Show the e M mystery ster road roa MADAME 09 from a brutal stepfather an unhappy hore toil and a pro proposed pod husband she h detests itata birtile young prach tarl stands la in a country rod food on the ha verge of desperation 11 tilted by an exploded tire two young lord lard gerald domber and christopher bent dent are ar attracted by the girl iorli a ale dl dratted appearance appa ranc she sh bogs them to tak take her away from hr her misery in a spirit of 0 ad adventure ventur thy they do so 0 o conveying tir her to mont carlo and leaving hr her with frienda myrtll myrtile speaks hr her mother having been an edu du woman gerald open a balut f ua mounir woman in th n rambling room rooms and is fasel bated but can only larn that h in 1 called pauline do d Ion lr and la to with hr her aunt lie II 11 li to un abl ble to bee cure U re an introduction christop r and berall decide myrtll myrtil hall all not go to bee back k to her home lady mary gerald P tr ter antly secretly it in love ov with chris disapproves of 0 the boing men a guardianship of myrtalie lord domby dombey makri makes the a ae L tanes of 6 pauline routine lie II 11 la to puttied rustled by the air of mystery and condescension surrounding hr her myrul myrtile alia falls in love with gerald chris would mirry myrtile oer ger aid old Is 1 interested in pauline A mysterious heln zubin wini wine a large aum sum at the rambling gambling tables gerald larni learns he knows the th de do Poni tres but ran can eft got no information from him chrit chris makes little progress reps in his courtship of myrtll who ti to corn com plemely infatuated with gerald whose who interest in I 1 all in paulin gerald tell tells pauline paulin of zubin a garri blint she aka him to find the th russian and bring him to hr her and hr her aunt arald finds n the russian haa has loit lost very every thin thier I 1 CHAPTER IX continued aft 10 monsieur Mone leur gerald remarked nith an inclination of his head toward the man who nas the center of interest the attendant nt turned around with an expressive little nod yesterday he broke the bank he whispered today he can con do nothing richt ile Is losing the man mans a grimace was gerald watched his own stake swept away suay and crossed to a place behind the russian s chair in one of the in tervala ter vala vals he be leaned over and touched mm t m 0 on the he shoulder the man took atio 0 n notice 0 if c e gerald whispered in his lear ear madame Me daroe de awaits you at the villa zubin for a moment remal remained ned per bertly still when at last lost he turned around his face was ghastly with inith his strong arm he pushed back some intervened aho are you he demanded 1 I nm am merely a messenger gerald replied 11 1 I know no do more than that I 1 no wai risked to give 1 you that word if it I 1 abw vou rou at the casino the russian rose slowly to his feet left one of the plaques to guard his pince place thrust a great pile of notes into him hi linc pocket kot and led gerald into a cor ner ter 1 I ou have been spying on roe me it iff ig through you that ta madane madame knows I 1 anite in monte carlo fin in the lie contrary aerold gerald reminded hn oti on yourself you relf wrote a note to her unil lind dl dispatched it by mes zen er from L ilias nil note anns as brought back was wa out the man declared it it was on an accursed accident that hat one gathers that you have not I 1 icib vies fortunate today gerald re marked after a brief silence el lence i that Is my own affair wa wat the 1 grim reply what I 1 desire to know it I 1 how vou became acquainted alth tt ith i these indies to such an extent that ohp alio hould should appoint you as their mes elfr 1 1 I 1 do not cot recognize our right to ask me hie questions gerald alser asserted ted but as a matter of fact my inoel edge of them Is of the slightest actually I 1 da not know them at all I 1 happened to have a few tew minutes con ms atlon nith ft ith mademoiselle de po diere and 4 mention mentioned your I 1 lou ou will remember that I 1 MW saw a letter anin fn in you to madame last lost night monsieur zubin sat tor for a moment roo iren deep in n thought ae ate you charged to deliver a to t this he demanded certainly not gerald answered 1 I have no the of visiting at tile th villa 1 I should think not the other growled 1 I wondered only whether you had been told to take a nesame ne sace to the back door you are a very impertinent fellow gerald lold told him calmly you appe appear or to have come from a country where here manners have ceased to exist the mah laughed bru