Show 1 01 r 1 L w u AS WS 1 ct a r r rw I BEGIN DIERE TODY TOD VY Y tl A novelist seeking nocturnal ad ad- ad adventure venture finds a gIrl firl In e dress In GroO Square London rhe girl Informs him that she sho h line hll h taken talen poison polson and Wants nants to die To lb all bin hin pleadIngs she th allS answers era Go Oo I away lIe Ile II asks a a n strange mail mah man to hall hail a 8 taxi to take ake tak the girl s to Middlesex Hospital toI I On the th way nay ay to the th hospital the tho th girl s fights ficht to jump lump from the cab Calling at t th the hospital early sh she sheI shene I nets ne mornIng he h finds find th the girl con conscious and I is Is assured s ur d of ot her reo re- recovery re recovery cover covery by the tho th nurse nurs In charge The Th girl Irl says say she sh I Is lAdy Grace t of Grosvenor Square Squar and that her ller father Is II the th Mar quia quia of OC o n She la as l I a she he helas las has quarreled e her lIer lot 10 lo er cc er Carlo heI I t The no t follow follo 8 Carlo to to Hotel Brussels Brussell and begs n hIm to return to his sweetheart tl says sas he h has h been b n married for several years year to Jeanne Janne Dar Dar- bet bot He H eats Jeanne disappeared 1 10 so Mr George Georg goes foca to the th dl of oC Chartres Chartre lice th the land of her he birth to hunt for her NOW GO O 1 0 WITH THE STORI Chartres seems to be full luU of music mu- mu music music sic mistresses and not one of these th I le called Inquiries s at nt ho- ho hotels ho hoM M and police station revealed no Darbo Darbots of oC any kind musIcal or otherwise Ise Then I 1 de de- de decided elded to advertise and enlivened the happy periods of ot netting by regular visits to the th cathedral this was the only possible amusement together with sweet drugs In tn cal cafes If I had not cd a grateful ir t ful letter from Lady Grace I should h sea 4 to stronger than tha i 11 1 1114 sv strops Imps My Jy ad ad for tor lessons leeone yielded d a a number of oC re- re s not one on sIgned d I 1 I t that ht a Madame l pi e reverting r to the name nam of might h hate h e chosen another another er cit that was as perhaps not her home town Thus IOU OU picture me at t at Chate Che- Che at Chateau t Chateau I don t know knoy what raising amazement ev ev- ev everywhere by m my passionate Inter Inter- interest cst est In music mistresses I found some more and more moro of them I Completely I began beean to t call on them some somo were red red- rod and some som Here ere fine tine Bu But no At last having h spent pent a month monti on 00 this melancholy quest writing dally to Lady Graco Grace to keep k ep UI up my courage I arrived at Dreux 1 i a informed small town where hero her the th hotel in- in In formed me to my great relief that th there w was wa only one on music mistress In th the town ton ton to n Carried away w y by hab It 11 I X went to see se her hr She Bhe Sh was wi fine CIne a lied had maid ald ld too lire fire But her hair sea a aa a black and nd her h name I alas was nag Madame Bordat I as In such euch a state that I took an n elementary lesson In ht harmon harmony and left the th town It wa was In the th train that my ane cite cite- ml fancy begin to play with this visit and that suddenly IW I saw W the th implication of the th cord ord Bordat r o otherwise D t Md mol 1 wis me 18 conceal conceal- concealed ed under the tho name nam of Madame Mad Bordat And as for red hair or block black an I d of ot my e mIght have h v realized that the tte tint Until tints of oC omens 11 omens omen's hair are re some some- somewhat what I I l jumped jump out of p the th train at nt a a wa wayside w I WAit waited for tour lour hours hour for the th train I to DreuX Dr ua found Cound at t my hotel an i announcement nt nt In to Tho rh The Times Timed to tithe the effect that a marriage hid been bOAn arranged l between b tween nor le Ca Carlo and be am li 11 orM l and ru rushed hed to the door Joor ste or of o M