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CHAPTER XVII. 4
Black Dick Adopts Strong Measures
••Well?*' Arendsen asked. In n<
pleasant tone, as Seager and he s* i
off at a smart pace down the street.
He had not understood much of the
conversation which had taken place.
He and hls ally had scoured Paris,
systematically, but without result until
that afternoon, when he had suddenly
been inspired to call by himself on
the two old maids In the Avenue Mar
ceau, to see what he could find out
from them on hls own account. Thero
were only three days left In which to
win or lose the enormous stake for
which he was now prepared to back
Seager to a finish. Great had been hU
elation, therefore, when he hail met
the girl herself leaving the Misses
Winters’.
He had cursed bitterly afterwards
in the first place because he had not
trusted her to tell the tru-h when she
had at length and with unfeigned re
luctance given him her address for
her over-affectionate cousin. Had h»*
not wasted time in trucking her
thereto, he might still have got Senger
to the spot in time to intercept her.
As It was. It had cost him ho long to
discover that untrustworthy wanderer,
that she had escaped them again in
the Interim. It was very galling to
have been so near success, to be once
more baffled.
"Well?" he asked wrath Fully.
“What s doing? Did you find out ”
"She’s gone off with the Due de*
Reves," snapped Seager, hls vole-?
no less vicious. "I don't suppose ahn
knows that he's one of the greatest
scoundrels unhung. I'm going to get
her back from him, and It he'll only
stand up to me. I’ll break his noble
neck with a great deal of pleasure.”
Than that, Arendsen could get no
more out of him, but was content see
ing him thus spurred to action. Late
ly, and fretting under repeated failure,
he had been drinking a good deal
again, was In too dangerous a mood to
stand nagging. Silence obtained be
tween them during the long drive from
Ithe Rue des Trois Freres to the Fan
bourg St. Germain.
"Fay the cab off. Arendsen.” Seager
ordered, over his shoulder, and walked
up to the nearest gate-keeper.
•7 want to see the Due des Reves,”
he said abruptly.
A more conciliatory manner would
probably have evoked a pleasanter re
ply. He would have been Informed
that M. lo Due might be found at hij
town address, in the Rue St. Honoro.
As It was the man responded with
equal brevity.
"That is Impossible."
"If the due isn’t in," he said more
smoothly, "I’ll see Miss Lorraine."
"That is also impossible, said the
man stubbornly, but his companion
was more politic.
"There's no such person here." ho
asserted.
The reply enraged Seager beyond
measure.
"Stand aside." he commanded, nnl
made as if he would have pushed past,
ignoring all Arendsen’s cautions.
Thw gate-keepers did not hesitate
to withstand this irritable, overbear
ing foreigner. He struck ai once and a
fracas began which ended in his being
ignomlnously ejected.
Arcndaen went across to the gutter
In which the aggressor was Iving. half
stunned, and. having first revived him ’
by the old deep-sea method of biting
one of hls thumbs savagely, got him
onto hls feet again. When Seager re-
TWO IMPRESSIVE
RESULTS.
Her Swain. Ah. that shows what \Ur\
higher education will do for a girl. JQ V |
Hr-r Dad: Yes. but you ought to r I
see what It did for my pooketbook.
Are doctors good tor anything?
Foolish question! Yet some people act as if a medicine could
take the place of a doctor! The best medicine in the world cannot
do this. Have a family doctor, consult him frequently. If we did
not believe doctors endorsed Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for coughs
and colds, we would not offer it to you.
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The Detroit United Bank
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
RANK B. LELAND. President. WALDO A. AVERT.
ED M. WARNER, Vice-President. HENRY STEPHENS.
CHARLES B. CRAMER, Cashier. ALBERT F. PECK.
HENRY W. ST AND ART.
Capital Btock Paid In $250,000
Surplus $ 20,000
Additional Stockholders’ Liability $250,000
Total Stockholders’ Liability $520,000
Interest at 4 P er cent P er annum
Paid on Deposits from the day of deposit to date of withdrawal.
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If you have that kind of security It will be to your advantage to call and
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No loans made on vacant property, mills, factories, or In fart upon
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property In strictly first-class locations.
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Address all correspondencs to Ths Detroit United Bank, 206 Gris
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FRANK B. LELAND, President
covered hls senses he would forthwith
have besieged the Hotel des Reves,
but hls confederate at last succeeded
In restraining him from such Imme
diate folly, and they were still-swear
ing hoarsely at one another when there
.stepped forward from the shadow of a
near tree a stout, sharp-featured in
dividual who made some essay to
soothe them
"Monsieur has been outrageously
maltreated," ho nald in French to
Seager. "Did I hear rlgntly thut he
asked for Mile Lorraine?"