brutally one puts off manner manners when one aples pie and peddlers nedd medd lers be de i flared get on about your business lit he walked barb bark and took bis his place st t the table Gerald left the room rooms a few minu minute tea plater later and strolled out into the square lie II 11 was la in some doubt as to what be autlin to do pauline had bad absolutely fb forbidden laden him to communicate with her to in any shape or form yet he had a conviction that exploits in thil th jasino sino should be bade made knorz to bera ber he ile strolled across to the as of madame lenore ma demel gr him with a peculiarly all be ile trew drew her on one tf he you mat duat fel do d Poa Pon leni leria by EPh iMps oppenheim am copyright bj by utti brow A co mile smile from ma dame darnes Ws ali her tier fare face become impal alve ire it ti Is true milord llord ra the admitted of it juit just this you are doubtless doub tic tn hi frequent alth wath her I 1 lime bove iome slight acquaintance with etli but I 1 em am not permitted to communicate with her it to I 1 im lin int that the he should inow know that OK ilif russian Iti nelan in gambling cn in tin IN calno camino on ani in lnla heavily A big nan man madame akel asket quick ly elmost 1 n tant li Is he gerald madame turned toward the tele irle p ill one demand the villa molette I olettie 2114 he told tile li operator 1 aly lint I 1 walh to peak speak tn to lie de w i lliott delay gerald turned away sway 0 0 0 0 0 0 madame dc de ill the sen tints with mth a little ame mme ae of the tile hand and looked thoughtfully for a fw aw moments into the fire of pine lop logs which had been kindled tn in the grate paulene Paul lne ulie she inid said ti 1 A al ready four days late paulene mide no immediate ay her ifer aunt pointed to an escritoire which stood in a corner comer of the room these people ehe she continued become abusive cven even lenore hail has kimt an account lou ou patched dl the telegram 1 I 1 dispatched the telegram paul 1 ine assented but it vias as needle needless zubin ti to here here in monte carlo carlor madame de demanded quickly 11 1 I have heard no so pauline replied my information Is very scanty but I 1 understand uder tand that tie he had sent you a letter last night the pallor of the older woman face fare seemed suddenly deepened her tier eye glittered ominously I 1 jean spoke of a note that had been brought and taken away ahk eh muttered tell me at once what hat you know kno pauline 1 I have hate no definite information Inform atlon pauline reiterated but I 1 understand that he haa has been seen at the carino casino madame de cat sat like a nom mom an who has received a shock the shadow of fear wae was upon her face yon you do not know zubin the she groaned if it he be once smells the at the noie wa was brought back madame wa was out the man do D dared mo mot phere of that piece place it la is like 1 a deadly drug to him film and lie ie loses I 1 he lie niwaye closeal lose slie site le benned ined oer oser anil and struck a bell which stood upon a table the car ear in a of tin hour she be ordered pauline Pa get ie e seek if it he hp lul lia ie leui ui to gamble he will mill go in on to tile eni they droe arst to the eitt fujii no where they explored leie from thre th re tier went to the Sp ortin club abere there wn was no elga sign of pf him madame de flon lere became become more hopeful he ile le Is perhaps resting in hie ills hotel she ald said preparing prep to visit ile he life dould never come without sending mord beforehand pauline reminded e her they mt sat side by bj aldegon tide n one of the sette two tuo rather lonely and dle dt beafter d women face to fuce face with tr tra yeo agea pauline MW paw gerald in n the distance dis taace and determined upon a bold step aunt she he aid uld there li Is a youn young man standing by the eay easy chair there whose father lives 11 at the adjoining to ours cum he ile has ha once or anice offered in me e pome email small cour court teele estele he lie 1 is alone nd and I 1 am ure sure be he would be glad to be useful let me end send nim to the callnn 1 show him to te madame de demanded pointed etim ont aunt punt one breaks a cherished chri hed tradition she he eald said but it most be done t leate 1 the matter in your hando hand gerald and christopher troll ln at round the room came presently to witban a few feet of them geraldi Gera ildi hu bit jf terly erly hough though he h relented resented it was pi palo inc ing on an after one swift glance at poul ine 1 she leaned oer however and touched him on