Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
FOUND In AN EYE.

n Theodore, chef de surets. sat ia
bis cabinet deeply perplexed. His
Two elbows on his desk. his head on
bis hands. he was musing.
And was it going to last, this,
which had been going on for so long
q while2. 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
Fesignationf
''Parbleu; il looked SO, and If they
did il on purpose. passing the word
from one to another TO force him to
set out of their way. Eight assassin
ations, one after another! Grimes OF
the worst caliber. with startling de-
tails. which peopled alike with horri-
firing visions the sleep Of the bureau
GTat and concierge! Aud not an as
kassin, for all their skiIlfnl work.
had they been able 10 lay their hands
upohi They had fed, every man of
t8en; they had disappeared. vanished
-Piff, like q puff of air. CELEBRITY, dis
patch, their motto, and to go with
out leaving an address behind them!
Frankly. IL had begun to pass the
6ounds Of all reason.
And now, to top of these eight
02her crimes, there was still another
one, a ninth one. a murder, like the
others, Accomplished the evening be-
fore. under similar conditions. .
femme galante with her throat cut,
5000 francs worth Of jewels gone.
anu--not = trace OF Cne assHsstBsi
hao,,t hta rnhK1af f,b,Iauns,hy RA,E
had long been the admiration and
emulation of his century, NJ. Theodore
felt himself drifting into melancholy
aud reelection, not Hnmixed with an
ger.
Nine murders, one after the other;
nine crimes without an author; nom
sense! impossible!' The chef de surete
pulled himself together. threw back
bis head like q war horse smiling bat
tie. and--tbe door opened.
II was his secretary who presented
himself, bearing a card in his tiugera
"A gentleman, MONSIEUR who in
ststs upon seeing you He declares"
and the secretary smiled a little at
the absurdity Of the claipn--"he de-
SIares himself in a position To furnish
yon with defnite particulars regard
ing the crime Of yesterday"
"Ah, the crime OF yesterday?' fhe
chief turned quickly ''fhen bid him
enter" said be, and while the secre-
tary regained the ante-room to do his
bidding, NJ Theodore cast his eye
upon the card before him. :
Frederick Bouscal?' he read 10 q
half voice. "Bouscal, Bouscal; it seems
20 zoe that | knew that pame--that
I've heard it somewhere"
He scrawled line upon scrap Of
paper, banded 1t to his secretary, who
returned at the moment ashering in
the visitor who bad asked TO see him.
tismissinG him with a word, and was
ready for the matter in hand.
NJ. Theodore raised his eyes. Be-
fore him was q man simply, but neat
ly. clothed, and with frank and hon.
est counteBance, though yelled. as by
q cloud, with sadness. The eyes were
clear and open, the mus.acbe and
goatee gray and pointed; in short,
there was something in his manner.
q milItaire ain retreat"
lou nave particulars " give Hs,
baye you not. mOnsieurF" questioned
the chef de surete, particulars. | be-
lieve, of the crime of yesterday"
Il hope so, monsieur" simply re-
spOndsd ihe visitor. .,
''Ah. hope so! You arc rot sars,
thenp"
..It rests wifi you. NJ. ls Chef.
whether ! am sure or'noL All depends.
in fact. upon an operation the means
Of which y ysssIppppe are, able TO furnish
Explain. If you please?'
Certainly, and at once, though
doubtless you have heard lG spoken Of,
NJ. Ie Cnef, a certain scientific proceed
ure which permits under certain con-
ditiOns, better .even than description
could do il, n Reconstruction or the
portrait of an assassin. Briefly. be-
bold my meaning. You know, Of
COURSE" he continued, 'that 10 the
phenomenon call vision the object
which We see throws or forms RpOn a
screen in the eyebaIl itself-in plain
words, upon the retina OF the eye-an
image which remains there until dis
placed by another. II has been prov
ed also that this image persists even
after death YoG recognize, therefore.