The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-12-05
TIE JANDIDIER MYSTERY
A FRENCH STORY.

A very short time ago, that is yester.
day, about four O'clock in the afternoon.
the Quarter du Marais was in an up,
roar. lt was said that one OF the re-
spectacle merchants in the Roi de-Sicil,
~ disappeared, and all the efforts Il
discover him had proved fruit.
less. The strange event was discussed
IN all the shops IN the neighborhood ::
there were groups around the doors OF
all the green-grocers, and every moment
some terrl1ed housewife arrived, bring.
ing new details. The grocer at tht
corner had the best freshest and most
correct intelligence, having received il
from the lips OF the cook who lived in
the house.
so" !" said he, yesterday, after din.
ne, our neighbor, Monsieur Jandidier,
went TO his cellar and was never seen
ag in = disappeared, vanished, evapo-
ra ed I"
1t occasionally happens that mysteri.
ous disappearances are heard OF. the
public get excl ed, aud prudent people
puy sword canes. Policemen hear these
absurdrumors and shrug their shoulders.
They are familiar with the other side of
these closely embroidered canvasses.
They search into the matter and find.
instead of artless falsehoods, the truth:
instead of romances, sad stories. Yet.
up to certain point, the grocer in the
Hue Saint Louis told tho truth.
Monsieur Jandidier, manufacturer of
Imitation jewelry, had really not been
u me Tor twenty-four hours. Monsieur
theodore Jandidier was very tall, very
bald, man, about ffty-eight years old,
with suthciently good manners, who had
am Sssed considerable fortune in trade.
de had an income from stocks of twenty
Thousand livres, and his business brought
MN IN about fifty thousand francs. He
was beloved and esteemed by his neigh
Dors, and Justly SO, for his honesty was
aoove suspicion. his morality austere.
married late IN hfe to poor relative, he
mad made her perfectly happy. He had
an only daughter, pretty graceful girl,
named Terese, whom he Rdored. She
mad been engaged to the oldest son of
the banker Schmidt-of the firm of
Schmidt, Gubenheim & Worb-M Monsieur
Gustave but the match had been
broken of, no one knew why, for the
young people were desperately in love
with each other. II was said in the
Jandidier circle that Schmidt, senior,
who, as was we'll known, would
SKIN flint, had required a dowry far
beyond the MERCHANTS means.
b Warned by public rumor, which con-
stantly increased, the commissary of
police went to the home of the man who
was already called the victim. though no
exact information had been received.
He found Madame and Mademoiselle
Jandidier in such transports of grief that
it was with the utmost difficulty that he
could gather the truth. Atlast he learned
the following particulars
The evening before, Saturday, Mon
sieur Jandidiers had dined with his FAM
lily as usual, but did not eat with much
appetite, having, he said, violent head
ache. After dinner he went to his ware
houses, gave some orders, and then en-
tered his Office. Returning home at
half-past six, he told his wife he was
going to walk. And he never appeared
again. Having carefully noted these
particulars, the commissary OF police
requested permission to see Madame
Jandidier few minutes alone. She
made sign of assent, and Mademoiselle
Theneae left the room.
" Pardon, madame" said the commits
sary OF police, "the question am about
70 address to. YOU Do you know whether