Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-31

something can De done TO save the
girl you have deceived. So far a. I
can sec. the thing to DO ia to fate
her with the fact. so that she may
hate and despise you
''Much Obliged" said Scarlati
'Tt is the only way. where q
your wifef"
"r don't know. She left me Eve
years ago"
you've never heard from herr
mo"
"Sdll. she's got to be found. Tell
me something about her,"
-Oh, 1 will help you. I VIII help
you" cried Scarhu, with n theatri
cal gesture. III only can. II o1ly
life OF rcmorse :"
Hang your rcmorse. Tell me
about your wife"
IT married her just nhout ten
years ago; her name WAS then
Jeanne Darbot. She is French"
"Where did you marry her. and
on what date?"
TN Paris. ten years ago. on the
ninth of July"
"And that's all you know
"YeS I'm awfully sorry. but that
II all. My wife, when i married
her, was living at Charities, In
Franco. She taught the piano and
harmony. She helped Inc a little
then. She left me, well. there We're
private reasons: we Quarreled and
she went away"
ibid you look for herr"
81 thought Of doing so. She WIS
a little older than ] am. but she had
red hair" He snapped his fingers
with admiration. And she was =
fine woman"
II suppose you'd take her hack II
! could find her"
"Oh, WELL" said Scarlati. send-
mentally. forgive and forget, as
you say In England. Perhaps we
might spend the end OF our lives by
our fireside, and SEQ the years roll
by :"
"Never mind the years. Can you
tell me anything more?'
II fear not"
IAN right. I'm going 10 find
your wife and bring her back to
you. Meanwhile. you're going to
London tonight; you're going TO
Lady Grace, saying It was all mis-
take. and renew the engagement"
"But the narQulsY"
"win make no difficulties. He's
much too frightened that she'll try
to kill herself"
"But how Is It to end?" walled
Scarlati.
ct will end either when ] find
your wife or when Lady Grace gets
tired Of you. I've every hope that
she WILL"
81 won't CO." screamed scarlati.
offended.
"Then she wifi kill herself. and
her blood will be on your head. !
will make the facts known every
where"
Scarlati coyiy twisted his mus
tache. ] could see that he liked the
idea that q daughter of n marquis
might commit suicide for love or
him. So added In an amlahle
tone: ALSO l will horsewhip you
daily until you CO."
what time is the train?" asked
Scarlati.
A ND now I had to find on the
~ European Continent nm entire
ly unknown music mistress OF
whom all I knew was that she wns
French. maiden name Jeanne OAR
bot. aged about forty, red haires.
and fine woman. There were
probably lots OF Darbots: rs for the
other details Europe simply hummed
with them. II was not until the
evening that II struck me that
Madame Scarlati. being French.
could have fed only TO France. Born
in the provinces. she would return
to her birthplace. The hom.ng in
stinct Of the French recalls that OF
the pigeon. Madame Scarlati must
be in France: fortunately. since
France has population OF forty
millions, / Could confino my re-
searches to the district OF Chartres.
I left by the afternoon train for
Paris. spent just enough time there
to look up the music mistresses In
the directory, where not u sinrle
Darbot figured
spent several days In Chartres.
pleasantly engaged in going through
every street of that little city. lo0k-
ing out for brass plates.
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