Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12

reporter as he walked iiong by the
officers side, "you do not wish to
speak. "
"What good will that do?" Bernardet
replied also laughinglv. 1T will not
prevent you from publishing an inter
| view. "
"You think so. Au revoir l must
+ hurry and make my cory. And your"
81? y photograph. "
They separated, and Bcrrardct en-
tered his house. His daughters had
grievcd over his sudden departure on
Sunday on his fcte day. They met him
with joyous shouts when he appeared
and threw themselves uI5n him. PA
pal Hero Is papa"
/ Mime. Eornurdet was also happy.
They could 20 then to the pardcn and
finish the picture. But their JOY suhsid-
cd; night had fallen, and Banardet,
preoccupiod, v ishcd to shut himself up
so that he might reflect on all that had
happened, and perhaps to work little,
even today.
at is thy fote day, Bcrnardct Wilt
thou not rest today
then | must use the timo reading over
mass Of evidence.
"Thon thou Wilt need a lamp" asked
Mime. Bcrnardct.
Eyes, my dcar Light the lamp"
Next to their bcdchamber NJ. Ror-
nardct lad fitted up IL little room for
his private use. 1t was Il tiny den, il
which was Il mahogany table loaded
with books and papers, and at which he
work d whom he had time, reading, an
n0t&tinp. copying from the papers and
collecting extracts for hours at Il time
No ono was allowed to enter this room,
filled with old papers. Mime. Bcrnardot
well called it "a nest Of microbes.
Bcwardot found pleasure in this sporad-
ic place, which in summer was sti-
fling. In winter he worked without n
fire.
Nine BornGrdct was unhappy as she
saw that their holiday was spoiled, But
she very we'll knew that when her hus-
band was dcvoured with curiosity, car
,icd away ly Il desire to clucidate q
puzzle, there was nothing to be said.
He listened to no Inconsistencies, and
the daughters knew that whom they ask;
ed if their father was not coming to re-
new his games with them they were
obliged to content themselves with the
excuse which they knew SO we'll from
having heard it SO often, Papa is
studying out Il crime.
l3crnardet was anxious to read over
his notes, the verihcution Of his hopes,
of those so called ccrtuintics Of today.
That is why he wished to be alone AS
soon as he had closed the door he at
once, from among the enormous niles Of
dust laden books and files of old news
papers, with the uncrring instinct of
the habitual scarchcr who rummages
through bOOl;stalls, drew forth gray
covered pamphlet III which he had read,
with fevcrish astonishment, the expert
ments and report of DR.. Nernois upon
the application of photography in Grim
inal researches. He quickly seated hint
self and with trembling fingers eagerly
turned over tho leaves of the book 50
often read and studied and came to the
report Of the member of the Academy
of Medicine. He compared it with the
proof submitted by DR.. Bourbon Of the
Medical society, III which it was stated
that the most learned savants had seen
nothing.
"Scen nothing or wished to see moth
ing perhaps" he murmurcd.
The light fell upon the photograph
which had been sent long time before
to tho society, and Ecrnardet set HIM
self to study out the Old crime with the
most careful attention, with the passion
Of photographer decipheriug {, palirp-
sost, This poor devil of police officer,
in his ardent desire to ColYe the VcXins
problem, brought to ii the same ardor
, and the same faith as bibliophilc lie
went over and over with the method
of an examining magistrate all that old
forgotten affair, and il the solitude and
silence Of his little room, tie last rchoc'
A, tons Of the setting sun falling on his
papers and making pale the light of his
lamp, he set himself the task of solving
like mathematical problem, that ques
"a ton which he had studied. but which
, he wished to know from the very be-
4 ginning, without any doubts, before
Il seeing NJ. Ginory again at the morgUC
beside the body Of NJ. Revere. lie tool
then his pamphlet and read "Tho pho
O. tograph sent to the Society Of Medica
, Jurisprudence by DR.. Bourbon, takcr
upon the retina Of the eye of woman
who had been murdered the l4th o.
u June, 1868, represents the moment