Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED!
''Haye read what? My dear Clara. are you
mad be asked. looking upat her wonderingly
a. she stood before him with white cheeks and
dIlated eyes.
Have Won read the French news? A dread
ful mUrder-the murder Of a woman by man
who is supposed to be her brother-by man
called Leon Duverdier. alias Claude Morel,
the man who killed my husband"
No. have not seen the French news" he
answered slowly.
\ lie. The paper lay under his hand as he
spoke, and | saw the heading of the column
Paris. BY Telegraph.
Read. then; read the account of the murder
and OF the man. He is In prison. He was
caught at once. this time-taken red-handed.
The police IN Paris are better than the feeble
wretches who letmy dear loves murderer go
scot-free. Read, read, read. Ambrose"
She was beside herself with agitation Her
husband started to his feet and put his arm
round her and held her to his breast; held her
against that false and cruel heart, whose base
ness she knew not.
Control yourself. Clara, for PHYS sake Re-
member We have no sure ground for believing
that Morel was the murderer
Yes. yes we have; conclusive ground. The
use of his sisters name to decoy my husband:
that in itself. was aii-suiicient proof And
now. see. the sister is murdered: brutally
sava2ely stabbed to death by the same hand -
Ii there has been murder done the muir
derer vii! suffer for his crime, and in that case
No. no; that Is not enough. That other
more deliberate. crime must be brought home
10 him. HIS Judges must know what a wretch
lie Is French iurles are so mercIful. He will
be recommended TO mercy. Only the murder
Of a sister the spur OF the moment There.
Will be the plea Cf calculating circumstances
But let them know how he lured AN unofIend-
ing man to lonely room and killed him in cold
blood, Tor sOruld gam. and even a French Jury
viii condemn HIM 10 death"
IN t-Trra f.fl3 ,,..
can only be tried for one crime at a time III
he be acquitted OF numbering his sister he can
then BE- indicted for the murder of Robert Hat
rel. Iou must be calm and patient"
Let US go TO Paris tonight"
Il Will 90 there If YOU like and find ont all
about the man and his crime. IL would be use
less for you 70 CO."
No, no; want to be there in the city where
tie murderer Is waiting for his DOOM"
My dear Clara. cannot allow You to travel
Gnder such conditions. l would not answerfo for
your reason If you were TO go upon sucha Jour
ney. Nor could you possibly leave YOUR daugh-
ter on any such mad errand. Whatever has to
be done | viii do. Will go tonight and will
rem&Iu III Paris until after This mans trial
Will nnd out who he really il. and if he is iden-
tcal with the Claude Morel whose sister your
husband once admired. You may rely upon me
10 do everything that is necessary or expedient.
Only for Gods sake be calm, be reasonable
Rene mber how precious yoEr life and reason
are 10 your daughter aud 10 me. Remember
how both trembled IN the balance wears ago In
this house
My poor dear mother commanded herself by
great Effort l could see how she struggled
with her agitation. how earnestly she strove to
lie calm.
Il never thought that the hour of retribution
WOMB come, she SAID. ''Uh. the wretch. the
hedrtlcSs wretch. TO strike a strong man down
II tie Hover Of his age. to cut short so dear a
iife. No, viii not talk o: him any more Am
bEO>c. she said, IN answer to n warning look
from Ee- husband. Il will be calm and pa
t.sA: ana walt Tor the end. 1t is coming in
Gcis own good time. You need not be afraid
Hbou; ne. Daisy and will stay here quietly
vi &c you 90 tC Paris. And you will send me
daily reports. You will not keep me in the
dark"
Not for an hour"