The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-11

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h,aa hsEk III tho Abduetion. iLet Asr
make lIsr aeeasasiohM Re 'sas OUT
Of H.
"Madanosseils. saSd tho crest p,p
licernan soberiy. -thls n d grave ae.
eus&gien to make
I make IL. nevertheisss.- replied
NOra she eat stifny Nn her chilar. ftsx
face eoIorlesk. dark savclea under her
eyes. She nsNsr looked toward C0art,
lRAds
-BHt Monsieur CopFtiandt has OF.
fered an aiibi such al re canaet ig,
more More than that, his Integrity
is vouched for by the gentleman at
his side. whom doubtless mademoi-
stlle recognizes"
Nora eyed the great man doubsfully,
-Wha, Is the gentleman to your
che was Intercepted
Absolutely nothisg.~ eonteinptn
ously.
The minister inspected his ringA
"He has annoyed me al various
times" continued Nora; that is all.
And hts setions on Friday Night war.
rant every suspicion have enter
tanned against him"
The chief OF police turned toward
the bandaged chauffeur You reeog-
niEa the Eentlemanl"
No monsieur. | never saw him be-
fore II was an old man who engaged
me-"
Go on"
"He said that MAIDEN oiseilas old
teacher was very Ill and asked for rs
sistance left madsmoiselle at the
house and drove away. was hired
from the garage. That IL the truth.
monsieur"
Nora smiled disbeiievingly Doubt.
less he had been paid well for that
lie.
And your asked the chief of No
ra's chauffeur
He 10 certainly the gentleman. mon
sieur. who attempted to bribe me"
That Is true" said Courtlandt with
utmost calmnesA
"Msdemoiselle. II Monsieur Court
landt Wished. he could accuse you ot
attempting 10 shoot him"
II was an accident, His sudden APP
pearance in my apartment frightened
me Besides. believe woman who
lives comparatively alone has a legal
and moral right 10 protect herself
from such unwarrantable intrusIons.
! wish him no physical injury, but
am determined TO be annoyed By him
no longer"
The minister's eyes sought Court
lanits face obliquely. Strange young
man. he thought. From the expires.
sion Of his face he might have been n
spectator rather than the person most
vitality concerned In this little scene.
And what pair they nadel
Monsieur Courtlandt. you will give
me your word of honor not to annoy
mademoiselle AGAIN.
Il promise never to annoy her
again"
For the briefest moment the blazing
blue eyes clashed with the calm brown
ones The latter were first 10 deviate
from the tine. II was not agreeable
TO look into q pair OF eyes burning
with the hate OF ones self Perhaps
this connagration was intensified by
the placidity Of his gaze. II only there
had been some sign OF anger. OF con.
tempt, anything but this incredible
tranquility against which she longed
TO cry OUT She was too wrathful TO
notice the quickening throb OF the
veins on his temples
"Mademoiselle, find no case
against Monsieur Courtlandt, unless
YOU wish to appear against him for his
forcible entrance to your apartment.
Nora shook her head The chief OF
police stroked his mustache 10 hide
the heeting smile, A peculiar case.
tho like OF which had never before
come under his scrutiny "Circum.
stantial evidence, We know. points to
him. but we have also an alihi which
is tHcontestable. We must look else
where for YOUR abductors. Think:
have you not some enemy Is there
no one who might wish you worry
aud inconvenience Are your asso.
ciates all loyal to your Ia there any
jealousy"
GRO RE CONTINUED