The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-10

p.I.s .no % discover the assassin ,, ~
ana 49,. ne listened with can = q
!. cs, o interest to the artists ns,"s. .ae
-. se,'oi-folice pommArd. hoxa. a''v'
sau neard nifty storie, Anon, ~ w
- uuring Tie past week ~ "u'
WAS 49, 'aise with impatience. nj
er sagnc said: H'"' when Cas-
u tions. - MIN few ques
;; 10 Certainly" replied the chic, \,
I'M Win Just tinge OF Sarcasm - ~
W. ask q hundred II Won III.
"4' me entire department ~ -,
s,s IN accomplishing n ~
.eAs, no doubt N. Alfred cass.an 49,
= a,,er his Russian experience .r,,, IT,
aole 20 solve Immediately 80 -
. Chief Pommard was an exco,,
.sr out Just a trife out OF tcmnos ~, i"
'nen. NO doubt II was CALLING = . ls 40
anu experienced official 10 NJ =, =. ~
p'eseiy bahicd in the detec,ian
center. Taris 70 its
.assagne smiled slightly. but ala ",
s n,v IN the contrary. having arst
suo!ec'ed NJ Morel to { SEARCHING cross'
49, nation no turned politely y
.n,ei fommard and urgently rconss.s1
- - detailed on the croizette casc
ne 'eit convinced that he had str,cl
upUn an Important and likely clew'
me cnief, however. was unwill,cc
tnat Cassagne should waste anv ,,,se
on the matter.v any time
But will conduct the 4,
~ my own expense replied TIC 4.
'ective' "Recollect, Monsieur 80.
your own reputation is at stake a. ,ra I
lice" - secret po-
s,-', "S sie~ OF the matter seemed to
su TN. ~ fommard more forcibly.
VEL DO your best" he said a. Las,
Nassagnc Invariably commenced bis
'n'estigations upon the indnctiye tbe-
o'S' '"at Is. he reasoned from effect ~
cAuse. not from canse to effect Tho
question he now asked himself was.
what produced the shadow Of the cross ,
upon the curtain?,
mat very morning ne went alona
maze thorough examination ~ tho
scene OF the murder. Nothing IN the
apartment had been removed In ths
evening. accompanied By NJ Morel he /.
again visited it. |.
Lighting lamp he placed it upon : a
mall wooden table.
why do you put 1t in the eract
81 with SO much care?" asked his com =
'anion. =
"Because," answered the detec,,v =. !,
lamps are almost invariably placed n
ne center Of tables. You will sec 10 II,
porfance later on" NJ. Morel had re- q,
'me as interested IN the discover, ~ n
% murderer as the detective. He was 4,
educated and intelligent man.
Cassagne then took from bis co.,~..I
70 pieces Of wood and fastened them
setner IN the form OF : small cross
out eight inches high. This he now
aceo upright on the table &C ! little
stance from the lamp The shadow 81
2 cross fell upon tho curtain. II va
least floor feet high
Norel y
NO. not half = large; but what are n
y driving at?s N
Never you mind.r vas the replv 81 IN
detective. "wait and see.p Nm
'assagne then moved the cross IN. M
= from the lamp until it reached the Nh
y edge Of the table, but the shadow w
ne cross was only lessened thereby VII
about foot W
~ - still far too large" said the WI
Assagne thought deeply for few mo \
ats. ~ have it" he said AZ last MON
70 table has been moved ia
ped down and raised one OF the leos
he table. 1T has dust under itrbe rec'l
aimed. II thought So" Then he ecu
ched around and found the spots nlng
re the legs had usually been placed. en',,
= little search no located Thorn ooidl
moved Tho ,.hls 49, 'ne"' color
position. OF IN
I IL nor da,o..,-. was
thing IN a roor, ..h. ~ move ing.
committed In doing 50 valuable
> are oftentimes destroyed sn.s'
en- he again repeated his maneuv. -
nth the wooden cross and the lamn !
nencing close to the light he moved ss !
ross gradually nearer to the win. ~
until the artist cried:
op. that i the exact size Of Tho 49,.
saw,
ow is Il FOR position on the chr. vsc,;r'
asked the detective. 49,,
ose0 more 20 the Inst
cloth
'agne then moved the cross slowly there .
awise on the table. Once more N. n.,sit.
, with his eyes fixed on the NOV Nit.
nadow on the curtain, called: erveIc
' SuSciO
me here. NJ. Morcl.r said ca. corv,r
and see whether you can find found ,
ark on this table At the foot OF derer q
1ss"
iorcl bent his gaze curiously upon same
Doth surface. $3.50
g nothing" he replied. man !
'ause your eyes, unlike mine. pale. .
Of been sufficiently trained. / see dor AZ
slit In the table" awful
a. q 'nstS longer
more A. Sassagne replied to the crime.
xa'ory o. the artist by illustra-I lie al
stead Of words He drew from turned
kct . large clasp.knifo and tied hand Of
OF wood across the handle. Then IN
gcd the blade into tho slit The for tho
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