Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-25

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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 APP
peared she would be totally in the
dark regarding his identity. And here
she had hit it off in less than a dozen
words. Oh, well; 1t did not matter
now. She might try to make 1t I'M
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 means?
It is abduction. 1t is crime you have
committed, punishable by long impris-
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 a thousand francs
for the name and address of the man
who instigated this outrage"
All, he thought; then she wasn't 80
sure? II told you the name, mademoi-
selle AS for his address, l dare not
give it, not for ten thousand francs.
Besides, l 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 mind?" with inimitable sadness.
Very WE'LL" said Nora. you say
that l am free. That is all l want,
freedom"
I'm 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 thatl And you
are not afraid to let me go?"
mot in the least, mademoiselle. A
mistake has been made, and in telling
'-nu to go at once, we do our best to
r, 5tify this mistake 1t is only five
minutes to the tram. A carriage is at
the door VIII mademoiselle be pleased
to remember that we have treated her
with the utmost courtesy"
II 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"
Freel Her veins tingled with
strange exultation. He had lost his
courage and had become afraid of the
consequences. Freel Monsieur Cham
peaux indeedl Cowardice was a new
development in his character. He haC
been afraid to come. She drank the
tea, but did not touch the toast Of
fruit. There would be time enough
for breakfast when she arrived il
Paris. Her hands trembled violentl,
az she pinned on her hat, and she wal
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.
1.-THE tram" she said.
Yes, mademoiselle."
And go quickly" She would no
feel safe until she was in the tram.
A face appeared at one of the wiz
dows. AS the vehicle turned the col
ner, the face vanished; and perhap
that particular visage disappeared fol
ever. A gray wig came off. the littl
gray side whiskers, the bushy gra
eyebrows, revealing a clever face, nc
more than thirty, cunning, but humol
ously cunning and anything but scouI
drelly. The painted scar aslant tn
nose was also obliterated. Wit
haste the man thrust the evidences {
disguise into a travelling bag. ran her
and there through the rooms, all bar
and unfinished save the one with tn
bars and the kitchen. which containe
two cots and some cooking utensil
Nothing of importance had been lie
behind He locked the door and ra
all the way to the Place d'Arme
catching the tram to Paris by fra
ton of a minute.
All very we'll done. She would
:. in Paris before the police made al
T. definite move. The one thing that di
l. turbed him was the thought of Il
blockhead of a chauffeur, who had g
L drunk before his return from Va
J. sailles. If he talked; well, he cou
say nothing beyond the fact that
?. had deposited the singer at the hou
# as directed. He knew positively not
l. ing
e The man laughed softly. A tho
q sand francs apiece for him and A
tome, and no possible chance Of I
T ing discovered. Let the police III
the house in Versailles; let the
?" trace whatever paths they found; 4
agent would tell them. and honest
'r that an aged man had rented q