Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-29
THE L ROSE
A Thrilling Detective Story by a. E. ". MASON

side throughout the evening. Once
again he saw Nine. Dauvray and
Adele Tace. But now they were to-
gether; now they were talking. The
first step had been taken. Adele
Tace~ had scraped acquaintance with
Nine. Dauvray.1 Celia saw them al
most at the same moment.
"Oh. there is Nine. Dauvray!" she
cried, taking a step toward her.
Wethermill detained the girl.
She seems quite happy" he said;
and, indeed, Mime. Dauvray was talk
ing volubly and with the utmost in
~terest, the Jewels sparkling about her
neck. She raised her head, saw Celia;
nodded to her afectonately, and then
pointed her out to her companion.
interest and smiled contentedly. There
was nothing to be- feared from her.
Her youth, her very daintiness, SEEM
ed to offer her as the easiest Of VIC
Tins.
You see Nine. Dauvray does not
want you," said Harry Wethermill.
Let US go and play chemonde-fer;"
and they did, moving Of into one Of
the further rooms.
1t was not until another hour had
passed that Celia rose and went in
search Of Nine. Dauvray. She found
her still talking earnestly to Adele
Tace. Nine. Dauvray got up at once.
Proud OF Her, ~.
"Are you ready to go, dear?" she
asked, as she turned to Adele Tace.
This is Celie, Nine. Rossignol," she
said, and she spoke with a marked
significance and a note Of actual ex-
ultation in her voice.
Celia however, was not unused to
this tone. Nine. Dauvray was proud
of her companion, and had a habit
of showing her off, to the girls dis
comfort. The three women spoke a
few words, and then Nine. Dauvray
and Celia left the rooms and walked
to the entrance doors. But as they
walked Celia became alarmed.
She was by nature extraordinarily
sensitive to impressions. It was. to
that quick receptivity that the sue
cess of ''The Great. F~ortinbras', had
been chiefly due. She had a Gift of
rapid comprehension. 1t was not mat
she argued, or deducted, or inferred.
But she felt. To take a metaphor
from the work of the man she loved,
she was a natural receiver. So now,
although no word was spoken, she
was aware that Nine. Dauvray was
greatly excited. greatly disturbed, and
she dreaded the reason Of that ex-
icitement and disturbance.
While they were, driving home in
the motor car b said apprehensive-
":
you met a friend then, tonight.
madame? !"
mo-" said Nine. Dauyray; II made
a friend. I had not met Nine. Ros-
signol before. A bracelet Of hers came
undone. and I helped her to fasten It.
We talked Afterwards. She lives In
Geneva"
Nine. Dauvray was silent for q mo-
ment or two. Then abe turned impul-
sively and spoke In a voice OF appeal.
OF Wonderful oThipgp.
"Celie. We talked Of thihgs;" and
the girl moved impatiently. She un-
derstood very well what we're the
things of which Nine. DAuvray and
her new frien6 had talked. aAnd she
laughed. / could not bear IT"
Cells was silent. and Mime. Dau.
vray went on In q voice OF aWe:
II told her Of the wonderful things
which happened when sat with
Helene in the dark-how the room
filled with strange POUNDS, how, ghost
~ IAi6oSS IOuCH6Q my 0u0
my eyes. She S1aughed-Adele RIOS.
signol laughed, Celie. / told her Of
the spirits with whom we held con-
verse. She would not believe. Dc
you remember the evening, Celie,
when Nine: de C~astfgiione came bach
an old. old WOMAN, and told us how,
when she had grown old and had lost
fher beauty and. was very lonely, she
would n longer live in the great
house which was 80 fun OF torturins
memories. but took small apart
ment near by, where no one Knew
her: and how she ustd TO. walk out
flate It night, and watch, with hef
eyes full Of tears. the dark Window
which had once been 30 bright with
light7 Adele RossiEnol would MOI
believe. I told her that / had found
the story Sfterwhrd In volume OF
memoirA- Adele RossignoI laughed
and aid 10 doubt D had read thai
volume yourself before the eance
Cells stirred suiitily.
6he had no faith Iii you, Ceife. II
made me angry, dear. She said you
invented You own tests. She yeneered
1T them. a string across y cupbDaxd!
"a child, abe said, could msnass that: