The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
CHAPTER '.
Tahlrets Advice,

dbaIcts ADVICE
A $ Noel wns seeing Taharc, out ot
n the apartment he heaved Sigh
a and said. am In II terrible posi-
ton And In addition / have pc
cunlary cmharrnssments have entered
INTO various engagements. Rut can now
9 max use OF Nine, Gerdl's fortune
which. before | found out the secret NJ
my hirih. ueed to be Hs my CNna 80.
never"
As to that, dchr boy" replied Tab
1ret y have l20OO on 1900 france
locked up In my desk which trouble me
for me- After some hesitation Noel
I consented 10 accept the loan
Noel after listening intently to make
| sure that TRharot was out ~ the house,
leave by the front why. There was n
bnck way Leading through disusrd
| conchhouse, which Noel had often made
I use Of He got n cah and drove 20 the
corner Of the Rue du truhourE Mont
/ mart" and the Rue de Provence When
he had seen the cab Grivc Of he turned
/ into the Rue de Provence entered an
apartment house. took out kcy and
. opened the door NJ beautifully fur
/ nished flnt on the second floor
A mdys maid ran 70 meet him "Ah. 4
! is-tou sir" she cried Madame is very
/ angry This morning Rhc spoke Of send
lng TO md YOU, little later she pro
posed to go herself Noel entered an
| ''''l'' '''ll Nllfl ~ NbNIk N'IllhN WIS
reclining upon n Nrgc. low diynn piled
with cushions. She was beautiful wom-
an With arms, shoulders and neck Of eX-
quisite contour
80 you have como at last" she crlcd
You knew that today was my settling
day. The trndcsmen all came and had
not penny to give tncm. Tho coach
maker came. but there was no money
That old pirate. Clergot. to whom | gave
n note for 3 600 francs. came and Kicked
n all
Il man who respects himself nv
friend may allow his own signature 70
be dishonored, but never that Of hts
mistress
that ls nll very we'll" rctorted the woman
"hut whore ls the money"
Noel took packet from his pocket and
handed II 90 her saying, "Hero is tho
bracelet you longcd for so much a week
ago At BcaugrRn's' She examined tho
bracelet and then said. with Il bored ~
preston 1T looked very much pretticr
I'm the showcase. II would have been
better 10 have forgotten the hrgcelct and
to have brought the money"
| ~ have brought YOU money replied
Noel Here are 10000 francs | owe u
to- chance that / have them to give YOU "
'Oh. very we'll I suppose that tomor-
row YOU viii declare that your finances
are very much involved, etc. etc In
short, YOU want tu get ria ~ me You
are stingN"
ut ia true. 1ullctic." sad Noel grave
ly, "my finances are I'm u bad state. In
fact, ! nm ruined man-Hm at my last
resources
Tho eyes of the Young woman bright
eued "Oh, n could hut believe YOU she
Crjah eagerly
she docs believe me nnd she Is glad.
thought Nocl she dctests me 90 Rut
Nucl little knew the heart ~ that Will
sinful woman For n wealthy lover wuc
could buy her faVots she had only con.
tempt tor poor one she would Sacri.
, tico her NE as she had already sacrifice,
her soul
An we'll YOU are forgiven" contlnur,
Juliettc But I live too much shut up
why DO you hide me- Are YOU ashamc,
~ me-
"Niy dear" replied Noel" am sIngl,
harrlster. my reputation rs el that
have | must preserve that What client
would cutrust big cnsc 20 q man who
he knew had ruined himself for a womur
who had been the talk OF Paris Bu, tnl
some time now my entire attention musl
be taken up with a matter Of the great
rst importance to me II I succeed, Oar.
ling. our future happiness IS assured
You will mot sec mo again Tor sever,
DAYS And Nou must not ny 90 Sc" me
n anything of importance occurs sen,
that old rascal, the money broker, 'I'r
got. to me %
Noel lrft the house and returned TO hi'
own home The servant informed hin
that she feared Nine Gcrdy was dying
IIc followed her into the sick woman
room lie found her terribly changed
Her face wns NJ uvId pnlrneSs and hr
ewes. which glttrrcd with q sumher light
seemed tn hr filled with q tur dust He
hair. loose and dsordcrcd, fcll over ne
checks and her shoulders, contributing {,
her Wild appearance She uttered from
time 10 timr n groau hardly audible
Run uucl,l, for the doctor Fuld Noel
When pr Hervc Camo he found hi
patient worse "Shc Is suffering from ~
Inflammation Of the brain he said
While Nocl and tho doctor watched by IN,
bedside W the stricken Valerie Gcrdy. ol,
Taharet wna Closetcd with lnvestisatiu,
MacIstrntc pnhuro~ lie had not hest
tated tu wake the magistrate up ut mil
night
Tho magistrate received Tahnret n
h,d We'll have you discovered the cul
Irit" he asked.