Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-12


gradually fallen into tho power u slme
Jewish uioney lender, who. she thought, ~
siis.i On the left hank. hut who's name she
had nevcr hearL A. sanguras funis d.min.
ish..i, this mans hoh On him lncrras"i tho
unfortunate Japanr-s grew every DAY
mosiier AMI m0ro derrusc.i Sno dlsinci
that h. was now living by The ,aie n bis
wanirois AMI Effects; bat b. never iold hsr
~. AMI she dii Mt daro to toich GA tho sub
i~f.
"A, an oarly r.riod - thar acquaintance
sangura hai given her - war. ne o. kcsp.
f.,arl n cttrsordinAry sinr an lraufy, "a
flainlns D. her that this rrm vas tho rrrat
heIl.afn - his hou-a that n, A. th' cl.lost
snof Lls dad father. hal tho cus'o.iy q a..
anl that N anything hapf-u.i o. u he would
- di.hanorv.i In tho cyss q all his relatives.
1ssrc was no'hing b. would not give % hi-
C1otlLle. Sangura hal sall, cHocIt only this
r..srl; neverthes-s. sho might war Il ~ an
1rnameui, dnce b. knew that In her chargo
Il vuui D. afc.
"Ons nioruing Sanrura Tushoi Into hcr
ro.fn. in a state ~ gr,at a.iiaiiln, AMI, ct.
claiming that b. was rliuoi an uu.i0ne.
ask.i flr tho gym. lla mistress gave ii b
him with trrmhing han.is. D. rushoi out q
,hs ctami.r, and Ml'c Duchastre never
a.rtln az her loycr alive
"Ai..ut throo munihs after, Ma,icmo..clie
r,ad In tho tlurtais tha rofurt q a sulrlila In
he Itas ~ Jasgun. tln sulclle q a yuung
forei.uer. mrp.s-i to D. JaTanc.s hl'o
ha.fsns.i % tie morEue. ii eas tho unf1r-
,unaic sanrura llo hai founi a la.t r,fuge
In ths miserable Ctrr,t vhleh Mossieurs
,islts.i TODAY Too Vruui to return to his
ml.tr,-s all his mans exhausted hy tho ra-
raiiy n tls o'i money-leu.irr. b. hal
starved there en- hii last e0u vas sl.nt
Tlnen onn uisht b. Ciofsi up carefully cvcry
ervvios in DIR or Tindnw lighissi a tharotal.
frs In ti.s l,raa..r. lat dlsn "a bis ~rctcho,i
rall.t-ani. ulrro DAYS afi.rwari, was fuuni
thsrc. lying drad
"Mne p,irhastr- cau.si hsr unhappy lover
o. D. lurei With Tr'pr.eiy. AMI hal s'ons
orc,ioi over h.s grave, whcrc shc siil hangs
vr,aihs q .mmortsiAsl hut Ne hal a. yet
hfari 80 hst n San-ua Ahuut uro
usonths aro No Was vislioi by n young Jap.
ans-e. who intr.luooi hlm-,f ~ kiosaka.
sanslrus lrothsr kiosaka tod her that his
Lru,her ha.i written him u tho straits into
Which b. hal faiisu. asking him toleayo lcilo
fr Paris no Tho earliest oplartuniiy, AMI.
When tlrre, o. io..e M time In visiting Nile
uurhasire 10 sas frim Ma.lonioi-'lle that
KE.akA frsi hard the novs u his brOthsr'.
fainfll daath. D. uas profoundly aif.rtssi
effarenfiy Nth rae a. vel ~ gricf, AMI
uu,,srsd slmsth.ng In hls own language.
