Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-28

In three dayS tirnc % make hlu.slf master q
tho cviienoe. ! askoi him "a .nd rno his
copy q The juige's noi',, which h. cngagci
% 10.
Tho nctt fsw DAYS ra.s.i In comparative
inaction. went O. - Cahricllo Dunlaine.
/ founi her ve.y calm, llko liaoui, but cue
could easily soc how scysrsly N had h.sn
tried BY that cruel or,ieal q tn inquiry An
her viyacity was gonc, hsr Chooks wcrc Iale,
her movements Anguid. icr dark eyes had
ceased b shine IL wouh have wung the
heart q any man to 80 hcr with hsr mother.
Mme Dumaine hal cviiruily no hoIe -
Ra0uls innoc~noc ever bring catahi hs.l.
t.lieye that. In her hart she oven d0uhi~i
.hethcr ho wcre innoocnt VI, ~ Ca
hriellc's sake, sic hat % fcign uhe uost pr.
/ foct conf.lcnce that all would 70 we'll
"Ani you will ave him. NJ Marair Ca
hrislls all % me with trembling oagcrnoss a.
took my loavo. "Ren,cmt..r. trust In youi
Leave mo- a wori 4 comfori-tel me that
NAV hoIc"
"Maicmoiele." I sii. "aslurs.iiy you
may hnle hous-fly irlirso that iho nght
| Glow viii Yet T., flunl that liaoilfs innp-
crnoo all h. put b'yoai al doubt AMI Ia
| this sn.d NJ moro than I rally thought
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anl usrit~i from him a cupy ~ the ovi.
dcnne fakrn ~ TO inquiry. A. onoo I shut
mys.'f up In my nom. ami ~ myssif to stlly
u a. hsd neycr ',udisi anything bofore.
I Aail No 10 Into he deiaii. - all my
realm. weighing. Comparing and the.rixiugi
| fortlroc days di not leave tie ro.n, AMI,
/ iut far p.errc, wouii almost have forg0ften
4, tale f1ad. Tio kn1u leige that Haouia
/ lf, misht H. hanging ca tn rssult n my
/ eforfs ss.mci b. lcni ne nov powcrs
/ q mini or. az any rate. powers that
/ hai never l.1forc slsfsttoi myself n -
.-..ng II Was, a. 10 wcfr, a ounlnuai.ou -
/ that duel le,ucn mya.N ani The lHlge ~
/ instruction.. - vhlrh TIE frst Tass1s hal bccn
e1rhanxod a. tho inquiry lssamsi 81 enter
/ lnto Tho I.rr.Ifalliv q oach niincr D. acifo
sta glAnoo the s...n iCant pant ~ each state
mrnf found n fat o. explain every dlfi-
l Guilty. thsry f0r every o0utrnd ctinn my
/ lrain was Or tia time ahulrmally clear AM
arti,o. 10 Wns a state ofm0utal tension which.
hai IL la.is,i. mi .ht have hn.ia,i me o.thor in
Rloftre or the Tr'sfi0nt's chair - thn crurt =
cas.ai.on.
vffuiy ~ thc cfiicnoe III me b. tbs
/ oou-ua ni that tlo Juige - iuiiructian,
| ha.l, ln .1ycfai insianos. unonuriouly
/ rarf.-l important facts % maze them 90 IN
u.th his own th.sry. but that ono starting
/ from ooontrary assumption. that - Girarls
.nnnourn. might take tho sane iacts and
ta., ur'a th-m a throry u The crlne rovcri-
.ng that n tho tii.,c. S4ch ucsaiivc cfl.
inns. however. voui not riiilcc tocloar CIR
/ AL & c0mpliciy IN The crime Here AMI thcro
weak Ink might D. found In tn chain oftho
t..tlm0ny arainst him. but D. point out tiaae
l vas not enuugh IL was no,,-aary that the
alvrr.s cir,7lmstantlal oFileuoe against him
shauli D. ovcrl,irns BY circumliantlAi cyi-
dcnoe equally struug In bis favor In
word. anoc Ginrl was not The aeasin q
Jo..fh Mclsner that arlusl.n must D. found
Ny hrf providing was % - - the hou-
so ~ rNsayc d. Marar.n, and qlestion the
chill sophie Mou,on, daughter q 10 Janl'or
Trum hor found cut even mlrs than ! hal
etJ.s t.,i Thrn wen, to c'rtain viae Alp
in The Ene NJ, Anirc whl h, ~ s phia in-
flrm.,l ne. the antor Mouion froqurntod
mors than vas f1r his gorl 1hrro found
him. drinking With several = hls friends. AMI
r,slunilur. ro douit f1r ths luniftsith time
n. share ln tie events n Mos murder
hal M dlniculty In b.,ynnlng c0uvera-
tlon With tho jAnitor, and spon fauni 0ui
from him. over glAss u milk punch, at that
wantel b. know.
