Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
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DreO out a dagger sheath made of green
silk and lacquered tcood
''You have seen something like this before,
Messieurs, IS it not so| said the detective.
"And this-this also you will recognizeF-
and he showed us key which he had found
in another pocket. An exclamation-a sig.
nificant "Ahr'-escaped from Sapinaud and
myself at the same moment. NJ. Blery smiled
again.
Pilotin next opened the traveling-trunks
They were found to contain clothes for the
most part; among which were one or two
dresses, evidently Oriental. There were also
a number of letters, some in our own Ian
guage some in foreign character, which
easily recognized as japanese
Still NJ. Blery had not spoken a word of ex-
PLANTATION. He seemed to enjoy onr complete
mystifcation.
"Pilotin," he said at last, when his search
was finished, 'you will remain here on
guard until you ore relieved. You will
allow no one to enter without written order
from Monsieur the Prefect. Messleurs, if
you will return with me to the prefecture, ]
shall have the pleasure of explaining to you
what you have seen here. That will be a
more convenient place for doing So"
Leaving NJ. Pajol's, we drove back to the
Prefecture, where M. Blery resumed his mar
rative
Monsieur" he said to me, twill remember
the surmise he had formed-or, as prefer to
call it, the idea-that the assassin of Meissner,
who was certainly foreigner, may possibly
have been japanese. decided on follow
ing up this clew."
I'm the lists at the prefecture find the
names of between sixty and seventy Japanese
returned by the hotel keepers and proprietors
of furnished houses in Paris. About forty of
these are still resident here. Over twenty
have returned to their native country. The
remainder are dead, and buried in Paris
II make special inquiries with regard to
these last; it seems to me very probable that
the victim of Meissner's extortions should be
among them. One of the names is Sangura,
native of Yeddo, no profession, returned by
IIunel, keeper of private apartments, of the
most expensive description, in the Avenue
du Roi de Rome. visit Lunel, who remem-
bers his lodger Sangura perfectly. He had
occupied for a year the finest suite Of rooms
ON the first floor of Lunel's house. He was
japanese of noble birth and great wealth,
who intended remaining for three years in
Europe The seductions of Paris had proved
too strong for NJ, Sangura, however; his style
of living, Lunel assured me, was fabulous
He always rode out with two grooms behind
him. His dinner never cost him less than two
| hundred francs, as he never dined alone. He
would go behind the scenes of the theatres with
his pockets full of jewelry. He made presents
Of the most splendid character; to one actress,
it is said, he gave set of diamonds worth
thirty thousand francs; to another barouche
and pair Of English horses with silver
mounted harness.
''The rent was always paid T. Ir.Sl quar-
terly, in advance About the end of the
third quarter, Lunel's experienced eye began
to see symptoms of change in his tenants
disposition and mode of life. Sangura was
no longer high-spirited and gay; there was
almost continually a cloud on his face. First
one of the grooms was dismissed; then the
other; then the valet. Finally, the riding
horses and the cabriolet were sold. One by
! one Lunel began to miss from his tenants
apartment certain costly articles Of jewelry,
with which Sangura had decorated it
when he first came. Lunel inferred that
these were being sold, as the difficulties Of his
tenant grew more pressing. Little by little
Sangura's wardrobe disappeared also-a bad
sign, Lunel thought; but the fourth quarters
rent was paid, and so he was safe.
cat the end of the fourth quarter, San
gura-whose apartment was by this time
stripped of everything belonging to him which
had the least e-disappeared himself.
Lunel never saw him again; but, about three
months after, he remembers having read an
account of suicide committed somewhere in
the Latin Quarter by an unknown foreigner,
supposed to be a Japanese, and having fam
cied that this might be his former tenant
"Lunel further hands to me bundle of
letters which had arrived for his tenant sub
sequent to his disappearance. I examined
these; with one exception they are the unpaid
bills Of M. Sangura's tradesmen. The excep-
ton is letter addressed in female hand it
| is here-Monsieur can examine it for him.
self.n
M. Blery, drawing out bulky pocket
book, took from it letter in delicately
tinted envelope, addressed in faint violet ink:
I'M. de Sangura, rAvenue du Roi de Rome,
361.n
read the letter, then handed il to Sapi-
maud. It was as follows: 'My own one, why
hide thyself thus9 Cans't thou think thy
poverty will change me? Come to me as of
old. Thine own Clotilde." The letter was
dated "Rue de la Refine, 4S; Wednesday
morning"
GAS Messieurs may suppose" continued M.
Blery, II lose no time in visiting No. 48 Rue
de La Refine. At first I am refused admission;
Mile Duchastre, the premiere danseuse at
the - Theatre-for she and no other Is
Clotilde-can see no one. Ipencil on card
these words, 1T is the affair of the Japanese,
Sangura,' and give the maid five francs to
carry it up to her mistress In two minutes
stand in the presence Of the beautiful
Mile Ducbastre.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.
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