The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-09

III yea 20 70 De1E'
Nhy, way, g..E1ssrei abe, looking to
ward Aeslristas 50 earnestly that il was evident
that she was waiting Ter sign from her mis-
tress L L2creix placed biasselt between
them without seeming 70 do 50 BY design
Answer, nv girl, and DO not fear 70 speak
the truth
i went to bed very late; later than usual
ilda-le mas l-zEc -
~ IL lzs-r y,Sse.7ss-- L -. -slal<-
We were waiting - - I-aro9a=, who I'D
nOt Ic.Grn ursl after midnight Asdan>
ss.d Ms Suzanne eni r-are1 for him until
nearly Midnight
You n3aaa ID Sclockra
NO, midnight Al II: 50 Was in maiams's
rooni- she lad rung for ne to come and I'M
dsesS Hiss S1zanne-
q are vay sure o. The koUF
Certainly. ~, sanos til yoa So
Here was double contradiction which sur
FEl=ec the magistrate Why had Nine. La
ro2Cs pretended that her husband had re-
tunnel = few minutes after size had retired,
and that SIS had retired AZ 10 o'clocki What
Interest had sss 70 preya-icatef
80 then az il:Ss yoa were IN madame's
Eoso-n- That hour c0incides with that of the
crime A pistol shot was fired Did you
bear IL!
EsEtec-lE, eni | even observed 50 TO
Ea2d2ne. But Madame, who was On tie
balcony, says she heard nothing"
And you id .os SO ou.F
No sir
Is i1et al TO- have 10 say TO mar
les, 2r." she replied. hesitatingly 4 do
not know anything more"
L2crolx noticed that she grew pale, end
though. she Eai She knows something else
Snd al. Iaot tel it." Then. with a laughing
a., he turned again 70 Hsnriet5e, saying:
! understand you- FepugIanoe 10 tell ns
lie truth and / Do not blame you for no.
wishing 70 serve Is witness at tie court Of
sSs-12>, tut the affair is grave and merits re-
Gsc-io-l~-
SIR
DO not say thst you do 10. understand
ne No, Ey meaning Is very clear to you,
an !ou have understood NE perfectly well
I0-s .sF thai II say nothing justice viii
1ot Iced NY testimony and | viii escape
much annoyance By keeping SILENT That Ia
TIE and would 20 !lS-ifabls If the question
was triai,2g o1s, blE This Is murder
Again sir
Permit me. madame; have NOS finished.
Up - lie present moment you s@y yo1 were
ss-ep a. ~ O'Clock Neither Won nor your
Lire gil lad gone 70 bed until midnight"
! assure vr0, Er,= said Rsnrie-ce, whose
hsa-E s4en2ed ready 10 burst
Do uo- dsny. Your maid SAYS other.
u;s.-
-ohe Is mistaken
Is il k0s nors likely you VINO are mis-
:GkenF inzinuasei the magistrate, who
watched the visible emotion Of Hearis-ts
w.,a vigilant eye.
!. Il possible that after al did not notice
tae hcar, and il may have been later than
thought
Il !. true ssas Victoria called Your atten-
ton 70 & pistol $40. near your Window
i DO 10. remember iLr
And !ou declare sLst you heard nothing,
slsaoUga yea were 20 late OCT on TIE
be-ooayT
Monsieur, paTzais me 10 remark said
Hear.eE-e, who telt that she could baar no
ulore, -tEa. you question NE with IS much
r.sidity IS i I were an accomulios Of this
criz.e- There Is Just limit, which beg Of
yoG nos 70 pass Your question. ami your
i-2sloz--.sols bumillats and fatigue me-. IL
you please, 81 this end
= only starch the light, madame said
Laccoix- with much gen-lsness, and to sur
round ElEszlt VIII al the witnesses that
might form M conviction As yoa wish.
Madame, VIII withdraw, particularly a. i
hare noticed for some moments that you
were profoundly a.itated7
With this lie salutei be- eoIdly. In,
politely, and withdrew, Having her prsy To
violent agitation. WHAT 10 dot How binder
Victoria IRON telling al she hewi How
much fs-7 S-1 t-r@--Z VIA III
sssed bay bsr Sleacef Hardly knowing
what sae did she rang Tor Victoria Int
le&rn4d that she had teen ordered 10 20
directly - the magistrates cfHoe. where sbe
was Row Eit5ou. doub. bang examined BY
N Lzcrol1 Henrisete pzasssd over in bar
mind al that hed happened, All the more shs
Thought -he greater grew ner agony, for she
knew that her OWL denial, coup.si with what
Victoria Nigh. ssy, Eo1li serve 10 bring down
tie avalanche upon hs- shoulders Sae could
&c nothing bu: a. IN weary. Cazai way.
from which eFen tbs caresses OF bsr child
or1ld LOT r0uss her
In the meantime the magistrate By threats
and promises obtained from Victoria the fact
thEas mother and child bad bean On the BAL
cony. that 81. lad hard every word thew
hsd said Is they spoke 10 some one TO her in.
visible. and WAC they beiisTed 70 be Roger
LarooCei heard Suzanne sey: There Is papa
gain. 40 sse the nsishbor;;~ tssir apparent
agitation: and al tEa- testimony was written
down and she WAS made 10 sign il, and then
tod ls'9t ID 80 back 20 saa. house, but TO hold
k@-'seif L readiness for future orders. Than
e Lae-olx Sook al La papegs ss had ssizad
- the dead mans house and read them attn
which he made them into two packages Ons
he'd papers Of 10 moment, tie other con-
taiaei two l$e-s only. each containing bu1
few lines But in reading them Mr.. La
croix could not restrain an exclamation Of JOY
and surprise. These letters ware dated sx
and eight days back, End beth addressed TO
Laroue-te, who. according - the addresses On
the envelopes, lived az that tine Rue S.. Roch,
No. l., III Paris. The first was rs follows:
ST: Icu call upon me 20 pay to you 100.
ODD francs, loaned me By your uncAs,
Mr. Ceisstln Faubernon, wboss heir you are.
VIII Dct conceal from yo1 that tss reSsitu-
ton OF 50 Important = sun 81 the present mo-
IeR, VIII greatly eubarreS ne. II you viii
call az Ely o15ios AZ Rae ST haur. viii ex.
pain 70 you TIE nature Of that ernbarTass-
ment EoeKR LaaooCR.s
The other was more aconic and even dss.
perate
''Sir: You exact your money. You have
the right to doso- Yoa can call at Rue st.
Eaur, and receive from the cashier the 100.
90 francs left by ysur uncle, plus tie interest,"
which has accrued. and which paid yearly
Il Is fsr NE almost the certainty Of ruin,
bankruptcy and dishonor
''ROcEa LAEoQCK"
Il Lacroix vas convinced At Least proofs
seemed TO accumulate pointing 20 Laroq1s
rs the murderer And, horrible thought, ths
wife ard child had witnessed the crime. The
motive was clear Leroque had paid Larou-
cite. and 70 AVOID ruin and bankruptcy had
planned and executed this crime.
II Lacroix did not lose his time IN useless