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MC-JMR D« OR, 7f1E HERITAGE OF MADAME YALTA. "THEOEAOHASGOMETOUFE" I "FRtllH-TIVES" MIMGIE CHAl'TKll IV. (C'Dnfd) Th? V. Oman imirmiired her thanks and pntered Hup Bcaujun, which branched off from the Avenue do Krifdland at the point wliere she had been interrogating the i;)orter. She soon diseovered the magni- ficent entrance to the Yalta man- sion, and tlicro her hesitation re- . newed itself. She began to walk nlowiy the length of the iron rail- ing, behind which was stationed the majestic .porter who had intro- ducid Maxinie the morning before. This personuge. doubtless, inti- midated her, fur the nearer she ajj- proached hini the more her foot- steps relaxed, and she turned away her head us she drew the brass knob near the 1- dge. The bedizened Swiss advanced majestically, measured the visitor with a glance, and inquired polite- ly what she wi.shed. ''I want to see Madame the Coun- tess Yalta," she stammered. ''Madame the countess does not reoeive," replied the colossus; ''but if you will give me your name and t«ll my why you come â€" " The girl started and lowered her held ; the n c'un(]uering her t midity, rais.'d it again, and said firmly : "I am sure the countess will re- ceive me if you will say to her that Mile. Oorgeres wishes to speak to her." The p'jrter changed his tone in- stantiv. He was not ignorant that Ihi' head coaciiman had driven Ma- d.ime Yalta the day before to the hfu'c of M. Uorgeres, Hue de Su- resnrs. ''I be-it Hiadeniois^'ne to e.xcuse me, and if mademoiselle will take thi' trouble to enter the waiting- room, I will inform madamc the countess. She is still much indis- pcsed, and I had orders to admit no one." This discour.ie was punctuated -" tv the striking of a bell, which re- sulted in the appearance on the tlairway of a valet de pied. Mill'. Dorgercs, introduced by the porter, was delivered into the hands of this valet, who conducted her to the apart.ments on the groun<l-ni)or in which her cousin had been leceivpd fvery day for a month past by Dr. Villagos. She had not long to wait for the reply of the coiinte-is. The duenna wli!) hid introduced Maxiuie on his last visit came di.wn >tairs express- ly to receive Mile DorgfMCR. '"Mademoiselle," she said'smil- inglv. "my mistress is so happv to receive a visit from you that she will not ask yo\i to postpone it till to-morrow, though she suffers much just now. She hopes you will ox- cute her for rrcelving y.iu in bed." .Mic3 Htammertfl a few words e>f tlianks and foil iwcd the woman-in- waiting. The duenna enndu'ted her by tlio Baine st'iirwav which ended in the superb apartments on the first floor through which she bail coiidiicteel Maxime, but did not usher her in- to the oval chamh(>r. Th? countess was in her own f'Om in an iminen>'e bed, a genu- ine specimen of the Louis XIV. age, with heavv ciirlains of Gobe- lin tap.'slry. A faint light was dif- fus-d through th'j stained gl;iss windows. Alic'e cony scarcely summon courage to aelvaiice. Timidity took pc'Sjession of her. How was she to approach the woman whose pale face was scarcely visible / How chould she explain this strange visit ! And if Maxiine had exagger- ate i! If Madame Yalta had gone no further than to express a sym- pathy for M. de Carnoel, with- «iui having uridi rtaken to defend liiHi ag'iinst bis accusers ! All these di>c mraging thoughts cunie to her at once ; but her ap- proh nsions were quickly di»»i|)at- <-d A voice which souided in her ears like celestial music prono\iiu;ed thi s-> worils : "I knew you would come. You gue.'s d I had s mrlhing to s.iy to you." Alice color»*d with happiqcss and advanced quickly. "Thanks for him apd for nie," rf-'unied the countess.*" If y<ni hud not erimt it is in)poHsi\>l(' In nay when I should have sen you, for ^ye^terdaj «\ening a new crisis came on «lich has nitt yet passed. Panhm me that I do not offer you piy arni«, but my physician has or dored ine to be absolutely motion- less. Hit down and let us talk." .Mii'e look li«r fcat in a low eh.iir )>-> the bedside, and said in an agi- tated voice : "Mndiin'', I. nm jirofoundlv f-Miche.! by .veiur welcome, and can- not belter show that I am sensible of v'oi'r goodness than by telling •'/)u Uie Tnnole truth. I came with- out the know li'dge of my father, because my cousin told . mo you «ere enxi.ius to prove the innocence of M. de Carnoel. 