressed to her, although one
afternoon, happening to pass her room
at the moment the maid opened her
door. | saw her deeply engaged in cor.
nespOndence, with several letters in
sfront Of her.
I Tho next morning. when Mile Arco
heft tho hotel went out nc the back,
made quickly for the post Office BY an.
tother road. and hid myself behind the
hedge of an empty cottage opposite.
II SAW her enter the post office and
ileave It a few minutes later She
Hooked up and down the road. and.
nobody being In sight. she took a let
ter out OF her pocket. opened 3. aud
lreed It eagerly
Bah, said 10 myself. 'Scu are
lnot clever, my girl A child could
thaye seen through your game Now
we shall have some fun
That same evening after dinner rain
fell in torrents, and most OF the guests
Ewere in the drawing room. \ few were
hndulging In harmless game oil
Icards, two girls were at tho piano
.singing sentimental songs. aud Mile
LARGO reolined in a roeking-chair. {
book in her lap, The count. very re