The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-04

house, or have sent me 10 prison Tor
having tried 10 commit suicide, contrary
10 their laws. Beside. on the day after
this affair received an anonymous let
Ter. enigmatically worded, but from
which | gathered that, - had escaped
the halter, should Be allowed TO live,
provided ! did not return to France.
Dorielle, Faucher, and vuilleux con-
demned me TO perpetual exile"
Have you this letter about your'
asked Monsieur A.. who seemed
more and more doubtful about Rob
l2rd's story.
Yes: here il is,- said the Commun-
it, and he handed his interlocutor q
strip Of creased paper, on which the lat
ter read: " You have got luckily cured
Of your sore throat, but for such deli
cate constitution Is yours the climate OF
France will not do. Keep clear Of the
country for your own sake, or there will
Be relapse
i. Humph," muttered the police Of
fetal "And have you ever seen your
enemies since The event you relate7'
Yes; have seen vuilleux frequent
" at Geneva responded Roblard In
agitation; "but there Is the horror Of
the thing. Whenever Ispoke TO him Of
his attempt on me, he said he did not
know what I meant, and limited that
Was . monomaniac- half got to be-
lieve tfat vas 80 myself, and that pre-
vented me from ever speaking on this
subject 70 others
Monsieur A. rubbed his head
Richards narrative might be true or
nHroAranr IN
have the man watched, in order to pro-
tect him from others il be were real y in
danger. or against himself II he were in
sane. After : few moments reflection
the police official said: - Well, Rob-
lard. / viii lend you one Of my detec-
tives, who shall Be your companion till
you feel safe. He i quite new man
nobody knows him, 50 that you will not
Be compromised II seen in his society"
Thank y0u, A." said Roblard,
with sigh. .Fancy my needing the
protection o. the police. However, |
viii pay your man whatever IS wanted;
he must be absolutely at my disposal,
like = servant"
.You have grown rich. them" asked
Monsieur A., with . smile.
.No, but make some money by my
books rejoined the Communist, color
ing
$50 much the better,r continued the
official. in the same vein Of banter;
then, suddenly changing his tone: ~
say, Roblard, txll me the truth; what
became Of Y-'s papers, for they were
never found,'f
..How can tell7r replied Roolard,
with scowl- +" l suppose you, too, will
accuse me Of having taken them Do
look like . roboer?"
ssNo; but now come to think Of il,
you have been leading : pretty expen-
sive life in your exile rejoined Mon
sieur A., pcintedIy. "You have travel
ed al over America and the Continent;
you have been subscribing to so-called
patriotic funds We have even had to
stop : gift Of money which you had sent
to some political convicts in New Gale
donna All that i pretty well for sn su-
thor, ehS"
possibly. But authors are not beg
gzrs in these days" answered Roblard,
evasively- He was irritsted, and Mon
SER A. did not think ut TO pursue
the subject He left the room, and hav-
ing rung for the detective about whom
be had spoken to R0blard-a sleepy
looking, middlc-aged man, named
TrOuillot-gave that worthy his instruc-
tons He wound up BY whispering,
my own belief i that NJ Robiard j.
mad, % thzt You will have to keep your
eyes about you"
.very good, sir" answered Trout
LOT. laconiczlly-
Roblard and Trouillot left the Project
|, ure together in cab; and the commun-
ard appeared 20 be in rather high spirits
during their drive to an hotel. A load
. seemed to have been lifted from his
mind, and he talked with excitement
, about the changes he had noticed in
! Paris, saying how glad he was to get
back again. At the hotel he bespoke
: two bedrooms, next each other, and
| having = door Of communication then
I he ordered dinner By this time his
spirits had somewhat fallen. and he
. watched his companion through the
: corners Of his eyes As If he did not quite
ike the look Of him Trouillot was one
Of those men who can not talk. and
: whose faces do not say much in their IA
: vor. He kept on saying Eyes, sir
) stolidly; and during dinner ate and
) drank largely
: Nothing Of consequence happened
(, during the evening. Roblard was tired
!, with his jc1rney from Geneva, and after
the pair had discussed cup of coffee
! and cigar in the smoking-room, he
! suggested bed Both men repaired 70
2 their sleeping chambers, and Roblard
Z began by requesting that Trouillot
Z would leave the door Of communication
between the two apartments open.
} TrouiIIot consented, but he was rather
q dismsyed when be saw the Communist