Abbeville progress., 1919-11-22

II would be- - easy lu sink down
into II dccprr eluuhcr. where even III"
changing ur the anvil hrucath those
hammer strokes would u" longer b"
heard. tut against this VAS TIA" i'm
prratiy,. need 10 save mot the world
now. but
The nam" was as sweet a~ honey
upon my lip~ II vu- something worth
living for. II was JucUucIIur'
That name Annette" I"auuctt"--
Jacuurlinc'
| had gone back ru my rooms and
saw n body upon the door. Jncquclin"
had killed somebody. and must say"
her,
Suddenly ! realized that nay eyes
were wide op,n aud that WAS star
ing at the moon over th" hnu>ctopS.
With cnu~ciou~uc~s cam" pain. My
head thronhcd almost uhcaraiIy. and
! WAS sin with cold. | raised myself
weakly. and then hrcamc aware that
somebody WAS bending over me.
II was roughly dressed. rough
hooking druizcu of The low quarter int"
which had Strnycd
"Diahlr, thought you were dead :"
| could make out amid the stream Of
his dialect, but IA" remainder of his
speech WnS beyond my understanding
| looked around In hrWildrrn"nt.
"Whcrc am l?' ] asked. still bound
by thnt first memory of New York.
"ln Sousl"-Cap, mSicur. answered
the man.
felt in my pocket for my watch
and drew 1t out. 1t was strange 'hat
the men had not robbed me- but sup
pose they had become terrihed at their
work ana had run on. However oi"
not think of that nj IN" time.
II was few minutes past eight.
And the boat sailed M nln"' / muS'
nav" IAN stunned III oouS-ie-'"p
street for an hourtand haii' NJ leas',
and only the supreme necessity "'
awakening, reallZed through unc'"-
sciousnesS. had SaVed me from uSl"s
| under the SHOWS.
1ouhd that coulu "alh' anu nav
ing eApiaihed 10 tne i'i"ii 'iia' l "io".u
10 go to uhe Ohuteau' MaS 'ano" w
him 10 the Top ol winning Io"u' nea'
/ ~ asfsd.-ft 'isei' 'e'is0
destination AT no great uis'"hce lroin
me-
Dismissing my friendly guiue anu
sendlng MIN PACK reJolcihg WIN ND
eral iargesse' L hurrleu us qulcki! az
could make my way untll Durst ihto
the chateau nt half past the hour'
| must have presented dreadtul
spectacle. for my hair ana collar were
matted with blood, and | saw the
guests stare and shrink from me. The
clerk came toward me and stopped
me at the entrance to the elevator.
"Where is Miss HewiettE' ! gasped
"Didn't you meet her2 She left here
nearly an hour ago.
| caught him by the arm. and
think he imagined that ! was going to
seize him by the throat also. for nc
look of fear come into his eyes.
"YOur friend came for her and said
that you had met with an accident
the clerk continued. "She went with
him at once. He took her away I'm q
sleigh. was sure that you had
missed her when you came In"
But already was half way across
the hall and running for the door.
raced wildly across tkc court and
toward the terrace. ..
The meaning Of the scheme was
clear Jacquclinc was on Captain Du
hamel's boat. which sailed ut nine. ant
only twenty minutes remained to me.
I had undcrcStimatcd Lcroux',
shrcwdncss. He must have tclc
graphcd instructions from New Yorl
before my train was out OF the country
secured the boat. laid his plans durInl
his Journey northward, and had IN,
struck down while JncqUclinc wa
stolen from my care. should hav,
rcnd him better. had always daw
died | trusted 20 the future instcaC
Of acting. What chance had agains
mind like his?
must have been running aimlcssl,
M and down the terrace. blindI,
searching for road down to the lowe
town, for % man seized me hy tht
sleeve and looked into the face o
the hotel clerk again.
This way p" he said. and hurried m
10 "a sort Of subway entrance ana down
flight Of steps. Before mo saw IN,
urnsiiIc which led to "a cable railway
He paid my fare and thrust me int,
chr. 4 boy cam" to close the lat
ticod door