"Who the devil are you?" asked Sea
ger, much astonished by his unexpect
ed appearance and not at all appreci
ating his sympathy.
"1 might prove a friend, if monsieur
would only permit me," the unknown
protested smoothly. ‘‘lt may be that
1 can serve monsieur. ,*ly name ih
Chevrel, JultTs Cfievrit I WO former
ly in thu confidence of M. le Due de*
Reves. I also sought the honor
of an Interview with Mile Lorraine,
and was turned away with contumely."
"You were, ehJ Well ." Sea*
looked him over again- *'We’d better
get out of this. No use of butting
against stone walls. Join me in a
brandy-and-soda. and we'll have a
chat."
He spoke peremptorily, and the oth
ers followed him without demur. A
few minutes later the gates of the
hotel des Reves were thrown wide
open again.
The Brasserie of the nine Rabbit
w’an but spursely patronized at that
hour and they found its sanctum quito
empty. There they installed them
selves at a corner table, and having
given a sleepy waiter an order for ab
sinthe, and brandy, and beer, tried
some preliminary tricks of fence until
It was quite clear to all that all were
rogues, without a scruple among them.
Then they began to talk business.
“T/Ook you. gentlemen." said Jules
Chevrel. after he had swallowed the
greater portion of the opalescent liquor
the waiter hail Just brought him, to
example which Seager was prompt to
follow, "I have a plan. If you will
pav for it you may have an interview
with the lady tonight. But in calcu-j
lnting the payment, you must remem- I
her two points. These are, first, tho
sacrifice of my own interests to fur
ther yours, and then the fact that this
may be the last chance you or 1 will
have. Tomorrow she may he on her
way to Roche-Segur. or the Chateau
des Reves. or London, or Rome, or Vl
ena. Monsieur my late employer is
a man ol many strange caprices. Thero
Is but Ibis one opportunity to be
counted upon, and I value It very high
ly."
"Put a price on it.” Seager retorted
bluntly.
The worthy Jules had amassed a
modest foitune of some 30,000 francs,
including the 5,000 of which he had
mulcted Mme. la Duchesse In New
York, during the few years which had
elapsed since he first enterod mon
sieur's service, and It was lily present
ambition to increase thnt sum to six
figures, when he would at once dis
charge himself without warning. To
that end he had intended to extort 10.-
000 more from madam under threat
THE DETROIT TIMES: TUESDAY. JUNE i, 190(5.
SPRING PINERY OF RICH NEW YORK WOMEN.
MRS. RALPH SANGER. MISS DE WOLFE.
Two extreme models of the latest
fashions in New York are shown here,
worn by society women of that city.
Mrs. Sanger’s gown Is of broadcloth
In the new wistaria shade, and its
long straight lines are absolutely with
out relief save the sash of deeper hue
brought around the waist and care
lessly knotted In front far below the
line of the belt, and the cloth-covered
buttons which fasten the frock on the
side.
A drooping white hat, covered with
wistaria blossoms and leaves, and
that he would otherwise feel it his
duty to tell the due how sho had spent
one afternoon in New York and dined
at Martin’s with her husband’s valet
•Either sho or monsieur himself, to
whom he already referred as his late
employer, must pay to suppress that
story. But he had been foiled in his
effort to get speech with the duchesse,
and —monsieur might prove danger
ous.
Meantime here were two providen
tial Americans, no doubt wealthy, who
did not seem to know that this Miss
Lorraine, in whom they were so deeply
interested, was really the Duchesse
des Reves. And he certainly had no
object in undeceiving them. If they
would pay him the 10,000 francs he
required from some quarrer or other
it would be n simple matter to give
up in their favor hls further plan for
interviewing madam. He abruptly
opened negotiations at 15.000 francs.
"Spit out the plan," Seag -r command
ed. and Jules Chevrel could have
gnashed hts teeth for that he had not
asked more, while Arendsen only con
tained himself with a visible effort.
Jules Chevrel leaned across the mar
ji THE EVENING STORY. f
IN HIS OWN WAY.
By J. Louis Engdahl.
An unhappiness, deep, irritating and
discouraging, pervaded him.
Yet she was with him. Just on the
other side of the table. She was pout
ing just a little because of the willful
fur that persisted In slipping from her
right shoulder. She caught hia gaze,
the pout turned to a smile, and then
the waiter came hurrying up.
fjeo. Adams, at odds with the world,
wrote tne order very carefully and
correctly, the slip was torn from the
many others on the pad. and then they
wore alone again, the man still very
discontented, while the piquant, de
lightful specimen of approaching wom
anhood opposite to him became inter
ested for the moment In several new
arrivals. They had the choice nook of
the case. Shielded by the big palms
they could see. yet not be seen.
