Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-07
A PARIS MYSTERY
By ne AuiAor Of NY Duoais and Nv
Dug0Aisrr

Nv the ftfhor or NY Bhcds dhd w
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fContinuedl
,ntsrrora'si A. % hi name and avocaiion,
declared ira, he was callei Jean Mouton, AMI
that hs vas janiior - tho house No ~
p.....o Dc Masarn. tctwcn the Rne ~
Andre ami the Rus d Rlche. Drrlarci
t,rthas tha, one q tn tenant. n tho house was
Monsieur Jo-crh MciSncr. jewish moncy-
lenl.r VII, hal a ~ m ami cabinet on the
s,rond noor. That Joscph Mei~ncr was a
man of sS,rn,ric hahts. AMI. aniung Other
singular iusfr,lctions. hal ri,cn him, Nouion.
th's-,hAt n on any day D. failed q aTF-ar a.
a oclock. tho hour a. which he invariably
went cat ~ dine. his r,.n shouli L. furcihy
cn.--,d without io,.- q time On this even
lnr tho evening ~ Tulsiay-o o'clork hal
.l-.n.i.l from the chur,h u ~ Augiistin,
AM Nr,uner hai NJ nrfsaroi such thing
hal never tapfeno,i i-.fofc, the oil moncy-
Ir,i.ifr hslng aivnys rCuarkahly Irinctuai
IN, iap.iar D., aule uneasy. rcmeintsfing
,ho fnfr,irtions that hni l.cn given him.
"A. u,.tsitiii the l-.lls q St Augusiin toile.i
III qftarfr- ten went upstairs ani lisiens.i AZ
ths d. of the nam. NHta euunt vas o. u
h-ari uesrcht a. pr through ihe key-
~. lu, The inferior - the ruam "a quite
dart. al b. cuh 80 nnthng. He cafne
doun.'alrs araln. went up a ~coui time,
N. safr,o d,,i sinln.k llis uneasinsss grcs
a. alarm. nrvcrtielc.. D. vaiis.i uA siruck
from The churrh tower. thrn vent b. aak
"a. a.ivi.s - ~ friend AMI nelghbor, the
sirur Fran-,l. ilAsiotii, Tuhlicsn- llasioul,
hatInr hsarl Nnutnu's story strungly sivisssi
hlui a. do a. The oii nan hal hiiieu him, AMI
of'rr,,i a. heip him In llrraking olsn thedisf.
Having pnlyaioi thrmslsos With crovtar,
thev vrnt up o. Mri.ucT's rpum, listened
oaii.i kno.ksi. sieok the dcur, no an
s,.r Thev then fOrre.i the dor ofsn
With th.ir crowtar Tho sight that met their
,.,.. sl..i them With horrur Tho ouu.c n
Jo.sth Meie.nsr lay tefore thcm On The
A. in the msiils - groat rci stain that
oo,rr,si a., planking To bsiy lay up"n
u.f,.e huii,.d tnr,ihsr a. II u hal fallen
f. th. chair that uo.d In frout n The
Whiting tailr no furniture ~ The room
h.A t..n thrown inio confusion. AMI The cab
ln,i. at l,rk fast placrs l.re The apfrarancc
ofhasinr i.cn forv.i'y oi.n,i AMI ransacke'i
Al nrsi the Rnifur ant hs companion
wr-r TO- muoh hauhol O. g.. or think -,
AM hing. lui 40 hnrih It,ioll IroisHei
u.s' uey .louh instantly ci-' ite DOR,
without tnullllg flf l.slr wiefe u lay All
thaf whIle b. l.msf irft watch outside,
Moi'nn th0iil riln n luli sfsssi to 10Th ihe
ual.oe nls b. a q. nni Superintendent
i.lru. having tak down h.s story, AZ otor
a.s,.fugan.l.i hl.l e. f..s sclls q The crime
rvsr,thing Wa founi thrre - Mouion bal
ds-erl..i it We Gro n'rrmod that thc
t.iiar hayo dia.Urrroi. t.a.ic Tho corI'.e n
Jo-rh McIeuef. darrrr - forciyn manu-.
fa.turc. usd tsYoni d0uht In tho curumi--i,n
~ the cflme al o On ifory wrist s'ui. with
ar initial on h. in an probability droplsd ty
III assassin itltthourht that thfse article
cam. 4 fal o. glvoac'rs o. the dlsoofrry -
tn guilty f.rron Noanvhlc. the jautnf.
Mnuian has TN Tla0o.l uslfr surfeillanos.
"Wai. Maral. what d. you thlns ~ thai'
al M uvln.f. a. D. laii dIsn The Ialsf
an.l rcllt hls cigar Was "a right In nj.
ing promising mysicryF
Certainly. ms win nuttr the Rns
Jerusalem, / sboaid think Thepol.oe have
.hcir cAAra-isr a. rcgAin."
"Tr,--i..,y VIA, l. All b-rs In Tho fgaro
AMI nov. lrt ~ ltrl'i do~n b. the horguS
ant 80 " hai is q 10 ssn-
"But vta' l. o. - -snr
why, the da.-.cr that thc oil Jew ~ai
GAll.d viih II l. l-ing shown az ihe
Nor.rls today. AMI they say thsrv has te.n
qu.ioa crlsl o. -o H. istusgo.-
"Asy..i llc. O.e o,h.r glAss q t-sr, Ani
am rra.ly
wehai tho Cthsr glA.- u tccr. ihcn waikiki
down ths Boulevari ~. Michsl In the dire
tinn q tho MonCue, Thouveno, rcgAiins -
On the way With vArious anccio'e- ~ N
murlor,.i man % Illustrate his Avaricc an
rn,snircify
nwnty ihis time past hve In ihs afierncon.
y., tbsre wAs s,iil a crowd Al the dcor - ite
Dad hau.. Tho p~pis formed hna
stretching aions ths ru1t a. rArchevcgle.
sni we tail~i "a b. the end q o.
Here we are AZ Last errlaimei Thoufc
not A. We cr,.u-.i ths threshold. weisci d.
tightly ~ the thrunE "iiuavcns. What
rush II l. always - Al ths~e graiuiioui
gr-iaciss@
he murler % Mcis.ner ssernei indss-i O.
have cagsd an unusual scusAiion, al tn"
r..srle wers taking ai.ut it, AMI showed co.
hseihr-f antiety % Ct u good plAcc v seeinf
Aroani u,e were hoard such erclAmAiions a.
h., "Oh. Monsieur, you eitov M l'~
10000 tAr,ionsf"- sPar,lon. MAslame. lui
var taskct incommoies mc f'-"Ah, heavsns.
taks carri yoa trcad uPnn my heslv IhrOugh
This little storm q CALCULATIONS Noini~i a.
ror,llAr intervals the dep voicc of The g'iafi
"Now, thcn. TaVs On, lasii'~ AMI Feniic,neu
A little m1re quickly, II ycu pleas' Aisai
Il ~ oluh ~. the pcple staring a.
bari hung On tho hars u the grazing. 10
hini which stosl the tso ruvs n dark slai~,
empty AMI uninicrrsting today. ne"l
Therc l. tho huifoni' | hard them 'aymg'
What, then. Is the isttsr upon iif- IT la
C--"N0 IL il q G."-"NeA CERTAINLY, u Is