The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-05
By Henry c. Rowland

S S morning. And I think you can assure
dan%ane JoliOt that her little boy is in no
Sotbess whatever Of any harm. Safe in his
WTe55s mouse. His English house"
IN WSSI4ame Marquand looked at him intent
~ She said then with slow distinctness.
4 DeleVe, Monsieur Hughes, that you are
" TSug. l have thought SO for some time.
nh NaH an argument about you with Julie,
nv GAINED that you were really a high
y suted clairvOyant. Of course, at the
.LGGHenL had not anticipated anything of
t - sort. But 1t is very clear to me now
are-blague!"
Really, madame?" Jacques looked at
neL lnCently, and it seemed to me that she
ny ms gaze with a sudden eagerness.
nTSA IN that case you cannot object, you
VIII not be afraid, to let me look into
sOur mind for a mOment2"
madame Marquand laughed, but noticed
sue aVerted her eyes.
NO. 1 do not say that you may not have
a nttle power-a little, little bit. But about
Ine boy. What really happened?
-, that now is merely guesswork, -
JACQUES said. But I should say without
prague, as you accuse me of, that JOliOt
cane mere early in the morning and hung
around outside the wall until his little son
IOuuled out to pick his flowers. Then he
ledneu over and beckOned him, lifted him
oVer-the dogs of course making no OBJ
yecClOn-carried him to a car, took MIN
down to the port, and. throwing a steamer
- GA1 N--RlNN GAA Npc"A0 III
Iauhcl. That part of it would be easy
enough. 1t is no great crime for a man to
carry OFF his own son. Very likely your
local gendarmerie knows all about it."
Madame Marquand looked at him and
smiled. a any rate" she said. Il nave
IOuhd you out, NJ. Jacques Hu-gez. You
are not the mine reader you profess to
be, but the very malin. aStute master Of
deuuctlOn that you claim not to be. That
IS what / told Julie. And I told her also
that you had no fear at all. and that you
we're not the supine person nor the sort
or dreamy mediumiStic individual that
many claim"
Jacques rose and bowed. 'Merci. ma
dame appreciate your kindly esteem. But
1 would appreciate it even more if you
had not felt it necessary to put it to the
test. 1t is evident that you suspected all
the time that it was JOliOt who carried off
his little boy, and that be did so through
the connivance of Miss Grigshy."
1T required no test, mon ami. to know
that YOU are a very aStute reaSOner who
for some purpose best known to yourself
or perhaps merely through your artistic
or / may say dramatic-temperament, pre-
ferred to be accredited with Il clairvOyani
mind rather than one possessed of keel
logic and a gift for Analysing human MO.
ItiYeS. But what l desired to be assured OF
was-yOur sOurage, and if you could b'
frightened out of continuing your services
in the suppression Of crime
InHE checked herself suddenly, and will
a shade Of confusion. Jacques
4 laughed.
"And so, to put me to the test, you sen
that warming to me and to the police. /
was cOnsiderate of you to send a copy t.
the police. thus leaving me a way out tina
might save my face. You reasoned that j
l were to be frightened 1 might listen I
the advice of the police that I refraiI
hereafter from exposing myself to tn
risk Of assassination.
Madame Marquand looked down at tn
handsome AubussOn carpet. Then sh
e looked at Jacques, and it seemed to N
2 there was rather more than admiration i
her eyes.
) 80 you received a threatening Letter
mOnsieur?" she asked, with an attempt q
innocence.