The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-22
CHATTER TX
CASTOR de Clameran

WIEN Verduret had departed for
Ny the south Prosper, left to his own
| w reflections began to appreciate tnc
powerful assistance rendered MN
by his friend once he had asked nm
who he wat and what were his reasons
'or coming 70 his assistance Nerduret
had replied THAT ! viii tell you In tho
presence Of Nina on the day before your
marriage with Madeleine Fauvcl
Lcn alone. Prosper felt woefully help
less not daring to think or net Tor h'm-
self. more tImld than a child when de-
serted by It's nurse lie remained shut
up in the hotel not oven showing himself
~ the windows on the ninth day OF
bis seclusion he decided TO take n walk
nnd At 10 o'clock at night went out IN
spite of tho remonstrhnces of Madame
Alexandra. who seemed 10 have some
knowledge Of Verdurots business He
walked ms far as the orleans railway
station, entered n cafe aud called Tor a
glass of beer As he sat drinking It he
glanced at u daily paper lying on the
table ard read the following paragraph
we understand that the niece OF one
Of our prominent bankers. NJ Andre Eau
vel will shortly ho married 10 the Mar
Cuiq Louis de Clamernu, Irovcncal
uohloman Ncrduret had, In his account
" the night Of the Jandidler ball re
Trained from telling Prosper Of the boast
of De Chmcrnn that Ne was about TO
,
so Unexpectedly upon him caused Pros
per completely to lose his head Fren-
Zlcl by distress OF mind, he already saw
Madeleine united to the villain, and,
thinking that perhaps Norduret would
arrive hack In Paris too late rn he of
use, determined. NJ AL risk, To place mn
obstacle In the way ot the marriage. lie
called for pen. ink md paper and. Tor
getting that no situation can excuse the
mean CowurdiCe Of nn anonymous letter.
wrote In n disguised hand the following
note 10 NJ rauvel
| Dear Sir. YOU consigned your cash
Ter a. prison. you acted rightly since You
werc convinced ~ his dishonesty But
even II he stole 250Oo0 francs from your
safe II does not follow that he stole
/ Madame Fauvel's diamonds and took
I them 20 the pawnhrokcrs, where they
/ now are Warned Hs you are. I would
not, II were YOU, he the subject OF pub
| lie scandal, hut would watch my wife
and would soon discover that one should
ever he distrustf1l of handsome cous-
! ins Moreover before signing MAIDEN
| oisellc Mndclclnc'E marriage contract,
would call NJ the prcf"ctl . of police
and obtain some Information concerning
the noble Marquis de Clomeran.
"A FRIEND '
Prosper ohastspcd of to post this. let
| ter but hardly had It dropped ~the
letter hoS than he regretted the step he
had taken and thought OF his promise "a
Nerdure' That the count de Clamersn
was now called the Marquis de Clameran
did not surprise him He knew that,
upon the death of his elder brother. Louis
had the right 20 assume that title
A. the very moment when Prosper was
committing this indscrction. Ncrduret
was taking his seat In the train FOR Paris
At Tnrsscon. mediatiuh uuon the best
way of utilizing the discoveries he had
made 'or he had discovered everything
! The following Is the drama As written out
| by him for the benefit of the invcstigat-
ling magistrate with tho certainty that II
/ contnned sufficient grounds for prefer
| rtuC an indictment
About six miles from Tnrascon on IN,
/ lott bank OF the EhOuc. there lived. II
lHl. In hts ancient castle. the old Mar
outs de ClnmerHn with his two sons
GRston and Louis He belonged 10
past age nnd had all is preiudices. Pos
sessed NJ an income ~ about 900 france
year. he spent about 10000, borrowln,
even upon his estates His son Loui
lived nm ertrR<agant life, idled away hi
time. drank and Eamhlod
| CASTOR, the elder son was on the con
trnry. n student. and endcavorcd 10 pre-
pare himself for taking a part In the stir
| ring events ~ the time He had faller
| In love With Valentine In Nerhcrie IN,
| daughter ~ tho dowRger countess de Ii
! Nerhtrlo, whose chateau stood on the Op
! positc hpuk ~ the RhOne hut the lover
saw each other only In secret, for ha
tween the families NJ De Clnmoran anC
De In Nerheric there existed feud o
a hundred years standing which feu,
these two old fossils. the wldowcr mar
outs and the widow countess. kept ul
with all the bitterness ~ ancient dnys
The marquis would have driven MI
son from his slrht had he imagined tina
he had dared 10 love n Ia Verberie ani
40 countess would havc risen and curse,
Yhcr daughter had she imagined that sh
Ind loved nc Clomcrap Tho old lad,
was ns poor Ns the prnvethipl churrl
mouse and was bringing Valentine nj
to make a wealthy marriage and restor
the fallen fortunes NJ the ancient house
Valentine was eighteen, and the FAM
~ her beauty. carried along by tho swf