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By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM,
Author of "The Mister Mummer," "A Prince of Sinner," "Myiterloua Mr.
Sabln," "Anna the Adventures," Etc.
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I cammm.j u6hor"to another, "bo uoFpTny cards In
"I am up for a month's membership, i ,".. '
but I am not elected yet," Dunconibo
answered.
"Thou you shall come In as my
guest," tho baron declared.
"You are exceedingly kind," Dun
combo answered. "I wonder whether I
might presume still further upon your I
good nature and ask you a question."
"The asking," the baron murmured,
"Involves nothing."
"You bear, I am told, an honorable
name, nud you are well received In so
ciety. Why do you associate with mur
derers and thieves In that hell of a
snfo where I saw you first V"
The buro'n smiled.
"My friend," he said, "I seek always
the life amusing, and I find It there."
"I was robbed before your eyes,
baron."
The Frenchman sighed.
"I am so sorry," he said, "that I did
;iot see It. That Indeed would have
been amusing."
"You know that the young lady who
sat with us Is dead':"
"A most bizarre happonhi';," (he bar
on assented, with a little sigh. "I can
not imagine how it occurred. Tho
newspaper reports are not convincing.
One would like to reconstruct the sto
ry. Poor little Flossie! She was most
amusing, but Jint a little, a very little,
loo fond of nourishing her jewelry.
One will mKs her though."
"Referring for one moment lo our
meeting at the cafe. You told me a
story there you and your friend ma
dame of a young English lady, which
the facts seem scarcely to sustain."
The baron sighed.
"My friend." he said, "wo did tho
best we could at a moment's notice. I
rather fancied the story myself. As to
facts, what have they to do with It V
, You demanded a story, and you got It.
1 rather flattered myself that under the
circumstances it was not bad."
"You admit now, then, that It was
not the truth!"
"The truth! My dear Sir George!
.Supposing that tho whereabouts of
your charming young friend had been
known to me, do you suppose that I
should have permitted myself to havo
been bullied Into disclosing It? For
give me, if I speak plainly, but If you
really wished for information which
you supposed that I had your method
of seeking it put you at once out of
court. A French gentleman does not
penult himself to be bullied."
Duncoinbe was silent for several mo
ments. There were many things which
lie could have said, but where was the
use?
"As a French gentleman, then," ho
said at last, "will you permit mo to
make a personal appeal to you? Miss
Phyllis Foynton Is a young lady In
whom I am deeply Interested. She
was last soon at the Cafe Monttnartro,
Not play cards? Why not?" Dun-
combe asked, amazed.
"You can take my advice or leave
It," the vlcomto answered calmly. "
have no explanation to offer you. If
you choose to repeat my remark you
would place me In an exceedingly awk
ward position. You see, I rely upon
you as a man of honor."
"I am only too much obliged to you
for the hint," Duncoinbe declared.
"Cut this club-the Cercle Angles"
"Tho club Is all right," tho vl.'omtp
admitted calmly. "Unfortunately there
Is no place in Paris which would be
entirely safe for you. You have tho
misfortune, you see, to be In opposition
to some of my friends, who have reallj
unlimited opportunities for making
things disagreeable for you. Now I
am beginning to talk, and It Is very
foolish of mo. Why don't you leave
Paris, Sir George?"
"Why should I?" Duncoinbe asked a
little sharply. "I break no laws here. I
wrong no one. 1 am here on my own
bu&inoss, and I only ask to be let
aljne."
The viconue regarded him as one t
might look at a spoiled child whom It '
was yet advisable to humor. I
"Ah," he said, "they will not let you
alone. You are so obstinate, like all
your country people, or you would recognize-
it without my risking so much
by speaking. You will have to leave
Paris and very soon. It Is so easily to
be managed. A dWputc at cards here ,
you would certainly be In the wrong
and an ugly scandal If you were not I
away In twenty-four hours. It Is one '
method of u thousand." I
"You know so much," Duncoinbe I
said. "I have no doubt that you know
ili nttn tliliwr ttlit1i 1 iirtii1i1 !., i4ifta
iu- iv i ill ii n iii.u i tt tutw tijjvnAk.
of my life to be satisfied about."
