Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-24
CHAPTER ".

The shock was the ruder because so
unexpected.
1t was impossible to describe our as
constituent.
What While we we've there trying to
find proofs of Moni ,trul's innocence, lie
was confessing his guilt.
NJ. Mechinet was the first to regain his
,onposure.
He hastily raised his fingers from his
snuff box to his nose five or six times,
and, advancing to the policeman, said:
"You are mistaken, or are deceiving
us; there's no half way course"
81 assure yoI, Monsieur Mechinet"-
"Silence! Either you have misunder
stood what MonistrOl said, or yOu are
intoxicated by the hope of astounding MS
by telling us that the affair is settled"
The policeman, hitherto humble AID
respectful, now Tebelled.
Excuse me-" he interrupted. Ppm
neither fool nor II liar, and know what
Pm talking about"
The discussion was verging so near
quarrel that the magistrate thought it
his duty to interfere.
Keep your temper, Monsieur Mechi.
net, said he, land wait till you have all
the information before you form an
opinion"
Then turning to the policeman, he con-
tinued:
"And you, my friend, tell us what you
know, and the re sons for your conf
dence."
Thus supported, the policeman crushed
VI. Mechinet with a sarcastic glance, and
displaying u very perceptible touch of
cnnceit, began:
well, then, this is the state of affairs.
present ordered us, Inspector Goulard,
my colleague, Poltin, and myself, to
arrest the man named MonistI oil, dealer
in imitation iewelry, living at No. rs Rue
Vivienne, the aforesaid Monistrol being
accused of the murder of his uncle"
THAT is correct" said the commissary
in an undertSne.
"Thereupon, continued the policeman,
I'VE took a facrc and droveto the address
On our arrival we found Monsieur Monis-
troll in his back shop, just about to sit
down to dinner with his wife, a remark
ably beautiful woman twenty-five or
thirty years old.
ION seeing us all three enter in a row,
my gentleman started up, What do you
want' he asked. Goulard instantly drew
out the warrant and answered, I arrest
you in the name of the lawr"
M. Mechinet seemed to be on thorns,
Couldn't you hurry q littleF" he said to
the policeman.
But the latter, as if he had not heard
the remark, continued in the same quiet
tone
81 have arrested several individuals in
my life, but l never saw any one so dis.
composed as this man. You are joking,
or have made n mistake said he. No,
we haven't made any mistake But
why do you arrest mef Goulard shrugged
his shoulders.
Don't act like a child, said he. Your
uncle-the body is found, and there are
overwhelming proofs against YOU
"Ohi the rascal. He tottered, and al
last fell into a chair, sobbing and STAN
mering some reply which it was impos
sible to understand.
Seeing this, Goulard shook him by thu
collar of his coat, saying
1.-THE shortest way is to confess every
thing
HE looked at us with bewildered ex
| preston, and muttered-
| "'Well, I'll confess everything"
"Well managed, Goulard," said tn,
commissary approvingly.
The policeman was triumphant.
1.-THE point in question was to make NJ
| disturbance In the shop" he continued
1--WE had been ordered to avoid causing
any gossip, and the loungers were alread,
assembling. Goulard seized the prisone
by the arm, exclaiming: Come, start; w
are expected at the prefecturep Monis
troll managed to stand on his trembling
limbs, and in the tone of a man who
plucking up his courage, said, Let u
co.
1--WE thought the worst was over, bu
we hadn't reckoned upon the wife.
Sup to that moment she had RENAME,
in an armchair as IL fainting, withou
uttering a word, or seeming to under
stand what was passing. But when sh
saw that we were really taking her hu.
band away, she started up like an angr
lioness and threw herself before tn
door, crying, You shall not pass
Upon my words she was magnificent