The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-12-05

any and all vessels Of whatever description
that have been there within week"
He then informed his lieutenant Of what
had happened.
Mireille, himself, was a remarkable man
and hoped, in the advent of his chiefs ad-
vancement, to step into the latter's shoes.
All of his work was characterized by
shrewdness, care, vigilance and-more es-
pecially-pertinacity. His eye glowed with
delight. Here, indeed, was noble oppor-
tunity for fame He at once departed for
Chateau Neuf.
Returning to his train of thought, Louvait
continued:
"Of course, too, such clever fellows must
have chloroformed her. But how did they
carry her to the shorel All there's clue
number one! The vehicle, II not destroyed,
must have been hidden or returned to its
usual quarters.
GAS to the farmer and huntsman and, in
fact, oil of the abductors, they were in dis
gsise, Of course. One thing Is certain. II
was done by persons knowing well the
haunts and habits Of the Princess. And,
yet, none of the people about here would
or, for that matter, could have bccn clever
enough-to have done It, Therefore, they
were strangers and yet men who had
studied the customs OF the Princess. So
they must have been seen, at some time,
or other. There's clue number twols
Louvait was known to the world at large
as middle-aged, portly and grave, but act
i've. Little did people imagine that this ex-
traordinary man, undisguised, was deter
mined young fellow of thirty "a mere beard
less youth.
"To succeed as q detective" ran one OF
Louvaits maxim's, lone must remain UNI
known"
Accordingly, tho real Louvait was no,
known.
OF he darted on "L'Oiseau," the fleetest
cocted ere he arrived at the chateau.
Thirty minutes afterwards, Leroi, the in
evitable, appeared But in that time his
rival had already succeeded in inspiring the
household with the wonderful confidence
in his ability which he invariably aroused.
The management Of the case had been en-
trusted entirely to him.
Lcroi perceived that fate wa3 once more
against him, but with his usual bulldog per-
tinScity, instead of giving up the game and
returning homo. got into conversation with
the inmates Of the chateau and soon learned
the state of Affairs. lie resolved to institute
a search for the cUlprits on his own account
Louvait, having achieved this victory over
his rival, returned 70 Baudrays inn, where
he was tod thai 10 st-angcTS had been en-
tertGincd &C guests for two or three weeks;
and that, furthornora. no strangers had
been seen in that rcighbo-hood for as long
time. Tho only guests who had lately left
the inn wore The American. Fairfax, and the
Erglishman, Oxford.
By this tirlc. daylight was approaching
and Mireine arrived with the news that &c
strange boat hGd boon in tho hGrbor
All the vessels which came IN before tho
storm we're W. there. However, some oi
the sailors thought they he'd saGcht feet
ing glimpse of huge boat. passing out to
ward the island in the hGr5Or. And oue clt
superannuGtcd lshe.-1an swore that, while
he was inspecting his retS, after the stern
he the brilliant lights of steamer moving
out toward the channel
Louvait felt that tic hour for imncdiat,
action was gone, and tina: this was cas'
requiring time, tact ard patience. His dc
light increased az its magnitude and CON
plezity increased. Clearly no conspiratcr
of small caliber were concerned in it. Thi
vas Q deeply-pianned. iinely-exocuted plot
Men with means and authority were it
o-iCirators and executors, and were, there
tore, none of the people in the region there
a5o1ts. The glory to be gained was greater
as the intricacy Of the affair YVES greater.
f.ouv-it's spirits rose to the occasion. Il
c-.lasi---l. became boundlcss as his A.
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