Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-05


came o. the Pas.agc; ho has sinos explained
tbs to NJ saplnaud. his ooun-nl. by tho state
ment that he dld not follow tho most dlrcc,
way frUm The Hue do lO,lcon to the Passage.
hut PARTING adie 0irarif siatsmcut and
taking dn1iy the cyl llenoe - Spphie Mouton
All Il Calu.cr. apart from the judges in.
sprl.ioa. l nah this ooncluaon that ths
man VII "A th1 polioc acrgcant saw rush BY
h.m III The Hls a. Iiche all the man whnm
tha jar.irs dtggh saw hastening through
ths - :, Nsls not one ami the same pr.
IN Itf Jsraer tras Aa0ui Cirurf; fAs
tafier rrs f.e assassta-
"Ah. an1.ilcr I.1lnti And now shall tell
Mon cor h0u 10 C,.s oni Ilo has shown thai
Girard dd noi prcmeliiate tho crime; hs
xs- "A g. show that The rial Assassin did-
That b. bal bis plan q operations l. Il not
oT
That lsccrtalnly how I ~ On answered,
admlring The rcadinca. with which the do
terilve took up nay train % rca-oning
''Ys-,T coui.nurd birry, that Il Tho nexi
step. undoubt~lly- lie vas now walking
up ami down tho room ~ he SPIKE, empha-
aring his words BY noarishs- q his cigar,
~hich had gone cut ''oirard entsrci hsi-.-
ucfs r,om hy the window; the assassin did
not No uAn wiih plan q oT.raiiou. would
attempt such thing; he would calculate his
clAnos-, and fni them twenty 20 one against
his dang 10 unoi-srv~L Your friend II .
man q unusual agility. 4 hs noif
"Y,., h. i Ta.no'l gymnast.
"Ah. lut vas the Assassin n trained gym
uA.ti The taianco q probabilities l. against
a. 81. ~ di NJ enter BY tho window.
How. tlrn. dli h. onisri You ny. naturally,
by tho dour. | SAY 80. hut h0sl Tho dor
4 Mei0ners ro.m u found lockei, the hoy
hanging within. tho jAnltor has de,larei In
svtlanoe that thcrc u no duplicate Icy 10 any
room ln tho hou-, Yea tell mo that tho
asazln must have procur~i a -r'und hey 10
it tho lo.k u Msisnsrs door say, gid,
but a.saln, ho~f Yea tel nc-but IN, for
ct. Monsieur cannot know this; b. has not
s-n the Icy q Me.s.ner's dour
no. yoa we're bsfur,hani with mo th>rs =
"Wen. here 10 The Icy NJ Blcry hlj 10
t.far. me- on the tahle our assassin has his
p.An q of.raiions, that n agr.d. What,
Inn. do. b. doi His natural cour.e l. 20
obiAin temporaryposocsion q Msi.>nef's : key,
IN order % have duplicaie male from H.
Now. oi.-urve us hey. II tis o. simple con-
truction. an etp.rt loksmith could fAAhion
1ne iika Il In half an bur. 1hs Lev q hsis--
uerl vsssirars In one u two plso.s--eithsi
thung ca o. rail In h.s r.n, WIN h. vas
atL0n's. 90 on ths rack In tho jaulior's room,
~hen 10 vasa airoai Wsmpp.se our asa--ip
T. have va'chel Mr'Vner's movements care-
fai.y. O. - thfogstiy acquainted ~iih h
tah.is licinous that every evening with
-ut fa.l tts 81 n.Cncy .lon'ier So out at at
5'cisk. al returns al nine God; h. viii
.sk logan tsss.-sinn a the hey hr,wccn
thrr hours Nov, Monsieur, you have tAiks.i
wiih Mouion The jani,or, snd With his daugh
srsofh.e You have made no,es q your
snv,f,aiion with tha.s psrsons, have nia.io
nono fneycr DO. Icarry them all hsrs'-
N Hery iappsd bis hrov-'hui shouli L.
sisi o. listen o. yuurs You found The child
sorhIs M0uion intelligent, d.i you noir
Certainly shs spf.arst a. have tosn rom'-
~hai asn'aiei during hsr examination by the
luire hut he answered my quesiions most
.loafiyF
"As she dil mine And NV. Morsseur,
for tie notes = your conversation
"Varr gsi hrre thcy arc; 'sophio hou-
.on siaisa hat aicut two months ago-th
.rari date she cannot frfnofnlsr-s man
-au.s o. So n Passage - Malafin desiring
a. ~, Jo.ph Mei.zner. IL was after al
1'rioek: Meiencr hal gonc cut a. usual ~
fhs Mouion, Who chanoei g. D. al0ne In the
lAn.iOr's sro.fn, saii - b Meisnsr's visitor
{" Tho stranger. Sothis Mou,on ays VA.
