The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13

derlnP about the streets. repeating over
and over to himself those pregnant
words Of the Widow lcrougc. ~ want
ed more money / could gct II 90
NJ. TnhHrcts housc. at which he final
IN Hrrived-was "A fine building what
we would call a flathousc The rents
were not too high, but stlll enough 20
TO produce a very handsome income for
the proprietor He occupied himself
fiat on IN" second floor which consisted
of handsome apartments conveniently
arranged and well furnished the priuc-
pal room of which was devoted to his
collection OF hooks-all bearing upon
crime and the detection Of crime a reg
ular library OF the literature Of the scamy
side Of life
None OF NJ Tabarets tenants had any
Idea OF his connection with the police
| The irrcRullrity with which he came
home 10 meals was, to he sure, sem
dal to the whole block His neighhors
would often remark, "ls II not n shame
The old llhcrtine And nt his age. too
lie knew this and laughed at IT, The
only family among his tenants that hc
visited WAS that Of Madame Grrdy.
widow ot about his own age who liVrd
with her son. Noel, touhg man OF 80
| In the apartments Of Madame Gcrdy
/ Tabatct felt himself quite at home. lie
| looked upon Noel as his son and dcCld.
| ed 10 leave him all his money and mcdi-
| tated Offering to Madame Gcrdy his hand
and his heart But he kept putting II
Off He had been n bachelor so long
! Have you ever decided to take cold
and then put II Off? You knew the bath
would he good for you-but you hest.
tated. That is tho way Tabaret felt
J But at any moment he was likely 10
! plunge in.
/ His old housckecpcr tyrannizcd over
| him and dcplored the irrcgularity OF his
/ habits. and listened at keyhOles and nt
| half-opcned doors after the manner OF
old servants. When Tabaret rntcrad his
| flat the Old woman brought him his din
| nrr Tie sat glnrlug into vacancy "Why
don't YOU ent'' snapped the faithful 10
nestle Try thunder | have IT," replied
/ THbaret "le,' he continued there
| certainly was n child" "ChUd" cried
/ Nnncttc, the housekceper In dismay
! Taharct turned upon her "pO me the
favor of retiring 10 the kitchen hr cried.
| sprluglng from hls chair Nancttc fed
! sohhinC to herself "Iis certainly tx going
! crpzN The hours he keeps and nov
! this, oh, oh And the poor woman wept
lrcal tears for her master hut that did
not prevent her from listening NJ the door
TO hear what further the mndman might
/ reveal I'm his rawlings. And this is what
she heard
"A child Yes. chlld'' why did not
| think ~ thnt heforc' Oh, / am growing
! old Ny brain s worn out Yes there
WAS child ana this ia his history Npu/
/ cite, bring the dessert and leave tM
| room The last was shid In such A n.
rocl"us tone that Nsnctte not only HrS,
/ pressed her Intention Of rushing In nn1N
giving her master moral lecture. but
even ohcycd him trombngly.
Now, went Oh the amateur dctcc-
/ i've, after Nnnette had Withdrawn to
| her post ~ observation. the husband N
the Widow Lcrougc was sailor She
was iu the service ot some great lady
The sailor Lorougc. goes on a long voy.
age The great lady has a child which
/ well, which she did not care &, account
for with the help Of her faithful maid
tho shame Of the great lady is con-
cealed aud the child what m thunder
became " the child' Has It teen de
stfoycd9 NO Tor the " DIV Lorougc AS
an aCcomplicc IN infanticldc would be
formidable no longer
M tn lover wished the child to
1--we aud II was confidcd to the care Of
the Widow Lcrouge, hy whom II was
reared They have been abe 20 take
the child from hcrHhut not the proofs
of is birth and existence The father
is the man who came 10 zoo thN widow
In the splendid cirIlAge. the mother Ia
IN" woman who came TO see her with
tn" handsome Young man Naturally.
he old woman wanted for nothing But
she must har\ put ON the screws turn
\ or 80 too mNsA and they decided to
/ But who did the deed tho father
|. No, he is too old The son NJ course
Il lie wished TO save his mother Well
H WELL Who but myself would have solved
\ ibis riddle ~ completely.
H Coffee, sir asked Nnnette
80" ronrcd Taharct 4 am going
Going out at our age" cried Nan.
|. ruc II should think. sir "
|. Never mind what YOU think rciort.
|. ed Tahorct Bui IN spite ut tho ,VlnI
H ut his words he stayed not ~ handy nuN
| more with Noucttc. but souTnt tho flat
\ N Madame Gcrdy that peace haven
I where he always found folucc
VI Madame Gcrdy lived IN r'Npcytah',
, sNle: her income seemed sufficient foi
y her modest wants she received olmos,
T no company During tho nuc,u years
- that Taharrt had h"on IN the habit OF
-, calling upon her he had met iu her par.
" lor only tho Curalc NJ tho parish one oi
/, NoclS old professors nt college and Ma.
, dame Gerdys brother. n retired colouo
~ Infantry No"l who was risiur
. Young LAWYER. generally shut himself ut
a a. his room with his law pHp'rr I'm n,
. evening llc was y hgrdNofking young
man and IN" bar had great hopr NJ him
Is Madame Gerdy visible asked
e Tnharet lightly TO the maid whu Opened
. the door of the Getdy fiat \ singl,
candle liehtcd tho drawing room Ma
= dame Gcrdys arm was near tho window
. and hy II lay crumplrd newspaper
on, We have had such IA fright
sohbcd tho maid Madame ,.ls road
q Ing that paper when she suddenly cricC
B, ont and fell In sort Of ft NJ Noe
=, carried her tn her room ami they haC
u some loud talking together And she II
- going to die what ls n nll nbvut. sIr''
d.. TahNrei picked IN the crumplcd pape
nui found II opened NJ an account o
" me Lotougc case