, 1879-06-17
A SKILLFUL DETECTIVE.

Fran Emil, ,tlaboriquts - 5h4 tptdo,s E<rapos,-
pere Tabarct, surnamel Tir4lrfarc, standing
At thu threshold, borcd almost to tho ground,
bending Ills old buck into aM arch, aud in tho
humbest Of voices dcn,anlel:
1.-The 'JudEo Of 1n4uiry i,us de'gned to send
fer me-"
"Yc.," replied D4burun, siding finder bis
breath; "at'd, II you are q man Of any ability,
thcrc ls at least nothing to Indicate It III your
nppearaneo.h ---
~ am here," continued the old follow, "con,-
pistcly ut tic at4siee Of tnst.cc.''t s-~'
u wlsa. to .knor,": 4rep!!sd tAe Judge,
"whcthcr rott cannot, with more succcss than
l,us attended our ttIottst discover somo inllca-
lion that may servo to put lis upon tic track Of
the author Of this atroctous crime. | will OK.
:" Oh, l know enough Of it!'' interrupted PERI
Tabarat.'-" lecoa has told me rs much as / de-
'Es Ns1..'S:'.,,-n Il Fn9E:h so,ns..e II, omm,,.
Sff you Will permit inc, I prefer to proceed
without teeslYins my Information, tn -1rdcr to
be mura fully master OF Inv own Impressions. II
you know nnothur's opiniou,. It can't hclp In.
tluenct,E your Judgment. will, II you pieasc,
al 9aeo cotin,incqce my rfseatches, With Lccoq's
AS tito old fellow spoke Ills ltttlo gray eyes
uilatcu nsa became BRILL ns cnrbunclcs. tifa
lace Reflected All Internal sisfncttoh; oven Ills
Greet hs J,ei 'ajt,ust el6tttt a. Id usrtei RATHER
than walked Into tho second chamber.
lle Remained there about hull un hour; then
came out rnn'1Ia talen re-patcrctl and came out
almost lmmoiIjatsly, Il,e Judri could f,nt GeIn
comparing him 10 4 pointer OF ihr hcent: rps..
lrss and active he. ra hfkher md ttitcr carry
Ing lila noae In the air As II TO discover sorno
subtle ouor Left by'ti!e assassin. All The willis
ho ta,ked loudly and with much xcs,ic,llatiut,,
appstrbphlzifg II,naeIl, arotdMs hlmkcif. sitirr.
h,g little cgles ot triumph or seif-epcourage-
ment; Hs did i1ot allow Lseoq to have a mo-
other thug. III leinaIi,ie paper n,a ma p.pcil, D. I
Then he wan.ol>a spade; mud tlnaily he cried
With ,i.cse % he left the cot cottars @ '''''' u ''l'
Judge Of Inquiry beEai, to lose patcnce, md
askri what lad bcc5tue OF lie T an,aienr "i, In.
teetiye..
:. 4 liz In on the toad," replied The Dflfadier,
plasteF il, plate. liz says lie Is nvary i!usdcI I
ind lint he Is cnrnin4 lack nrrsuntir.n
.Tabarst uuteratl Utmost lustantly. .1oyoua.
tritlmulapt, looking ut least tyuuty years
ihc utrnosr urecautios1, q lsscc paunitr. "s3
~ hawaii" =" said ua 10 ths Judge, "eo,n,
uletc,y. It ID as pluln II poonday. Isron.. nv
.Gerro! at this muuient returned from his az
IL a.n On tis truck OF the taat1 with tht r1nra
ID his cars" said lie; tho sioop went downt1o
Capt. Gsrya!sc.S -" 'Aaes, ueSes'p''on %
''Wnut have you done, II, Tabaret u mid tt,r
JudRu Of inquiry.