Madame dame Bordat received mo me m t perte t calm aSking It if I wanted a second lesson the th same sam day d y In a few tew t i mangled I st tJ the th oh ob ob- ob object of ot my joure journey She Sh listened lIston toned to me m Intent Het Hel silence Irl 1 fri l t- t l ened ned me for tor It tt w wa was t to 1 her hor h r In r person erson otherwise oth Loy Laly L ly Grace Grac would never n belle bell e tl Stilt Still I waited w an and nil he ahe sh began to t g I ask You Yost want me m to to t him to Monsieur M wIfe TM Tea You TOil see e lots ion ou are aro a r his hi V t long lol meditative m o pause SUBe Madame Bordat said Eahl cut But I dont don't like him hInt Xo No No more mor lo to I but since sine Sou so OU are ar married to him that matter does doesn't doesn Quite d rata ahl I Madame dune Mad iw isor Ilor dat On Om-e Om more she h sa sah gate O herself h h rs l to 1 oscr o meditations l which I did not like to Interrupt t last lust they took look form lorm How How much do does doea ml cot m husband earn tarn she ahe netted a ltd It I must t be I something con ll i Oh oh Oh r I hardly know I hear ht I that mat on his hl last Il la l Amr tour lour ho he made malo mail over oer o tr fitly fifty thousand thou hoI I dollars r lit he two w months oth Bordat d 1 got fOl 01 un up u I I ly Iy and said I wonder If It I have been unjust Perhaps you are right I with will let b gones bo be bt b gones gon and return to my husbands husband's arms Then as aa If moed mo ed by all an afterthought she he sh said You III IIII I understand Monsieur that th t I I am relYing on your word You Tou tell tea teaI me that you have a 0 message m from I my 1111 husband but you do not nt bring en me eten en a a n letter from him You Tou uk ask I me to take tako an expensive Journey Ito to niland I think the rile should he 10 l paid pad for Oh of oC course ourse couri I 1 said Also Madame Madam wont went wenton on en obstinately he he ought to send I heIs hIs me some som money to show that he Is In iii earnest esrnest He H h has ha treated rented me mei i very badly He lie must mut show he means mean this How much I I dont don't know kno 6 frenes Ill ril wire this minute and Son 01 will hav have havn the th mane money tomorrow morning morn r VII VI 1 I found self strangely po ular In iii Lord Go ns n's house hous Ind Indeed dI I found lound f und the tho th situation slightly ait al- al altered t red called dally and was allo allowed ed the th society of ot Lady L Grace GracI but pleasure sir she seemed to find equal pleas plas- ure In mine Her gratitude was touching by degrees I f beca became bee me her hor familiar friend nd to whom who whom sh she sha liked to talk of o perils pest past and Join 1015 JO s to come With Ith It was us wa differ differ- lent ent he ho used lied to t take tak mo me m Into cor- cor ners corners Ia ra Patel ral l 1 his hi hair hall beg beir me coo to say MY how how h tong long Ion L this Ras 1119 going on what Irene 15 to 10 when I 1 produce his hie lt I I was nan IlS ml ma- ma Information enough to Informs Informs- tion Uon As AI tor for th the marquis h he wai as i pathetic path tlc ho he h confided to mo me m that t his hie daughter must mu t be crazy and so 3 persistently pT asked aked mo me whether r I couldn t do something to stop Slop it t that I become became u Ind Indeed ed III lone one e when I had dined d there ther alone alon he drank throe of oC tour tou r glasses glaes ela CB of port looked upon m me benevolently and remarked Ah Ab It if only this hadn't dl She Sh p man might man hate o h married d an P In other othir nordet nords m position was I was nae confronting the tir girl I 10 loved ed and who insisted upon being grateful a man to toi Whom I horn hom I J was WaB doing a good g turn u and who was AI most moat ungrateful a a father who was na hInting to me m that I should do something I wanted anted to do todo but could not And still I l dared dued do nothing The Tho Th nodding was fixed for