The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
A CLASSIC
IN A PACE

meet him the baroness. On a sudden
impulse he said: Madame you may. per
to join me in getting from your husband
what demand"
The baroness looked at him coldIy and
he went on:
Among the letters found in my IA
Tiers papers are some signed 'PhraIsie,'
and some 'Marquese de JavelIe' That
was a niekname Of Phraisie's- She was
This Phraisie," continued Narius. "an-
nounces in a letter OF February, 1856. that
sne had given birth to a daughter who
nad been eonfded to some relatives of
Two months later my father hired for
Is Snls Pnraisie an expensive apartment in
@ Paris she is now Mime. Devil. In the
my father to invest 10000 francs in favor
of tne Daughter. Then they parted he
giving Phraisie 10000 francs.
The Bait Swallowed.
For a considerable time they did not
meet each other. Then the woman be-
gan to write again. She must see him.
She Is married now to a great financier.
My infatuated father swallowed the
bait and called upon her. Then she
writes that her husband is Jealous ana
suspicious-that the best thing to do is
for the marquis to associate himself with
her husband in business. Then they can
meet without suspicion.
MY father accepted the suggestion,
and you know what followed. Madame.
child.
"Euphrasie Cesarine TapOnnet. born o,
Euphrast Taponnet and an unknown
father, Is still living, although various
attempts upon her LIE have been made.
Phraisie Is now the Baroness de Thaller
given the same as that name of your
child by my father: and have annexed
the $4,000 francs invested by him for
Euphasie Cesarine Taponnet"
His Fathers Fortune.
The baroness bad listened with hardly
a muscle Of her face moving
Well. said she, what do you want?''
Il want that money returned TO whom
ii belongs I want my own and my IA
ther's fortune OF which We have been
robbed by NJ. de PhalIer with your as
sistance."
rs that alp
No: 1 want for the defrauded stock
holders the 100000 francs which FavoraI
is said to have embezzled."
The baroness burst out laughing The
door opened and the baron came in.
we are quarreling here" said the bar
oness calmly. Then she took the baron
into another room. When the two re-
entered to Marius the baron was all
smiles and honey
He declared that he had made every
snort TO discover If the child which the
baroness mad borne before her marriage
was still alive. out without result AS 10
me sn iather Of Marius having been de-
I[audso-tnat was a wild idea. He had
speculated as other men and had lost
demand my fathers fortune and the
restoTatlon Of that 100000 francs TO the
stockholders Of the Mutual Credit So
ciety. said Marius.
Letters Left Behind.
The baron moved out toward the en-
trance where the carriage was waiting.
and Aarius accompanied him.
And If not?' asked ThaIIer.
Then 1 shall appeal to the courts
wen see about it," replied the baron.
and, entering his carriage. drove on.
disappointed. but not dIsmayed. Mar
Ius sought Aaxence.
In the pocket Of the coat which NJ
Favoral had taken on to put on the o,a
ne wore when he fed so suddenly had
oeen found receipt for two Ies,ba-
trunks Tregars and Maxence went -
che cbe snoP where these had been puT1
de Cirque i rue
To the Rue de Cirque they wen, and
ing cafe; Marius went to No 4S wber.
ne. Ie round a lively little lady in a preti;
iltue mouse, luxuriously furnished.
Attempted Murder.
He was shown into the parlor He s,v
upon the mantelpiece a portrait Of NJ
Vincent Favoral.
Zali
do you want?"
4 desire to find the original of that
picture"
%. NJ. Victor" she replied. $50 it was
by the name Of Victor then, that FavoraI
ha had Kept up this establishments 20. he
mas gone of to Brazil. continued ZaIje
and you are left alone?''
y, yes but, pouf. Old Vincent only
T%tne iixa IN neTe If,I now and then and made me
you ask all these questionss'' uO
..wsn!- am a friend ne. Of NJ Favorars"
That is VI. Vincent's real name"
Then he told her the story of Vincent
he was said ZeIie. G
N He Eeioi Eeioined 81 Msxsnee and they went to
mad happened. Lucienne had been the
Nlctlm or a carriage accident which here
every evidence of being another attempt
abandoning the Dupe.
She was severely injured. So some
body must watch with her.
Oh. said she, IF Zelie CadelIe were
only here-the girl who befriended me-
when 1 came out Of the hospital"
Quickly Marius went and brought ZeIie.
telling her as much Of Lucienne's story
as she ought to know.
50 they tried to kill my poor dear"
she said. i will confess all" And she
did.
Vincent Favoral was hidden in apart-
ments which Zelie had taken in the Rue
St. Lazare.
He is in love with some great ladv-
who it Is 1 do not know" said ZeIie.
and they are going to fy tomorrow.
20 and bring your mother and your
sister 70 your father said Marius-and
hurried on TO the Rue ST Lazare.
hloden In closet with a glass door 10
Salt Tor the coming of Favoral's family,
le saw vincent and Nine. de Thaller In
,olo ana naughty language she told Fa-
'oral that he was her dupe She would
lot ny with him, and she swept out OF
Times Revenge.
Marius hurried down tc. see IL Maxenca
lad arrived with his mother and sister.
De had They ascended to the room.
FaVoral was apparently writing They
poke to him He did not answer. Thev
oucned MIN and he fell to the floor. He
Lucienne recovered and married Max
,nce. Marius went to law and recoy-
red his own and his fathers fortrDa