The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-21

VI. FRuvcrs,' at length said the count.
and further must announce to you that
h'. famlly viii soon be mine Next week
ny marriage with his niece, Madeleine
Vill be announced That gives me
right 10 speak And who arc YOU"
Looking IN" count steadily In the face
N'rdurct replied y was the hest friend
YOUR brother Castor. had was his ad-
yfser ana the conidant Of his last hopes
The shot mad been made At random but
10 told De Clameran turned deadly palo
and started back with his hands out
sirrtced before him as II shrinking from
a phantom. tie tried TO answer but
terror frozc the words upon his lips
Come, let ny CO." said de Iagors. who
had remained perfectly calm. and he
dragged de ClAmrran away hall sup
porting him. for the count staggered lik.
a drunken man and clung to every oh.
lect he passed to keep himself from
falling
About O'Clock In the morning verdu-
ret covering his costume with long
heavy cloak started 10 walk home
( through the bracing air He had not COW
cred half the distance when n man start
cd out from side street and made a.
pass az him with dagger He would
.crtalnly nave been struck 10 the heart
hnd not his marvellous quickness enabled
him to receive tho blow upon his wrist.
Whete II inflicted an ugly wound That
- hAoul, ne Thought ns the would be
aSshsslh disappeared IN the darkness De
nmetan cannot be far away They win
Iollo" me-perhaps again attack Inc
/ lh.y VIII, At least find out where live
nhd II they find out that the merrv-
Hhdrew Is Nerduret and that Verduret is
Lec"q my plans are ruined"
When he reached the boulevard Mont
marte ne saw two shadows which he
! recognized crossing the street "A little
higher up. Reaching the Place dcs Al,
et Mertlers Nerduret stopped ma asked
some Insignificant question OF two police
wmrh VINO were standing together taking
in imauu, ana DE tameran. who had fol-
lowed MIN, paused about twenty Zee, OF
Nnle thklng with the policemen Nerdu-
tet rang the bell OF the house before
Mh,ch ne stood and. hearing the sound
@ @mm'on apprlsed him that the door was
minute later Raoul and dc Clom"ran
rang the same bell and. arouslng Inc con-
Il.iBt' asked who N was that had ms,
entered the house in tho dress OF A
NV n.y. "nuteM The concierge said that
no "ne so dressed had entered And
yet ] cannot say" he added '.,or ,6is
ee1uST mas another entrance on the rue
I'hIs We are triCked." said die
,E' rmEn''' 4nd shhll never know who this
soor ,,r w., 'W IN Mess We learn too
mrrun '''''" ne cia'
Having thrown his pursu.rs or IN.
scent by passing through the bous, Il, ,ho
'''e des Arts ct Mertiors and doubling
ana visiting through side streets. Yer.
uWtt instead OF going home wen, 10
make sure that he would moi M, t,su.1
hls own door. to tho Hotel Grand
,.N,"anb'l ana was soon relating his e.,
'"A i,,snoo' o' me night 70 Prosper
p.o', "''!e souvenir from Your friend
nauuI hald he. showing his ,,nunj
Mh,rn ne proceeded to dress win cola
"",'l our enemies are on thu ,Ie,,
hhu We must crush them instnn,ly Tns
in,to,. ""s convinced that criminal re-.
WT WWuTIns existed between Raoui and
MNuNln" FauNcL thought / had H.
threads of this affair I'm nv b,,,ls" NV, NJ
thnt solution was too naturni-ino ,,s,
HuHhi TO have known H. Madame Fs,,.
" w uoi innocent. hut her guilt ia no,
49, ~ ! supposed II 10 be | Thought
maj infatuated by the hand.orc ~, ~,
MADAME Fauvel had bestowed upon b,y,
,nr name 81 ono of her relatives ana ip'
uuuuceS MN into her house as he,
nrphew to blind her husband she sav.
u,mn. mnr ". Jewels TO pawn and all the
money she could get hold OF AZ lac, sh.
allowed him TO steal money from he,
husbands safe She has evidently don.
MI these thlnss-hut why'
pr 'ameran, and nr Clameran nlop.
,'t m"wuahe tnuyel In his power Again
Nhy We shall discover why when We
"Mh the history " he Clamernn's mast
ne. From the information Won, ,,,Ls,
sent me knew that DE Cinm.ro,,s
u'1'nei InNon. had died suddenly aftrT
PREF Illness, while Louis was on n
NlNi To him. Tonight Louis turned white
as sheet ~ the mention OF his bro,b.r,.
nHme Ia YOU think he murdered
nin' NV friend, tho men who tried 10
wv, me tonight would do ANYTHING The
.."e'i now becomes secondary ma,
VI. " N easily accounted for Uuf
there is much more 10 he discnye,e5, :,
loH replied frosper nut who gave
lhe secret word You did so Yourself
replied Nerduret "layou are dreamirs
~ o, YOU have forgotten, but fortunate.
n couple ot DAYS before tho robbery vo,,
TOOK TWO friends. one OF whom was IA.
lAsors TO supper with Madame Gipsy I'm
,nn course " the supper she repfonch
you with cnldness toward her and vot,
l'ph'd .Nina, YOU are unjust For nj this
very moment Is Nos. dear name which
guards my employers SAT.
irosrrr wfung his hands dssnairinrl,
'nu 'tlHu, Yes tememher now
men YOU can Easily understand the rest
gur oi the Scounhtels went to Madam.
husbands key After which having ,be
combination, he robbed tho saf. IN.
scratch ON the door shows that she was
present 40 the robbery and a, ,he las,
mom,ht tried 70 prevent II You rsmem.
wr that tho daN after tho robbery tbe
poor woman was near diving Ana 4,
Vas she who, At the greatest ttsk sen,
you tho 10. Ooo francs with a notr uryi,s
YOU ~ nv and using iuf the note letters
books '''''
This Ne Jiamersn. YOUR f,the, N,t,o.
ne was born IN the Jhatqpu yiameran.
near laf1Sron. His elder brother uss
lnn. lied tom the country an account ~
feiilnK into an alteration In which bs
h,I y man his father died soon after
and Louis sold the hnc-s,fal estate nri
came 90 Paris In two years he .punp
deted not only his fortune hut that ~
hiH brother CASTOR who was suppossd
to he dead Ruined and hara,sei h,
debt Louis entered the army. hu, ~.
haNed 40 disstacefulb that he va.
Obliged 10 resign
An that 10 Nnown NJ him an., n.
le'i the army ls that he went 10 Ensi,Ud
aud from there tu pefman, vba,. b.
IEui INTO Trouble nt n gambling tesntt
Then we FIND him agtin I'm p,ti. n,