The Detroit times., 1913-10-08
CHAPTER VI.
(Loneinuad.l

\Oo0Suoeos)
All. but had she been happy? Hell
hands slid down the bars. Her ex
precision changed. The mouth droor
%. the eagle-li light In her eyes dimmed
From out the bright morning, some
Where. had come WEAKNESS, and with
this came weakness. and finally, tears
She heard the key turn In the lock
they had never come SO early before
6he was astonished to see that the
1eiier did not close the door az usual
He put down the breakfast tray or
the table. There was tea and toast
and fruit.
"Mademoiselle. there has been q ter
rible mistake" said the man humbly.
All So you have found that out? 2
she cried.
Yes. You are not the person fol
whom this room was intended" Which
was half q truth and perfectly true
paradoxical as 1t may seem. "Ea,
your breakfast In peace. You are free
Mademoisel;e.
Free? You will not hinder me Il
] walk through that door,"
mo. Mademoiselle. On the con
trary. shall be very glad, and SO viii
my brother. who guards you ut night
repeat, there has been a frightfu
mistake. Monsieur Champeaux >
Monsieur Champeaux!" Nora wal
bewildered. She had never heard this
name before q
He calls himself that" was the
diplomatic answer.
All Nore's suspicious took firm
ground again. "Will you describe
this Monsieur Champeaux to me?'
asked the actress, coming into life.
He II short. dark, and old, Made
moiselle,"
Rather is he not tall. blond, and
young" ironically.
The jailer concealed what annoy
ance he felt. In his way he was just
a. capable an actor as she was. The
accuracy OF her description startled
him; for the affair had been carried
out 80 adroitly that he had been pos
tive that until her real captor ap
peared she would be totally In the
Clark regarding his identity. And here
she had hit II of In less than dozen
words. Oh, we'll; 1t did not matter
now. She might try to make 1t un
pleasant for his employer, but he
doubted the ultimate success of heI
attempts. However, the matter was
at an end as far as he was concerned
"Have you thought what this means
II 10 abduction. 1t Is a crime you have
prisonment."
Il have been Mademoiselles tailer
not her abductor. And when one Is
poor and in need of money!" He
shrugged.
II will give you thousand francs
for the name and address OF the man
who instigated this outrage"
All, he thought: then she wasn't
90 sure? II told you the name. Mad
emoiselle. Az for his address, dare
not give It. not for ten thousand
francs Besides, have said that there
has been o mistake.
"ror whom have I been mistaken?
who but Monsieur Champeaux'
wife, Mademoiselle. who Is not In her
right mind?" with inimitable sadness
Every WE'LL" said Nora. you say
that am free. That Is all l want
freedom"
I'm twenty minutes the electric
| tram leaves for Paris. You will recall
| Mademoiselle," humbly, that we have
| taken nothing belonging to you. You
have your purse and hat and cloak
The struggle was most unfortunate
But, think. Mademoiselle. think; we
| thought you to be insane!"
Permit me to doubt that! AND
you are not afraid to Nt me goY
mot In the least. Mademoiselle. A
mistake has been made, and In telling
you TO 20 at once, we do our best tc
rectify this mistake. It Is only 1--WE
minutes to the tram. A carriage IL
at the door. Will MademOiselle be
pleased to remember that we have
treated her with the utmost cour
tesy?"
Il shall remember everything
ominously
"very good. Mademoiselle. You viii
be In Paris before nine." With this
he bowed and backed out of the room
a. though Nora had suddenly made 9
distinct ascension In the scale OF I'm
portance.
watt" she called.
His face appeared In the doorway
again.
"Do you know who I ami"
"Since this morning, Mademoiselie.
ssThat IL all"
free! Her veins tingled with
strange exultation. He had lost hi
courage and had become afraid OF the
consequences. Free! Monsieur Cham
peeux indeed! Cowardice was . new
development In his character. He ha<
been afraid to come. She drank thS
tea. but did not touch the toast OF
fruit. There would be time enough
for breakfast when she arrived II
Paris. Her hands trembled vioienu.
q she pinned ON her hat, and she wat
not greatly concerned as to the angie
She snatched up her purse and CLOAK
ana sped out into the street. A phae
ton awaited her.
1.-The tram" she said.
"Yes, Mademoiselle."
"And 70 quickly" She would no
1oot safe until she was In the tram.
A face appeared at one OF the win
dows. A the vehicle turned the COZ
nor. the face vanished: and perhap
that particu1ar visage disappeared for
ever. A gray wig came on. the little
cray side Whiskers, the bushy gre
0yo-bfows, revealing Q clever face, no
more than thirty, cunning, but humor
ously cunning and anything but scoun
Aroliy. The painted scar aslant tn
nose was also obliterated. With hast
he man thrust the evidences OF dia
guiso into . traveling-bag, ran her
ana there through the rooms, all bar
and unfurnished save the one with tn
hars and the kitchen, which containe'
80 ,O<., saA anna cooking utensils