The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-21

the two men who had been in the sale
when he arrived, as he said Il would be
necessary that they should be examined
as well as every one who had slept in
the house that night.
Pierre replied that he believed they
were in their room, where they had gone
after asking for their bill. and that he
would go and fetch them. But Just as
be was about to leave the room for this
purpose the door opened, and the two
strangers met him face TO face on the
threshold.
They had anxiously watched the prog.
ress Of events; had heard from their
room Clementines cry Of horror. which
announced the discovery Of her fathers
murder; the order given that no one
should leave the house, as well as the
hustle and talk Of the inquiry. Remond
had smiled cynically at the success Of his
maneuver TO get Marie ont of the house.
Then, seeing from the window the two
gendarmes start off quickly in opposite
directions, he guessed pretty correctly
that the suspicion had turned on Marie.
Finally, the party having gone down
again TO the sale, he decided that now
was their time TO make move TO get off
in natural, unsuspicious way. He
knew very well they would have TO give
an account Of themselves to the gen.
darmes before they could hope to get
away, and SO decided that the best way
would be TO go down quietly. as IL they
suspected nothing which had happened,
and ask Pierre il their bill was ready, as
they wished to leave. He had sons
trouble in making his companion under.
stand and agree to this, as he was more
dead than alive with sheer terror. How.
ever, by bullying and persuasion he got
the better of him, and they went down,
and as we have seen met Pierre as he
was in the very act Of leaving the room
TO look for them.
"Ah! friend Pierre" said Remond as
he staggered into the room with his
usual effronteyy, sis our little bill ready
which we asked you for? 1t is getting
late and we must be off,"
The brigadier here interposed and
Faid they could not go at present, as he
required some conversation with thau
FIRST.
"Hein!" said Remond, with an air as
though he could not conceive what the
man meant.
The brigadier went ON, There has
been murder committed in this house
during the past nightr
"A murder!" interrupted the other in
a tone of the greatest surprise. rs 1t
possible? Pray, who has been murder
ed? 1t is very unpleasant TO think that
one has spent the night In house where
such things happen"
M. Germenil has been murdered, and
must say that your manner is most in
decent in speaking of such a terrible oc-
currence," said NJ. Dumont severely.
He was most unfavorably impressed by
the appearance of the newcomers, whom
he had not noticed the evening before
and observed to Charles, who stood be-
side him, that he could not imagine why
Pierre had given room to such suspi-
cious looking characters as these men. in
which Charles quite agreed.
The brigadier then demanded to see
the passports of the two men, These
were produced and closely examined.
but seemed TO be quite en- regle. and in
answer to the questions as to where they
had come from and where they were go
ing Remond replied that they had come
from Besancon and were on their way
to Lyons, at which name his companion
nearly collapsed with terror
II presume. NJ. lie Brigadier." said Re
mond, with an air Of much politeness,
that as you have nothing further to
ask US and as our papers are all en- regle
we may now resume our journey"