Tic old fellow carefully en1tIea tho contcntu
of the puuntcr,-a hugu lump Of. pottor,s civ.
scyeral large sseots ot paper, unl rLreu or foiir
Bniail .norsels Of plnstrr, ret luu,n, BtnpiIinr
belhd this table, ho presented a Grptexnue m.
seu,blauca to muilntobank ton furnr whn'in tb,.
public a0itarps makes puddlnue TO hats. swafI
lows swords, md uats ore. liz iress s wps I'M il.
:, .7}i The frat place. aald hs, at last, Ii tons
ut affected modesty, "robborf ltas had nothin,,
10 DO With the crln,c that occupies our attcn,,
llou." ~.
NJ shall psuye It. continnsd Tsrn Taahur.t
"by il,u cydcr,cc Nv ma bv I shnif nfTnr 1,y
huinbte opiuion is to thc real iuotiye. 'sA ny
Ntnthe dotont nlaec, t)le nssn ssir h,r,yc,, he-a
before tAlt-paat .: tlMs !. to ~, bafore liz rain
to discover traecs of mldIy foots.cps; % but e up.
der lie tab,c, u thu spot wt,crs bis ieat res,ed
| lind dust. We nrc thus assured Of lid fotr'
commenced updressg aI Tas about I11,s to ,yad III
IN lei cucioo clock wGan i,e cntereI !, - "'0'
'si'rhtsc are abaoiuto uctatlsin cried tho Eom,
inIssar,. '''' '''~ WA
"tIxuiuu tii's cnukoo cocls t. IS @ one . Of .hoso
WHICH ruu fourioen. or tIftnsn f,nm1s ot ,n".t
NON it ia norE t5an nrobnhtc Il IL cnrt@, ~.
tl.e wiili5w wound It tl eyarf eyo,,ng bctnsc ~
ug 10 bed,
How. tttu, sbou,a ,,he c,ocl, hnva .,ornoa
ut OF Sic m,lst l,ayo to,tched It Mt iba. hnms
ii t4c uo,r1,s she vas Iraw,n II t sna,n noas tM,
nssassin kiurkc1. III nro"f shn,v tfs .hass .,is
bvlow tho clock, mid o. tic seat Wv {I ullIn u
yiet,nn. rho waist nf fnr gown s.tsIen,nS ~. 1n'
in nri,r tn o,pn t,4 do',r morc nn,.Ltw IT, ~;
MAJ viii tu I'M t. IN srni,,' Ink hasti1r tS.s uu
All iii shawt nvrr hrr klu;iiJrrs' II '"'e"
II Aahrdstj u crciaj.nr.l the IIricaa,o- .rt1,t,.
" t1licI viii, adlntatiolt. s"e'e'' o''oe"s@
> Wi'im., wit,nw. II ro1,tinucd 4ta o1d f,,,o,x
II knaw III. nornn wbn En"c,d i4'' nne ~ ,o!!o,
onu,, tl,o unnr rlges rise 10 ti,,a anneet,,rco
whit follows proves II. The assnsst,1 tien
;,ainetl n,nisIlnF wjtim,,t dlf'lrr,+v 11 uas ~"
Sn,,nT ma,. IttiS1 si,ovn t,,a ,n,da'o. ms mis,,s
olscnully IresscI, ue wurs un tint: sveni"t.s. @
htr1, ha, lis cnrrfrl m ,,n,t,rcla mi s,nni:.I
i 'h 'thr,,imicos iyft, Il cIynr-,o9rS "f' sn'oAeo
!. SHI,cnfnusl,1 rrirtl f,crrot u ,rht. ID too
attonsii' we 40 1oo
" 'rnn s+ronr for WIN r-,hons !, r,t,,r,,, ,,o.
Y,arct ~ iii ,v.nts Il i. H., ts',s A'I tuso
i,rsc nn, h,.n ,,tu,,tn H. wns aS",',in,ln
lima Ia IL III Ien,o "si,v si,o,,inn,, @uaiauous
s",3 t3nst G1 T"o .tra, snr WIZ sSaIea
~ na ~" :, .;tu.ss .,G4cis ~ hn,,,n ,,t aUEn