The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18
THE SECRET OUT,

Joretie win bs on board tho 7laO mail train
Follow him 10 Liverpool Will meot you there
I.Ook sharp ClHoAW
This was tho wording Of tho telegram 10
oelyed ono wet, ugly night last December, !
was sitting Ia my little snuggery back Of my
office, before blazing CRATE, with my feet IN
slippers and my body IN warm dressing
room had mug Of hot punch aud a cold
minee pie on tho table before mo, along with
an uncut novel and q genuine Havana, with
which intended a. rogale myself presently
And although had very strong anxiety 10
secure Jorette, II must be confessed that
was altogether too comfortably situated 20
relish going out into tho cold that dlmally
dirty night
This telegram was from my chief, who, ]
might ~ we'll say, was detective, and J had
followed that lhanklesa aud preoarIous buhl'
neas for several years People considered mo
very successful In working up difficult ehsea,
| but was never quite satisfied with myself
| wonder II any man ever lai
This same Jorletto had given ~ q great
deal Of trouble, We had never had no koenlY
cunning spirit 10 cope with, Strategy wGh
matched with strategy, diplomacy with dlplo
macy, and seoresof times, whom wo were euro
Of him, he had allpped from under our fingers
like fea and loft us wondering how he man
aged H.
Perhaps II would bo well 10 explain that
/ Pierre Jorlette was murderer, upon whose
head was not price OF ea,OOO by the crown
| A lrenchman and nobleman by birth, gen
tleman by education, no had when very
young married q beautiful English girl, with
whom no passed two years Of unalloyed hap
i pnoA. Az tho end Of that time some fearful
shadow came between thon-none knew Of
what nature-and tho lnhuman husband
stabbed hla wIfo TO tho honrt Her eonhden'
| tlal maid witnessed the deed and attempted
/ 10 save tho llfe of her misircN, but Jorlotte
fcll upon her with savage foroeity Nnd loft
the two oOrples lying together side by side
These arc the facts a. briefly 90 ! can state
thom 10 you, OF course there were many
minor circumstances not worth recording ~
thoy hayo little bearing upon tho short story
! am writing
II seemed from this telegram that jorotto
was TO DO on tho 7i3O train, ! wondered how
Cathcart had got ha Information, but ho had
armies Of spies constantly working for him,
aud probably Gomo OF them had made tho
discovery,
had only tofollow InstructonG
For tho hundrodth tmo took Jorott0f
photograph from my pockotbook and exam
Inod tho features Of tho murderer II was a
dngulnry handsome iuch that faw-clearly
cut, with largo holel eyes shaded by long,
dark lashca mouth delicate and sensitive
aa q womanf, high, rnthor narrow foro'
head, half hidden IN clustering curla of au'
burn hair, form rather spare, set well knit,
and hand symmetrical and rounded Ns a
WomanA
Thopoturo would have answered plondldly
Tor that Of u sentimental, sonnet making
poct-but for a murderer II was q doud fan
uro Novertholon somewhere In tho past
before crluo had aeathod him, Jorlotlo bad
vat for II,
| changed my slippers Tor boots and got
myfolf inside my fur oyorcuut, stuffed q
val 70 with brown paporoud bIucEIng brushes
that might appear respectable traveller
aud, looking no my watch, found had jutl
timo 10 reach tho station.
Tho train stopped ton minutes for refresh
mcnts, and, tal,Ins tho guard, who was Ur
old friend Of miuO, sufficiently Into my coma
dcncc, | was given an opportunity Of looking
through tho carriages previous 10 the start
Ing Of rio train,
IL was full uain but, sngularly enough
thoro was not rcd headed muu on board Of
IL Jorlctto was red headed, and aside from
that circumstance ho had a taeo which Hat
torod myself | could not readily mistake,
As stood irrcsoluto, aud feeling very much
a. II | had bcon fooled there came toward
mo from tho dining room an individual, ml
| and gparo with lluuchcd hat, n whito era
vat, hugo picco Of game plo In his hand
aud this person had rcd hairl Aud dagN
oyos
watched him closely, There was q Ger
tain dogged, Gkulkng look about him; b,
would not meet my eyes, aud he walked on
10 tho extreme end OF the platform by MN
self, and remained thoro munchng his pie
until tho last bell rang, and then ho hurried
| OH board with tho air Of one who lclt that
great deal depended on his getting scat
was convinced that ho wus my mna
though ho was not altogether liko tho photo
graph. Still facos and photographs diner
great DEAL since to tho picture there is httl'
expression aud no oxprcssion-and do mol
tho characteristics Of n faco depend more On
color and expression than a moro outline ol
featured
Ilo entered carriage No l7l, and at hint
the guard put mo In tho samo van. Thort
woro three persons already there beside NY
pic eating friend aud myself, An oldoifl
gentleman, who was reading Tho Time
wrong side up, aud nodding blondly over II
fascinating columns, u pair Of rural lovers
lounglng on each others shoulders and dia
cussng peppermint drops togcthori ont
presently wo woro ro.onforcod by an old lady
In a very primo bonnet with brown ribbons
and bearing luggage IN the shape Of n birt
cage, u basket with a cat In H. an umbrella
aud very largo carpet sack
Jorlottc had produced another section o.
pIe, and was domolIShlng 10 vigorously
Seemingly ho enjoyed H. We'll, | suppoN
oven murderer may enjoy eating po
Just as the train began TO move tho doo
opened and young lady camo hcstotinSll
forward You know what helpless creature
women arc on their fcot In bouncing, sway
ING railway car, and this young beauty wa
no exception. She tottorod and would hav,
; fallon, but put out my arm aud caught her
, ut tho snmo timo Offering her tho unoccupie'
, seat nt my side.
, She blnshcd rosily, thank me In tho sweet
ost yolco had over heard aid sank down Of
tho cushions covering my knees with billow
OF runliug aud frngIng, making me fcsl-
we'll, not many removes from tho gatos o
Paradise
, A lovolIcr faco had never Goen Tho SIKH
was clear aud fair; tho mouth sweet, sensitive
, and littlo sad, tho eyes dark and melting
aud tho beautiful dark, brown hair, whiel
hung over shoulders In tho prevailing style
was soft as nois silk, and ripplod lilio Oh
bosom Of a meadow brook when II flows ove
, bed Of pebbles.
But 30 lost was ia contemplating Oh
charms of this fair creature that suddenl.
remembered / was not "looking sharp u
Cathcart had ordered me, and | turned B
! regard my unsuspccting Jorlctte.
III a criminal ho was very self posscsso