Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

Before ten o'clock next morning M. Blery
mad appeared. He was q little man, very
shabbily dressed, with C napless felt hat and
a gray overcoat, the sleeves of which were
made too short, yet revealed no linen. His
features were thin and sharp; his eyes vert
keen and restless; his mouth was habitually
pursed as though secrets must ooze out if he
opened it.
He came up to me quickly, bowed, and cast
a glance around him which seernedto take in
myself, tho room and all its contents in a sec
ond of time.
I'M. Marsal!-Ahl Then I have the honor
to salute tho gentleman who assaulted my
friend Ply, is il not son
Iconfessed tx this with a smile, but pleaded
that the assault had been involuntary-that ]
aad not known it was the friend of Monsieur.
'No matter" said M. Blery; 'and what,
then, does Monsieur think of the exploit Of
my friend Py2-the achievement that has
covered him with glcryF a
"You mean tho arrest Of N. Girard"
"Certainlyl that is what / mean"
"Since Monsieur asks me, I think that his
friend Py made a serious mistake en- that oc-
casion. Ihaye come hope that Monsieur may
be Of the same opinionY'
NJ. Blcry gave me q crafty look out of his
little sharp eyes, then he said, slowly:
my friend Py is a very clever man; he has
great sagac.ty, and @ brain-ah, adnirablel
But no believes too much in his good fortune.
All, Monsieur, ono should never believe In
thatl Ny fr.e21 Py goes to the native town
Of tho murdered man; he finds out the
nephew's namc-core back to Paris; finds
out his domicile-comes here; finds the
nephew himself, asleep, no w~rist-button in
one of his slcevej-arrests him. All, it is all
so simple, so easy! No, things should not
happen so in our line; when they do, enc
should say to himself, haltl-this goes on too
sInoothiy-the second step is seen almost be-
forc the 1rat Is taken-it is one piece of luck
afjnr aacthcr-beware Of O t-ickl Py did
MOI do this; he trusted his good fortune, and
you soel Yes, it is as Monsieur says, he has
nude u mistake
"You have, then, been following the case,
4. Eleryg
~ have made inquiries," said the detective,
still very 81 WY, and giving me a curious,
cunning look as he spoke-"yes, I have made
INQUIRIES. l have even reached a certain
point in the ccse, but | can go no further"
''Eor want Of eyidenceT
''No, Monsieur, not at all. For want OF
money!
"Ahl That isalll Well, if money iswanted
It will be forthcoming. And if NJ. Girard's
innocence were established this would become
a valuable document, is it not sofi
The detectives eyes twinkled as he read the
paper signed by Raoul, offering a reward OF
twenty thousand francs for the detection Of
the criminal. He did not ask where the
money was to come from.
"It is well, " he said, handing me back the
paper; II trust Monsieur and his friend as
men Of honor. Let us be frank. Let us play
an open game, cards on the tablef'-M. Bic
ry's manner changed completely after he had
seen the document.
THAT is what I desire" I said.
aGocd. Now, the way is cleared, let us
come to business. Thear Of Monsieur at the
prefecture Of police, where he examines and
tracings Of the two daggers. Where,
may / be permitted to ask, does Monsieur
Of meF'
aFirss from the %janitor Mouton, at No. Il
Passage de Mazarin; next from Nj. Beauvais
# the Rue d'Anjou."
N. Blery looked at me again, and for about
. minute said nothing. Then;
nMcnsieur has made certain ~discoveriesg !
a'Yes / have" -