The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-11-30

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that she had been aware of it, even il
she had not advised and planned it,
and consequently was well acquainted
with the assassin.
Who was this assassin:
A man whom Monistrol's dog fol.
lowed as it did its owners, since he had
made it follow him when he went to
the Batignolles.
/ So it was some one who was an init
mate friend of the Monistrol family.
He must hate the husband however,
since he had combined all the circum
/ stances with Internal skill TO throw
. suspicion upon the unfortunate man.
On the other hand, he must be very
dear to the wife. since, knowing him,
she would not give him up, unhesita-
tingly sacrificing her husband to him.
Then
Obi the conclusion was reduced TO
formula. The assassin coIld only be
miserable hypoerite, who had abused
the husbands affection and confidence
to win the love of the wife.
In short, Madame Monistrol, belly
ing her reputation, undoubtedly had d
lover, and this lover was necessarily the
criminal.
Full of this certainty, l racked my
brains to discover some infallible STRAIT
agem ti-at would enable us to reach
the scoundrel.
This is the way we ought to oper
ate, think" 1 said to Monsieur Ne
chinet. Madame Monistrol and the
murderer must have agreed that after
the crime they woulo not see each
other for some time; this is the most
elementary prudence. But ere long
the woman will grow impatient, and
want to see her accomplice. Let us
station spy near her, who will follow
her every where, and before twice
forty eight hours the affair will be set
tied"
Monsieur Mechinet paused a mo.
Inent before replying. mumbling few
uninteiligible words.
Then. suddenly bending towards me.
he said,-
You havn't hit it. You have the
genius of the profession, that don't
deny, but you lack experience. For
tuuately 1 have it. What a remark
about the crime puts you on the scent,
and you don't follow it up"
How so:"
This faithful dog must be utilized. "
Il don't understand"
''Then learn TO wait. Madame Mon
istrol will 60 out about two o'clock, to
reach the Palais de Justice at three,
the little servant will be alone in the
shop-youll see, that's all shall tell
you."
And in fact my entreaties were use
less, ne would say nothing more,
avenging himself for his defeat by this
very innocent bit of malice. Willing
or not, had to accompany him to the
nearest cafe, where he made me play
dominoes.
/ played badly, being absorbed in
thought, and he was shamefnlly TAX
ing advantage of it to beat me, when
the clock struck two.
up. to our posts!" he said, drop
the dominoes.
He paid the bill, we went out, and
the Instant after were again standing
like sentinels in the doorway, from
which we had watched the approaches
to Monistrors shop.
We had not been th-re ten minutes,
when Madame Monistrol appeared on
the threshold, dressed in black, with
large crepe veil, like widow.
"a beautiful toilette in which to ap-
pear before the magistrate grumbled
Monsieur Mechinet.
She gave her LITTLE servant few or
ders and walked apidly away.
Ny compsr ion waited patiently Eve
minutes, AMI when he supposed the
young wife was a long distance off,
said
1T is time
We entered the ieweiry shop acc.
ond time.
The little servant was there alone,
sitting behind the counter, nibblipg a
piece of candy stolen from her mistress.
As We entered, she recognized us, and
started up blushing and terrified.
But Monsieur Iechinet, without
giving her time to open her lips, ask
ed
Where is Madame Monistrolf'
''She has gone out, SIR"
''You are deceiving me- She's in the
back shop.
Il assure you she isn't, gentlemen.
Look for yourselves"
Monsieur Mechinet, with an air of the
greatest annoyance, struck his fore
head exclaiming,
How unfortunate it is, how sorry
that poor Madame Mosistrol will be-
And as the little servant stared at
him with open mouth and eyes dilated
with astonished, he continued,-
"But perhaps you can take your
mistress's place, my pretty gill. / came
back because have lost the address Of
the gentleman she asked me to visit
''Wbst gentleman?"
"You know very we'll, Monsieur
there now. I've forgotten his namel
Monsieur-zounds, you know him. The
gentleman your confounded dog obeys
so well.r
''Oh. Monsieur Victor"
''Yes, that's it. What does the gen
tlemau dor
Hes a journeyman Jewellers
great friend of my master. They work
ed together when Monsieur Monistrol
was a journeyman ieweller, and that's
why he can DO anything he likes with
Pluto"
"Then you can tell me where Mon
sieur Victor lives"
Certainly. He lives in the Rue du
Roi-Dore, No. 49,"
The poor girl seemed delighted to DC
80 well informed, and could not help
feeling sorry to hear her so unsuspie