. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ave their useOfl earth. If we only had a man like Chuptll to set on thetrail! I he old poacher was dead, however, and hi-- eldest son—the one who knew Bland ret—was m Paris. Only the widow and the second son remained at Sairmeuse, They had not led in discovering the twenty thousand francs, but 590 THE HONOR OF THE NAME the fever for gold was still burning in their veins, and theypersisted in their search. From morn till night the mother andson toiled on, until the earth round their hut had been fullyexplored to the depth of six feet. However, a peasan
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ave their useOfl earth. If we only had a man like Chuptll to set on thetrail! I he old poacher was dead, however, and hi-- eldest son—the one who knew Bland ret—was m Paris. Only the widow and the second son remained at Sairmeuse, They had not led in discovering the twenty thousand francs, but 590 THE HONOR OF THE NAME the fever for gold was still burning in their veins, and theypersisted in their search. From morn till night the mother andson toiled on, until the earth round their hut had been fullyexplored to the depth of six feet. However, a peasant passedby one day and made a remark which suddenly caused themto abandon their search. Really, my boy, he said, addressingyoung Chupin, I didnt think you were such a fool as to per-sist in birds-nesting after the chick was hatched and had brother in Paris can no doubt tell you where the treas-ure was concealed. Holy Virgin! youre right! cried the younger till I get money enough to take me to Paris, andwell TV/TARTIAL DE SAIRMEUSES unexpected visit to the***? Chateau de Courtornieu had alarmed Aunt Medea evenmore than it had alarmed Blanche. In five minutes, moreideas passed through the dependent relatives mind than duringthe last five years. In fancy she already saw the gendarmesat the chateau; her niece arrested, confined in the Montaignacprison, and brought before the Assize Court. She might her-self remain quiet if that were all there was to fear! Butsuppose she was compromised, suspected of complicity aswell, dragged before the judges, and even accused of beingthe only culprit! At this thought her anxiety reached aclimax, and finding the suspense intolerable, she ventureddownstairs. She stole on tiptoe into the great ballroom, andapplying her ear to the keyhole of the door leading into theblue salon, she listened attentively to Blanche and Martialsconversation. What she heard convinced her that her fearswere groundless. She drew a long brea
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