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"You can time test-them and see for worself whether or not they me, all we child-riot thorn. They ureter glen: all dmgg'nsts. soc a box-6m “$2.50. The Women.“- u I $531! uni By runs GABOBIAU. » 3 utter made up of words about or s prayer book. “lime. Fauvel end Madeleine. owing to the extortions to which they had he! subiected. became mtlv rat-nan. g; a; tradesmen and other-stun w‘nom they owed money and had nothing'on yhicb to keep up their . ety. They remained sechl‘ied for a me. but were at last obliged to appear in public at the Jandidier (hall. Made- leine went to Yesinet to ask Raoul to return some of the money and jewels they had given him. On this occasion ahe was followed by M. Verduret and Prosper. Madeleine’s eflort was fruit- less, though she finally forced Raoul p, threats of exposure to surrender some of the pawn tickets. “At last Clameran and ”Raoul found in the clown at the Jandidier ball an enemy who possessed the secret of their villainies and tried to murder kiln." ______ CHAPTER XIII. 1708 are the facts that, with an almost incaedible talent . for investigation, had been at; collected and prepared by the fatnenwith them “cowho had taken Prosper under his protection, M. Nerduret. Reaching Paris at 9 o’clock in the evening, not by the Lyons route. as he had said. but by the Orleans train. hi. Nerduret hurried to the Archangel. when he found Prosper impatiently expecting him. “Ion are about to hear some rich de- velopments" he said to Prosper. “end seabowfarback intotbepastcno has soccekforthe primary cause of a crime All things are linked together hi this world of ours. If Gaston do Clams-as had not taken a cup of cof- fee in a little cafe at Tarascon twenty ”In 830. your money safe would not have been robbed three weeks ago. “Valentine de la Verberie is punis is 1866 for the murder committed for love of her in 18-10. Nothing is 1198' hotel or forgotten. Listen.” And be related all that'he bad dis- covered. referring to a voluminous manuscript which he had prepared. 'lth many notes and authenticated Proofs attached. “I wonder how you discovered all these infamies.” said Prosper when he had finished. The fat man smiled. “‘When I under- take a task," he said, “I devote my whole attention to it. Now. make a note of this: When a man of ordinary hate‘ni’sence concentrates his thoughts and energies upon the attainment of‘ “'Obiect. be is certain to attain that. Ob‘leCt Besides that. I have my own. method of working up a case. To be We. one needs some light to guide one: in a dark affair like this. but the fire 1” Clameran’s eye when I pronounced as name of Gaston ignited my lantern. From that moment I walked straight t° the solution of the mystery as to e' beacon light.” : We look showed that he would‘ ~»_.. :0 to know the secret of his protect- “! Penetration and at the same time vb more thoroughly convinced that inna‘ he heard was all trueâ€"that his lime would be more clearly prov- Qucw. confess,” cried M. Verduret. b Would give anything in the world find out how I arrived at the truth!" "1 admit it, for it is marvelous.” GM- Verduret enjoyed Prosper’s bewiL emtint. To be sure, he was neither a and Judge nor a distinguished ama- : but admiration is always flatter. E-“flo matter whence it comes. 'FSt 911.” he replied, “I will explain my “0:3. There is nothing marvelous the sol t- We worked together to find my ntiou of the problem. You know had lWinona for suspecting Clement: Ihflhandintberobbery. Assoontl mad acquired this certainty my task my. What did I do? I placed gaminwmr people to watch the per- wbnm I was most mm Are Ill mg g A It”! Pin: «3‘? -md down the room. oblivious of the lodgers below, whose windows shook with every angry stamp of his foot. Prosper remained silent as long as me could and then uneasily said: “I am afraid I ihave embarrassed run very much. monsieur.” "fee. you have dreadfully embar- "ressed ms. What'um I to do? Shall I hasten matters or wait? And I'm bound by a sacred We had better go and advise with the Judge of instruction. He can assist me. “Come with me." . 5 As M. Verdun-st bad anticipated'Proe- ’per's latter had a terrible effect. When It. Fauvel opened his mail themrnlng after it was posted, the fetal-missivo fell Into his hands. Something about the writing-struck him as peculiar. It was evidentlyta disguised band. and. although. owing to the fact of his being a mnhonaire. he was in the habit of receiving anony- mous communications. this particular letter filled him with an indefinite gro- esutiment of evil. With trembling hand and absolute certainty that ho was about to learn some new calamity. he brokottho seal and. opening the coarse cafo'papor. was shocked by the following words: he Thiswesastmkecfligbtningboe man whose life hitherto had been an unbroken chain of prosperity. who could recall the pest without one bitter regret. without remembering any our. new deep enough to bring forth a tear. What! His wife deceive him! And. among all men. to choose one vile enough to rob her of bar jewels and