The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-13

When the brilliant member Of the Enslish
Secret Service known as
ANDRE DUCHEMIN attempted to throw
the Bolsheviki off his trail by taking
walking tour in southern France, he en-
countered adventures even more hazard
Gus than those he attempted to avoid.
After a terrific battle with Partisan
Apache, Duchemin rescues from highway
men
MME. DE SEVENIE. her granddaughter,
LOUISE DE MONTALAIS. and
EVE DE MONTALAIS. widow of Nine de
CHAPTER "
Enter Romance
When she had graciously permitted
Duchemin to assist her to place in
the carriage Madame Sevenie turned
Immediately to comfort her grand
daughter. It was easy to divine an
attachment there, between d'Aubrac
and Louise de Montalais; Duchemin
fancied land, as it turned out, rightly
the two were betrothed.
But Madame de Montalais was
claiming his attention.
Momeutarily a hand. slender and
firm and cool, rested in his own. Then
its owner was settling into place be-
side Madame Sevenie, and Duchemin
clambering up to his on the box.
The road proved quite rough and de
clivitous. Duchemin was grateful for
the moonlight-until he remembered
that without the moon there would
have been no expedition that night
to view the mock ruins Of Montpelier
by it's unearthly light, and conse-
quently no adventure to entangle
them.
Upon this reflection he swore softly
but most fervently into his becoming
beard. He was well fed up with ad-
ventures, thank you, and could have
done very we'll without this latest.
What now of the comfortable pseu-
donymity OF Andre Duchemin? Posed
in an unacceptable glare OF publicity,
recognition by some acquaintance,
friend or enemy? Heaven knew he
had enough of both sorts scattered
widely over the face of Europe.
It seemed hard. indeed.
At La Rogue It was as Duchemin
had foreseen. Whereas the motor car
was waiting. safe and sound enough,
its chauffeur had vanished into thin
air Whereupon Duchemin asked
whether the chauffeur had been
stout man, and being Informed that it
was so. considered the case complete.
Mesdames de Sevenie ct de Montalais.
he suggested, might give up all hope
of ever seeing that particular chauf-
feur.
The landlord Of the auberge, surly
sot. who had supplied the barouche
with the man to act as driver and
guide in one. took with III grace the
charge that his employe had been in
league with the bandits. But this was
true on the word Of Madame de Mon
talais: il was their guide, she said,
whom Duchemin had driven over the
cliff And las Duchemin had antici-
pated) her name alone proved enough
to silence the landlords virtuous pro
testations.
Seated beside Madame dc Montalais,
Duchemlu watched her operate the
car with skilful hands on the road to
Nant
The sweep OF night air in his face
was sweet and smooth. and stroked his
eyelids with touches as bland as ca
resses Of a pretty woman's fingers.
1t was good 10 be alive tonight, alive
and weary and not iu-Content with
self. in a motor car swinging swiftly
and silently along a river road in the
hills OF southern France. with a
woman lovely and mysterious at the
wheel.
Duchemin was conscious Of some
thing like a shock OF emotion. sud
den surging Of some hunger that had
Ions lain dormant in his being. unsus-
pected. how long he could not sur
mise. gaining strength in latency,
waiting to be awakened and set free
by one careless, sidelong look and
smile Of strange woman.
Eve" he whispered, unheard, Eve
de Montalais
CHAPTER V
Phinuit & Co.
In the upshot. however. legal
necessity had nothing to do with