The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-15

To those more directly interested in the
murder and in the discovery of the assas-
sin, the passing summer seemed 10 bring
but little promise Of success.
Lord PeuIyn knew that Senior Guffanta
had left London. hut beyond that he did
not know what had become Of him, nor
whether it was the business of Don Rod
rigueZ or pleasure, or 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. vet did not feel in
clined to give him the least information
as to the Senor's movements. fearing
that, if Smerdou was the man-or when,
a. yet, he by no means felt posiuve-he
might learn that he was being pursued;
and 80 couteuted himself with saying as
little GS possible.
As 10 DohSon. he had now come to the
conclusion that the "SgnOr, as he al
ways called him, was an arrant humbug,
and really knew no more about the muir
der than he did himself.
And as the detective had already re
cpived handsome sum Of money from
Lord Penlyn for his services, such as
they We're. and as 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
Though. as he was q man who did his
duty 10 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 ho obtained
But the information. as he confessed
was very long in coming
From Senior Guffanta Stuart had heard
more than once during his absence. which
had now extended TO three weeks, but
the letters lie received contained nothing
but accounts of his failure to come upon
the suspected man.
In Paris, the Senior wrote, he had been
absolutely unable 10 find any person of
the name of Smcrdon though he had
tried everything in his power to do so.
He had pored daily over Galignan; and
ether papers that contained the lists of
strangers who arrived in the French cap
ral he had personally inspected the Wis
ltor> books i'm every hotel likely to be
patronized by English people of good
social position; but all to no effect
Then, determined if his man was there,
NOT % miss him, he had applied to the
particular bureau Of police at the Prefec-
ture where ar" kept. according to French
ltw, rh" lists furnished weekly by every
motel 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
tie was induced to think he wrote Stu
art. that Smerdon, either alone or with
his family If he really had them with
him must have changed his route, or his
destination. ut the last moment
OR perhaps they had travelled by Brus-
seis and the Rhine to Switzerland or
passed through Paris from one station to
the other without stopping. or they might
have gone 10y the way Of Rheims and
Dele from Calais to Basic
Could Mr. Stuart he asked obtain any
further information from Lord PenIyn 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 Smprdon
since tho day he left Deceive House, the
day on which the Senior had seen the
iI ,h.t bo $50 ,r ""I ,n", ne mad 5lstt'
l.rI.nd y =" ~ II
-,
~ NE "I"'e' S.il'e you are ueter-
1'he" 10 nlaNe ) 'uIStii sure ahout Smer,
~" n''IlIlS WIN the man you saw XII
land: There you could have but little
difficulty i'm finding him. for printed lists
of the visitors to almost every resort
small or iarE', are published daily OF
weekly. Any bookseller would procure
You tn" fremdenhlatts and Listos des
fjrang"rS, ANA II You could only find his
name NJ one spot. You would be sure tC
eaten MN UP at last. W hen traveller
! leaves an hotel In Switzerland, the train
| or boat, or diligence is a sure indication
Of what district he is changing to. and
| any intelligent porter or servant will il
/ aII probability be able to remember any