forceberto beblsaccomplicelntho ruin of an innocent young man! For did not the anonymous letter assert this to be the fact and tell him how to convince himself of its truth? If. Feuvel determined to show the letter to his wife. “But suppose it be true!" he mutter- ed to himself. “Suppose I have been miserably duped! By confldlng in- my wifelshall puthcronberguardend lose all chance .of discovering the truth." There was one simple means of verio ilcation. The letter said the diamonds had been pawnod. If it lied in this instance. he would treat it with the soon: it deserved. If. on the other band. it‘should prove to be trueâ€" Breakfast was announced. At table If. Feuvel talked incessantly, so as to escape any questions from his wife. wbdvbe es . was uneasy at the sight of his polo taco. But all the time be wastalklng bewascastingoverin his mind expedients for getting his wife out of'the house long enough for him to search her bureau without her per- At lest he asked Mme. “Yes.” said she. “The weather is dreadful. but Madeleine and I must do some shopping." “At what hour shall you go?" “Immediately after breakfast” He drew a long breath. esif relieved ‘ of a great weight. In a short time be i wouldknow the truth. - After awhile be heard the carriage ; roll away with his wife and niece. Hurrylng into Mme. Fanvel‘s room. he opened the drawer of the cbltfonier where she kept her Jewels. The boxes containing superb sets of jewelry which be had presented to her were gone! The anonymous letter had told the truth! l Perhaps Valentine had put her die- ] monda in Madeleine’s room. ' Without stopping to consider the in: i delicacy of what bewas about to do be hurried into the young girl’s room and pulled open one drawer after enotbcr. l Bo did not find limo. Fenvel’s die. moods. but lladcleino’s ssvenor dgbt boxes. also empty. Was she. too. an accomplice? This blow broke down his courage. : If. Fauvel well knew that the fact of the diamonds being stolen was not suf- ficient ground upon which to bring as ' accusation against the accomplices. 5 Happily he could procure other proof. l Hebegan by calling his valet and or- ‘ daring him to bring him every letter that should come to the house. He then wrote to a notary at St. Remy to send him a telegram containing an- thentic information about the begun family and especially about Raoul. M nervous and irritable? DO 7°“ m . Male 3 a fig 3 gt: E: .5 . ‘3 Egfieg .5. i gieggzr reg as: e . provokes quarrel. dually threw a card in his face. saying its owner was ready to grant him satisfaction. Raoul rush- ed toward the man tmthrash him with bismuthisfriendsbeldhimback. “Very well. then. You will hear from me tomorrow." be said to his essailant. “Wait at your hotel until I send two friends to you." As soon as the stranger had gone Raoul recovered from his excitement and began to wonder what could have been the motive for the insult. Pick- ing up the man's card. be read: “W. H. B. Jacobson. formerly Gari- baldian volunteer. ex-omcer of the Ar- my of the South (Italy. Amedcal; 30 Iconic sheet." “on.” be thought. “here is a big mili- Reoul had seen enough of the world to understand these heroes who cover their visiting cards with titles. But. since the insult had been offered in the presence of others. early the next morning Raoul sent two of his fit-lends to make arrangements for a duel. He gave them If. Jecobson’e address and toldtbemtoreportetthofioteldu Iouvre. where he proposed to sleep. At half past 8 in the morning bis sec ends arrived. M. Jacobson bad select- cdtbosword and would dgbttbetvery hour in the woods of Vincennss. “Let us hood!” cried Raoul gayly. “I accept the gentleman's conditions." After a minute’s fencing Raoul was slightly wounded in the right shoulder. The “ex-odicer of the south" wished to ccndnm the combat. but Raoul'e‘ esc- onds declared that honor was satis- fied and that they had no intention of lrnperliing tbelrrfrlend’s life again. The cx-omcer was obliged to so quleocs. Raoul went home delighted at having escaped with nothing more serious than a littislose of blood and resolvedtokecpclearofallsocailed 'Geribeldians in the future. In fact. a night’e reflection bed convinced him that Clameran was the instigator of the two attempts to kill him. lime. Feu- vcl having told him what conditions Madeleine placed on her consent to | marriage. Raoul instantly saw the I great interest Clemeren would have in his removal. Ho recalled a thousand little remarks and events of the last few days. and on skillfully questioning the marquis his suspicions changed into certainty. This conviction that thoman whom he badeo materially es- ‘ slated in his criminal plane was so bascly ungrateful as .to turn against him inspired in Raoul a resolution to take speedy vengeance upon his beech- eroue accomplice and at the same time insure his own safety. He was per~ snaded that by Openly siding. with Madeleine and her aunt he could save them from Clameran's clutches. Eav- lag fully resolyed upon this. he wrote a note to Mme. Fauvel asking for an interview. The poor woman hastened to