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

wlncshop and they were driven back to
On the Way back he told Prosper what
he had seen through the window And.
said he, from what Gipy told me
1 have installed iipsy As my spy IN the
| FNuvel household De Clamnran eHer-
clscs strange influence over Madame
fauvel and De Lngors is his tool But
why How asked Prosper That
am going to find OUT hut how is
Mndelciu" mixed mp with this mystery"
That also, IS for me 10 find out ! am
going 10 the costume bali given tonight
by Jtuddi'rs " ''NOui" exclaimed Pros
per Yes. why not7 I am not invited.
but have friends who viii procure me
admission
Tho Jonddlcr hail was most brilliant
affair The majority ~ the costumes
! Among the latter Was that Of man
dressed as merry Andrew. He carried
In his left hand a canvas banner on which
were several coarse dauhs which could
rcarcey bee called pictures and In his
right hand carried II switch with which
he, every now and then. struck the ban
ncr 10 call attention, and seemed about
TO speak But those who expected u hu-
morous Grafton were disappointed until
late IN the evening when most of the
quests being attracted To the gfsud salon
where n minu"t de court was hcinS
danced he stopped by little group
which had remained In the picture gallery
and. striking the canvas banner with
his switch, began
Now ladies' aud gentlemen" he cricd.
we are I'm China You see this superb
lplCturc' II represents the celebrated III
70 In the bosom of his family Madame
III Fn II n most vlrtuous woman adoriug
her husband and idollzing her children.
Picture No. represents her as she is
getting old Alas. her happiness has de-
parted one day In reklu. she met "a
YOUNG rufiian, ticndish. but beautiful Ms
an angel And she loves HIM The
| merry Andrew cast look 10 whore Ma
dame Fnuycl was sitting She was lean
Igug back IN her chair perfectly calm. with
her accustomed smile upon her lps De
| Nhmeran was standing hy her chair
The third picture went on tho
merry Andrew, represents m" wretched
woman after she had dismissed shame
! from her bosom She hps sacrificed all
she possesses iur her lovers sake Neck
llnccs. pearls, diamonds are all carried To
the pHvuhfoker's In the Tien Tai street
| And then the lover has the cruelty 10 re-.
fuse even 10 give her hnck the pawn
Iu'cs Finally the day arrives when she
! mas nothing 10 give Then what luu.
pens Look at the fourth picture See.
~ Ia night and, accompanied hy her lover.
she is stealing down to rob the Snfo OF
| hor husband They come down u private
staircase At that moment there was "A
rommutIon ana scycr, persons rushei
toward Madame fnuycl who seemed
about tu faint
Shc quickly recovered herself hnwrysr
nnd her ininiucss was attributed 10 tho
neat NJ the room A. the same time m.
/ merry Andrew none other than Nrtdu.
lr"i felt himself seized roughly hy the
arm aud turned 10 face de Clnmnrtn and
de l.nsurs, both pale with anger Come.
We would speak with 10. at once" said
lde Clam"tnn N"rduro' fnllowe dthc two
men 20 secluded place near a window
CHAPTER Nlu
Working Toward Solution
Who are Nou'' demanded 10 Ihgors
Nou have Just committed u Vile action. DO
ynli de Dbmvrpu Have the courage tn
admit that your story conveyed = base
mslnuNtinn against Madame Iauyrl" 4
do not understand Nou." teplicd the
merry Andrew What r0n the story NJ
~ Fo have 10 DO with Madame Fauvel $3.50
DO YOU pretend that Won nre unaware
of the robbery ~ witch VI Eauvel has
recently bcrn the vlc'm7' asked dc Cln
mrrpu Tho FpnNI robbery Why
such things happen daily" rcrliNd Nrr.
lduret What connection can there pos
sihly be between my stor, and the Eau.
vel robbery"
De Clpmrrpn dih. not NJ once reply A
nudge from du Layers yRlmei him us
looked suspiUiNusN ut the nnuutchgnk
and seemed in resrNi that he had uttered
The significant words. forced from him
hy his excitement am friend OF