The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-28
A DAMNABLE PLOT.

about seven o'clock, Officer Reborg, of
the Paris police, was on duty in the Fau-
bourg St. German. A woman, clad IN q
long, ample cloak, accosted him and
asked:
"Do you know where Monsieur Pom
tile reside?"
Mons. .Pontillc was the keeper of res
taurant, and Of course every body who
knew any thing knew where he carried
on his business.
"Ccrtainly," the officer replied; "le
lives few dools away from here in that
direction"
"Ah, Monsieur" said the woman, "you
are kind, but it is of no use to me. am
blind.'
At this the officer started, but the next
moment recovered himself and said:
MADAME, am grievcd to hear it. Lay
your hand on my arm and I will lead
you"
Hc took the woman's hand as she
raised it, and placing it gently and TO-
spectfully on his arm, moved away with
his companion. At that moment IA cab,
which some time before had been drawn
up two or three doors away, moved along
in front Of large dwelling before which
the officer had been standing. Instantly
two persons, leading third bcta cen
them, descended from the high door Of
the dwelling and entered the cab, which
was Immediately driven off. Two sec
onds later the officer slowly sauntered
back to his place in front of the house.
Then man came from the house and
stood drawing on his gloves.
''The night threatens raln," he said to
the officer.
The officer replied briefly, and observed
that the person addressing him wore a
very heavy dark beard, and had gold
ring in the left ear. AS the officer gazcd
a nei ghboring clock struck seven.
Two hours and half later Jaques ia
Quiss, a shoemaker, sat in his small shop
near the Pont Ncuf, mending an old shoe.
As he looked out at the little side win
dow he saw a cab driven up dozen yards
away and a man alight.
After looking around for a moment, he
entered the shoe-maker's shop, which was
dimly lighted. Placing leather valisc
On the small counter, he said to Jaqucs
Jaquiss:
*Put few stitches in this for me, my
friend, and l will give you couple Of
francs"
He held the mouth of the valise togcth-
CT as Jacques stitched it with wax-end,
the stranger each time drawing the stitch
closer with his Sloved hand. Then he
gave the cobbler two francs and departed,
the cobblcr saying chccrfully:
"a w huf Won did half Of If vOl1rSp1f ~
AS the cobbler closed his little shop
half all tour afterwald he saw something
on the counter which attracted his attcn-
ton. It was four lines OF blood rcd,
forming parallclo:ram about twelve
inches by six. A moments thought
showed him that the stains marked the
spot where the stranger had rested his
valisc.
The next day, December Both, two la
borcrs were crossing the woods near Pc.
rcla Chaisc, when they saw a glove lying
Oh the ground. One Of them picked il
up, remarked that they might find the tel'
low to it for what they knew before long
1t was a leather glove, of good make, and
mad upon it little dark strcaks, sticky
and smelling disagrceably.
''It is cobbler's wax said Jean Labordc
one of the laborcrs.
"Not bit of it," replied the other
named Paul Stekner; no cobbler's wa,
ever smelt like that. Besides, wha'
would glove like that do with cobblcr's
wax?"
ut is cobblcr's wax" Jean persisted
| J.,
band shoe -makcr?"
| The men bet bottle of wine as to tn,
nature of the strcaks Oh the glove, ant
jean said:
"Whcn VIC get home tonight VIC viii
go to my brother-in-law's Jacques Jac
quis, and hear what he says
When jacques saw the glove, he OK
amincd it very carefully, and then askc'
where they got it. On being informed
he said:
"Ycs, that is cobbler's wax and then
lifting piece of leather from the coun
ter, he pointed t, four deep red line
forming Il paralcllogram, and added:
"And that is blood!"
what do you mcan?' Jean asked i'll
surprised tone.
"Ncvcr mind, brother, just yct,' wa
the answer; "you may know by an
by
! 4 MISSING MAN.
Two days aiterward it was know
through the city that Jules Benteau,
youg physician of much promise, had dis
appear, and that no clew could be oh
tained as to his whereabouts. The fact
relating to the occurrence were CAREFUL
collected by the authorities. 1t appeare'
that during the afternoon Of Decembe
Goth gentleman called at DR.. Benteau
| residence and gave his name as MOnsieu