In the same n. it. that she gazed
the man became av.are of what he helu
in his hand. It was a fountain pen,
seemingly the symbol of his work, for
he was Just one of the vast army of
the business world's everyday book
keepers. He had taken It out to write
the order for their little supper. Al
most angrily he Jammed It back into
his pocket and then his mind returned
to the theater and to the play that
they had juat seen together, and to
the hero therein, and the beauty, ro
mance and splendor of It all, and that
was the cause of his present mood. 1
She had liked it so much, grown al-1
most over-enthusiastic, he thought. It i
would give her false Ideas of what to J
expect. That was It! She would ex
pect the romance of the play to be
her own romance. That was Impossi
ble.
Carried away by the Irritation of
his mind, he noticed the tab that was
still lying on the table, held it careless
ly for a moment, then Instinctively
reached for his fountain pen. Hack
at business college they had awarded
him several prises for penmanship,
and he could write If he couldn’t
talk. And this was the evening during
white suede gloves are worn with this
costume.
The fashionable Miss De Wolfe’s
white linen dress goes to prove that
the short pleated skirt is surely com
ing back into favor. The upper part
of the frock Is made in Russian blouse
effect, and is held In at the wnist with
a broad satin ribbon sash tied tightly
in the back with short loops and long
ends.
Her hat and gloves are white, and
a large white veil, which covers the
hat entirely. Is worn.
ble-topped table and spoke In a low,
rapid voice.
"Tonight," he explained, "she will go
to the Eylsee. There la a soiree at
the palace to which the due has prom
ised to take her. She will drive thero
alone. The chauffeur will be well out
of the way, but —I shall be there at the
time. And ready, as I always am, to
oblige a friend. Can you handle an
automobile?"
Seager nodded again, and rose from
the table.
"I think we can make a deal of it,"
he remarked with brisk complacence.
"I want you to wait here till we re
turn "
"I atn not afraid." Jules Chevrel as
sured him with bland untruthfulness.
"I shall wait 15 —no, 20 minutes for
you, until 8 o’clock.
At the darkest corner of the dark
Impasse Seager stopped before an al
most Invisible postern. Arendsen fol
lowed him, muttering, Into a passage
back as the pit, and, after Seager had
closed the door carefully, he caught
at his confederate’s sleeve leading him
forward with assured footsteps.
They passed through other unbolted
doors, crossed a wooden floor and
which he had decided to ask her the
big question that was troubling the
very soul of him!
The fountain pen was now moving
hesitatingly across the blank paper, ul
timately framing beautiful doves and
birds and drawing lineß possessing
true curves. Then the hand began
moving faster and faster. He looked
up for an instant and she was silently
watching him. But hia x hand never
wavered. Two, three or four years
ago, was it, since he had last done
this. It mattered not. It seemed but
as yesterday. And then It was all
done. All except that central, vacant
space. There was a place there to
write something.
“Joy or sorrow I am by thy side,” he
remembered the words distinctly front
the play. They had made a great im
pression upon him and he wrote them
without a falter.
The slip was torn hastily from the
others, slipped gently across to her,
and then he was writing again, fast
er, more enthusiastically, more beau
tifully than ever. The passion of his
entire Ixdng was behind it all.
"It is never cold beneath thy smile."
He had remembered that also, and he
made it his own message and it reach
ed her the same as the first, but he
dared not look up to see what effect it
was having.
For the third time he was filling a
piece of paper with the objects of his
imagination, inspired with the sub
stance of all his dreams. This was
to be the last, he decided, and the
words were to be his truly own. The
30ft, cadent, ravishing music of the
orchestra, nerved him on.
“I lo\** you." he wrote, forgetting
that the words were not new, but in
deed more ancient than all of the oth
ers.
The pen dropped to the table, and
with both arms outstretched he lifted
the diminutive piece of paper towards
her. Her two hands met both of his
for she knew instinctively what it all
meant, and she was kindly above all
other traits.
“Same here. George,” she assured
him. very bluntly, but none the less
tenderly and earnestly.
He suddenly wondered how he could
ever have doubted her in the least.
Rosy Cheeks
Generally mean good health.
POSTUM
Makei RED Blood
and Rosy Cheeks.
a Reason**
climbed many flights of stairs, hut no
more was said till they stopped at the
top in a diin and shadowy space un
der a huge skylight,
“This is the hotel de Seagcr and
Qualntance," said Seager, grinning, as
he struck e. match and lit a couple of
candles on a shelf behind the door.
Arendsen looked around bllnklngly
and saw that they were in a dusty
and untenanted but comfortably fur
nished studio. And. before he could
ask any questions, the other went on.
