Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-01

II III, OF - being 7c0 2pelleu s. TO m &
Vi som( feasible e in order to
adbunt "a hii mot be able to pro-
d6te the fliig: 1e was at this juno
ture that he made his great mistake.
Anxious doubtless to tract atten-
ton, he returned from his cabin with
the astounding declaration that the
Heck had been forced, and the famous
tolen.sfr rom hiis:z trunk
1t had lain concealed. He certainly
aeed his past well, but he did not
realize ITO what consequence it would
lead. The matter was reported to
the police, and a search was made
through theSvessel. The passengers
were naturally indignant &C such
Treatment, and for the rest Of the
voyage the man found himself TAX
ipgswhaf you English call. sthe.cold
shoulder SHesreached Belfast, made
his way into the country, and pres
emily settled down. Later on, when
the pursuit had died down, it was his
Intention Il ship for America, where
be was to be joined by the woman,
to Obtain. whom he had in the first
place committed the crime. Now OBJ
serve the result. photographs of the.
missing man and Of the murdered
woman were. circulated all through
France while mot a. few were sent
to England. One Of these pictures
reached Plymouth, where it was
shown to the officer who had investi-
gated the case on the boat on its
- IT, ~
recognized the man who had made
the charge against his fellow-passen-
gers. After that it was easy to trace
him to Belfast and. his hiding place
on land. Extradition was of course
granted, and he left the place. Had
he not imagined that in his safety
he could indulge his vanities, conf
found him. When you come to think
of it, it. is hard to come to the gull
'lotine for a diamond that never ex-
listed, is it not?'' ~-,~sy
3 sI.sagreed Withs~him, and then sug-
gested tina f we should amuse our
selves by endeaEoring to find out
how the. dinner at the Cafe. DIES AM
sbassadeurss was progressing. II ''@
: They will proceed to a theater
afterwards, you may be sure my
companion. said; "In, that case if you
like we could catch a, glimpse of them
as they come out. What do you
say?" ~. Il -..ss>>z
I answered that I hadgnot the least
objection. e.
J Zone night does not make much
difference. Tomorrow morning: I
shall make a point of meeting him
face to face."..ssl z--E - -ge.s~-.
"should you require any assist
ance then, ], shall be most pleased to
give it to you," my companion re-
piled. ~.rs.s, E..,~
I thanked him for. his offer, and
then we left the restaurant together.
hailed a. cab, and drove to his fiat.
It consisted Of four rooms situated
at the top Of a lofty block of build
ings near the river. From his win
dows he, could look out over Paris,
and he was wont to declare that the
view he received in exchange was the
most beautiful in the world. Fine
as it was. I was scarcely so enthus-
iastic in my praise. -
Among other things they were re-
markable for the simplicity of their
yfurniture,sand also for the fact that
in the sitting-room there was Moth
the occupation of their
owner. His clever old servant,
Susanna, [.sof whom twas said she
would, did she but choose, make as
clever a detective as her master (she
had served him for more than 10
years., brought us coffee SO quickly
that it would almost seem as if she
had been aware that we should reach
the house At that particular moment.
I ~ssssWes have plenty of time to spare"
said my host. In the meantime it
will be. necessary for us to find out
what they are doing. If you will
wait I will dispatch q messenger,
who will procure us the informa-
tion.'I ~. -. ,..-...-s... 80;
He wrote something on a half
sheet Of note-paper, rang the bell.
and handed it to Susanne., III : w.. =
Give that to Leon" he said, land
tell him to be OF with it at once"
j The woman disappeared, and when :
she had gone we resumed our con-
aversation. Had he not had the good
fortune to be such great success in
hizs ion,-sWhat~ an admir-.
sable actnra the man would have maAel
I. :s1 g oysf q kcisI eontortion vas
extt. aInesJ. and ~ believe that on
si31lFnand ha sr0,,lds have init <Ad al.