"Have you thought what this means?
It is abduction. It is a crime you have
committed, punishable by long impris
onment." "I have been mademoiselle's jailer,
not her abductor. And when one Is
poor and In need of money!" He
shrugged.
"I will give you a thousand francs
for the name and address of the man
who Instigated this outrage."
Ah, he thought; then she wasn't so
Bure? "I told you the name, mademoi
selle. As for his address, I dare not
give it, not for ten thousand francs.
Besides, I have said that there has
been a mlBtake."
"For whom have I been mistaken?"
"Who but Monsieur Champeaux'
wife, mademoiselle, who Is not In her
right mind?" with Inimitable sadness.
"Very well," said Nora. "You say
that I am free. That Is all I want,
freedom."
"In twenty minutes the electric tram
leaves for Paris. You will recall,
mademoiselle," humbly, "that we have
taken nothing belonging to you. You
have your purse and bat and cloak.
The struggle was most unfortunate.
But, think, mademoiselle, think; we
thought you to be Insane!" ,
"Permit me to doubt that! And you
are not afraid to let me go?"
"Not In the least, mademoiselle. A
mistake has been made, and in telling
you to go at once, we do our best to
rectify this mistake. It Is only five
minutes to the tram. A carriage is at
the door. Will mademoiselle be pleased
to remember that we have treated her
with the utmost courtesy?"
"I shall remember everything,"
ominously.
"Very good, mademoiselle. You will
be In Paris before nine." With this
he bowd and backed out of the room
as though Nora had suddenly made a
distinct ascension In the scale of im
portance. "Wait!" she called.
