The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-02

are seHufuB MIN 10 the country.
He's In. a sad state-he does
nothing but cry, poor lad."
The woman started to explain
her own temporary presence in
the kitchen, but the senator
walked away.
He was about to go upstairs
when he saw M0n<ieu and Ma
dame Poulafn emerging from
the porte cochere.
He wsfked forward to meet
| them.
81 am very sorry TO hear the
news about Jules" he began
quickly.
Madame Poulain stared at him
reproachfully. IL IL all this af-
fair" she said with a heavy sigh.
IF IL had only been the police,
have minded. Monsieu le Sena-
| teur--we are honest peopls-we
have nothing to fear from the
proudly. But when IL came TO
the impudent young man"
For a moment the Senator was
at q loss-then he suddenly re-
msmbered: - You mean the
gentleman attached to the British
Consulate7" he said uneomfort-
ably.
THAT English lawyer terrified
Jules" continued madame. Then
your SON attacked Jules too. Sure
ly the matter might have been
left to the police-our own ex-
ceilent police"
But when the Senator seized
this opportunity to inform the
Pouiains of the proposed search
by the French police they both
began shrieking at once. They
were disgracedl
And to think that IL Is you,
Monsieur lie Senateur, whom we
have always considered one of our
best patrons. who have brought
this indignity upon usl" walled
Madame Poulain.
Senator Barton was heartily
Disguised with the entire affair.
He wished he had never tried to
play the part of the Good Samari-
tan to Nancy. He was accom-
| plishing nothing for her and had
put himself and family In a bad
light with people In whose
hosiery he had lived during all
his many sojourns In Paris.
He went up to his private
salon with a sense of relief that
Daisy and Gerald had persuaded
Mrs Dampier to take a short
walk for the air. In his secret
soul the kindly Senator was
greatly concerned about his guest.
| The three long days had worn
upon her and she was no longer
the charmingly pretty girl he had
met in the court yard. She had
aged during those three days;
there. were lines and a look OF
real illness on her face, and the
sorrowful terror of her eyes
haunted him.
| He threw himself into a chair,
trying for the thousandth time to-
reach some conclusion In the
matter, but the whole thing was
as blank and curious as before.
| Unconsciously his eyes wandered
to the nearby table and noted a.
cablegram lying there.
The Senator opened IL and
!, found IL to be from some people
called Hamworth. Mr.. Hamworth
was one of the Senator's oldest
/ friends: also there was a clever
and pretty daughter who had al
ways shown a rather special lik-
ing for Gerald.
| The Hamworths we're arriving
In Paris next morning and they
liked the Bartons to join them at
lunch. Senator Barton was
pleased at the prospect for many
| reasons, but was doomed to dis
| appointment. When his children
and Nancy returned, Nancy going
directly to her room, and he told
| them of the invitation, both
abruptly declined.
They would not hear to leaving
Nancy.
| The next morning the police ar
| rived and, Gerald accompanying
them, began a thorough search of
| the old house. The Poulains
were gIoomily silent or volubly
| laxative.
When the police agent had de-
| manded a plan of the. hotel they
protested such a thing could not
be produced.
But the police agent was not to
be put off.
Every hoteIkeeper is bound to-
have a plan of his MOTEL" said the
agent roughly. land | shall re-
port you for not complying with
a a nEEU ffCrn