The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-29
CHAPTER V.

Is:SSs5S9 semiannual mental disturb
SSeG&J ance depends upon circum-
stances. 1t has happened that one pc
riod has lasted till the next one was
due. 1t sometimes happens that they
last only a week.
Paris went insane when it heard how
the murderer of NJ. de Bullion had
calmly walked out of the depot Of the
police.
Its malady increased when it learned
that NJ. SENEGAL, the investigating mag
istrate, had been party to the escape.
NJ. SENEGAL himself remained calm
and collected.
''The matter is easy of settlement"
he said. 'In two days we shall have
the prisoner again"
And then, as the person Immediately
responsible after the Jail attendants,
M. SENEGAL began an investigation, not
Of the murder, but of the murderer's
escape.
With him, working hand in hand,
was the chief Of the detective police.
Before these two cool, unimpassioned
men came the attendant of the Jail.
"Tell your story" said NJ. SENEGAL.
"Leave out nothing"
"Leave out nothing! l must cudgel
| my brains to get anything in. Who
ever saw an escape like that? 1t took
| an American to show us that the Pa
lais de Justice needed an increased
| force of guards
"NIore capable ones, rather" said NJ.
| SENEGAL.
"Oh, as to that. we did not write the
| ORDER" replied the attendant
NJ. SENEGAL WINGED. The chief of the
detectives scarcely concealed a smile.
"But suppose we hear the story"
"Well, this is it, so far as know: A
| fine carriage came to the door Of the
depot. From it came gentleman
about so years of age or less, wearing
heavy black beard"
ooh, pardon me! Is that description
correct?"
"Quite so. This man, who gave the
] peculiar name of Bosso Duvally, held
an order from you to be allowed to see
the murderer of NJ. de Bullion private
ly. l knew it was irregular, but con-
cluded you knew your business, and it
was simply my duty to obey. admit
ted the man. That is my story in full.
l know nothing more except that q
short time afterward Came, the at
tendant of that corridor, came to me
and told me the prisoner had escaped"
| "Have Came brought here"
Into the presence of the two investi-
gators came Came.
'"Tell us fully your story of the es-
cape of the prisoner known as Wal
lace"
"Alas that I know it at all! I
saw M. Bosso Duvally, as he declared
himself enter the Jail. l led him to
the cell Of the prisoner and admitted
him. l then stepped to the farther end
of the corridor. l heard some of the
attendants talking of the evident
wealth of the visitor. They spoke of
liveried footman, coachman and fine
horses. Well, l thought nothing of
that. / returned after a short time
and saw NJ. Duvally lying unconscious
ON the floor and his footman bending
oNCl hC lOOlhldA DCSSCN VI Iuc
to assist him to get his master to the
carriage. l did so. They drove off,
refusing to call a physician. That is
all know about it,"
i The chief of the detectives and NJ.
SENEGAL looked at each other.
"Tell me this" said NJ. SENEGAL to
the attendant. SIS there a way for a
prisoner to leave that corridor without
passing the spot where you were while
NJ. Duvally was in the cell?"
."No possible way. There is but one
door to the corridor, and l stood in
that"
"Then it Is certain that one or the
other of the two men you saw was the
prisonerf"
"It must be So"
"Was there a footman at the car.
riage when you got outsider
mo, only the coachman."
"Could a footman have entered the
corridor without your seeing him"
''He could not"
did it not strike you as being
strange that a man was there who had
no business thereT
II did not think of it. There was q
man perhaps dying on the floor. /
thought only of assisting him. My
brain was befogged."
'Was the footman, now you think OF
1t. the prisonerf' asked the chief OF
detectives.
mo. l am sure he was not"
"Then the other must have been."
"But the prisoner was in his cell
when NJ. Duvally entered"
"Still, one man came in and two
went out. The mathematics Of that
is clear enough. think"
"Yes. But it is so mysterious. l car
offer no eXplana tion."
"The well planned and well executed
escape proves that the fellow was
euilty and afraid to face the investiga
tion," said the chief of detectives.
'"That remains to be seen," replied
M. SENEGAL. "If this NJ. Duvally Il
what he claimed to be, there is some
thing more behind it all, something
that may involve international dis
putes and difficulties, We must nov
see NJ. Duvally. Come"