American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-02-21
SYNOPSIS.

soldier OF fortune IN the employ OF the
Of the Franco Prussian war. II ordered to
arrest John Buckhurst, leader OF tho
Communists, who 10 suspected of having
searching for 'f BackdSr hurst scsrlstt Is OF" or.
dered TO arrest Countess de Vassart and
her group Of socialists and escort them
TO the Belgian border.
CHAPTER u-Scarlett finds Sylvia
Elven Of the Odeon disguised as peas
ant and carries her to La Trappe. where
the ossntess and her friends are assem-
CHATTER III-All are arrested The
from the roof Of the house. He denounces
Buckhurst as the leader OF the Reds and
the countess conducts him to where Buck
hurst Ia secreted.
CHAPTER Waterman Uhlans descend
on the place and Buckhurst escapes DUR
ing tho melee. Scarlet II wounded.
CHAPTER Vile RECEIVERS conscious,
ness in the. countess homo at Morsbronn.
where he 10 cared for by the countess.
ssss s and 0PEas an sosrs
CHAPTER vI-Buckhurst processes 70,
gearst He declares he viii SiH i've himself
UP to the authorities. Scarlet doubts his
sincerity. Buckhurst urges tho countess
70 30 70 PARADISE.
CHAPTER v1I-Buckhurst ADMITS that
he receives pay from the Prussians Tor
information which he does not give. He
Scarlet. th1 countess and himself.
CHAPTER vIII-scariett reports to the
service In P% and
deposits the crown Jewels and later. when
making detailed report. finds that pebbles
have been substituted for the real stones.
Scarlet that Mornac Is dangerous. Hs
also informs him that all the government
treasure is being transported TO the coast
ti lett and Speed escape to join a circus.
CHAPTER Ix-The circus arrives a.
Paradise where Scarlet secures license
from the mayor
CHAPTER Kan order Ia received BY
he mayor calling the citizens to arms.
CHAPTER xI-Jacaueline. daughter OF
| the Lizard, offers to Join the circus to
give exhibitions In the character OF Q
mermaid.
CHAPTER xII-scarlett makes friends
CHAPTER xIr-scarlett calls on tne
countess at her home In Paradise. He
| finds Sylvia Etven also there. He learns
the countess has withdrawn from the So
clalists. They swear eternal friendship
man past thirty, madame-thirty-6ve
I believe my dossier makes It. d II has
taken me fifteen years to bury my
youth. Let us talk Of Mornac."
YES, we will talk of Mornac." she
said, gently.
So with infinite pains I went back
and traced for her the career OF Buck
hurst, sparins her nothing. She sat
motionless, her face like cold marble,
az I carefully gathered the threads OF
the plot and gently twitched that one
which galvanized the mask Of Mornac.
"Mornac!" she stammered. aghast.
I showed her why Buckhurst desired
to come to Paradise; I showed her
why Mornac had Initiated her into the
mysteries Of my dossier, taking that
Internal precaution. although he had
every reason to believe he had me
practically in prison. with the keys In
his own pocket.
She told me that Buckhurst came
% her house here In Paradise early In
September; that while In Paris. pom.
dering on what l had said, she had
determined to withdraw herself abso-
lutely from all organized socialistic as
sociations during the war; that she
believed she could do the greatest
good by living a natural and cheerful
life. by maintaining the position that
birth and fortune had given her, and
by using that portion and fortune for
the benefit OF those less fortunate.
This she had told Buckhurst, and
the rascal appeared to agree with her
so thoroughly that, when Doctor Del
mont and Professor Tavernier ar
rived. they also applauded the choice
she made OF Buckhurst as distributor
OF money. food and clothing to the
provincial hospitals, now crowded to
suffocation with the wreck OF battle.
Then a strange thing occurred. Doc
tor belmont and Professor Tavernier
disappeared without any explanation.
They had started for ST, Nazaire with
a sum OF money-twenty thousand
francs, locked In the private strong
J box OF the countess=-to be distributed
among the soldiers OF Chanzy; and
they had never returned.
In the light Of what she had learned
from me, she feared that Buckhurst
had won them over
But" | said, patiently, you have
not yet told me where he is"
II don't know" she said. "A week
ago dreadful creature came here to
see Buckhurst; they went across the
! moor toward the semaphore and stood
for long while looking at the cruiser
which is anchored OF Groix. Then
Buckhurst came back and prepared for
a journey. He-said he was going to
Tours to confer with the Red Cross. I
don't know where he went. He took
all the money for the general Red
Cross fund"
When did he say he would return 2"
He said In two weeks
THAT Is good news" said, gayly.
But tell me one thing: Do you trust
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