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

A very short time ago, that is yester-
day, about four O'clock in the afternoon,
a the QUARTER du Marais was in an up.
roar. lt was said that one OF the re.
specialize merchants in the Roi de-Sicil,
~ disappeared, and all the efforts 4
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 greeu-grocers, and every moment
some terrified housewife arrived, bring
ing new details. The grocer at the
corner had the best freshest and most
correct intelligence, having received il
from the lips of the cock who lived in
the house.
So, said he, yesterday, after din.
ne 9, our neighbor, Monsieur Jandidier,
went TO his cellar and was never seen
ag in = disappeared, vanished, evapo-
ra ed |"
1t occasionally happens that mysteri-
ous dlsappearances are heard Of, the
public get excl ed, aud prudent people
buy 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
h lme for twenty-four hours. Monsieur
Theodore Jandidier was very tall, very
bild, man, about fifty-eight years old,
with sufficiently good manners, who had
amused a considerable fortune in trade.
de had an income from stocks of twenty
thousand livres, and his business brought
hlm IN about fifty thousand francs. He
was beloved and esteemed by his neigh
bors, and justly so, for his honesty was
above suspicion. his morality austere.
Married late in life to q poor relative, he
had made her perfectly happy. He bad
an onl y daughter, a pretty graceful girl,
named Terese, whom he adored. She
had been engaged to the oldest son OF
the banker Schmidt-of the firm OF
Schmidt, Gubenheim & Worb-MonsieuI
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 dowry fal
beyond the merchants means.
@ Warned by public rumor, which con
stantly increased, the oommissary O
police went to the home OF the man whC
was already called the victim, though nC
exact information had been received
He found Madame and MademOisell'
Jandidier in such transports of grief tina
it was with the utmost difficulty that b,
could gather the truth. Atlast he learneC
the following particulars
The evening before, Saturday, Mon
sieur Jandidier' had dined with his fam
lily as usual, but did not eat with mucl
appetite, having, he said, violent head
ache. After dinner he wentto his ware
houses, gave some orders, and then On
tered his office Returning home a
half-past six, he told his wife he wa
going to walk. And he never appeare
again. Having carefully noted thes
particulars, the commissary OF polio
requested permission to see Madam
Jandidier few minutes alone. Sh
made sign of assent, and Mademoisell
Therese left the room.
Pardon, madame, said the commii
sary OF police, "the question / am abor
10 address TO you. Do you know wheth'