Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-30
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4n0G0 No meets "etneTmlll,
who Is lucky. at cards. n Mademoi-
selie Celie, who Is engaged to Wether-
NH: The young woman Is companion
20 Madame Douvray. living at the Villa
jewels.
Madame .Douvray is. murdered in her
villa, and her maid, Helene vaquier, is
chloroformed Hanaud, famous detective,
charge Of the case. Celie has disappear
ca when the murder As discovered. Ser
vettaz. the chauffeur. says that Cello
arranged for him to- take a holiday on
that celie held spfritualistic seances
and that Madame Douvray was extreme
" superstitious. The Jewels Of Madame
Douvray are found BY Hanaud, in .
Marthe Goblin. 4 woman from whom
l1anaud expected to obtain a clue to the
real prepetator Of the crime is murdered
OF her way TO- tell the story. From .
chase leads to Geneva, Ind Hanaud and
his assistants go to q lonely villa, where
they n an old = watching over Celie.
who is held . prisoner. They a k Celie
at the villa arrested.
Upon reaching AK they find that
WethermtN has been arrested for the
murder OF Madame Douvray and Marthe
Mile. Cello tells the history OF her
life, while she helped her father in his
s~pirttualistic seaances, ana also tells
something Of details in connection with
The Judge reads to celie statements
q Helene Vaquier. showing that she
(Helene) m Wethermill had gone to
celie later was found prisoner. Helene
disclosed the fact that wethermill was
In desperate straits for funds.
Through arrangements made by He.
lent, the story goes. Adele Tace met
ed as Madame Rossignol, and she is in
vited to the Villa Rose for the follow
ing Tuesday evening.
CHAPTER xVI-Continued.
I ran away from him lest
to. the tables and lost at once all the
money I had except one note Of five
louis. But hat did not console me.
And I ran out into the garden. very
unhappy. There I behaved like q
child, and Mr.. Ricardo saw me. But
1t was not the little money / had lost
which troubled me; no, 1t was the
thought of what a coward I was.
"Afterward Harry and I made 1t
up, and I thought Hike the little fool
I was, that he wanted to ask me to
marry him. But I would not let him
that night. Oh! I wanted him to ask
mel was longing for him to ask me
but not that night. Somehow 1
felt that the seance and the tricks
must be all over and done with be-
fore I could listen or answer"
The quiet and simple confession
touched the magistrate who listened
to it with profound pity. He shaded
sense of her unworthiness, the love
aha hAA o{von "a ,.~Nf{pfSns 49,, "a IYo
Wethermill, the deep pride she had
felt In the deluston that he loved her
too, had in 1t an irony o bitter. But.
he was aroused to anger against the
man.
go on. mademoiselle," he said.
But in spite OF himself his voice
trembled.
80 j, arranged With him that we
should meet on "Wednesday, as Mr..
Ricardo heard
you told him that you would want
him On Wednesday," said the Judge,
quoting Mr.. Ricardo's words
In Great Excitement.
yes" replied Celia. II meant the
last word Of AL these receptions
would have been spoken. / should be
free to hear what he had to say to
me. You see, monsieur. I was so sure
that ! knew what It was he had to-
say to me"--and her voice broke
upon the words. She recovered her
with an effort. Then I went
home with Nine. Dauvray."
On the morning of Tuesday, how
ever, there came q letter from Adele
Tace, OF which no trace was after
ward discovered. The letter invited
Mme. Dauvray and Celia to come out
to Annecy and dine with her at al