Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-05-07

Ss fs44Qe recosnfses.'
& 50 i 90 Nora eyed the great man doubtfully.
Va ksWhAt II the gentleman to your"
Z Tests ~ 5 s9hS was intefrogafed.
kbsolutely. nothing" contemptu-
The minister inspected his rings.
& stssa u az "He has annoyed me at various
81 8dnies." continued Nora; that is all.
And his actions on Friday night war
rant every suspicion have enter
- ES tanned against him."
The chief OF police turned toward
S'sfsS rs the bandaged chauffeur. You recog-
nike the gentleman?"
s. mo, monsieur, never saw him be-
= ~ fore. It was an old man who engaged
- lxM 3me."
I~ go on"
~ y3&s .'He said that mademoiselles old
~ 3teacher was very ilPand asked ie>, as
SfH3sistance left rnademoiselle at the
~ ihouse and drove away. 1 was hired
Csk6s from the garage. That is the truth,
,'s9. HSfSmonsieur."
! Ee Nora smiled disbelievingly. Doubt
i "a less he had been paid we'll for that
ss =. lie.
4 A "And your" asked the chief of No
= "a ssE, ;ra's chauffeur
\ E5f f-TIe is certainly the gentleman, mon
i sieur. who attempted to bribe me-"
Il "That is true" said Courtlandt with
fsss fssss 80 SJkRost calmness.
s ademoiselle, II Monsieur Court
u landt wished. he could accuse you OF
\ sS& attempting to shoot him."
- ttTt WAS An accident. His sudden ap-
J "a Y pearance ~, my apartment frightened
me- Besidse believe woman who
lives comparatively alone has legal
ySST and moral right to protect herself
u from such understandable intrusons.
3 wish him physical injury, but
S am determined to bC annoyed by him
no longer"
The minister's eyes sought Court
1andt's face obliquely. Stra+ge young
IL man ho fh0np oYn
- sion of his face he might have been a
VaSE spectator rather than the person most
r1 vitality concerned In this little scene.
Z (IA And what pair they made!
~ "Monseur Courtlandt, you will give
Ae your word Of horor not to annoy
n3lRemoiselle again?"
w. "R promise never to annoy her
gsas EagainsA>
O. ~ For the briefest moment the blazing
Anblue eyes .clashed with the calm brown
Jones. The latter were first to deviate
80. 1from Snej It was not, agreeable
to loAose MA pair of eyes bu1aing
- - Eswittr, :, this a OF ones self. Perhkbs
S ,ss Pi .iSn was msensnea nv, ns,,, oss
.Mis Mi RPs; easss - - MalSk ksaAEsdiblo
irs| 8 sss e1s! sss Tas A s ss thes, ,engfd q
- notice the duickening throb of the
veins on his temples.
"Mademoiselle, Il find no case
q & against Monsieur Courtlandt unless
I La a. you wish to appear against him for his
s(~-N 1oyciDie entrance to your apartment"
- fkSfra shook her head The chief of
] nIst olice stroked his mustache to hide
the feeting smile. peculiar case.
y the like of which had never before
W come under his scrutiny! "Circum-
E<Y etantial evidence. we know points to
E6 hlm but we have also an alibi which
fs' incontestable. We must look else
4 H where for your abductors. Think;
"a nave you not some enemy? Is there
q no one who might wish you worry
Is and Inconvenience? Are your asso
Gates e,a,es all H. loyal to you? Is there any
g mo. none at all, monsieur" quickly
3 and decidedly
g SS In my opinion. then, the whole af
Iair ts hoax. perpetrated to vex and
annoy you. The old man who en-
8 ployea the chaufeur may not have
S Deen Old Ihsve looked upon all sides
t oithesSIair, and 1t begins to look like
g PRACTICAL joke mademoiselle"
ssSss S"Ah!" angrily. "And am to have no
redress? Think OF the misery have
gone through, the suspense! My voice
IL gone shall not be able to sing
- again for months. Is 1t your sugges.
z SSSg ton that drop the Investigation"
IS YES nademoiselle. for It does not
look as II we could get anywhere with
y 1t II you insist, will hold Monsieur
q Courtlandt; but warn you the magis-
a date would not hesitate to dismiss
the case instantly. Monsieur Court
landt arrived in Marseilles Thursday
= morning; he reached Paris Friday