The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-09
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Ey ET By Louis
~ Joseph Vance
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By Louis
Joseph Vance

Nothing less than the world.
Known Anstruther collection OF lew.
els. the property OF Madame de
Montnlsis nee Anstruthor.-
"bat am recently from the Cha.
teau De Mcntaisis. and In . position
to assure mademoisclle that this
Door fellow. DaehemIn. II unjustly
accused.
oh. no. hor-
lie heard again that laugh OF
broad dsrision which had seemed 50
out OF character with a great lady
when he had heard II first. that
night now nearly . month old.
"Mademoiseile does not believer
Il think monsieur must be a good
fficnd 20 this Monsieur Duchemin g
Il confess I entertain . sneaking
fondness for hts memory
you can hardly call yourself an
impartial judge
III Ia nevertheless true he ala not
steal the jeweis.-
Then tell mo who did take
them"
Unfortunately for Duchcmsn.
hat remains o mystery"
Rather. should say. fortunately
for htm.-
You would wrong him. thsn.-
But why. II innocent. did he run
AWAY
Il imagine. because he knew he
would surely be accused. In which
case ancient history would be re-
vived to prove him guilty beyond
question In the mind Of any sans
court
Does one understand he had q
historyfs
Il have heard n insimassd such
was the case
Hut I remain In the dark. The
theft presumably was not discovered
III after his Disappearance. Yet. ac-
cordinx 10 your contention. he must
have known OF II IN advance. How
do you account for thatf"
Mafsmotseiie would make q IA
nous 1use obstruction
That does not answer my Arxu.
ment.-
How IL enc to answer itY who
knows how puchemin discovered the
theft before the ladies' OF tho cha.
teau dldr-
do you know what you make me
thinkf That n. was not as limo
cent as you assert
~AindemoiseIio viii exriainr-
Il have suspicion that this Mon.
sieur puchcmin was guilty IN insen-
tion: but when II came to put his
intention into execution. he found
he had been anticipated
"Madeuoiseiis IL too cisvsr for
me- Now I should never have
thought Of that
lilo would have been wiser 70
stay ara fight II OUT. Tho very
fact Of his Night oonfessss his
guilt
Perhaps he d,d not remember
that until too late
And nov nothing can clear him
How snd for hinai A chance meet
Ing with one who l. not his friend.
. whispered word 90 the Prefecture.
or the nearest agent Dc poiics. ana
within an hour he nnds himself IA
the Santa
POOR chapr aid Lanyard with
. dolefui shake Of the head.
Il. too. pity him." the woman DE-
ciared Monsieur: against my pref
udics. your faith IN Duchernin has
persuaded me. I am convinced that
he 10 Innocent
''Itow good you arsr
Tt makes me glad have 20 wen
forgotten ever meeting him. do
not believe should know him n
found him here. In this very res
taurant. even seated by my side"
IT II madcmoIsells now whose
heart IL great and kind
'rcu may believe 10 we'll
And does mafcmoisesie's FORGET.
fulnsss. perhaps. extend even far
Their into the 30 dead pAss7"
But. nonsieur. was q mere
child when I first came 10 Paris.
before the war. How could anyone
reasonably expect my memory OF
those innocent giriish days 70 b.
exacff Regard that. even then. r.
met people by hundreds. a. a young
girl studying for tho stage must. IL
II likely orc face would stand out
In my memory more than anofherT'
Quite. II you ask me-" said Ian
yard driiy-"auite likely. II any cir.
curnstancs connected with that face
were at oil memorable
But I assure you was In thoss
days much too seIf.abnorbsd TO pay
much attention TO others II Ia tina,
way. you know. In maiden days"
"Mndemolseiis does injustice 10
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