“I lived here for nearly a week when
my money went done: It’s hii empty
house, and hasn’t been let for years,
so that it was easy to get the keys to
inspect it and have a skeleton made
before 1 returned theih. The room's
as safe as a padded cell. The build
ings all ’round are warehouses. Once
we get her upstairs our troubles are
at an end, and we’re going to get her
upstulrs tonight, even If It does cost ns
f3.000. Now, do you understand?"
Arendsen glanced quickly about him
again. There was no possibility of es
cape through the skylight. It was too
lofty. The windowlesa walls were sol
id, the door was sufficiently massive
and there was a second.ooor standing
op»n between them and the top of tho
stairs. The place had been planned
to Insure seclusion from the outer
world, and they could have found none
more perfectly suited to their require
ments.
“The front door opens on to a lane
1 1 the warehouse's," Se.igor stated,
"but it will bo safer to Liing her 111
by the back. Come on. Arendsen.
Well get back to our rat fared frtrnd,
and fix things so that your $3,000 will
be well secured. And by tomorrow
night we’ll both be millionaires!"
He laughed aloud, and Arendsen
started nervously at the low eerie echo
which died away through the doserted
dwelling.
When they got back to the brasserie,
they found Jules Chcvrol awaiting
them, outwardly most indifferent, but
In his heart surprised to see them
again. Seager curtly Informed him
that they had decided to close with
his offer.
They spent the Intervening hours
in making such provision as seemed
good to them for the well-being of
their prospective prisoner. When they
crossed the river again an unexpected
complication had cropped up. Jules
Chevrel’s friend, the coachman, had
telephoned that the car must call at
the Hotel des Reves for a maid who
was to escort her mistress from the
Elysee, and he did not know how that
would affect the bargain he had mado
with the Americans.
It wns Arendsen who, In the end,
reassured him on that point, gave him
a check for $3,000 and sent him
out with Seager to have the latter
properly dressed for his part. When
they returned he drew his accomplice
aside while Chevrel was occupied with
the car.
"Bring the maid straight to the
bark door." he whispered. "Tell her
you’re going to cross by the Pont
Neuf. If she asks questions. I’ll be
waiting there. Leave the rest to me."
"Right," said Seager briefly, and the
other hurried away.
(To Be Continued.)
9alad.
A simple tomato salad Is made thus:
The tomatoes are peeled and the
stems out out. Each tomato is held
in the left hand, the stem part up,
and with a sharp knife It Is cut al
most through downward. Another cut
Is made at right angles, then two
more, dividing each section in half.
When the tomato Is placed on its
waiting lettuce leaves the sections
open outward like a flower. A gener
ous spoonful of mayonnaise In the
center of each completes the arrange
ment.
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MODISH LINEN GOWN.
This charming one piece frock for
afternoon wear is made of ashes of
roses linen. The round neck and
sleeve caps have hand embroidered
edges in simple scallops. The under
waist is made of Irish crochet or
heavy allover embroidery.
A black tulle scarf is draped across
the waist front, and drawn Ihrough
embroidered rings at either side of
the back, the ends hanging loosely.
This gown would be equally attrac
tive' made of pongee In the natural
color, o* - of tan-col.»red cashmere, with
a bodice of ecru net, tucked.
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Elsie in Flowerland ,1
Elsie bad curled herself up on the
window seat and was looking out at
the pouring rain, wondering why It al
ways seemed to rain when she want
ed to go outdoors and play.
She began to feel drowsy when
someone called her name. Elsie look
ed, and there stood the prettiest,
Y/jJ ul J
sweetest little fairy you ever saw,
smiling and bowing.
The fairy was dressed In the sil
very sparkle of the raindrops, and
carried a wee golden wand. Then she
spoke to Elsie: "Little girl. I am a
raindrop fairy, and am going down to
Flowerland where the flowers live In
winter, and wouldn’t you like to come
with me?"
Kl3le said, "Oh, I’d love to go.”
Whereupon the fairy touched her with
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The bruised or sprained part/* may
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A dally air bath In a warm room
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the golden wand, making
like the fairies. iHI
They started, and soon sinj |»
Mg stone that really was
the fairy rolled it away so thaßßßßlf
get it. They walked dove a
Here Elsie saw many mora:4|- .vjl
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drop fairies had )q«t
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spring and they mns^«tiirf|
back to the earth. 'mm
They walked on and p*«s#d * i■§§
golden river, and then a silver MBS!
The fairy told Elsie these riTemj3§fg
what the world men wera
seeking. Just as Elsie tried
the water of the silver
one called her.. ~jHi
There stood her maxsttajtijflMjHH
and she was back in the irtMfWdHH
when Elsie told her mammh pjilWMi
fairy, her mamma smiled
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