The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-19

WAS the messenger whom Prosper hel 4
/ sent to draw the mUnny from the IAN
! ~ France. who was III from a fall, An4
| IN" other was Raoul de lsgors. who ~
absent from Parir
! Three DAYS later. Prosper was sum. (
To"ss I@.Sl, S. before sss. 1an.s, ps,'Ss !,
| the corridor leading TO the office Of tho
/ magistrate, VI I,ocol, the man with tho
gold spectacles whom he had sseu SIT
/ ting by tho fire In rhe police office when
he was first committed and who seemed
10 have been 70 startled at ProspeYs ep~
pearance ~ tho Prefecture, paseed MIN,
He OF good cheer. NJ Prosper Bsrtony.'
said Lecoq, An he passed There are
those who will Bssist you" o.
CHAPTER "
Prosper's silence.
his FtS.D.r ;Ss9"s "Rp.saA1n, ,s 0:iS,' *.
lice had mass Of Information concern
ing him. How much money have yote
spent In the past year1' asked the mag
psS 1r Pro.pr rny WS.1s SSsssn$ Sd ,oS os.ss
ihem'' II had 10000 francs. tel, me By
my mother. received from NJ. Fauveb
u 900 francs as salary and share In psof.
It's made 5000 francs by speculatinQ
rcpaying out Of 5000 francs ] have on
deposit in NJ Fauvefs bank.
who lent YOU the moneyr IN Eeoee
Ss :sp... %sy oySs aa IL gs gos d an. x:
money from the bank bnfore day for pay.
ment," Because tho Count de- CIAms
eran said ne must have II early the next
dsy Then de Gsmsran !: v.r.sM t,src =
him. Ba, he i,. is elo's irisnd END OF Of HaSSs n
, you left the bank on the night Of the
% a.. went to VII, s 'H Is g: q: iSsns: ssS::
witch | owed him and. not finding hlw
at home. left the money with his servant.
I then returned to Paris and dinsd at =
, restaurant"
, Prosper was silent. II will tell you w4sro
/, you went then" said N. PatriGent. You
went to your rooms In the Rue Chapeels
, dressed yourself and went TO the nous
of Madame Wilson. one OF thoee ets
legged actresses who are Disgrace TO tn0
, stage At the house OF the Wilson woman
n YOU lost II 900 francs at baccarat IN tn0
a morning you paid bill OF 1000 iSanc9
: and there remained In your desh ~ yovr
apartments 500 francs. 30 that ~ twSus
, ty- four hours. you got rid of 1900 irAnce
! ''The statement Is correct, STR, aio
!, | Prosper deJectedly. 40.
> day Of your arrest to one OF your com>
panions He held up the note TO Wpeys
i you wished TO conceal your mistress
. You knew that the presence OF WoWeS
4 in your apartments would tell very ne@
q against you and that justice would .nos
. excuse this defiance OF public moeehsy.
o A man who respects himself 90 little q
: to live with a worthless woman dsg!e00
himself to her base level sbs DO y ,oY 49, 49,
! Gpsy and was formerly a govsfnsss."
said Prosper She was born In Postu.
gal"
i, Her name Is not Gipsy; she has nsyes
~ been goyerness." replied the maeIos
u :, trate; she wac not born In PORTUGAL
:, She In Palmyre ChocAreille, born In Paris.
n She was apprenticed at /, years OF sSe
~ to a shoemaker and remained with him
!, until she was ls Traces Of her tor Z
a year are lost. At the ass Of II she va
"A hired as a servant by grocer 10 ~
a Rue St Denis and remained with htW
nd three months. She had. during that yer
~ eight different situations. In 1855 sh(
~ entered the service Of a dealer In FAM
" In the Passage Cholseul
\. Toward the close of that year she en-.
y, tered the service OF Madam Nunes an6
40 accompanied her to Lisbon. In 1881 ~
Nv ~ returned TO Paris with tho name Of Ntno
,"n Glpsy and was sentenced to three
m months imprisonment for assault 49,
~ battery Six months after her releaso
," she made the acquaintance OF . CON.
i. mercial traveller named Csldss who b..
!" came Infatuated with her. She dsserto4
4 him 10 attach herself TO you. The ua-
fortunate man was so deeply In love vita
l. this creature that he was almost insane
y he would kill his rival II he ever mse
il him; IT, is supposed tina, he committee
~ suicide"
= OF all that the magistrate had said e
him.. Prosper's mind dwslt only on oae
word "Caldas." the name Of the pooe
commercial traveller who had killed lin.
= self To what depths had his wicked
4, career brought him' lie stood there aa
murderer. And this woman has beeu
- the cause Of your ruin" said u. Peril
?, gent. NO. / deny H." replied Pros0sr.
ID And do YOU deny also that 4 wss nsl
S her sy,sas. @ Ss at ,hs you noms s.s'sS q s
vel9' Il do" Then why did yeu bteAh
OF your attentions To y young lady whom
you confidently expected To marryr 4
Mademcisele Madeleine bsnish you freaI
her presence" Whatever the cost WAy
be returned Prosper. "on this subSocl
| am compelled 10 silence"
To all efforts OF the mayis,rst. to. mah4
him answer questions relating 10 MA1e-
lclne Prosper maintained q stony silence
There is one thing" said ne. % the
magistrate was about 10 send him eoe>
20 his cell, the messenger whom I eoal
10 the Bank Of France 10 draw out ~
$4,000 francs must have seen me NJ
them up In bundles Of notes, place then
IN the safe and close u. Al all svsols
he knows that I left the bank before Ii
did. and can account for my time aNes
| LEFT, up to tn, time arrived The nss,
morning Prosper WAS taken 10 his eel
and the magistrate went 10 the hosD@ta
whore tho hank messenger was iyin(
wsh broken leg lie found that proepel
/ had spoken the truth-the messenger ka<
seen him place the money In the aafs
lock II and go out This case 10 gsttin(
| intcresting." thought " pstriGeut
Meantime At the hotel of the Srana
| VIZ. aScu, the case Il have Srotsn nj III
| NJ fnuysls vsie, Essri:,, ana ,psins 4 Z
Il fnd Out somsthins about The private iit
L vices no hidden NE lie is devoted I,
/ hi. wife and adores his children" ''Rt
/ wife Is young then'' replied MADAM
i And sbou, this ni,c.r "Evarist esul
II ircoo." said Madam Alssandrs'
/ what" cried. Fsnferlct, DO yca van
II me to lose my place. LSocq doas NJ
II suspect tina, have anything 10 DO viii
Il the case except 70 obey HE orders
II Don't tell him You oan ceNsult hlu
Il with an air of indifference and. having ~
i his opinion, you can make uss n u
meantime, What about the sirlf hfy
was Nina Gipsvl
She Ia attn upstairs" replied The viel
she asked me TO post a letter fos ~
Here I is" The letter bore the fQ1DOU
Ing address. M L de- Ciamsraa. ~
Master Hotel du Louvre. TO b laoH&
no." cried FAnfsriot and deHtego
opened the snvsiops The ,stsss -
Monsieur Raoul. Prosper 10 In pStG17
accused Of robbery which ~ ~
committed. ! vrcte y yeu Nres ~