The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 89 (1/2)

Laisangy, learning of his arrival in Paris, had hastened to send him an invitation, but had hardly hoped to see him He was, therefore, more than usually civil

Ben-O his hand to his heart and then to his forehead, in the recognized Mussulman manner He did not speak one word of French, and yet, when Caruttural intonation

”My daughter, sir!” answered the banker, with pride

”Beautiful! beautiful!” repeated the Mohaned to O There he went through the cere toward her, Omar said, under his breath:

”I come from Goutran Allah il Allah!” he added, aloud

Carmen started Never was she so astonished The na from a clear sky She looked at the Arab's bronze face and his huge y, ”and show hiallery and statuary”

Carmen hesitated, but O lady his ary whispered in Car I have received the signal and reed upon between us”

Carh the crowd on Ohtfully Omar was very solemn, but under his moustache he whispered:

”I come fro her fan to hide her lips as she spoke

Whenever the crowd carand sweep of bournous, hand and arm, he said:

”Allah il Allah! Rassoul il Allah!”

Everybody drew back reat power

At last, Omar and Carmen were alone in a small salon

”Will you tell ain

”I am Coucon--devoted to Monsieur Goutran and to Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo”

”And you disguised yourself to seefrom Monsieur Goutran”

”Give it to me!” Car it a the folds of his bournous, she snatched it from him

This is what she read:

”Carmen, my friend and my ally, you have promised your assistance

Gladly do I claireat peril Jane Zeld has vanished in the most mysterious manner, as has Esperance There must be in the Hotel de Monte-Cristo some secret issue which our enemies do not know The infamous L---- must possess this secret Do your best to discover it You see that I place my reliance on you, for I love you