The bay's dark eyes were fixed stead
ily upon his.
"Sir George." he said, "there Is noth
ing which 1 ran possibly say to you.
My warning lias been exceedingly fool
ish, but after all If 1 can persuade you
to leave Paris 1 shall have done no
great harm. As for the cards well, I
must plead guilty to weakness there.
1 have not the slightest objection to
taking the liie of a man who Is mak
ing a nuisance of himself, but his hon
or I think one should not tamper with.
May 1 offer you a cigarette? Well.
Louis, what luck?"
The baron had strolled Into the room
and was sitting on the arm of a chair.
"it will be all right directly." the
baron answered. "We have three, and
old D'Arcon has telegraphed that he
will be here In five minutes."
Duncoinbe rose to his feet.
"It was really very careless of me."
be said, "but I completely forgot that
I had an engagement at the hotel at tl
o'clock. I am afraid that I shall not
from which place she disappeared. I be able to stop."
am an Englishman of your own sta-1 Tho bnrou glanced quickly at his
1lon. Tell mo where I can find her or young friend. There was nothing what
what has become of her." I ever to be learned,, though, from his
"My dear Sir George," ic baron said, pale, boyish face. Ills own counte
'you might have saved yourself a great nance hud darkened for the mouieut,
lcnl of trouble If you had spoken like but he recovered his composure inline
this to mo nt the first. Frankly, then, ' dlately.
1 have not the least Idea. Young Eng-1 "As you will," he answered careless
lisb" ladles come and go every evening ly. "Perhaps you can drop in later,
at the Cafe Moutmnrtrc and such Come and dine, will you, ut half
places. One remembers only those who past 87"
happen to have amused one and not "i am much obliged to you, baron,"
always those. Forgive mo If I speak Duncoinbe said, "but I cannot accept
plainly. A young lady who had visit- your Invitation. I nm a lover of plain
ed the Cnfe Mo'ntniartro alone well, ' speaking, so I will not plead a pre
you might look for her anywhere, but vtous engagement. But the one thing
most nssuredly In thnt case If your i want from you, the thing which I
anxiety was to Induce her to return to have almost a right to demand, you
Lor friends you would bo a little too WUI not give. I do not feel, there
into. Ah! We havo arrived. Now, my fore, that any more than ordinary In
friend, I must make you frco of tho tercourse Is possible between us."
place." The baron bowed gravely.
Duncoinbe was fuming with anger, "My dear Sir George," he said, "I
but ho had discretion enough to re- am answered. I wish I could drive
main silent.
"Do you play bridge?" tho baron
asked ns they entered the card room.
"Occasionally," Duncoinbe assented.
"I will go and see If I can find nny
men," the baron remarked. '4 will
leave my young friend Do IJergillac to
entertain you. Tho Vlcomto de Ber-
glllnc Sir George Duncoinbe." '
Duncoinbe shook hands with a pale,
weary looking youth, most lmmuculate- j
ly dressed, but whose whole appear
ance was distinguished by marked
symptoms of lassitude and ill health.
They sat In easy chairs almost opposite?
to one another, and Duncombe found
tho other's scrutiny almost embarrass-'
lug. I
"You speak French perhaps yes?"
the young man asked at length.
"Yes. I speak French," Duncoinbe
admitted,
"Then listen to me," tho vlcomto
snldjhwly. "I sneak, aj one mnji qC
out of your mind that extraordinary
hallucination relatlvo to my supposed
knowledge of your young English
friend. It Is Impossible. Very good.
I shall look forward to a time, Sir
George, when we may meet on a bet
ter footing."
Duncombe left the hotel with the rec
ollection of that curiously ironic smile
fresh hi his mind.
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CHAPTER XII.
OR three days Duncomlie saw
nothing of Spencer. Three
long days devoid of Incident,
hopelessly dull, aimless and
uninteresting. On tho fourth the only
change In the situation was scarcely a
reassuring one. Ho became aware that
he was being watched.
.There was no particular secrecy
(Continued en Pfe Six.)
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