The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-03-25

1 looked at ner earnestly, scarcely
understanding that she was saying she
was glad l had come. that she had
| waited for me, that she had wanted to
see me, that she had wished to tell me
how deeply our tragic experience at
La Trappe and in Morsbronn had i'm
pressed her.
But come out to my garden" she
said, smiling, and stripping OF her lit
! tie buff gauntlets. There we will
have a tea lAnglaise, and sunshine.
and long, long, satisfying talk"
She led the way along a path under
the apricots to seat against sunny
wall
First of ALL" she said, impulsively,
Il know your life-all of it in minute
particular. Are you astonished?"
mo, madame" replied; "Mornac
showed you my dossier."
THAT is true" she said, with a trou.
bled look Of surprise.
smiled "As for Mornac," began.
but she interrupted me.
"Ah, Mornac! Do you suppose be-
lieved him? In your dossier read the
tragedy or gentleman
do you know" said I. that am
now a performer in a third-rate travel
ing circus?"
81 think that is very sad" she said.
sweetly. with no hope?"
Hopper" With every hope" l said
smiling. my name is not my own.
but it must serve me to my end, and l
| shall wear It threadbare and leave It
to no one"
rs there no hope?" she asked,
quietly.
Suddenly the ghost OF all l had lost
at last after all these years. towering,
terrible. free once more to fill the days
with loathing and my nights with hell
eternal. after all these years!
There is every hope" said, save
the hopes Of youth-the hope Of a
woman's love. and of that happiness
which comes through love. am a
man past thirty. madame-thirty.five,
I believe my dossier makes It, 1t has
taken me fifteen years to bury my
youth. Let US talk Of Mornac."
YES, we will talk of Mornac," she
said. gently.
| So with infinite pains l went back
and traced for her the career Of Buck.
hurst. sparing her nothing. She sat
motionless. her face like cold marble,
az carefully gathered the threads Of
the plot and gently twitched that ono
which galvanized the mask Of Mornac.
| "Mornac!" she stammered. aghast.
| showed her why Buckhurst desired
to come to Paradise: l showed her
why Mornac had initiated her into the
mysteries Of my dossier. taking that
Internal precaution. although he had
every reason to believe he had me
practically in prison. with the keys in
his 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 abso.
lutely from all organized socialistic As
sociations during the war: that she
believed she could do the greatest
good by living a natural and cheerful
life. BY maintaining the position that
birth and fortune had given her. and
by using that portion and fortune for
the benefit OF those less fortunate.
This she had told Buckhurst. and
the rascal appeared to agree with her
SO thoroughly that, when Doctor Del.
mont and Professor Tavernier ar.
rived. they also applauded the choice
she made OF Buckhurst as distributor
OF money. food and clothing to the
provincial hospitals. now crowded to
suflocation with the wreck OF battle.
Then a strange thing occurred Doc.