But Il 4 singular All Mouton. 'nluc
qussfions that Monsieur has azkei they arr
rro-.iely tho .Anic questions askoi by tlc
lltils nan With tho hap uo-s and the gray
coafr
what man 40 you rncanr
an, Jovoi that cannot tsll you But D.
vas herc two ghts ago sitting in The vcrl
sains place vhcre Monsieur IL sitting now,
ani d. kci The very saIne questions ~ Moo
erurl lie al.o aocompanici No home, AMI
to1k away the hey q NJ MclsIiers dor.
lie proluood On mo the efIct q as Agont q
police. Isitn0t ~. NJ. nastoulr
NJ Baft0ul "a A that u VA -. ieft ths
vtneshop, wC1,icr.ng WHO the little mar
could NJ. and for what yurI-r.s h. was Ak
ing quesi ions eractiy Liza NY own
NcKt day, Ia COnzsqusncc = tie auswcrs
hal recsivod fran Mouton al b. daughter
vent wiih SAIanAui 10 The prefecture ~
pliice | saw the two dag g-ers which were
iclng kept tiere a. cvilcnce in tas ca - tn
Passage ~ Maxnrn-thc one. Tat " Ia hich
The murder hal h.sn oomuilitsi; te % lrr,
that from the collection u NJ. d. - F'urvnt
In IT, curious fan shag-ri sheaih. 70 va al.
nat imr.--ihle % distinguish l-.twosn tha
two woapous, thsy wero 80 e,nrily ALIKE
Both hal tho same writing on ouo s.lle q ihe
blale; The samo fowor, with n sin-le wufd
bs-ide u. On thcothsr. 1took careful tracinss
q the inacriptlons on hoth dagger
That evening I went o. the h1u-c n n.
BsauvAis. momb.r of the institute. In the Rue
fAniu, Tauhourg a. Iionore | lai Oh
lalns-l letier ~ inirudnction % him irum
one a my acquaintanoss. who declared him
to D. the most distinguished orieuiaist In
Paris NJ naauvais received me courteou,ly,
AMI profs.s-,i him-clf mot wiling to give me
the Information I rcTIircl
"Roth dAegcrs, he said. after examining
my tracings, have an ileniiosl in-1rpiioni in
the Jatans-.e chararter on one side q ihc.r
blais-l This inscription esiahli.hc' the curl
Gus fact that they are from the hani n The
sams maker: Il Is o. the eifc-t that this s's.l
comes frlm the anvil - the smith Tokotaru
In NcldO.' ON tho other slde q tho blade ~
each l. n representation n the kiku' 20 chrys
anihemum flower, which l. The crcst a Tho
Mikaio q japan They must, thercforc,
have had at one time royal owner. The
single word l.-ilc tho flower On the hlato n
The DO ~ Florcnt dagger mraIs 'Evan'--
cence! that on the hlasls a the other weapon
means Illusion.' Thee are screl woris u
the buddhist creed. Prom the shaTs u the
characters, should supTsse tboe wcaPuns
% L. scvcral CENTURIES oil"
I thanked NJ. BeauvAls, AMI notcl down
what he had toll me.
you are the second visitor b. aid,
whom | have had on this HAfno businels-
Evidently thess daggen arr 30 h. a feature
q the case
Here ais, then, there had is.n somo one
before nelson's one working on The Same
lines a. myself
Might l AK n Monsieur i acquainted
with the name q his other visitori have q
rcason for wishing 10 know
Certainly II Vas N. Blery. tho well
known detective offioer, who came % me no
later than last night, and submitted 10 ms
tracings eractly Ike thssA tod him What
I have told yea now
What coah this meani-Bleryi had
heard tho name sumeYhere. In oounectiot
with some oase, thought A "wellknovn
detective oficcr.r This was worth looking
into.
Monsieur viii PARDON the singuiarity q
the question: ] aid, hut this NJ Blery-b
he a liftle man, sharp-featured, who wears
gray coatf
you describe NJ Blery.- said the great
Orienfalist with a smile. Good evening, NJ
Msrsai, and good issue 10 your hbors fof
your friend BY the way, your friend had .
book q mine-an English bcok-"
"lAh. pardon, Monsieuri 1 had forgotten
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