The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-05


Never would she forgive such base
ness And only little while ago she
had been az happy as the nightingale
to which they compared her. Never
had she wronged anyone; she had been
kindness and thoughtfulness to all
with whom she had come In contact.
But from now onl Her I'm
gers frightened round the barp. She
might have posed as Dido when she
learned that the noble Aeneas was
dead. War. war; woe to the moths who
luttered about her head hereafteri
All, but had she been happy Her
hands Slid down the bars. Her ex-
preston changed. The mouth dropped,
the eagle-light in her eyes dimmed.
From out the bright morning, some
where. had come WEAKNESS. and with
this came weakness. and finally, tears.
She heard the key turn in the lock.
They had never come so early before
She was astonished to see that her
jailer did not close the door as usual.
He put down the breakfast tray on the
table. There was tea and toast and
fruit
'Mademoiselle. there has been ter
rible mistake" said the man humbly.
"Ahi 30 you have found that outf"
she cried.
Yes. You are not the person for
whom this room was intended" Which
was half truth and perfectly true,
paradoxical as 1t may seem. Eat your
breakfast in peace. You are free.
mademoiseIle."
"Freei You will not hinder me II
walk through that door,"
mo. mademoiselle. On the con.
trary, shall be very glad, and so will
my brother, who guards you at night
repeat, there has been frightful mis-
take. Monsieur Champeaux =. :"
Monsieur Champeaux" Nora was
bewildered. She had never heard this
name before.
"He calls himself that" was the dip
lomatio answer.
All Morals suspicions took firm
ground again. "will you describe this
Monsieur Champeaux to me2" asked
the actress coming into life.
HE is short, dark. and old. made
moiselle."
Rather is he not tall. blond and
young7" ironically.
The jailer 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-
dark regarding his identity. And here
she had hit 1t on In less than q dozen
words. Oh, well; 1t did not matter
now. She might try to make It un-
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 meansf
It is abduction. It is crime you have
committed. punishable by long impI1s-
onment."
Il have been mademoiselle's jailer,
not her abductor. And when one is
poor and in need Of money!" He
shrugged.
Il will give you thousand francs
for the name and address of the man
who instigated this outrage"
All, he thought; then she wasn't 30
Bure2 II told you the name, mademoi-
selle. AS for his address, dare not
give 1t, not for ten thousand francs.
Besides, 1 have said that there has
been q mistake"
For whom have been mistaken"
who but Monsieur Champeaux's
wife, mademoiselle, who Is not in her
right mind7" with inimitable sadness.
Very WE'LL" said Nora. You say
that am free. That Is all i want,
freedom"
Tn 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 insanel"
Permit me to doubt thati And you
are not afraid to let me go2"
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 Eve
minutes to the tram. A carriage is at
the door. Will mademoiselle be pleased
to remember that we have treated her
with the utmost courtesyf"