The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 58 (1/2)

The royal oing down a narrow alley he entered a little wineshop by a back door, and throwing himself on a bench, exclaimed:

”I was just in time, Bobi+chel A second later and Fanfar would have been no et rid of this useless body, and orders were given that it should be buried without delay Gudel and his friends had bribed the functionaries

All went smoothly, and in an hour the hearse was to take Fanfar away

But before this, a card was brought in to the governor of the hospital

On this card was the nalossy bit of pasteboard was a tiny sign, which signified that his visitor was especially recoave orders that the Marquis should be shown in at once

Fongereues appeared, leaning on the arrown old, his strength was gone, and his feet were as uncertain as those of a drunken ereues tried to speak, but his voice died in his throat He handed the governor an order fro that the body of the ereues

Our readers will notice that the pro of the first request ht only of recovering the body of his son in return for the million

”Can I see the body?” asked the Marquis

The governor bowed assent and led hiereues looked down on the noble features and manly form How entirely they differed from those of the son for who The Marquis knelt in silence for some minutes, while Labarre shed bitter tears

”What does the Marquis propose to do?” asked the governor, who did not understand this scene, and was beco impatient

Labarre said, in a low voice, ”The men will come up with a bier”

In a few ereues and laid by the side of the Vicomte

Labarre made no attempt to resist this caprice of the Marquis The old servant, now that De Fongereues showed such hurief, had become his devoted servant

The Marquis asked for his wife, and was told that she had left the hotel alone and on foot

”Pierre,” said the Marquis, ”I must say a feords to you With the exception of this million I have required at your hands, the fortune which should have been Sihter Tell her the whole truth; it is only just Watch over this girl, proclaiht to the name and property of our house When I am dead do not lay me in French soil--I am not worthy of France--but place me where I am unknown and unheard of You will obey these wishes?”

Labarre answered, soleood; ill start to-night for the chateau, and there side by side ill bury the two sons whoereues, crushed under the weight of his re his last wishes, another scene was taking place in the hospital Gudel and Bobi+chel had applied for Fanfar's body

”Too late!” answered the concierge And the two men heard with consternation that Fanfar had been taken away And where? No one knew

Delay was inevitable Gudel and the former cloent out into the street and there abandoned themselves to their distress

CHAPTER XLI

VIDOCQ, THE CHIEF OF POLICE