Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
|fOUND IN AN EYE.

Ihn0aOfG. ssief dc nufete. sat In
hi cabinet deeply perplexei. His
- Ass'ps~s as ssis si.Ask his head s.a
his hands. he was masiug.
TAnd was ii going to last. this.
which had been gning on for so long
q while. And these assassins. were
they going to end by beating him?
Were they going To compel him by
adverse public opinion to send in his
resignation?
"Parbleu; it looked 50. aud IL they
did it on purpose. passing the word
from one 10 another To force him to
get out Of their way. Eight assassin
ations. one after another! Crimes of
the worst calibcr. with startling de-
tails, which peopled alike with horri-
fying visions the sleep Of the bureau
sasin. for all their sxillful work.
had they been able to lay their hands
upon! They had fed. every man Of
them; they had disappeared, vanished
--riff, like puff of air. Celebrity. dis
pach. their motto. and to 20 with
oai leaving an address belind them!
fr,nkly. IL had begun toSpass the
boinds of all reason.
And now. tai top OF these eight
otter crimes. there was still another
one. a ninth one. = murder. like the
OILERS, accomplished the evening be-
foe. under similar conditions, q
fenme-galante with her throat cut,
800 francs worth Of jewels gone.
ani-uot trace of the assassius!"
Despite his robust philosophy. that
txaA tAV H..
emulation of his century. NJ. Theodore
fslt himself drifting into melancholy
AID reflection, not unmixed with an
g,r.
Mine murders. one after the other;
nue. crimes without an author; uon-
s'nse! impossibler The chef de surete
Pulled himself together. threw back
hs head like a war horse smiling bat.
u. and-the door opened.
1t was his secretary who presented
hmself. bearing u card in his fingers.
"a gentleman, monsieur. who in
ssfs upon seeing you. He. declares"
-and the secretary smiled u little at
tie absurdity Of the claim-.'he de-
cares himself in a position to furnish
pu with definite particulars regard
Ig the crime Of Yesterday"
"Ah, the crime of yesterday The
cief turned quickly. Then bid him
eter,' said he. aud while the secre-
hy regained the ante-room to do his
htding, nj. Theodore cast his eve
uon the card before him.
Frederick Bouscalw he read in q
hlf voice. "Bouscal, Bouscal; it seems
time that knew that name-that
lie heard it somewhere"
He scrawled IL line upon scrap OF
pper, handed it to his secretary, who
rturned at the moment ushering in
te visitor who had asked tn see him.
dmissing him with word, aud was
rady for the matter in hand.
M. Theodore raised his eyes. Be-
fee him was u man simply. but neat
J. clothed, and with frank aud hon.
Il counteuance. though veiled, AZ by
CLOUD, with sadness. The ewes were
car aud open, the mustache aud
eatee gray and pointed; in short,
iere was something in his manner.
snething in his whole appearance of
militaire ''in retreat"
You have particulars to give us,
I've you not. mOnsieur?" questioned
te chef de surete, ''particulars, l be-
I've, of the crime of yesterday?"
Il hope so, monsieur" simply re-
s,nded the visitor.
''Ah. hope SO! You are not sure,
emp"
ut rests with you. NJ. le Chef. |
ncther L am sure or not. All depends.
ifact. upon an operation the means
(which you alone are able to furnish
F."
Explain. if you please?"
certainly, aud Mt once, though
mbtless you have heard it spoken of.
le Chef. certain scientific proceed
q which permits under certain con-
lions. better even than description
iuld do it, = reconstruction of the
'rtrait of an assassin. Briefly. be-
I'D my meaning. You know. Of |