The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-31

hatred Of him and his d~ss,,n
die him with the robberv 70 "a
against the former. and saS. 'e' u
ugly presumptions. l am. how rss
you know. . pretty gooa eser =
character, and | did no, h,Vaoer 4
count capable OF a villany Ts v
manned the countess. with uefs y
Ing my stay at the hotel i ,a d%
changed half a dozen words not q
remember my three days a" ~
Yes; ! guessed you had roea
Paris" a'ae b
You guessed right. | arrlv.a,
In the early morning. and No 0asA
later | knew that the countess, aoas
a broken-down absinthedrinke,
clerk to n money-changer and
lender In the Boulevard :, wt
who was once seriously com,rnrn
In a case OF stolen bonds ! -
cab. and slowly drove pas, TIM
when ! saw our friend with no s
en- upper lip emerge from the "a
small traveling.bag In his banS
Jump on n bus. His name. ua,
at the hotsl, In Ballu. | DID NJ,
tate a second. l had seen throus1 :.
window that the principals rr,,S'
room ut the back was empty ana ~
In the once were only a young ~
behind a desk and a girl Al -
writer. went In and asked FOR y
s.. the countess father i
He has left u.s. said the cIsr.
Returning to the station, a..
Ballu on the platform, and. Unseen =.
him. we both arrived AT tho hotel :,
the same time.
II had already noticed tha, al,hou,.
Ballu and the countess never s,.
changed a word when Others vs,.
present. their eyes often net. ANA
when on the night OF my return y.
sat down at the table d'hot, A hard,,
perceptible sign passed between ,bsT
Keeping them both we'll In sigh, I
saw Ballu at 9 o'clock stroll toward
the end OF the garden. He disappeared
in the darkness. but | fell sure \.
had gone to the little summer hou.
facing the t~ennis-lawn.
81 soon arrived at the back OF u.
little wooden structure. and felt :.
lieved when I heard some one NON
inside. Half an hour later there cana
a light step. II was the countess
Their conversation. carried on !,
whispers. did not last many minu,e.
Ballu's voice sounded hard. almost
Threatening. while that of the countess
was %imploring. Although | could no,
catch every word they said, | heard
quite enough to be able TO reconstruct
the whole case. The moment TO &C,
had arrived.
The following morning as he
countess crossed the hall walked Up
10 her and said:
please go to the library want
10 speak to you at once.
She gave me a look OF SURPRISE ana
fear. and entered the room.
Madame ! said. TO you AMI yo1
alone | will divulge who ana IN
NJ. Goron. chief OF the Paris detective
force. My object Ia to help you. !
know your father has Appropriated
or In accused Of having done So
money belonging 10 his employer, ~
H. ! know you wanted 20 save
him, and. not having the ready cast
you handed to NJ. H. through bis
understudy. NJ. Ballu. your pearl nect
lace al security. In order 70 10 ih''
you have-probably at this man $ sus
gestion-made II appear you had oeen
robbed. NJ. II. being afraid 10 ds
pose OF the pearls. is now pressing yoa
TO redeem them. and for a larger sun
than your father owes him An
| right?"
The poor lady sat motionlc's ne
very lips had turned white.
Fear nothing I continued I an
here to save you. But you must prom
ise to follow my instructions impI''
ly. Will your
Yes she whispered.
""very we'll. Can you invent a Fe'
son that will satisfy your h'SOan
why you should 20 to Paris' T''"''
ing the following dayT
she nodded. ~.
Il A.. ,h
Then leave tomorrow early o' " !.
express. having first wired u l,
H to make an appointment al y.
once. Go there straight. Ten W.
you have seen me-letting nun, :
course, think I am In Paris-ano ' y,
you have como to me for advice -
plain that you know from ME ina, -
attitude toward you places hin ~
serious position. from which he ~ =
e~xtricate himself IN one way o 49,
Having agreed to let you reIuha
the money due 70 him by your i !,
always supposing that story !" -
true-he must at once return 20" =,
necklace. on your promise to p1, -
a fixed sum on account every NV,
You car manage that, can you wv
""Yes. M. Goron.' she said, Pu'D"
her hand on mine, I will
Hush! Don't pronounce my n -
Should that fellow H max
Il f,,.~ $500. - A~n ht~n ha Will NV