The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07

/ made Babel Oned, the exchange can be
completed Let him seat himself on
the seventh bench from the main en-
trance, and wear a white hat. Unless
ne IS alone, no steps will be taken to
meet him
The slightest suspicion of bad faith
or your failure to comply with the
conditions given on the date fixed will
cause the absolute rupture of all nego-
uatlons, and the process verbal, the
confession, with full particulars, shall
be published in the press of every CAPT.
tai of Europe
We are, with profound respect and
the assurance of our deep and abiding
sympathy, your highness' servants.
Phillidor de Fivas,
"Anatole Mirabel."
The confession, which was full and
explicit, bore the princes signature, the
atteStaton of the witnesses thereto
and the words "copie conforme," with
the seal and signature of the notary
public, La Ramie (PauD, Place de la
! Sahara. Biskra.
do you believe in all this?" L at
once asked the partners, Black and
Brightsmith.
1T rings rather false" said Harry.
But the facts are precise, and the
Prince CaSSlmir, who is our client.
takes the very gloomiest view of the
situation. He has heard nothing of his
son for some Weeks-months, indeed.
and except for the letters of credit that
nave turned up very regularly-at least
until six weeks ago-has had no idea
of his whereabouts. We rather think
he distrusts his son, or. at least. is so
furiously angry at the scandal that he
Will not look at the scandal calmly"
w hat is he like, this young prince?
Good sort? Bad lot? Which ?'
Frankly, L am on his side. Black
here (Rlack was a tall solemn chap,
preternaturally and prematurely grave.
with slow voice and dropping eyelids),
has been rather against him.
No, no; not quite that" protested
frivolous and fond of pleasure Not
sufficiently alive to the obligation of
noblesse oblige''
Well, anyhow, there is an element of
doubt, l said. 1T seems highly i'm
probable that a young prince Just out
OF his teens is professional Greek
| skilled in dirty tricks with the cards.
| That, on the face of it, first Then the
! fact that Prince CaSSimir has heard
| nothing direct from his son-no appeal.
no apology, no attempted exculpation.
| IhlS rather tells in the lads favor I
think. If | am asked, [ should say:
Don pay-not, at least, till the story
is verified
His highness will not run that risk.
He insists upon the money being sent
! out and every stipulation fulfilled to
the letter. 1t drives him wild, the idea
of Medea posted as a cheat through
Europe" answered Brightsmith.
Il don't say refuse. But, at least be
| certain that the case is clear There
should be time to settle that question
between now and Nov. %. l should like
to look into it, on the spot, at once
AT Biskra?"
Certainly. There is time, I believe.
! for me to pay a visit to Biskra to make
/ inquiries, hear all about this De Fivas
and Mirabel and the rest. Above all to
see the young prince and hear his own
version"
He has given it here said old Black,
hitting his confession with his knuck-
les as it lay upon the table.
He is said to have given it there.
That may be forgery. The signature,
| the official stamp of the notary, both
might have been obtained by some ne
/ farious dodge. The young prince may
1 be under coercion"
My dear Major Observation-Disclosures "
broke in Black, impatiently for one so
sedate and stolid, in my experience
an ounce of fact is worth a shipload of
/ conjecture. [ think that the safest
! course is to send the mOney-exchange
/ it for the confession. Let US carry out
the contract. That, moreover, in fact,
/ is what our client wishes-silent COM
pliance and no risk
/ Brightsmith, having fuller confidence
in my skill, took my view, and after
much debate it was decided that Prince
! CaSimir should be consulted He came
up to Gresham street rather limp old
! gentleman, to whom this was a crown
! ing bitterness in a life of disappoint-
ment, and we had some difficulty in
/ persuading him to the holder course. 1t
was the money that settled it. He was
not rich. and would have been glad to
save the 81, 300 blackman
4 Having arranged that the sum in
! question should await my orders at
! Cooks bank in Algiers, I left London
/ for Biskra on Nov. ., and, taking the
/ most expeditions route, that via Mar
/ settles and Philipville reached the des-
/ ert town on the evening of the third
1 day, No. 5. Allowing three clear DAYS
for the return Journey to Algiers, where.
1 if my inquiry failed, l must be on the
! evening of Nov. p, 1 had just is days
/ before me.
/ Biskra owns several hotels. but I
chose that which had been named in
! the letter from NJ. de Fivas and Mir
abel, believing [ should be safest in the
heart Of the enemy'S country AS had
my guns with me, and proposed to call
upon both the French commandment and
the kaid, or Arab governor, as an En-
glish sportsman, eager to hunt all kinds
of game, l hoped to escape importune
curiosity. In support of this character
rode out twice with the kaid's falcons
and spent a night in the desert under
[ the Aures mountains after.
At the same time l prosecuted nv
inquiries with the utmost caution If it
got wind that an agent from Prince
Casinir was in Biskra, my mission
might fail at the very outset, and the
worst would happen. [ was satisfied the
first day to walk through the Place de
Ia Sahara, where l did actually find the
brass plate of La Ramie, Notary" at
the door of his office or etude. ascer-
tanned, too, that a club called the Ger
Gle el Salahin' existed, and that it was
not difficult to gain admission to it.
But as yet 7 could hear of no DE
Fivas," no "Mirabel." There were no
such persons residing at the Hotel des
zihaus, the very place from which they
wrote making the demands. OF course
people might, and do, make use of an
address that is borrowed or fictitious.
yet there. was comfort in the thought
that these high-toned gentlemen were
not persons very well known.
Again, l could not find that any
prince, certainly no Prince Stanislas de
Medea, had recently sojourned in Bis
kra. This was also satisfactory so far
as it went; yet l could not set much