El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11

and this was the type Of man. because
he was the least difficult to manage.
she held most in contempt
But about you, Paul did not de-
ceive me-" she retorted- In apparent
confusion her eyes refused to meet his
He told me .Pierrot was most dan
gerous man"
She continued hurriedly. With wifely
solicitude she asked concerning Paul
She explained that for a week she had
/ been a prisoner in the chateau, and.
since the mobilization, of her husband
save that he was with bis regiment IN
Paris she had heard nothing Captain
Thierry was able TO give her the later
news Only one day previous, on the
boulevards. he had met count d'Auril-
lac He was at the Grand hotel and
as Thierry was at once motoring back
to Paris he would give Paul news OF
, their meeting. He hoped he might
. tell him that soon his wife would be
in Paris. Marie explained that only
the Hines OF her aunt prevented her
( Her manner became serious.
And what other news have you?"
she asked Here on the firing line
we know less OF what is going for
ward than you IA Paris"
So Pierre Thierry told her all he
knew They were preparing dis
patches he was at once TO carry back
to the general staff and, for the mo-
ment. hrs time was his own How
could he better employ il than in talk
ing OF the war with a patriotic and
charming French woman
In consequence Marie acquired a
mass OF facts, gossip and suesses
! From these she mentally selected such
information as TO her employers
acros the Aisne, would be OF vital in
terest-
And 70 rid herself Of Thierry and on
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her only wish. But in attempting this.
by the return Of the adjutant. she was
delayed To Thierry the adjutant gave
a sealed envelope.
''Thirty-one. boulevard des Tnva-
lhes," he said With a smile he turned
TO Marie. And you VIII accompany
him.
~" exclaimed Marie. She was sick
with sudden terror
But the tolerant smile OF the adju-
tant reassured her
The count, your husband he ex-
planned. has learned Of your detention
here by the enemy. and he has be-
sieged the general staff to have you
conveyed safely 70 Paris" The ad-
jutant glanced at a field telegram he
held open in his hand. He asks" ne
continued, that you be permitted TO
return in the car Of his friend. cap
tain Thierry. and that on arriving you
join him at the Grand hotel"
Thierry exclaimed with delight
But how eharmingtF he cried TO
night you must both dine with me at
la Rue's." He saluted his superior Of
ficer. Some petrol, sir" he said. And
I am ready" To Marie he added,
The car Will be at the steps in five
minutes" He turned and left them
The thoughts OF Marie. snatching at
an excuse. raced madly- The danger
Of meeting the count d'Aurillac. her
supposed husband. did not alarm her
The Grand hotel has many exits. and.
even before they reached il. for leaV-
ing the car she could invent an excuse
that the gallant Thierry would not
suspect But what now concerned her
was how before she was whisked
away to Paris. she could convey TO
Anfossi the information she had gath
cred from Thierry- First. Of a woman
overcome with delight at being reuni-
ted with her husband she gave an ex-
eellent imitations then she exclaimed
in distress But my aunt. Madame
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