The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-12-31


The cabinet is quite unsque-the most
beaasifui, perhaps, that IA. Boule yer
produced. Did you discover Madame
de M~ontesparl's monogram o.
Nc, Mr.. Vantine said he was sure
~ eSlsteds but Godfrey and L did not
look for it,
NJ. Armand opened the doors which
concealed the central drawers.
VOLTA he said, ana traced With his
finger the arabesque Just under tho
peditnent. See how cunlaiagly 1t has
been end with the other figures.
And here is the emblem OF the giver.o
Il pointed to a tiny golden sun with
TadlAting rays o. the base of the pedi-
ment, Just above the monogram. lie
rof soleiito
lie rof soleilt" I repeated. o
course. We arc stupid not TO have dis
cerned it. That tells the whole story,
Doesn't it2 What is it, Parks [ added,
as that worthy appeared at the door.
There's a van outside, sir" he said,
and a couple of men are unloading a
piece of furniture, Is it all right, sir9.4
Yes, l answered." Have them bring
it in here, And ask the man in charge
of the inventory to step over here a
niiispte, Mr.. Nantihe left his eollec-
ton of art objects to the Metropolitan
museum" l explained 80 M. Armand,
"and L should Ike the representative OF
the meuseum to be present when the
exchange is made"
certainly" he assented. THAT is
very just.n
Parks was back IN a moment, pilot
ing two men WHO carried between Them
an object sWathed IN buriap. and the
metropolitan man followed them in.
Il ana Mr.. Lester" | said to Rim, Mr..
N~aatfne's executor; and this is NJ,
Felix Armand, OF Armand s. Son. OF
Paris. We are correcting All error which
/ Nrlc ~ oNA fS7g5E sN6E%sAN NJ, = tfANZssNG1 s.
That cabinet FOUNDER was shipped him
by mistake in place of one which he
had bought. Nj. Armand has caused
the right II to be sent over, will
take away the one which belongs TO
him. l have already spoken to the
but wish you to be present when the
exchange was made"
Il have no doubt 1t is all right, sir"
the museum man FASTENED to assure me.
You. of course, have personal knowl-
edge of all this
certainly, Mr.. Nantine himself told
me the story
Very we'll, sir" but his eyes dwelt
lovingly upon thu Boule cabinet. "triaat
is Il very handsome piece" he added.
II am sorry the museum is not to get it,
Perhaps YOU can buy 1T from M.
Armand" ] suggested, hut the curator
laughed and shood his head.
No. he said, we couldn't afford 1t,
But Sir Caspar might persuade MI.
MORGAN to brv IL for 1ls-IIl mention 1t
to him"
The two men meanwhtle undar M
Arn7and,s direction mad hscn sfrtr-
ming the y~vrann{nrsy frot, INA othar
cabinet. ana II finally stood revealed
II. too. was a beautiful niece of filrni-
tupa hut avon my, UNFRAMED eve onuld
soc how s.raatly II fell beiow tho ofra,
iva .bal, to ,.or,l ,t.asas a. ,,5ra
Mr. $50 ~ Ftts pa1'S y ~ 49,
Nth m y s,s,na sgg Y NJ ~, 5 ~ o ~, aa'it fa.n,1,
49, 80 ~ ~ \ :, .i,,aad trntn,ht ~
Ifn,as what 5aa1er .7ooe nNt Ne, ha
| shall endeayor 10 secure Al, annoint-
mont with him. Mean1yhtle . : y"
"~N{eanvhile the ,aniret is yotirE.'i |
said.
He made a little deprecating gesture.
and lien proceeded 10 have the cabinet
very carefully Wrapped in he buflap
which had been around the other one,
watched if d%ieappear under the rough
covering with sometting like regret. for
already my eyes were being opened 10 fts
beauty. Besides, | told myself again,
with in would disappear the last hope of
solving the mystery of philip Nautine's
death. However my reason might pro-
test, some instinct told me that, in
some way the Boule bin was con-
pected with that tragedy
But at last the packing was done. and
NJ. Armand turned to me and held out
his hand.
Il shall hope to see you again, MIR.
Lester" he said, with ~ cordially
iiN ~ me- 'Nit " Ky SoA-