The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-07-03
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Our Passengex.
1.s. stopping at t. Hcssl whasss = -
Rue Rivoli, Paris. Ssvr
One morning at snelisg = u vsrandaA
when . tan, elegantly dssaoa gsn1lsnaa asksi
permission to light hie sieae b nins.
cav st q glance - b - . lsnshman
sHsve You heard ths1sVsss = kQsissa
@ls it possiblsP Why. all Paris i alive viii
IL ct this moment"
"What has hsppenedp" go r--77.. -,.r---yy -
"The Countess De Harville--xAe Unrest Of "a,
fair-was found murdered in her bed last nieht
her bureau broken open, and ten thousand irsne1
taken from it. All I IL was terriblei Their
were marks Of fingers on AAr threat; IL beute
who did the deed effected his entrance through
the window Of her chamber, near which. uufor-
tdnately, was tail tFss. planted year, ago By
b ~ dit"
~ u bad news. How say man could
harm woman thus, in cold blood, IL moro than
I caaingine"
"Ah, nonsieur, il you had even seen the Coun-
tess yd9 would marvel stil more. She was
beautiful" be added, stroking his whiskers
with an unm,stak ahle air of vanitv. ~ knev
her we'll"
sTndeed.-. ~ .f-s,ev y~nragr,Y.a
ooh, yea. There are in Paris few popular
His manner. now. was decidedly conoeited. and
felt Disguised with him. Ny GOODNESS evident
~ repelled him, for he soon left me.
Afterwards heard from other accounts of the
late Apagedy. Among The details was one which
peot1Ikfly ihpressed he, anl which nv first in
dormant had not spoken of-an oversight that
surprised me, as the occurrence he had not men.
toned was Of that kind which would be most
apt 70 strike the fancy ,,
Updn the throat Of the Countess, the murderer
in throttling her had left a mark from ring he
wora--tne impression Of "a chariot wheel, with
star In the centred !, n I. e. .5ag
'This," said my latest informant, ''may lead to
the jewellers shops, TO End out by which, and
Woe was purchased r.si rs g.l 81
'Who is jean Mosuueau ?~ ~. s-scJ 4
"Par5leau! Monsieur, have you not heard Of
Mosaueau, our famous detective? ALTHOUGH
his courage is we'll known, you would not TO
look at his fair, grlish face and delicate form.
believe that he could fight gnatT has ssyars
A week later was aboard the steamer bound
from Calais 10 Dover, Among The paassngsrs I
beheld one whose face had : familiar look. I
was net long in recognizing this person a. the
same had seen at the Hotel Windsor, and who
had 6rst informed me Of the murder Of the Coun-
tess b Ssss;f a ',,N W. r. ~ SO
He was certainly very handsome man. Il.
though his conceited air yves blot upon his
good looks. ,.,.ss 30 ,ja. n, ,a, .s s-s..e -,
He moved languidly hither and thither. turn.
ing his brown eyes admiringly upon the pretty
lady passengers, while strOkiug his whiskers
with one white hand, upon the middle finger of
which ives q superb diamond rinR. 800
leah Of rather q suspicious nature, which!
combined with q lively imagination, has often
led me into singular errors - - p
Now, strange impulse moved me to advance
and hold outmy hand to man whom had in.
voluntarily dsliked from the first, in order that
l might have chance to glance at his ring /?
Somekow. the idea possessed me that + vcnld
discover chariot device upon the rlitterine
bauble. s
The stranger did not q first recognize mo. He
soon did, however, and frankly extended his left
hand, which was not the one containing tho
ring! tx ~$4iNk
My brain fairly reeled; the mans behavior
was conviction of my suspicious.
"The other hand, if you please r I said in q
low, stern voice.
Monsieur will excuse, if he pleases. Nv
other arm is lame with rheumatisml"
He saw me glance at the half hidden rinv. and
I was sure 1 saw him start and turn pale, While,
at the same much surprised.
He however opened his right hand. IA az ner.
fectly willing for me to shake it if I choose
Then I. had a good look at the ring, and felt
ashamed Of INV suspicion. The Device hora No
resemblance. to chariot wheel.
After little commonplace conversation. TO
recover nv self.posession. i turned awav reso,v.
ing in future IN have hettor or;,;ou cf ~. g.,