Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-05-29


The taller concealed what annoy
ance he felt. In his way he was Just
as capable an actor as she was. The
accuracy OF her description startled |
him; for the affair had been carried |
out so adroitly that he had been posi- |
tive that until her real captor ap-
peared she would be totally In the
dark regarding his identity. And here
she had hit It of In less than dozen
words. Oh, well; II did not matter
now. She might try to make II I'M
pleasant for his employer, but he
doubted the ultimate success OF her
attempts. However, the matter was at
an end as far as he was concerned.
Have you thought what this means?
| Il is abduction. II il a crime you have
committed, punishable by long impris-
onment."
81 have been mademoiselle's tailer,
not her abductor. And when one is
4 poor and In need Of money!" He
shrugged.
81 will give you a thousand francs
for the name and address OF the man
who instlgated this outrage"
All, he thought: then she wasn't 30
sure? II told you the name. mademoi-
selle. As for his address, dare not
give It, not for ten thousand francs
Besides, have said that there has
been a mistake"
For whom have been mistaken
who but Monsieur Champeauxs
wife, mademoiselle. who is not In her
right mind?" with inimitable sadness.
Very WE'LL" said Nora. you say
that I am free. That ls all ] want
freedom"
In twenty minutes the electric tram
leaves for Paris. You VIII recall
mademoiselle," humbly, that we nave
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 let me goY
Not in the least, mademoiselle. a
mistake has been made and IN telling
YOU to go at once, we do our best te
|. rectify this mistake. 1t Is only nVe
minutes to the tram. A carriage Is a
the door. viii mademoiselle be pleased
to remember that we have treated hel
: with the utmost courtesy"
81 shall remember everything.
ominously.
Very good, mademoiselle. You VII
!, be in Paris before nine" With thu
he bowed and backed out of the room
{ as though Nora had suddenly made
II distinct ascension in the scale or I'm
" portance.
u Watt" she called.
B His face appeared in the doorwa
= again.
9 DO you know who l ann"
3 Since this morning. mademoiselle.
That is all"
o Free. Her veins tingled wit
> strange exultation. He had lost hi
3 courage and had become afraid Of tn
4 consequences. Free! Monsieur Chan
1t peaux indeed! Cowardice was me-
n development in his character. He ha
le been afraid to come. She drank tn
II tea, but did not touch the toast q
- fruit. There would be time enoug
for breakfast when she arrived
:, Paris. Her hands trembled violentl
~ as she pinned on her hat. and she wa
% not greatly concerned as to the angl
n She snatched up her purse and cloa
~ and sped out into the street. pha
~ ton awaited her.
- THE tram" she said.
- Yes, mademoiselle."
III And go quickly" She would NJ
~ feel safe until she was in the tram.
% A face appeared at one OF the wi
dows. AS the vehicle turned the CO
40 ner. the face vanished; and perhal
n that particular visage disappeared 10
- ever. gray wig came of, the lit
IN gray side whiskers, the bushy gri
ei eyebrows, revealing a clever face, n
81 more than thirty, cunning. but hume
c. ously cunning and anything but scou
70 drelly. The painted scar aslant Il
nc nose was also obliterated. WI
nc haste the man thrust the evidences
OF disguise into a travelling bag. ran he
en- and there through the rooms. all ba
all and unfurnished save the one with Il
y" bars and the kitchen, which contains
IN two cots and some cooking utensi
ne Nothing Of importance had been IL
ne behind. He locked the door and RI
90 all the way to the Place dArm'
no catching the tram to Paris by fra
ton of a minute.
Ter All very we'll done. She would
sx' In Paris before the police made a
co. definite move. The one thing that d
ed' turbed him was the thought OF I
me- blockhead of a chauffeur. who had
TN drunk before his return from W
rs' sailles. II he talked; well, he cot
OK say nothing beyond the fact that
re- had deposited the singer at the hou
Ter as directed. He knew positively no
al ing.
he The man laughed softly. tho
nd sand francs apiece for him and 4
tome. and no possible chance OF
err ing discovered. Let the police Il
y. the house in Versailles: let thu
10" trace whatever paths they found;