Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

and parcels wo not only opened every
| book. but we turned over every leai IN
| each volume, not c0ntenung ourselves
with mere shake. according 70 the
I fashion OF some OF our police oiicera.
We also measured the thickness OK
[ every book cover with the most acau-
| rate admeasuremcnt. and applied 70
each the most Jealous scrutiny OF the
microscope. Had any of The bindings
been recently meddled with i would
have been utterly impossible that the
| fact should have escaped observation
Some 1--WE or six volumes. just from lhe
hands OF the binder We carefully
probed, lougliudlnallN win the
needles"
you explored the floors beyond the
carpetsT
Beyond doubt We removed every
carpet, and examiped the boards win
the microscope"
And the paper on the walls2'
Eyes"
you looked into the cellars"
I'VE did"
"Then" said "you have been maxi
Ing miscalculatlon, and the letter IS
not upon the premises, as you sup
pose"
Il fear you are right there said
the project And now, Dupm. what
would you advise me 20 do2'
To make a thorough research OF the
premises"
That Is absolutely needless replied
G.. II am not more sure than ! breathe
than | am that the letter is not at the
hotel
u have no better advice 20 give YOU
said Dupin. You have, OF course, an
accurate description OF the letter.
"Oh yesl" and here the project, pro-
ducing memorandum book, proceeded
to read aloud minute account or the
internal. ana especially of the external
appearance Of the missing document.
Soon after finishing the perusal OF THIS
description, he took his departure. more
entirely depressed IN spirits than had
ever known the good gentleman before.
In about q month afterwards he paid
US another visit, and found us occupied
very nearly as before lie took pipe
and a chair. and entered into some or
binary conversation. At length / SAID.
well but c.. what of the pur-
Joined letter? ] presume you have az
last made up your mind that there Is
no such thing as 0ver-reaching the
Minister"
"Confound him. say I-yes / made
the re-examination however as Dupin
suggested; but Il was an labor lost, as
knew Il would be-"
How much was the reward offered,
did you say?" asked Dupln.
why a very great deal-a very lib
eral reward--l don't like TO say how
much, precisely; but one thing / viii
say, that / wouldn't mind giving my
individual check for $1,000 francs TO
any one who could obtain me that let
ter. The fact Is. 10 Is becoming OF
more and more Importance every day;
and the reward has been lately doubled.
II Il were trebled however ] could do
no more than / have done"
why, yes" said Dupin. drawllngly,
between the whlns OF his merchaum,
81 really think, G.. you have not ex-
erted yourself--to the utmost-in this
matter. You might--do a little more,
! think. eh?"
How? In what way2'
why (puh, pun you might (pun,
pun employ counsel IN the matter Ell?
pun. pun. puf). DO you remember
the story they tell OF Abernethy"
mo hang Abernethy?"
ITO be sure; hang him and welcome.
But. once upon q time. q certain rich
miser conceived the design Of spunging
upon the Abernethy for a medical
opinion. Getting up. foI this purpose
an ordinary conversation in a private