The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-14
lcopyright 1918 BY ". G. Chapnanl
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SYNOP5iG.
CHAPTER lame Ives mascot by
reputation, starts from Winnipeg for
London to attend the coronation Of King
George. Her father was the son of Comte
dives Of France. Following a quarrel
the son went to America where he mar
rled. At his death he left Anne q key
to a strong box in the vaults Of MagnlE &
Co, Paris bankers The box is said to
contain bonds of the defunct French
Panama Canal company on the steam
eF Anne meets the dissOlute son OF Bank
er Magnin. who. not knowing her ideu-
lty proposes scheme to get hold Of the
Panama bonds and eXtort money from his
father.
meet Ia London and volunteers to 80 as
q passenger with a French contestant
who wins the prize bur disappears before
Anne can learn his identity
CHAPTER IIT-Aune Is about to givo
up her attempts to gain admission 10 the
coronation when the French aviator and
hls grandfather appear The young man
entering the abbey Anne loses her purse
Later she learns that he Is the Chevalier
gives her cousin. and that the eldarly
man ls her grandfather Comte DIVES.
Sharing her fathers hate for the old
French family, Anne abruptly leaves the
abbey
CHAPTER IV-Anne borrows money
and. starts for Paris. on the way she
encounters the secretary Of the aviation
meet who. under the impression that she
/ rs the wife Of the tranch aviator. forces
IN her the prize, 500 pounds, which owes
/ won at the meet Anne calls on Banker
( Ma2nlT and presents her claims. She
earns that the ba 1ker IS extremely bitter
against her gran dfather and holds
! mort gage on the ancestral home Castle
! NAehy Nogni9 cells Anne that new
/ sey wll have TO be made and certain
/ formaliies compiled with before the box
ean be opened He induces her to sign
( IN ,apreement to sell him the bonds for
! 5000 francs. Young MagniH returns
Anne's purse without the key.
CHAPTER v-The Chevaller and his
! grandfather can on Anne regarding i'm
/ portant diplomatic papers which were
/ Anne. in her Indignation at being eus-
I 9eeted, discloses her identity ard the
/ 1omte takes her to his arms The Cheva-
/ ier declares his love and finds that II Is
! CHAPTER vTTT-The wife Of Zeuxis
/ spv and confederate of young MaguiH
/ fingered by her husbands desertion teilg
, e a plot against Anne and the Chevalier
/ The elder Magnif. mortified az his sons
| conduct goes 0u Anne's hal. Anne agrees
! % so by aer0plane to Corsica To bring
/ 1aciy ZouTis to testify IN behalf Of The
~hevaliar and to return the genuine bonds
which ls has stolen Young MaCniF is tn
% given warming so tA&. he may escape
from the country.
CHAPTER rX-After some getting ex-
ooriences Anne arrives at the place where
Zeuvs IS living
CHAPTER N-Anna roooverr tho hon1s
ane forces IeuXis To ar-ar tJ return 10
Paris. The latter sU cars vengeance
appears with q forged certificate Of mar
-ace and forces Anne 70 accompany him
10 hts yacht
Z could not restrain my tears. "IfI
only ] had not sold him the bonds"
said. Charles. grandfather, can such
O bargain hold seeing that / did not
know the incalculable value that Jhey
We're 20 him? Why, I could have OBJ
tanned millions You told me that h.
must have the bonds to doliyer 70 the
American government, that they are
already sold. Why. / could have bank
rupted him"
THE word Of the DIVES has never
been Withdrawn, Anne" answered my
grandfather what the law ISL mat
ters nothing. You sold the bonds; un-
less the sale itself were Invalid in law
It we're better to lose Clichy than to !
try to reclaim them upon the grounds |
you mention
But" I said angrily. che owes me |
10000 francs for the bonds-the price !
at which / sold them. Can he not be
made pay this before we lose CI'chy |
SO thai Wa can meet the interest upon
the mortgage?"
Charles shook his head sadly. "Un-
der the law," be said. The need not pay
for The bonds uutu the formalitius con
uccted with their transfer have been
completed That is the reason why
De has not asked for them before lie
does no. mean 70 pay for them before
riichy is his You appealed TO him up-
0n this subject once before in vain
And ae-well I asked him again fruit
lessly"
We said no more. wished to leave
before Magnias arrival but the 9th
.rs vetoed this proposition emphatic
ally
We must stay and surrender in per
.on. Anne" they told me. "Well haul
i0wn our flag"
and so. the following afternoon, we /
mt In the reception room awaiting
be old bankers arrival.
He came at two O'Clock It was the
Irst time chat De had set foot iu eli
hy IN some Eve and twenty years.
Hd be did not conceal his sense of
riumrh. Shocked as ] was at the
Eauge in him-ior De presented the
spocl of extreme old aEe-I could not
ut feel disgust II the iusolonce of his
carinE. at The scarcely vciled con-
ampl Nith which be treated us. His
rst word was as 10 the bonds: and
hen ] had handed them go him. he :
crl.ilized them for long. reading each .
tter carefully. as though 20 assure
imself that 7 had not tricked him
18th forgery At last, satisfied, lie
anded me his receipt
If you win send ne your future adj
ress, mademoiseile." Dee said blardlF /
q check fer fifty thousand francs VIII
e sent 20 sou within q week upon the
,1ciusion OF the legal f0rmaliues
nd be sat back aud Rloated and