Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-21

tho murdered man had not q single en- emy in the world.
 Had he any money in his possessiong'' asked the olA,,,er.
 lie had Iao00 francs, Clementine's dot, which was to have been handed over to my son today as soon as the coutrat was signed
 Here, said Charles, ''herc is his pocl- etbook," catching sight of the edge of 1t under the pillow and pulling it out. But it is empty" he cried. 'Thtr2 has been robbery as well as murder"
 Have you any suspicions;'' aalei inc brigadier.
 Both Charles and M Dumout declared they had not.
 But 1 have" said Pierre.
 ''You:' they ali exclaimed. "Who, then, do you suspect
 The woman wLo slept hero last night"
 If you mean poor looking wolaau who was ill the sale. she left the house a short time ago. saw her pass ont of the courtyard" said one of the men.
 But why should you suspect herr" said M. Dumont.
 III ulN CsiSt N . llttSN llN lb lllltl Ter and hear what account she gives of her self" said Roger. desiring two of his men to g after her in different direc- tions. She is not long gone, and you will soon overtake her" He then proceeded to question Pierre. who gave an account of what happened in the morning, Maric's attempted cs- cape and the purse of gold he had de | tected ill her possession.
 Things began to look very black against the unfortunate woman.
 As the brigadicr said it would be nec- essary to mako q written statement of what had occurred and of P.errc's cvi- dence, they all now returned to the sale. where writing materials were placed be- fore him.
 Having heard all that Pierre had to say, he then asked what had become of the two men who had been in the salle when he arrived. as he said it 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 | he 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 nnxiously watched the prog ress of events: had heard from their room Clementinc's cry of horror. which announced tho discovery of her fathers murder; the order given that no one 1 ShA7,11 1aoN-a hn l,,,,e, I,- hustle and talk of the inquiry Remond had smiled cynically at the success of his mancuvcr to get Marie out of the house. | Then. seeing from the window the two 1 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 salle. he decided that now was their time to make n move to get of i'll a natural, unsuspicious way. H. knew very well they would have to giv, an account of themselves to the gen darmcs before they could hope to get away. and so decided that the best way would be to go down quietly. as if they suspected nothing which had happened and ask Pierre if their bill was ready. as they wished to leave. He had some trouble Tn making his companion under stand and agree to this. as he was moro dead than alive with sheer terror. How ever, by bullying and persuasion he go' the better of him. and they went down and as We have seen met Pierre as ht was i'll the very aCt of leaving the room to luoE foY them.
 "Ah! friend Pierre. said Rcm"ud a he swa%"cr,l into fine room with hi | usual CifrontcrN. ''j ,''r li'tlc lill r@''l which N" asked Hon '"r: II is I,ltIu. late. anl N" ru [ l-' rf.'
 The hri.tldi"r here inirrpostd an, said they could not go at present, as h required some conversation with then first.
 'Hein"' said Remond. with an air d though he could not conceive what tn man meant.
 The brigadier went on, There Ina been murder committed in this hous during the past miEht!'
 A murder" interrupted the other il a tone of the greatest surprise. 'Is possible: Pray. who has been murder ed: It is very unpleasant to think tha one has spent the night in house wher such things happen"
 M. GcrIncnil has been murdered, am must say that your manner is most i'll decent ill speaking of such q terrible oC currence, said M. Dumont severely He was most unfavorably impressed h the appearance of tho newcomers, whoI he had not noticed the evening befor and observed tu Charles who stood b, side him. that he cuull not imagine wh Pierre had given room Uo such susp cious looking characters as these men, i which Charles quite agreed.
 The brigadier then demanded tn s,' the passports of the two men. Thcs were produced and closely examined but seemed to he quite on rcglc and i answer to the questions as to where the had como from and where they were 2, ing Remond replied that they had com from Besancon and were on their wa to Lyons, at which name his companio nearly collapsed with terror. II presume, NJ. le Brigadier," said R, mond, with an air of much politenes: ''that as you have nothing further { , ask us and as our papers are all en regl We may now resume our journey"
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