Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25

| very luxurious cabin in the yacht, this
old woman was talking to me in
French---a strange medley that / could
make nothing OF. When | was better
she questioned me about everything
saying Mon DieW at every answer
made. Then she left and was gone a
long time; and when she came back.
that man was with her. | learned aft
erward that he was called Monsieur
| Chatelard. They both looked at me,
/, arguing fiercely in such a furious
French that / could not understand
more than half they said. They
looked as II they were appraising me,
! like an article for sale, but Madame
Sole held out steadily, on some point,
against Monsieur chatelard, and final
ly 1t appeared that she converted him
| to her own point of view. He went
away very angry, and ! did not see
him again. except at q. distance, until
| the night of the wreck
did you find out where they were
going, or who was back of their
scheme?"
No, nothing; or very little. There
was money involved. could tell that
But no names were mentioned, nor
any places that can remember. You
see, l was Ill from the effects of the
chloroform. and frightened. too. !
| think"
II don't wonder" said Aleck, wrink-
ling his homeiy face. He remained
silent while he searched, mentally,
for clue.
81 found out, through my maid, who
arrived today, chat some one of the
kidnapping party had been clever
enough to send false message to the
hotel, explaining my sudden depar
! ture."
Il see, l see," said Aleck, going over
the story in his mind. And presently,
Where does Hand come In? And
how did Jim happen to be aboard the
Jeanne D'Arc?"
Hand was some sort of henchman
! TO Monsieur Chatelard, believe. And
he told me that your cousin was
picked UP IN New York harbor, swim
ming for HE. 1t appeared. No one
seemed to know any more"
Aieck stopped short. looked at
| Agatha, pursed his lips for a whistle
and remained silent. They had arrived
at the porch steps, and were tacitly
waiting for the doctors to descend and
give them, if possible, some encour-
agement for the coming night But
| the story OF the Jeanne dare had
grown more complicated than Aleck
had anticipated, and much was yet to
| be explained. Aleck was slow, as al
ways, in thinking 1t through, but he
| figured it out, finally, to certain
point, and expressed himself thus:
That's the way with your steady fell
lows; they're all the bigger fools when
they do jump"
Pardon me, / didn't catch"
ooh. nothing" said Aleck. half ir-
/ ritably. Il only said Jim needed a
poke, like that heifer over in the next
/ field"
Agatha understood the bcyish irri
tation, cloaking the love of the man.
You may be able to get more infor-
nation about your cousin from MI.
Hand" she said. HE would be likely
| to know as much as anybody.
We'll however 1t happened. he's
here nowi"
"Though If it had not been for his
fearful struggle for me he would not
have been SO i'll" said Agatha mlser'
! ably. Aleck, with one foot on the low
step of the piazza, stopped and turned
souarely toward her. His face was no
loss miserable than Agatha's, but be-
hind his wretchedness and anxiety
was some masculine reserve of power,
and a longer view down the corridors
of time. He held her eye with a look
of great earnestness.
81 love old Jim. Miss Redmond.
We've been boys and men together,
and good fellows always. But don't
think that I'd regret his struggle for
YOU. as you call 1t, even If 1t should
mean the worst. He couldn't have
done otherwise, and / wouldn't have
had him. And IL it's to be IA home
run--why. then. Jim would like that
far better than to die 9f old age or
liver complaint. It's all right, Miss
Redmond"
Alexis slow words came with a
, double meaning to Agatha. She heard,
through them, echoes OF James Ham.
bletons boyhood; she saw picture OF
| his straight and dauntless youth. She
held out to Aleck a hand that trem-
, bled. but her face shone with graft.
tude.
, Aleck took her hand respectfully
kindly, in his warm grasp. Besides,
| he said simply, I'VE won't give up
} He's got lighting chance yet"