Vesinet at the appointed hour, con- vinced that some new misfortune was in store for her. She found Raoul more tender and affectionate than he had ever been. He saw the necessity of re- assuring her and winning his old place in her forgiving heart before making his disclosures. Hesucceedod. Thepoorladyhada smiling and happy air in an armchair. .with Raoul kneeling before he. “Ihavedistressodyoutoolong.my. dear mother." he said in'hie softest IL Feuvel. revolver in band. entered theroom. “Ah.” he said. "you th ht : «sideways-admits foetal-l” m Raoul bed the courage to place him- self m Fulfil and to tary man who can whip everybody!" as: 3:}: had come! Velnly for years she had added falsehood to lelscbood. Velnly she had sacrificed herself and others. All was now discovered. ‘ “Pardon. Andrei I conjure you. for- givc me!" At these heartbroken ten. the bank. or trembled. This voice brought be- fore him the twenty years which he had spent with thiswomen. who had always been-tho mistress of his heart. whose slightest wish had been his law andwhobyalookcculdmakehlmtbo happiest or the most miserable of men. “Unhappy woman!” he said. “Un- happy womenl What have I done that you should act thus? I have loved you too deeply.” Raoul. who listened with attention. sewtbatifthebenksrknoweomsthlngs becatainlydidnotknowell. Hosaw that erroneous information had misled tbeunbeppymanandtbathewesstill a victim of false appearances. He de- termined to convince him of his mis- take. ' “lfonsieuf'â€" be commenced. But the sound of Reoul's voice was ancient to break the charm. “Silencer cried the banks. with an echo of lime. Fanvel. “I came hers." continued the banker. “withtbointsnticnofkiiiingyou both. butcouregofallemetokillewomen. and I will not kill an unarmed men." Raoul once more tried to speeh “Let mo finish!” interrupted I. Feu- vel. “Yourlifoislnmybends. The law excuses tho vengeance of an in- jured husband. but I nfusetotekeed- ventegoofit. Iocoonyourmentcle revolver similar to mine. Take It and defend yourself." “Never." “Defend yourself!" cried the banker. raising his am “If not"â€" Feeling the barrel of II. Fsuvel’e no. vclver touch his breast. Raoul took his own pistol from tho mantel. “Piece yourself in that corner of the room. andlwlll stand inthls." contin- ued the banker. “and when the clock strikes. which willboinefewesconds. we will both lire." They took the places ddgnstsd. But the horror of the scene was too much for Lima. Fenvel to witne- eny lon- ger without interposlng She under- otoodbut-onotblnrba'ecuendber husband were about to kill each other beforoberveryoycs. Frightendbcr- surgavohcrstrcngtbtoetertupand rubbetwoenthotwomeltbex- tended arms. “Have pity. Andrei" she cried. wring- 'lngbcrbandsinsnguish‘Tetmotell you! Don’t kill”- ‘ This burst of maternal love II. Fan- vel took for the pleading of a criminal defending her lover. He seized his wife bytheermendtbrusthereside. But she would not be ”pulsed. Rush- insnptoRaoul. sbothrew berarms around him and said to her husband: “Killmeandmoeloanorlemtbo guilty one!” ‘ At these words II. Fauvcl glared et “Ob."boseid.“madamewiiltcllyou thatthbyoungmanletbooonofaae- ton do Clemeran. She has never doubted it. But the truth is"- “What?" finordcrtombhcrbohesperpetrat sdagroesimpooturc." Daring the last few minutes Raoul had managed to epproech the door. hoping to escape while no one was thinking of him. But If. Verduret. watchingbimoutoftbecornerofone oyaotoppcdhimjustasbewesebout toleevc. “Noteofestmyprettyyouth.” he niddnsxinsblmlntotbemiddloof the room. “Lotushevoelittle conver- ner of It. Verdunt made Raoul turn deadly pale. Ho started beck as if confrontedbyephentom. ‘Tboclownl" hegesped. “Thosame. friend." said the fetmen. “Ahnowtbetyoureoognisemelcon- fessthattboclownendmyoelferoone endtbesems. qulemthsjolly clown of tho Jandidicr bell. Hero is thsproof.” MWWMIMebesbow- sdedeepcutouhiserm. “Ifyouano not sure. examine this scar." be con- tinued. “Iimaglneyou knowtbovilo lain that gave me this little decoration that night I was walking along Bour- daloue street. That being the case. you know I have a slight claim upon you and shell expect you to relate to usyourllttlcetory.” ButReoulwastooterrlnedtoutter sword. If. Fauvel listened without under- Standing. “Into what dark depths of shame have we fallen!" be groened. “Reassure yourself. monsieur." re plied ll. Verdun-t. “After what [have been constrained to tell you little re- mains. Iwillsnisbtbcstory.” He then told how Louis Clameran hadconcoctedhieplcttopelmofl Raoul es lime. Feuvcl’s son with a view to extort money from her. “Can this be poniblel" cried Mme. Feuvcl. “Impossible?” cried the banker. “An infamous plot like this could not be ex- ecuted in our midst” “All this is false!" said Raoul boldly. “It is a lie!" )1. Verduret turned to Raoul end. bowing with ironicel respect. eeid: “Monsieur desires proofs. does he? Honsieur shell catsinly have conch lngones. Ibevojustlsftefriendof mine. I. Pelot. who brought me velu able information from undue. 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