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


did And
Pardon me- interrupted the Wis
comte. we cannot allow this. We sin
cerely hope you may prove your inno-
conceive hope II for your sake And
this is ali we have to say to you for
the present
After a pause my visitor resumed:
Il have no recollection of how | got
home that evening: and even the next
! morning l could not realize that it had
not been fearful dream Several
ldays spent trying to unravel this mys
/ terry, when ! received two letters from
/ England. The first was from my ia
Their The poor man Is heart-broken.
/ lie had had full account OF what
had occurred at Madame's house. He
advised me to go away, somewhere in
the Colonies, and remain there till this
affair is forgotten. The other letter
vas"
He again stopped. and hid his face
in his hands.
1t was from my fiancee, the girl /
was to have married in three months
on my return to England. She, too,
knew all about II, and informed me
that | must consider our engagement
at an end. ] at once wrote to my IA
Their and to my fiancee, telling them
that had been the victim OF a hor-
rible plot, imploring them to reply by
return post; but neither of them has
sent me a line. / then remembered
my friend, l.. de v, school-chum,
now on the diplomatic service. He has
known me all my life; and, after had
told him my story, he gave me this
introduction TO you. Monsieur Goron,
beg Of you to help me-"
y certainly VIII try to help you"
replied; but your story is incom-
plete, ! want to hear more about these
people--the vieomte, Bernard T,
Madame j., and even-if you allow
me- Mademoiselle Genevleve. Who are
! they2"
Madame j. is the widow of
naval officer was introduced to her
the first week ! arrived in Paris, by a
man in the studio where was paint
ing She received every other even.
| Ing The vieomte is an old friend OF
hers, and. am told member of the
Jockey club. Bernard T met also
At Madame's house. We have often
dined together and gone to theaters. /"
Has be a profession? How does he
get his iiviug?"
He is, I think. an insurance broker;
but he has money. and does not seem
to work very hard"
And Mademoiselle Genevieve? Last.
but probably not leastY
You are right, Monsieur Gorou-
last, but not least; for believe she is
the innocent cause Of this business.
have been thinking night and day.
and am sure have found the clue to
this mystery,
He colored slightly and said:
7 am afraid what am going to tell
you viii sound rather foolish. but you
Will see ris important. Bernard T
is In love with Genevieye, a striking.
~ handsome girl. She had of late
shown me marked Partially. and In
his mad jealousy Bernard has planned
| this TO ruin me In her eyes"
And this. according to you. is the
clue TO the affair?'
Undoubtedly. There can be no 9th
er cause why anybody should try to
compromise me in such horrible way,
With your help we will get TO the bot!
tom OF It,
1T Is queer, very queer husl-
ness darker than you seem to think.
| do not say this to alarm you, but to
prepare you for few surprises. Give
rue the addresses Of all the people
you have lust mentioned, and come
here tomorrow at four o'clock. Don't
think of revenge: this may. or may
not. come later. The FIRST thing 10 be
done Is To clear you"
My visitor thanked me and went
away with a lighter step But when he
returned the following day he looked
more distressed than before.
What has gone wrong?" asked
ANY fresh trouble"
Ne" he replied moodily. except
that have had letter from our law
yer begging me TO go away at once
for the honor of the family"
With a suppressed oath he threw the
letter on my table
/ Never mind the lawyer. Tell him 10
90 to the-Colonies himself. Since
| I saw you have looked into the
/ matter, and have gathered a little
useful information First. let me tell
srou that yat,r tharpr- ,h-,.t r,,.,.a..s. %.
/ jealousy does not hold water. Excuse
nay asking you~-have you ever, say.
fiirted with the girl?"
Never"
Have you given her any presents,
or made appointments with here"
Never
Al the better. for il simplifles mat.
ters Another question, DO they play
haecarat at Madame J--'s?"
Yes three or four times a week. -
Did You piay?"
Yes. but gave up because"
You found You lost too much?~
You've guessed IT, did lose"
How muchs"
About two thousand dollars"
Just what expected have re
ceiyed some queer reports about your
friends Madame Is reputation Is
far from good. and suspect her salon
! 20 he o trap to swiudle people like
you. Bernard t certainly did in
herit some money last year. but he
ran through Il; and he is now the as
sociate. ANA possibly the tool. of pro
fessional gamblers, As 10 the vicomte