Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-17
CHAPTER XIV.
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Before quitting Paris, Dick wrote perhaps
the first deliberate and cold-blooded lie of
his life. 1t was contained in brief note to
Lydia that ran thus:
Il am Mortified to hear from Baudray Of
the abduction of the Princess Natalie. What
does it mean. 1t is tae most daring and at
the same time dastardly and outrageous,
thing have ever heard. / have written
my friend, Mr.. Fairfax, about it, and pre-
sumo my letter will reach him soon after mis-
arrival in America. l see, by the way, that
his name is in the list of passengers that
sailed from Havre, via the Vile dc Lyons,
on the 29th inst.-the very day before the
abduction.
poor Fairfax, hope some day he may
attain his wish-to become man of inhu-
cnce. His has been peculiarly annoying
and trying career. l shall often think of
him far away in that quiet little village of
Drifton, in Pennsylvania. Please Cod we
shall have him here in year or two again,
although he says not "
This depression in his letter upon the sub
ject of Fairfax, the unselfish Richard had
inserted to please his own whim. The first
paragraph of the note was really Fairfax
own composition.
Oxford said he had observed his friends
name in the list of passengers who sailed
from Havre by the g Vile de Lyons z on the
29th inst
So, too, had Jean Louvait, the detective,
for that individual, failing to make any
Roadway in his efforts to convict Oxford
and the valet, had turned his attention TO
Fairfax.
There it stood in clear black and white
Arthur Fairfax, Drifton, Pennsylvania. 2
And, what is more, one of the wharf Off
Gals said he himself had seen Mr. Fairfax
go on board at the last minute before the
steamers departure, and had observed him
on the vessels deck as it moved of.
Here again the tireless conspirator's
forethought had planned TO his gain. TAX
ing the utmost advantage of Mr.. Nebbittis
offer of assistance. he had made arrange
ments by which one OF the officers of the
"Namovna . secured passage to New York
from Havre, and registered as Mr.. Fairfax.
At New York the officer expected to meet
the yacht, day or two after his own ar
rival there.
Fooled again, Louvait now turned his at
tention to the discovery of the vessel by
which the conspirators had evidently
escaped. After numerous mistakes and the
pursuit Of false clews, he at last hit upon
what he was convinced must be the right
one.
lin Mr.. Nebbitt's yacht, .Namovna, 1
have found it, quoth he to himself
But, alas, for his pains, the " Narnovna +"
after Fairfax's conversation with Nebbitt
had been ordered to steam direct for the
harbor of Brest on the extreme northwest
ern coast of France. Leaving that port
with the publicly announced intention Of
sailing directly westward for New York,
she once again, when out of sight Of Brest,
turned Numerically back upon her course
and sailed for the island off Chateau Neuf.
whence-as we have read-she proceeded
to America with the abducted girl.
$50 can't prove it was the sNamovna, y
unused Louvait, sadly, for there stands
the opposing proof that she was FAR at sea,
steaming to America, when the deed was
committed
no BE CONTINUED.