Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-03-04
THE
Parisian Detective
OR,
A DESPERATE DEED.
ERSKINE BOYD,
AUTHOR OF "THB STOLEN CHILD" "DRlvEN
FROM HOME" &c, &c
CHAPTER XXXV.
GENROL'S MAN

and worried expression of countenance,
was mounting ;he st.,l. cas-. that led to his
ol.ces in the .d,,ce OF Justice.
A hgure Was descending at the same
time. With an exclamation of surprise,
he recognized Oil Corkscrew.
"Monsieur Tabaret! I'm 30 glad to
meet you! The very man l wantv'
The queer old fellow, who was evident
ly in state of great fuss and agitation,
simply raised his hat, and, waving it in
the air passed on.
"Stop!" cried the magistrate; Il want
to speak TO you"'
"Pardon me. sr!-pardon ME! but l
have important business at home"
"But have You ary news" commenced
Monsieur Daburon.
"Innocent, sir.-innocentr said the
Daddy, always harpipg upon the ~ sub
ject. ~ sc fresh evidence; ami, before
three days are over, you'll open our eyes,
and no mistake! Wait till you see the
man with the earrings! Gevrol's got
him. Gevrors risen in my estimation!
He's not near such fool us he looka"'
And, without waiting for i: rcrly, ne
continued his headlong course, still way
ing his hat in IL mclodra'natic fashion.
taking four steps at a time. at the immi-
nent risk of breaking his neck.
.,Obstin;.ta old fool"' mu;t"rel the mag
istratc, evidently annoyed. "And have
so much to tell him!'
In the waiting room adjoining his pri-
vate Office. upon u b"nrh, Albert de Val
court. in the custody Of II p,liee-otii cer,
was seated, waiting his ar'iv"l.
81 Will see you in n few no nNnts," said
the magistrate, sp',i;n over has shoul-
der as he opened tn" door.
In his study, his clerk was talking to IL
little, wit!iar,'l!-! ;oN,ng nltn, ". Il Il de-
pressed expression Of face, whose dress
and makeup gave y"n tn" i'll "a that he
was a dran!l:,tic aahor in The last ST, re OF
drS;i' Il on.
"lo i,:va received MY le'ters" asked
Mon-.c.'I U,.hlro;, Of the clerk.
"lcs, sir. e." prisoner is here, and
this is Monsieur Martin. wh, ha. jr~t
arrived from ti.e pA-llr..a d'All.nse's
house."
"lhnt's all rightn' said the mamistrate,
Then, farming to the little old man, well,
sir, what have you eii.;col .rAI:"'
"That some one has climbed the wall"
"iiow long ug,!"
"Ahout five or six days"
"Are You sure about ii!'
"As s,t'" rs am ing here. T'la trncs
and loo pIin.S are ns plain Ms tils n ,>e on
Your face, if you'll pardon the liberty
take i'll 80 expreSain. myself"
"tio on" sud the magistrltc, with diff
Guilty rcl,rcssing Il smile at this uuinten-
tlonl insult 20 the most prominent fea-
tllre in his physo-nomy.
"Ihc thief suppose it was a thief,
sir" continued Monsieur Mnrtin, who
prlded himself on his oratory.--"m,,st
have taken advantage of that time Of day
which is commonly called twilight to get
over the wall before the rain commenced,
and nave gone away almost directly after
the aforementioned rail-. vas syer, These
circumstances are easy to be proved when
we compare the VII On ia, oltnr side of
the garden TO thai on The inner side The
fellow-he must have been ~. natt,!a as
j. s1llirrel!-cl i.!h,d hand over hand in
going up, but made use Of !; ladder in
going down."
:lIow did you lind that out?" asked the
magistrate.
"Iiecause of III" holes in the wet earth,
upon which the iaddcr WAS ;l,,cA,i; and
because at the top OF the wall some of
the lime. against which it lt,nt, mas crum-
blel off,
SIS that allF'
"Not all. sir. Three broken necl,s of
bottles have been Displaced fro.a the cop
ing, and Il branch or two of the acacias
are twisted and bent. Also, on a thorn
sticking out from one of the branches,
found this little piece of gr " leather,
which looks to me as though it belonged
to glove"
The magistrate seized the fragment
eagerly.
Ii was piece torn from pearl gray
kid glove.
81 hope you took care, Martini said
Monsieur Dairlron, 'not to raise any sus-
picions in the house at which you have
been making these Investigations"
"Don't you be afraid, sir; l know what
I'm up to. I'm an oil bird, and amt to
be caught with chaF. The first thug 1
did was to leave my hat III the wine-shop
round the corner; then | rings the bell at
how i was the servant of a lady who lived
in the next street, and that during my
mistress's absence favorite parrot had
escaped out Of the window, and made for
her garden. They politely let me in, and
gave me the run OF the garden
"Youre Il clever fellow, Martini" inter-
tilt '>iiti'Vi Fiiii uOt
forget to mention your name at head
quarters"
He pulled the bell as he spoke, whilst
ihe detective, proud of the praises that
had been bestowed upon him, backed out.
nearly going on all-fours to express his
gratitude and humility.
Then Albert was introduced.
FIIave you decided, SIR said the mag
istrate, without further beatin. about the
bush, "to explain to me how you passed
your evening ON Tucsd " lasti''
~ have already toll! you how passed
it. l have nothing more 10 say"
"No, sir! you have not tol me; and /
regret to be obliged to tel you that the
version you have given is fal,e"
AT this insult, the prisoners face flushed
crimson, and his eyes flashed.
"All that you did upon that evening /
know" continued the magistrate; IL haze
it upon the clearest evidence" He paused,
and, speaking very slowly, looked full in
the prisoners face. Il have it Upon the
evidence of Mudemoiselle d'Arianse her
self"
At the name of CT re, fhe face of the ac-
cused, contr .ctri by Il firm .dcterinina-
ton to betray nothing, qHvered for Il mo-
ment.
A close observer would have said that
the change was one of great relief, such