The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-02

I ask monsieur" said Waring, as the two
member of your family who entertains
the idea that it was who killed Ar
mand Lascelles?"
And Philippe was deeply embar-
raised.
"Ah. monsieur" he answered, 81
could not venture to intrude myself
upon a grief so sacred. / have not
seen madame, and who is there who
could-who would-tell her of Ar
mand's-" And Philippe broke off
abruptly, with despairing shrug, and
outward wave of his slender hand.
Let us try to see that she never
does know" said Warning. These are
the men we need to find: the driver of
the cab, the stranger whose name
sounded so like yours, tall, swarthy,
black-haired, black-eyed fellow with
pointed mustache-"
''C'est lui, c'est bien lui.' exclaimed
Lacelles-'the very man who insisted
! on entering the private Office where,
Armand and 1, we close our affairs
that morning. His whispered words
make my brother all of pale, and yet
he go off humming to himself"
"Oh. we'll nail him." said Cram.
1.-TWO of the best detectives in the
south are on his trail now"
And then came Ananias with e
silver tray, champagne and glasses
from Mrs. Cram, and the conference
went on another hour before the guests
went off.
Meantime, how Jared it with that
bruised reed, the lone widow of the
late Lieut.. Doyle? Poor old Jim had
been laid away with military honors
under the flag at Chalmette, and his
faithful Bridget was spending the
days in the public calaboose. Drunk
, and disorderly was the charge on
which she had been arraigned, and,
though she declared herself abundant
ly able to pay her fine twice over, Mr..
Pepper had warned the authorities to
keep her under lock and key and out
of liquor, as her testimony would be of
vital Importance, if for nothing better
than to send her up for perjury. Now
she was alternately wheedling, ours
ing. coaxing, bribing; all to no pur-
pose. The agent of the Lemaitre prop
erty had swooped down on the dove
cot and found a beggarly array of
empty bottles and good deal of dis
carded feminine gear scattered about
on both floors. One room in which GER
tain detectives were vastly interested
contained the unsavory relics of late
, supper. Three or four empty cham
payne bottles, some shattered glasses,
and, what seemed most to attract
them. various stubs of pastially con-
sumed cigarettes, lay about the tables
and floor. Adjoining this was the
chamber which had been known as
Mrs. Dawson's, and this, too, had been
thoroughly explored. 'Louette, who
I had disappeared after Doyle's tragic
death. was found not far away, and the
police thought it but fair that Mrs.
Doyle should not be deprived of the
services of her maid. Then came other
additions, though confined in other sec
tons of the city. Mr.. Pepper wired
that the party known as NJ. Philippes
had been run to earth and would react
town with him by train about the
same time that another of the force re>
turned from Mobile by boat, bringing
young man known as Dawson and
wanted as deserter, and a very spright-
~ young lady who appeared to move
in higher sphere of life, but was un-
questionably his wife, for the officer
could prove their marriage in South
Carolina in the spring of '65. AS Mr.
Pepper expressed it when he reported
to Reynolds: Its almost a full hand,
but, for fact, it's only bobtal flush.
We need that cabman to fill"
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