1 wanted to know on what you founded your belief." "You love him; is it so?" ''I chd love him," said Alice, with an effort. "And yet you are betrothed to another /" "I thoughtâ€" they showed me that M. d« t'ariuiel had been guilty of .'omething dishonorable. I yielded to the entreaties of my father, who begged nie to marry. I am engag- ed in the eyes of the world, but liiy heart is my own." "They have shown you that this young man has â€" stolen. Why not .speak the word, since it is an odi- ous calumny? Hefore replying to this calumny, permit me to ask who informed you of what took place and what you have heard'" "My father. lie told me that on opening the safe the cashier per- ceived the disappearance of a cas- ket containing valuable papers be- longing to a Russian. M. de t'ar- ncel had left preciijitately the night before at the very hour the safe was opened with a false key." "And they concluded boldly that it was he. They did not stop to ask what interest this young uiai) c( ukl have in possessing himself of a casket containing papers of no- body knew what sort, when the safe was full of gold and notes that were not touched." ".\ sum of money was also "tak- ei,," said the girl, in a stifled voice â€" "iifty thousand francs." "It is not true," crici^the coun- tess. ".'Mas, niadame, it is too true I The cashier counted the money in the presence of my father and this Ui'ssian. A roll of bank-notes was missiiig." "It is impossible I" said the coun- tess, with an extraordinary confi- dence; "but continue, nuidemoi- scllc. Your father has given you i:o other details of this affair (" "\one, niadame." ''He has not spoken to you, then, o' a first attempt which faih'd, and which preceded the second by a few days only V "No. Had there been a previous I'.ttcniijt to rob the safe M. Vignory wriuld have told nu' ; it w(juld have been spoken of in my hearing." "Then he who gave me the in- formation was mistaken." "Cieorgct, was it not " "You know that! Then you saw your cousin yesterday!" "Yes, madame. Maxime brought the poor child to the office. I met them as I was going out with my governess, and it was then I had this conversation with Maxime. You b'-lieve, then, that M. d^ Car- noel is in Paris?" "I am certain of it. Yod will be surprised when I say that the day you were awaiting him in the Hois de lioulogne he must have fallen into the hands of some powerful etiemy.'" "You him!" "The day the great cold began I went to the lake in a sleigh with M Maxime Dorgeres. You passed near us in a carriage with your f^overness. Your cousin expressed u desire to follow yem, and, press- eil by me, confe'ssei that he wished t' be present at a renrlezvous you hail given to M. df Carnoel. Af- terward I learned th.-it M. de Car- ni'fl hati not appeareti, and that he was accuHcil of an infamy - long aflerwarel, unfortunately, for there was not time to avert what might have been prevented had I been III Iter informed at first. Hut fate intervened. I fell seriously ill. .Now the time has come to rep.air the evil I have unintentiotuilly suf- fereil. 1 want to finel M.-de Car- noel, and when I have done so will tdke him myself to your father." "My father would rt fuse to re- ceive him." "He must receive him, when I bring him the proof that he has bieii iaiumniated and is entitled to reparation. " "The proof?" repeated Mile Dor- gores, doubtiugly.. "Yes, the proof; for if it is nec- essary ill order to exonerate him the guilty party will elcnounce him- self. I swear to you that it was not M. de Carnoel." This reply was nuido in so posi- tive a trme and with so much anima- tion that the girl doubted no long- er Kvjdently the countess knew the author of the theft, and was resolved (o denounce him to save the innocent one who was aeciis- cd. Alice was bles-xing her, when a su8pici(m glided into her heart. Why did th« countess tindertnke so warmly the defence of Uobert? Could it be supposed she maintain- uii his cause out of pure love of MRS. JAMC* FENWICK Bnterprise, Ont., October ist, 1908. "I suffered tortures for seven long years from a Water Tiunor. I wa.>j forced to take morphia constant!/ to relieve the awful pains, and I wanted to die to get relief. Tlie doctors gave me np and my friends hourly expected my death. Then 1 was induced to take "Fruit-a-tives" and tlii.s wonderful fruit medicine ha.* completely cured me. When I appeared on the street again ray friends exclaimed The dead has come to life.' The cure was a positive miracle." MRS. JAMES FRNWICK. 