evilontiy a frruirncr. hoth frum his apf-ar-
anoe ani acorut He was of medium height
anl s'lm f.-urs'-"
sOf nie,iium hight AMI slim fgure-thAi
Lit" al N. nlsry
Had a dark comTistion. straight hlAck
hair AMI very dark, ulnkcn eyea. hhc could
Mt guess a. what nation b. lelougei; b. did
nj look Ike either an Italian or Spaniard
a.cfnel more forsiEn than thai-snch was ths
phraac lie must have oqme from a warm
climate
"A warm clImaio- mumurcd NJ Blery
"Truos.si. Mons.egf. procs.siT'
'Its-au-s b. shlverei Constantly. and
complAlnsi bitterly In bis broken frcnch Il
The coiL He vain evening dr,ss, AMI wore
a fur cloak hung lo-sly over his shoulders
"'Whrn informed that heissner hal = M
cot b. acuoi annoyed, AMI a.ke'i a. ~hA'
hour b. might D. eNp.ctci % return Ihs
girl toll hlm AZ nino O'Clock. then the stran
grr, lookiny cut at the weather, which VA
vet, ari down az his dre~s bots, vhich wer'
thin. askcl S1phle o. oblige him by fetohins
a cab. a. b. hal dismissed hs on arriving
Lowing him alone In the room, Sophie ran e
the stAnd Al the corncr q the Rue ~ Andr'
AMI hruusht a cab. the stranger THANKED her
gave hrr fve franc piece, AMI uen drov'
"a. After saying that be would return thai
night. a. ~ wishsi o. s.e Meiszner par
tculAriy'"
Left aione In tho janitor'- room, AID Nj
Blsry, "he tAkss down Nelkzrcrs key fruu
The rack. Prooocd. Monsieur, prooeei!'
"'At.out eight o'clcck h. came hack h er
plainci that h. hal Mt unicr'tood What IN.
girl hal said. thought she hal mention~d
sirht. nj nine, a. tho hour q Meis.nefs ~
turn: b. found Frcnch - dificult 81 under
ranil II naiterel little. however b. wouk
waii. II they would allow him. 1uton th'
ian.tor hal by thi. time come tack from th'
wino ship; with him the stranger AT, talk
ing very afably IN his broken French
Nouton rcoollocts having told the stranger
IN tho course - converuation, that he 10
minlod him in sTocch and apIoaranoe 81 an
other foreigner, client q Meisner'H WIZ
hal t-cn accustomed 10 viat the usurcr fro
qucntly, up % about a year before Th'
stranger rumArkci that that migh' possabl,
b. one q his cotupatrio,s. but did not men
ton 10 What country he belonged
AFTER talking for about half an hour, IN
STRANGER suggested that the girl should b. IN
FOR a bottlo of wine. Mouton agreed viii
alacrity; the s;ranccr gave SUphie money q
ray for IL. during her ab>ence Il scems TIA
he aslel Mouton o. look cut AMI tell hin
~hether Il s;lll ralncl. tho janitor compliei
going 10 the outer DOR, ami ~ having M
stranger alone in tho room for, TsrhaF~,
minute
During which minute ob-.rvei N
Blcry, ''our man r~plac-s MciSsner's ley -
the rack"
"No doubt. Wells 'frc-nuy Sophi'
Mouton returns with the wine; the strange
ats down. fllls glass for Mouton AMI HIM
~ and chats with tho Janitor for fev
minutes longer. Suddenly be ri-rS sayin'
that he wishes % 80 whether the rain Ia
stopped. lie gcs 10 the outer d''r-an'
never returns
''Prcisely,r Mil N. Blery, never ~
turna No. he has gOt what he came for
And now, Monsieur, let me ask you II yo'
put any question 10 the janitor Mouton ~
sariing that other foreigner Of whom he wa
rrmlndcl BY his complai<ant ViSitorr
"Y-: II occurred 10 me that this was As
nihcantr
"Admirablel- murmurci N. Blery "aimir
sblei lie negiccts nothing-mis-~ not
single point Aborn de'ectivei-well, Mon
sieurf
"Ths Other forcigner. Mouton informs
me. hal been for q long time, more than
wear. most assiduOus In his visits % the oil
umrer He was one of those unfortunafes
tho janitor aid, whom Mei~ner had 'hAyei
Al frst he usci 10 drive up TO their door In
oabriolet, or ride with groom following him