The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-07-16

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peared she would be totally In the
dark regarding his identity. And here
she had hit 1t on In less than dozer
words. Oh, well; It did not matter
now. She might try to make 1t un
pleasant for his employer, but he
doubted the ultimate success OF hel
attempts. However. the matter was al
an end as far as he was concerned.
Have you thought what this means
1t is abduction. 1t is crime you have
committed, punishable by long impris-
onment."
81 have been mademolselle's jailel,
not her abductor And when one Ia
poor and In need Of money!" He
shrugged.
Il will give you a thousand francs
| for the name and address OF the man
who instigated this outrage"
| All, he thought; then she wasn't so
sure? II told you the name, mademoi-
selle. AS for his address, I dare not
| give 1t. not for ten thousand francs.
Besides. have said that there has
been a mistake"
For whom have been mistaken"
Who but Monsieur Champeaux's
wife, mademoiselle. who is not in her
right mindT with inimitable sadness.
Very WELL" said Nora. You say
that / am free. That Is all want,
freedom"
In twenty minutes the electric tram
leaves for Paris. You will recall,
mademoiselle,' humbly. that we have
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 insanei"
Permit me to doubt thatl And you
are not afraid to let me go?"
mot in the least, mademoiselle. A
mistake has been made, and in telling
you to go at once. we do our best to
rectify this mistake. 1t is only five
minutes to the tram. A carriage is at
the door. Will mademoiselle be pleased
to remember that we have treated her
with the utmost courtesy"
Il shall remember everything"
ominously.
Very good, mademoiselle. You will
be in Paris before nine" With this
he bowed and backed out of the room
as though Nora had suddenly made a
distinct ascension in the scale of i'm
portance.
"Waitl" she called.
His face appeared in the doorway
again.
DO you know who ann"
Since this morning. mademoiselle."
That is ALL"
Free! Her veins tingled with
strange exultation. He had lost his
courage and had become afraid of the
consequences. Freel Monsieur Cham
peaux indeed Cowardice was a new
development in his character. He had
been afraid to come She drank the
tea, but did not touch the toast or
fruit. There would be time enough
for breakfast when she arrived in
Paris. Her hands trembled violently
as she pinned on her hat, and she was
not greatly concerned as to the angle.
She snatched up her purse and cloak.
and sped out into the street. A phae-
ton awaited her.
The tram" she said.
Yes, mademoiselle."
And go quickly" She would not
feel safe until she was in the tram.
A race appeared at one of the win
lows. AS the vehicle turned the cor
ier, the face vanished; and perhaps
hat particular visage disappeared for
'ver. A gray wig came off, the little |
ray side whiskers, the bushy gray |
yebrows, revealing a clever face not |
more than thirty, cunning, but humor-
usly cunning and anything but scoun-
reilly. The painted scar aslant the
ose was also obliterated. With
aste the man thrust the evidences of
isguise into a travelling bag, ran here
nd there through the rooms, all bare
nd unfinished save the one with the
ars and the kitchen, which contained
wo cots and Some cooking utensils
Nothing of Importance had been left
ehind. He locked the door and ran
vi the way to the Place d'Armes
atching the tram to Paris by frac-
Ion of minute.
All very well done. She would he
Paris before the police made any
ennite move. The one thing that dis