Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

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To those more directly Interested in the
murder and in the discovery of the assas-
sin, the passing summer seemed to bring
but little promise Of success.
Lord Penlyn knew that Senor Guffanta
aad left London, but beyond that he did
aot know what had become OF him. nor
whether it WAS the business of Don Rod
:iguez or pleasure. OF the search for the
murderer, that had taken him away.
Stuart, who still believed him innocent
Of the slightest participation or knOwl-
edge Of the crime. yet did not feel in
clined to give him the least information
as to the Senor's movements, fearing
that, II Smerdon was the man-Of which.
as yet, he by no means felt positive-he
might learn that he was being pursued; ;
and 80 contented himself with saying a.
little as possible.
A to Dobson, he had now come to the
conclusion that the "Signor," as he al
ways called him, was an arrant humbug
and really knew no more about the mur
der than he did himself.
And as the detective had already re-
ceived a handsome sum Of money from
Lord Penlyn for his services, such as
they were, and as he had at the present
moment what he called zone or two other
good little Jobs on" he gradually de-
voted himself to these matters, and the
murder Of Mr.. Cundall ceased to entirely
occupy his efforts.
Though, as he was a man who did his
duty to the best Of his ability, he still
kept one of his subordinates looking
about and making inquiries In various
places where he thought Information
might be obtained.
But the information, as he confessed
was very long in coming.
From Senor Guffanta Stuart had heard
more than once during his absence. which
had now extended to three weeks, but
the letters he received contained nothing
but accounts of his failure to come upon
the suspected man.
In Paris, the Senior wrote. he had been
absolutely unable to find any person Of
the name of Smerdon, though he had
tried everything in his power to do so.
He had pored daily over Galignan! and
other papers that contained the lists of
strangers who arrived in the French cap
ital. he had personally inspected the Wis
itOrs' books in every hotel likely to be
patronized by English people OF good
social position; but all to no effect.
Then, determined, il his man was there.
not TO miss him, he had applied to the
particular bureau of police at the Prefec-
ture where are kept, according to French
law, the lists furnished weekly by every
hotel keeper and lodging house keeper of
their guests and tenants, both old and
new; and these, being shown him, he had
carefully searched, and still he had failed.
He was induced to think, he wrote Stu
art, that Smerdon, either alone or with
his family iii he really had them with
bim) must have changed his route, or his
destination, - the last moment.
Or, perhaps they had travelled by Brus.
sells and the Rhine to Switzerland, or
passed through Paris from one station TO
the other without stopping, or they might
have gone by the way Of Rheims and
Dele from Calais to Base
Could Mr.. Stuart, he asked, obtSin any
further Information from Lord Penlyn as
to the whereabouts of the man whose
face he wished to see, for if he could not.
he did not know where to look for him.
In answer to this, Stuart wrote back
that no letter had come from Smerdon
since the day he left Occleve House. the
day on which the Senior had seen the
murderer In the cab, but that he had little
doubt that the former was now in Swift
serland.
Why" he wrote. since you are deter
mined to make yourself sure about Smer-
don's identity with the man you saw kill
our friend, do you not go on into Switzer-
land? There you could have but little
difficulty in finding him, for printed lists
Of the visitors TO almost every resort,
small or large, are published daily or
weekly. ANY bookseller would procure
you the Fremdenblatts and Listes des
Etrangers and If you could only find bis
name at one spot, you would be sure to
catch him up at last. When a traveller
leaves an hotel in Switzerland, the train.
Or boat. or diligence Is sure Indication
of what district he is changing to, and
any Intelligent porter or servant will In
all probability be able to remember any
person you can describe fairly accurate
w."
To this letter came back from 4uf-
fanta, saying that he acknowledged the
reason Of Mr.. Stuart's remarks, and that
he would waste no more time in Paris,
but would at once set out for Switzer-
land.
Only" he wrote, in his usual grave an6.
studied style. you must pardon me for
what l am going to say, and for what
am going to ask. 1t is for money. l have
when l arrived in England, and which
has only been increased by a sman draft
on Don Rodriguez's London banker.
have enough to take me to Switzerland, /
find, but not enough to carry me into the
heart Of the country. viii you please
send me some to the Poste Restante at
Basle? ! will repay 1t some day, and be
sure that l shall eventually gain the OBJ
iect We both desire in our hearts"
For answer to this Stuart put a fifty
mound note In a registered letter, and for
warded it to the address duffanta had
given him.
Then. when it had been acknowledged
by the latter, he heard no more from
him for some time
CHAPTER XXI.
During this period Lord Penlyn had
been absent from town.
He had received from Sir Paul Raugh-
ton. at the time when the Senior was
.bout to leave London, a letter telling
him that Ida was much better, and that
he thought that Penlyn might see her if
hs went down to Belmont Sir Paul had
faithfully delivered the message given
him. and to Ida this he said, had been the
best medicine.
At first she would scarcely believe i,
nossibla that her lover would ever again
see her or speak OF love to her but, when
she learned that not only was he anxious
10 do this, but that it was he himself
whom lie considered in the wrong, and
that, instead of extending his pardon to
her. he was anxious to sue for hers tha
color came back to her cheek ana tns
smile to her eyes and lips.
''Oh, papa" she said, as she sat mp one
day in her boudoir and nestled close q
him, "oh, papa, how could I ever thinh
20 Ill Of him, Of him who II everything
that il good and noble? How wicked
have beenl How wicked and un5usty
sOf coursev' Sir Paul exclaimed, 'that