Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-24

10 those more directly interested in the
murder and In the discovery of the assas-
SIN, the passing summer seemed to brin~
out little promise Of success,
Lord Penlyn knew that Senior Guffants
mad LETT London, but beyond that he did
not know what had become of him. nor
whether 1t was the business Of Don Rod.
ilsue" or pleasure, or the search for the
murderer, thai had taken him away.
Stuart, who still believed him innocent
OF the slightest participation or knowl-
euse OF the crime, yet did not feel in
ciited to give him the least information
as to the Seniors movements, fearing
that, II Smerdon was the man-of which.
as yet, he by no means felt positiye-he
might learn that he was being pursued:
n so contented himself with saving as
little as possible.
AS to Dobson, he had low come TO the
conclusion that the "Signor," as he al
ways called him, was an arrant humbug,
ana really knew no more about the muir
der b he did himself.
Ahu as the detective bad already re
celVed a handsome sum OF money from
Lord Penlyn for his services, such As
they We're, and us he had at the present
moment what he called 'one 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.
lhough, al 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 be confessed
was very long in coming.
From Senior Guffanta Stuart had heard
more thar 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 be had
tried everything in his power to do 90.
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 (f he really had them with
destination, at 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 Basic.
Could Mr.. Stuart, he asked, obtain 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 eft 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 TO- in Swift
zerland.
Why" he wrote, "s:nce 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 his
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 ia a sure Indication
Of what district he is changing to, and
any intelligent porter or servant will in
oil probability be able to remember any
person you can describe fairly accurate
ly."
To this a letter came back from Cuff
fanta, saying that he acknowledged the
reason Of Mr.. Stuart's remarks, and that
he would waste no more time in Paris,
hut would at once set out for Switzer-
land.
only" he wrote, in his usual grave and
studied style, you must pardon me for
what l am going to say, and for what l
am going to ask. 1t is for money. I have
exhausted my store, which was not great
when I arrived in England, and which
has only been increased by a small draft
on Don Rodriguez's London banker. l
haye enough to take me to Switzerland, l
fnd. but not enough to carry me into the
heart of the country. Will you please
send me some to the Poste Restante at
Rasle? I will repay it some day. a be
euro that / shall eventually gain the OBJ
iect we both desire in our hearts,"
For answer to this Stuart put a fifty
wound note in a registered letter. and for
warded it to the address Guffanta had
given him. j.,
Then, when it had been acknowledged
NV the latter, he heard no more from
him for some time.
CHAPTER XXI.
Dnrinc this period Lord Penlyn had
heen absent from town.
He had received from Sir Paul Raugh-
~ tho time when the Senior was