The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-21

Lame Delorme! Those syllabies
we're Ike Q spoken spell to break
the power Of dark enchantment
which had hampered Lanyard's
memory ever since first sight Of
this woman In the Cafe de l'Uni.
yefbSat Nant. A great light began
10 flood his understanding, but he
was denied time to advantage him.
self Immediately Of its illumina.
ton; Lame Delorme was quick to
parry and riposte.
How strange monsieur should
think he had ever known me by a
name. But no matter! For now
look closely, myself cannot
get over the impression that /
Dave known Monsieur-Martln, did
you say?-somewhere, sometime
IL But Paul Martin? Not unless
monsieur has more than one name.
Then It would seem that made.
moiselle and / are both in error.
THE loss IS mine"
While the waiter fetched add.
tlonaI chairs, the woman made her
escorts known: Messieurs Benou.
\ vtlleset lie Brun, two extravagant.
~ insignificant young men.
Champagne frothed into fresh
5 glasses. AS soon as the band
struck up another dance, Athcnais
dritted away in the arms Of Mon.
t.ctr u, Brun. Eiane sazed round
4 the room, acknowledged the salua.
tons Of several friends, and issued
peremptory orders to Benouvli!e.
X fAbit- Gnf ele to dance WIFI yaE
desire to afflict Monsieur Martin
with my confidences."
With the utmost doCility Benou.
vtlels effaced himself.
Eth, ben, Monsieur Duchemin!"
III, bien, madame Ia comtesso?'
Lame slipped at her champagne
Mil ing impudent oyss at Lanyard
trrel the brim 81 her glass.
BY what apears. you have at
last torn yourself away from the
charming society Of the Chateau de
Montalais.p
As you see, /"
Thatywas long visit you made
int the chateau, my old one?"
zone had the misfortune to fall
foul Of assassin, Lanyard took
The trouble to explain.
And are you wounded?"
Lanyard assented. The laly
made a shocked face and uttered
appropriate noises. "As you
know." Lanyard added.
What an experience! Still"
Laine again buried her nose in
s1her glass and regarded Lanyard
With a look Of mysterious under
Standing. Re.emerging. she resum-
ed; "still, not without its COM
pensations, Oh, mon ami?"
Indeed" Lanyard agreed with
his most winning manner: For
instance recovered speedily
enough to be in Paris tonight and
meet mademoiselle without los
4 Ing time.
.And where is that good Mon
sieur Monk tonight" he asked.
Ah, monsieur! but ! am desc.
elated: He has returned to his bar.
barous America, with his kind
Eheart, and all HIS millions!"
And the excellent Phinuit?"
That one as WE'LL"
Lanyard comp0sionately fished
q bottle out Of the cooler and re-
filled her glass.
\, Accept. mademoiseIle every
assurance Of my profound SYM
pathy."
S.I will repay sympathy with
sympathy. ] have already forgo'.
item that ever visited the Chateau
de Montalals. So how should l
,Femember ! met monsieur there
under the name of--0ut I forget. "
1.-THE. name OF Duchemin?"
81 never knew there was such
AZ name-I wear!--before saw
III in type today"
lin type?"
ut appeared in lie Matin today,
this quaint name Duchemin, III a
4 dispatch from MILAN stating that
% person of that name. guest NJ
1.-The Chateau de Moutaluis, lad
disappeared without taking for
NAL leave Of his hosts"
zone gathers that he took some
thing else?"
Nothing less than the void
known AustHruther' collection Of
siewels, the property Of Madame de
aIontalais nee Austhruther."
But l am recently from the
Chateau de Montalais, ant in a
position to ASSURE madem0iselie
that this poor fellow, Duch"min,
unjustly accused"
~ "oh. no, ho!"
He heard again that laugh OF
kbroad derlsion which had seemed
so out Of character witt a Srea:
8 lady when he had heard It first.
Sthat night now nearly a month
+ old.
III "Mademolselle does not be-
flieve2"
II have suspicion that this
Monsieur Duchemin was Guilty in
Intention; but when 1t came to
Put his intention into execution,