The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-29

| looked at her earnestly, scarcely
understanding that she vas saying shs
vas glad l had come. that she had
waited for me. that shs had wanted r
ses me, that she had Wished 70 tell NJ
how deeply our tragic experience q
La Trapps and In A0rsbr0na had In
pressed her.
But come out to my garden" she
said. smiling. and stripping OF her lit
tie buR gauntlets. There We vii
have . tea . rAnglaise. and sunshine
and long. long. satisfying talk"
She led the way along Q path un6si
tho apricots to . seat against sunny
wall.
First Of ALL" she said. impulsively
Il know your life-all of 1t in minute
particular. Are you astonishsdr'
mo. madame" I replied: "Nornae
showed you my dossler."
THAT II true" she said, with . troa.
bled look Of surprise.
Ismiled. As for Mornac." began,
but she interrupted me.
"Ah. Mornac! Do you suppose I b.
lisved him? In your dossier read the
tragedy Of gentleman"
DO you know" said I. ''that I Am
now . performer in . third-rats travel.
ing circus1"
Il think that il very sad" she said.
sweetly. with NO hope!"
"Hops?" With every hope" I said
smiling. my name 70 not ny own,
but It must serve me to my end. and I
shall wear It threadbars and leave II
to no one"
rs there NO hopef" she asked.
quietly.
Suddenly the ghost of all I had lost
rose before me with her words-rose
at last after all these years. towering,
terrible. free once more to an the days
with loathing and my nights with hell
eternal, after all these yeazsi
There il every hope" l said. save
the hopes Of youth-the hope Of Q
woman's love. and Of that happiness
which comes through love. an Q
man past thirty. madame-thirty-avs.
I believe my dossier makes It. 1t has
taken me fifteen years to bury my
youth. Let - talk Of Mornac."
"Yes. We viii talk Of Mornac," she
said. gently.
80 with INFINITE pains I went back
and traced for her the career Of Buck.
hurst. sparing her nothing. She sas
motionless, her face like cold marble,
a. I carefully gathered the threads Of
the plot and gently twitched that one
which galvanized the mask Of Nornac,
"Mornac!" she stammered. aghast.
Ishowed her why Buckhurst desired
to como to Paradise; l showed her
why Mornac had initiated her into the
mysteries Of my dossier. taking that
internal precaution, although hs had
every reason to believe he had me
practically In prison. with the keys In
bis own pocket.
She told me that Buckhurst came
to her house here in Paradise early in
September; that while in Paris, pom.
dering on what l had said, she had
determined to withdraw herself ahso.
lutely from all organized socialistic -
sociations during the war: that che
believed she could do the greatest
good BY living . natural and cheerful
life. by maintaining the position that
birth and fortune had given her. and
BY using that portion and fortune 70,
the benefit Of those less fortunate.
This she had told Buckhurst, and
the rascal appeared to agree with hel
10 thoroughly that, when Doctor Del
mont and Professor Tavernier ar
rived. they also applauded the choice
she made Of Buckhurst AZ distribute,
Of money, food and clothing to the
provincial hospitals, now crowded te
suffocation with the wreck Of battle.
Then . strange thing occurred Doc