the th arm lohl lord dombey she kh solid id my mot aunt permit permits me to preterit yoa rou lord dora win hey mandame do Pon lere gerald taken by surprise bore the lh shock well he lie bowed low and murmured a few polite word 1 I am in afraid you will think that we e my irry mercenary ner cenary pauline con but ile e ore re going to auk ask a fa fior or i 1 it la in granted gerald assured hei fily there la Is i a gentleman in monte carlo named I 1 inow know him film liy by eight night gerald de inrid 1 Ile Iles seg leps 60 then the rett Is I 1 cany easy pauline in with mith n ft n mine timing look a ii Is that you search bt the casino for or illin and if he ie in there alint th I 1 it you tiring film to us grilla rn lil bojied lie promised 1 it he lie ili 1 there I 1 will bring him to you within a quarter of an hour 04 arnld on entering the he casino made 1114 11 way uny nt at once to the th table at o 0 the fartha end the teat sent which had been occupied by fly bovi however eyer max wa want thourl he the table itself was cron crowded he lie us on the point of ills hi search in one of the other room rooms ft finhen hen lie suddenly taw saw the tile man of whom he lie wae was in scorch seated on one of tile he socail against the mall all he ile ronde made ills hi way thither at once sir lie ald said 1 I have brought you a message from Ila maraine anine de the 1 hie his hend head und and for a moment gerald wae at afraid that he had had a stroke ills eyes were horribly red the flesh about hie his cheek bone bolles seemed to have bae become drawn tight and hie his cheeks to display new hollow hollows nii ills hands ere trembling all ills truculence of manner had departed from madame de Pon lerer be repented repeated abere here Is shet she she la Is uniting now in the sporting ao 10 club gerald replied 1 I will take TOU to her if you will accompany me vie the rus russian dan roc rose to his feet and the two tuo men left the place many of the bystanders gazed after them and gerald heard bean so methin of their whimpora spora im afraid youe youie been having rather a bid time he remarked ills companion compon lon took no notice he aka walked aked indeed like tile a man in a night mare ot 1 only wn was he unshaken uns hasen but his clothes were created und rind tumbled he ile was wits altogether a dl di looking object flight blight I 1 suggest herald sam sim as an the descended descend cd the steps of the lie ca eino sino that you visit your hotel and freshen op up a little before you come to the club zubin iv to tep step domi dourn from another world he lie looked v cantia at gerald for a moment at hit hi smoothly brushed hair his well cut dinner cont coat bis his fault faultier lest linen aten with a little start he be glanced nt at him keif self and shrugged ehni ged his hi shoulders honl dere ponderously ly lv you are right monsieur come thia this mar lie crossed the street with great strides and entered the hotel de piri he lie tamed once more to gerald ni an he entered the lift A quarter of an hour monsieur he said 1 I glie ghe you my word that I 1 will III not keep you loncer longer than twenty minutes 1 I will mill be waiting here gerald promised after the departure of the lift gerald geraid lerald made his way by meana of the private camire to the sporting alb madame dc de Poti lere and her niece were peael where here he be had left them the elder wy tipping some coffea rauille looking around her iti in languid air of half interest save rare for the fact that madame de a lips tightened a little as fhe ithe saw gerald alone there was not he slightest lIght cM indication in their manner or slen hut chev were nn an fronted in aar way may with an except lonal it 1 I harp found our friend he an bounced he ile tl is making some a il ter atlon 0 to o hi his toilet tollet I 1 am maetina hlin in n few minute minutes and hall brin bring lafin here bere WB WAs he lie pauline en quiren vot when hen I 1 arrived wa wait the fan can tin to ii reply 31 idame de stirred her coffee negligently hod he lie he she asked the air of a man who has ha been 1 I fear gerald admitted thai that he rather gave me that pauline smiled up at him it Is I 1 very gaind of you to give tire jr tor elt self so much trouble ehe alit said ily illy aunt and I 1 are greatly indebted it c yoa you please do 10 not lone lope any in bringing monsieur here hem evidently zubin gambling hai has much to do with the th fort fortune uneal of pauline ind and hr her aunt H hr ov o v closely are ar the th two women women in im volvent TO IM CWM hUEL I 1 |