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ouldn't tell whether he was a Count or not, so they had to let him go." "He ought to be hung!" I cried. "I really think he ought," she answered. "You see it is quite embarrassing, because legally I have never been married at all, have I?" "I don't know," I answered, lying like a gentleman. "Time enough to look that up later." "I found out afterwards," she said, apparently somewhat encouraged, "that his first wife was a nurse maid in London." "Yes," said I, "he told me so himself." Just then there came a knock at my door and O'Toole appeared. "How are you, Counsellor," he said with a grin. "You know Charley Nevers, well, av all the pious frauds! Say, Counsellor, ain't he the cute feller! What do you suppose, now? I got his record to-day. Cast yer eye over it." I did. This is it: No. 98 No. B 7721 The Central Office, Bureau of Detectives, Police Department of the City of New York, 300 Mulberry Street. Name........................Charles Francois Alias.......................Count de Nevers Date of Arrest..............1903 Place of Arrest.............London, England Cause of Arrest.............False Pretenses Name of Court...............Sessions To what Prison..............Penal Servitude Term of Imprisonment........Eighteen months. REMARKS: Fraudulently obtained motor-car in London under pretense that he was Charles Duke de Nevers, son of Oscar, Prince de Nevers." "So he's an ex-convict!" I exclaimed. "He's more than that!" cried O'Toole. "He's a bir-rd!" I turned to Mrs. de Nevers or whoever she legally was. "How did he come to do such a foolish thing as to offer to go on the bail bond of a perfect stranger? What good could it do him? He was sure to be caught." "I don't know," said she. "He was always doing things like that. He wanted to seem fine and grand, I guess. We always travelled in style. Why, the afternoon he signed the bond he came home and told me how the police had been troubling a gentleman who had a lady with him in an automobile and how he was able to settle the whole affair without the slightest difficulty and send them on their way. He was quite pleased about it." "But why do you suppose be did it?" "He just thought he'd do 'em a favor," suggested O'Toole, "and in that way get in wid 'em an' take their money later, mebbe!" "Who is he? Do you know?" I asked the girl. "
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