The Glenwood post., 1924-09-18

The Boy Made a Prompt Appearance
and Stood, Cap In Hand, Waiting
for His Order.
made a prompt appearance and stood,
cap in hand, waiting for bis orders.
The man who had Just won two million
francs handed him the letter. gave him
some brief directions and a handful
Of coins. The chasseur saIuted and
hurried on. Gerald gripped his COM
panion by the arm.
"Did you hear that, Chgis?" he
whispered.
81 heard nothing" Christspher re-
Piled
"T saw the. address, too,r Gerald
continued eagerly. THE letter IL TO-
Madame de Poniere, Villa violette!"
The dispatch, of the letter was the
signal for certain almost impefceptible.
advances on the part Of those who had
been watching the great man The
young. lady at the next table leaned
over and congratulated him on his
good fortune; an overture which was
received little gruffly and without
enthusiasm. A seedy-lO0king stranger
slid from his. stool, leaned over the
table and whispered a, few words in
the Russians ear. He was sandy
haired man, with puffy cheeks and a
nervous manner. His clothes had once
been well enough, but were now shah
by He had the gamblers restless air.
''Sir," he began, forgive my ad-
dressing you:''
What do you wantT' was the blunt
rejoinder.
" stood behind your chair In the
rooms. flatter myself that ! brought
y6d fortune, as I have Brought II Il
many others. willed you to win.
have lost as much at the tables as yos
have won. VIII ysu grant me the loan
Of mealr'
go to HI" was. the brutal reply.
Il have nothing to do with eadgers.'
The man staggered. as though he had
received a shock. He was used to 10
bnffs, but not such rebuffs as this.
"MOnsfsuri" he stammered.-.Psr
haps five hundred or even two hun
dred francs-"
mot q. sou, and bs. %. Do you wsnl
me to complain to the mAnagerf-
The young man edged away. Geralt
smiled as he saw him. cross the floor.
Horribly bad character, that" h,
remarked. to Ohristophsr. II misset
him here last season and asked whsr'
he was. They told me that he was II
prison for stabbing his mistress 1 sup
pose 1 shah get II In the neck, Chris
but I've got to talk to the old brute
can't afford to. miss an opportunit,
Of speaking to some one who know
Pauline"
Il shouldn't. Il were yea," Chris
topher advised you see he isn't Ii
the humor to talk to anybody, and
there really b any mystery about tn
De Ponierss> hs won't care about beinI
asked questions about them"
Geraid was, for him, however, detel
mined. "Tha fellows manner IL bruta
but believe he's parsonage. I shal
try my luck In a moment or so."
Gerald waited for several minutes
until his neighbor had entered upo
another course. Then he leaned t,
ward him.
HYoa arc Russianr Gerald ver
tured
1T II entirely my business of whs
nationality am" was the cold repl,
Naturally" Gerald agreed. "A
the same time. we are all human. Tn
man who wins q couple Of million
here Il a public character. You wi
probably flAd old ladies' rubbing the
nve-franc pieces against your Coz
sleeves, ~ you enter the rooms"
$50 long as they do not attempt {
talk to me. shall be content VI
the curt retort.
You are not exactly looking for a
quaintances, perceive" Gerald r
marked.
II have none here. nor DO I dssil
any"
) Gerald jsmilsd. he had reached u
point At which he had been aiming
That" hs observed " not str1e
v true. You have Just dipatchsd
u Aots to some ladies Of my acquatn
a4cs.~