50c a boxâ€" 6 for J2.50â€" or trial box, 25c. At dealers or from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. knew I was expecting ju.stice! She, whose life was the sport of her caprices! It was much more probable that she was inter- ested personallyin M. do Carnoel, and this interest must be very live- ly, since she offered to sacrifice some one to him. "She loves him, perhaps," thought Mile Dorgercs, sadly. "1 hope now that you do njt re- gret having come," said Mme Yal- ta, "and that henceforth we are united in the effort to save M. de Carnoel." "You have known him long?''' she asked timidly. "I do not know liiui at all; I have never seen him that I am aware of." Alice's face brightened, and she was about to protest with warmth her devotion to the projects of the countess, but at this nuunent the lady-in-waiting entered, and said to her mistress: "M. Maxime Dorgeres begs to .see the countess inmiediately. .He assures me that he brings news of inpp()rtance." ''Go," cried the countess, "bring him in." The duenna turned briskly on her liiols, and as soon as she was left uione with the countess, Alice rose and said with some agitation : "Madanu', I beg you not to com- pel 11W to see my cousin. I would not for the world have him find me here."' "If ytiu were to follow my fcmmc de chambre you would inevitably nicet M. Dorgeres. There is no way to evoid him but te> go in there," she added, pointing to a door not far from the head of the bed, which opcneel in the midst of tniiestry hanging^. "You will find it a very comnio- elious prison, and, I think, will not be detaiiu'd long. It will be in your power to leave it should you change your mind as to the eon- v( nience of a meeting with M. Dor- gercs." Alice ran to the point of exit indi- cated, and glieled noiselessly into a vast apartment, a toilette binidoir filled with luxurious furniture, ob jects of art and curiosities in glass eases. She had no sooner disap peared than Maxime entered radi ant. His joy was somewhat abated r.t being received, not as before, in a divan of state, but a real in- laliel's couch. "What! you are seriously indis- posed, anti were out yesterday!" "I did got out and I was wrong, hovitig obtained nothing from M. Dorgeres, and paid for my impru- (l(-nce this morning. Hut that doesn't matter. Tell me of your expedition with Oeorget. First, GOES LIKE SIXTY KULLSLWESraTY 1 FOR â- .S65 GiLSON QASOLINR N6INE FerPumpiDg, Crcm ^Separil«ri,Chur«a.WatkMt" ckloct, .ic. ftrt Tritl. AftkfurcNUlAa-.BlliiKei. SILSON MFC. CO.. gj York Su r.UII.PH. ONT. 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"I took him to the ofiBce where the theft was committed, and he mentioned that he knew the words that opened the safe, the defensive mechanism that protects it, â€" de- tails of which no one is in posses- sion but the cashier, and which Georget could have learned only by acting the spy on his chief. I beg your pardon for telling you frankly my opinion that yair pro- tege was the accomplice of the rogue's, that he furnished them in- formation, and perhaps assisted them more effectively. He recog- nized a hiding-place in which he nnist have been lurking for the pur- pose of opening the door to them." "It is quite possible," said the ceuntcss, indifferently. "What! you are not distressed fo learn that Grorget has been im- plicated in this affair?" "Bah! a political matter." "Political! how?"' "Undoubtedly. What did they take? A coffer containing unques- tionably state papers, since it be- longed to a llussian diplomatic agent. The proof that they wanted only the papers, is that they did net touch the money in the safe. Gcorgct is the grandson of a wo- man of high birth who has had re- h'tions with Polish emigrants. He has, perhaps, followed the counsels of his grandmother in giving aid t ) these people." "He has none the less been play- inp high, and if my uncle knew what this astonishing youngster has bc^en doing, he wouldn't spare him â€" especially since money was taken as well as the casket." "I have been told so, but can sea reel v believe it. But I can an- swer that it was not Georget." "Georget has merely conrxived at it. Mor. over, in the remarks which ',u: let fall, there was one which de- signated the thief." "Designated him by name?" (To be continued.) >r' Boys and girls thrive on iL Shredded Wheat fortifies them against winter iUsâ€" builds sturdy, robust youngsters. Simply heat biscuit in oven, pour hot millc over it and salt to taste. Best for every meaL Sold by all nuc ei i . 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