Cor alx weeks hence pleasurable e was ass as stirring stirring- in tho breast breo t of ot only one on player pIa er In th the comedy Perhaps hoe lion ho e ever er Lady Grace Gr c waa nw not as happy I as obe ahe sh ou ought ht ht to toMato tolia ha Mato 0 been at such a season She seemed mcd preoccupied Now and then I found lound her h r eyes ye resting resting- upon me m with a peculiar expression When hen henIe meI I occasionally ally no Ie wore ore alone alon she ohe h would occasion occasion- nil ally heave sigh a I One Once site sir eten t cn remarked d that 11 It would hale hav ha 0 been I better If 1 I I had hod let her ber die dl In Groa- Groa Gro Oro Square But will wh Ib 7 l I asked naked intent t tou IOU ou not kot ot your our hearts desire f I 1 l suppose so 0 she ahe replied nothing more n T a said Bald but ur dur companionship grew frew more mr more Intimate more mor nas ua assisted ft t b bl ti the HA fact f that thai i Lady Lody Giac Guce played tennis lonnis and golf wIth ferocity while whilo played the piano Meanwhile Mean in of and telegrams t Madame Iol was making difficulties that should om to her hr It took me some e som time ii realize that the th lel Ie to her heart j nee I made of void old I 1 m I RpM c promise promis promise her 00 5 O pou-nd pou pounds on arrival she ho kh fixed tier Irr Journey sO o as ae to ar I rite on the th ere e v of the nodding My tender tonder friendship with lIh Lady Grace Grac LadyGrace developed day by day But IQS I I was QS not prepared for tor a fact which I put do do n 11 to natural excitement mont on the luo eta ee ei of the nettling Lady Orace Graco Grac burst Into tears nod and rushed l a envy 0 from me m r refusing refusing- to speak peak ThIs non Just before belore dinner But Dut she sh re- re covered colored recovered reCO CO ered a i a-i WOmen do Later on IS as It ISIt asit as no a soft night I saw her nith Ith tl make mak tor for the th Uri terrace which I overlooks overlook the th grounds of GOS n House I do not nol suppose h he be enjo enjoyed ed edIt It since sine lie he h knew new what wa goIng g to happen It was wae wa agonizing but I 1 ules looked at my watch only five mIn utes to go o I went As the th clock struck k 10 I met Madam Hadame who Insisted on counting tho th fIve hundred pounds pound At last lait 1 1 ushered her up the tho th stair then upon th the t terrace where the couple hero ero ner standing looking up toward the th moon moan Lady Ludy Grace I murmured mui and thy they turned around Jeanne Jeanne cued d Then on Ifta a changed note Marguerite J lilt ale ai you doing hole heie h t Ihl Dili c I L I 1 I Grace Orace as reeled against the th- coping coping- turned to me ely This I Is le not my wife Its It's her hei elster Ister Marguerite Madame Madam Bordat gIggled tied Tea Tes I Carlo Jeannets I don t know where Jeanne Jeann is ts but I I thought Id I'd got ot out of ot Ol o a little of the money you ou owe ow to our wife wICe Lady Lody Grace gave gae a muffled cry I and toll felt tainting fainting Into m my arms A little later when hen she ahe sh had recovered erod ered rd I murmured And now aro are I ou going to kill yourself I Oh Oh she he ah murmured as she oho clung to my arm I m so happ happy sheI I already I r said Hav Ha late e you ou at- at al ready reddy forgotten Carlo l Dont mention him ain again sho Cho said with II a n shudder I I was vias only going through v w It Ith 11 it because I had ghen en my word T I wonder I asked whether you pi picter efer someone else els 1 She bhe laughed low ion and that was nas all aU het reply But Dut about aboul an hour later Just before beCore we e went Into the dra drawing Ing- Ing room she h a asked ked me to tell teU her the whole etory nor I did When hon I had finished she Bhe looked up to me wet et eyes and said eald It It seems III but I if It that woman happened to tell Iou ou h her sister loft left Mr Ur 1 Became I l said solemnly he he made a noise eating eating- his soup TIE THE END |