Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1919-09-04

pretense, madame1' cried Iero,r an
grily. what have you tD gain by con-
ccaling the knowledge Of your husband
from meT
M. Ler,ux, why will you not be-
lieve that 1 remember rothing7" an
syvered Jaouueline. after my father
had turned M. Louis d'Epernay out Of
his home, whittier he had come to beg
money to pay his gambling debts. you
brought him back. You made my IA
ther take him back Ia. He wanted to
marry me. But I refused, because /
had no love for him. But you insisted
should marry him, because he had
gained you the entrance to the seign-
Tory and helped you to acquire your
power over my father
cd on growled Leroux, biting his
lips. Perhaps I shall learn some
thing"
Nothing that you do not already
know, monsieur" she, flashed out with
spirit. MY father came here, long
ago, n poIptstal fugitive, In danger Of
death. You knew this. and you played
upon his fears. You drained him of
his last penny, and then offered him
ten thousand dollars TO gamble with
in Quebec, telling him Of the delights
Of the city and promising him immu-
nifty" the girl went on remorselessly.
"And for this he was to assign his
property to Louis, thinking, Of course,
that he could soon make his fortune
at the tables. And Louis was to marry
ne, and in turn sell the selgniOry to
Su. And so 1 married Louis under
threat of death TO my father.
"oh, yes, monsieur, the plan was
simple and well devised. And l knew
nothing Of It. But Louis d'Epernay
blurted 1t all out to me upon our
wedding night. 1 think the shame Of
knowing that / had been sold to him
unhlnged my mind, for i ran cut into
the SHOWS.
"Now you know all, monsieur, for
remember nothing more until I found
myself travelling back with NJ Hew-
lett in the sleigh. You say was in
New York. Well, do not remem-
Der IL.
"And as for Louis d'Epernay. know
nothing Of him-but / will die before
he claims me as his wlfe"
And then 1 had the Neasure Of Lee
roux. He laughed and he beat down
her scorn with scorn.
"You have underI stimated your
price, madame" he sneered. "Since
you have learned so much l will tell
you more. You have cost me twenty
thousand dollars, and not ten; for be-
sides the ten thous fhd paid to your
father Louis got ph thousand also,
upon the signing of ie marriage con-
tract. So swallow sat. and be proud
of being priced so high! And the
selgniory is already his, and 1 am
waiting for him to teturn and seq me
the ground rights f6r twenty-five thou
sand more, and If 1 know Louis
dEpernay he will not wait very long
to get his fingers round It,"
Listen to me, Simon Leroux," said
Jacqueline, standing up before him, as
indomitable in spirit as he. IAN your
plots and schemes mean nothing to
me. My only aim y to take my father
away from here, from you and NJ.
d'Epernay, and let you grangle over
your Spoil There are more than eour-
/ legged wolves, NJ Lerou&; there are
human ones, and like the others,
when food is scarce fney prey upon
each other" bn
"Pardieu. ILL.,! your splrit" ex-
claimed Simon, taring at her with
| frank admiration
And JacquelIneh, head dropped then.
Unwfttingly Simon had pierced her
| defenses.
But he never knew. for before he
had time to know the graybeard rose
upon his feet and rubbed his thin
hands together, chuckling.
"Never mind your money, Simon
he said. "Tm going to be richer than
any of you. d. you know what / did
with that ten thousand? / gave II to
my little daughter, and she has gone
to New York to make our fortunes at
| Mr. Days gaming house. No, there
she is!' he suddenly exclaimed. "she
! has come back
! Leroux wheeled round and looked
/ from one to the other.
"Diablel So that was the purpose
of your visit to New York;" he asked
the girl. "So-you have not quite for
gotten that, madamel Where Is the
money!"
Jacqueline's lips qulvered. saw
her glance invo.untarily toward the
door behind which was standing.
And suddenly the last phase Of the
problem became clear to me, Jacque-
line thought l had robbed her.
I stepped from behind the door and
faced Leroux. 81 have that money"
l said CURLY.
saw his face turn white. He stag
gered back, and then, with a bulls bel
low. rushed at me. his heavy fists
aloft
But he stopped short when he saw
my automatic pistol pointing at his
chest. And he saw I'm my face that
was ready TO shoot to kill.
''You thief-you spy-you ueach'
erons hound. I'll murder you'll" he
reared.
The dotard. who had been looking
at me. came forward.
mo, no, I won't have him muir
dered. Simou," he protested. laying q
trembling hand on Leroux's shoulder
| sue has almost ao Qood roulQtte