Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-01

n snort, STOUT lEau Vi Hiluuie
age sat at a desk. smoking.
"Good II orning, Monsieur
Rauchez," the detective said.
"Now then, be quick" Mon.
sieur replied pnffing out the
smoke. "What is it p
al am Frederick Rulon of the
secret police" the detective said.
81 know you," R.nchez said
"Say on, and be quick"
"Ycu know Monsieur du Tor
vile ?" the detective asked.
"Weli." was the reply; sis it
business of the bureau u"
at is" Bulon answered. 81
want to know all about Du Tor
Vile"
"Sit down." Rauchez said. ga
year ago, Du Torville came on the
Bourse. He is the Emperor's bro.
ker. That is enough
"Where did he come from?'
the officer asked.
allow much is there in ihis?T
Rauchez inquired.
"a, hundred thousand francs,
the detective replied.
Sand you want my services?i
said Rauchez
GAS the greatest of Paris detect
ives," the officer replied, bowing.
ga fair half, then?' Rauchez
said.
GA fair half" Rulon responded.
"Then be quick, and tell me
the whole story" Rauchez said
Rulon unfolded the whole story
of Daniel Pereira's murder.
"This is hardly in my line, re.
piled Ruchez; ''l'm employed en-
tirely on financial crimes"
"Wait little" the other said,
and proceeded to relate how be
pursued the private cab, into which
be had seen FoDier enter, and how
the cab drew up at Du Torville' S
mansion, and Madame du Tor.
vile alighted.
"1'here is no Madame du Tor
ville," Rauchez said; she keeps a
mistress, and her name is Jeanne
Fonier."
"My Cool" Rulon exclaimed,
"then she is the sister, without
doubt, of Fonier, the cab driver. "
"Very probably" was the reply;
"and you think there is a myste.
ry. Wait; l will help you to
clear it up. Du Torville's real
name is Trappe. lie was polit.
ical prisoner in the fortress of
Ham when the Emperor was i'm
prisoned there. He aided Louis
Napoleon in the flight, and the
Emperor did not forget it. Trappe
WAS in the bdgne at Toulon Tor
forgery. There was also a suspi-
cion of murder against him.
News does not reach prisoners
rapidly, and not until about two
years ago did Trappe learn that
his former fellow. prisoner was
Emperor OF the French. He man.
aged to communicate with Napo
leon, and was released. He is
clever, and has been successful
If you ask me how, / reply be
has made money otherwise than
on the Bourse."
"Do you suspect
81 do," interrupted Rauchez,
'and that the Emperor suspects
or knows it to be so; hence the or.
der to keep the matter secret, and
the desire on the part of the Jews s
nephews to let the crime be con-
doned on condition that they get
back the plunder'
"Aud Fonier?" the detective
said inquiringly.
"Fonier is in concealment,'
Rauchez said, sin Trappe's house.
and the Madame du Torville.
whom you saw alight at the door
was Fonier!'
81 see it ALL" Rulon said; che
had his disguise in the cab, and
seeing that he was followed, used
it."
"You're right without doubt,
said Rauchez.
"Well, we must get back the
diamonds" Rilon said, "Enpe.
ror or no Emperor"
AWAIT" said Rauchez; and ht
unlocked drawer and took out :
, note book. After examining j
! for minute be said: "Du Torvil,
was absent from the BouFse al
: day on August 2lst, the day OF
the murder and robbery. | viii
see him-he knows me well, for
arrested him for the forgery 70
which he was sent to the bagne
! Come here tomorrow"
: The detective quit the plac
muttering to himself: 81 am
(? child, and ! know nothing"
The next day, when Rulol
called at the Office of Rauchez, tn
latter handed him a letter an
pushed him from the room, say
: ing: "Read this and be quick
!, bout it"
}. When Rulon reached his apar
e ments he opened the letter an
read as follows:
II have arranged all with d