Mslrui0i-r.ls t0li me. with an acoeut which
was t.rrilla' Sh0rtlv after b. ladf her fare.
vel, ami him Aiao sho hlls uCvCr -sn ngain
"Ia,k Ma.lemoaeilo II he has a rortrait q
N. late N a. sangurA Maicu0t-olle has n
miniature ca ivory, q hsautful etccuton
An.r alfna hs-itaii1n sha cou-.nts b. lcnd u
q me-. On my ~ oarlng b r,turn 10 unlnlgr~i
TAXING my departure. | hrt show tbs pr
trait 10 Nouton AMI h.s dagght.r. they rccog-
ni,. IL AZ onoc ~ that q the foreigner who
L,d :, fr,.lu~uiiy visited Meis,ner up o. at-out
a var AZ. ani whom tho oii mouey londor
ri sf.,,.i. to uae Moutons own term
th.n pr,.,.d o. tlc Hue 81. JaoIues. in order
,o .h's The I-ariralt o. the proprietor q the
~, whsre Sangura found his lat dying
And " wherc hedi.l. Iherc mn'iea discovery,
unsrf.cied. lut most important, TIE disoov-
sry that anothcr JaTanc.e, ahout fur montEs
a.. h..A rcnis,i ths very garret In which
Sangura Destroyed hiu-Hlf. that he dd not
live thsrc. hut sp.nt IN the garrct portion u
almo.t every day AMI that h. Was quite a
uroll~,n o. Paid. tho pruISf ~, AMI "a all
IN. Other t..nantz nut d no tho point q
sr-a,..t Interest was this; On Christmas day
dc JaTansss yisii~i faiol IA his shop, and
.,,al hlm ti.at D. Was shDIt 90 uAksa j1urney.
The duration q With VA unccr'Ain. he
then Iaii tlroe mouihs' mt f1r The garrrt,
reuarkinE that 10 srvci very vel o. sioru
- sifs..ts In. AMI that b. wuld take the krY
aith him. Sine that day tho JaIansss las
l..n neither .sn nor bard u.
"Mo.aieurs, o. men q your intslligcncc ths
story j. now plain. A young japanese noble
man cuuies o. Paris AMI wast~s in prufu.e
ettrava.anoo an tho wealth b. has hrough,
slih him. This young Japane-a has In h.,
r.oszsrsion n isvel u immense value, iearl,
which l. an hcirio1m In his family. Reduced
10 the dir,st strait. b. pledges u 30 the usurcr
who has b..n his ruin. Ills deht. swallow up
the sum he has reorivct frum tho money
ieuller; starving ami DESPERATE, he finally
puts an eni d his life Before this. however
h. has written o. hs brother In Neilio telling
him that tho family heirloom 4 In Meisner
hanis, probably adjunng him 81 rcoovcr r.
This bruthr, Kiosaka, oomes to raris. h.
dssirrs o. r,.oover the Tearl but morc eagerly
hIlAif ~ ~ - NANAAf etA'ff - N'|'Affs
lie takes up his aioio In tho garrett where nj.
hroiher pat an cnd 10 his life, that he may u
constantly reminded Il the duty q Vengeance.
Me.SisurS, I have M told You that Nile.
Duchastrc was asked by the Jalanoss whers
ms brother had tcrn buricd. Tho grave oi
Sanglra i In Mont farnA,se. | yisits,i u my
II; on the tombstone erectod by Mlle. Du
clasire certain words have t.en cut in IN
japanese character. | have made a copy a
ths-s words, AMI obtained a translation.
Thar meaning Is. NY broihsr, rest IL peao,
Aou shalt be Grengsd.' That inscription,
cut In the stone by Kio-okas order, erpr~su
his fxei purTso-s; In the murder q JossTh
MeiS ner be carried that purpo-s into eHecu'
ton
drew a long brcath % r,lief a. NJ Blery
finished. A. lat the mystery u ths fas>ags
de MAzarin hal i-cn male cieari
Il may ts called away at any moment,
all the detective; ''ooph- q Chi. portrait
have b.en sent % every seaport In franoe,
AMI % the towns on the frontier. Befors
many hours have passet 1 shall 10 On thu
trail a the Assassin
While We were still talking telegram wa,
hAnal..i in. NJ Blery ran his eyes over II.
sFrum the chief 81 police At Msr~sllles, hs
said: Il go the.e at once. Your friend, NJ.
Marsal, l. now as god as liberated In a
few hours, o. days, anuthcr viii 10 confnei
In his place. What a disappointment 10 my
friend Py'