Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

as if looking for relief among the paw
ing stones. He slowly asccndcd the
steps. pausing several times. at last
reaching the third floor. and stood be-
fore door decorated with the arms
of the famous detcctive-a cock. the
symbol of vigilance-anl his heart fall
ed him so that he had scarcely the
courage to ring the bell. Janouille. NJ.
Lecog's old servant. opened the door
"Ah," she said. "you come in time
for once in your life. Your patron
awaits YOU"
Upon this announcement Fanferlot
was seized with 4 violent desire to
beat retreat BY what chance could
Lccou want anything of him! While
he thus hesitated Janoniile seized him
by the arm and pnllcd him in. saying:
"Do you want to take root there:
Come along. Your patron is waiting
for YOU"
In the middle of 4 large room curl
ously furnished. half library and half
crc2nroom. was seated ut desk the
same person with gold spcctaclcS who
had said to Prosper 1T the police Of
flee. Courage" This WAS NJ. Lecol
in his official character.
Cpon FancrrIotS entrance as he ad-
vanced Respectfully. bowling. NJ. LecoG
laid down his pen and said, looking
sharply at him:
"Ah. here you are. my man. Wen. IT
seems you haven't made much prog
resS in the Errtomy case
Why" murmurcd Fanferlct. you
know
81 know that you have mixed every
thing until you can't see your way out.
so that you are ready to give up"
"But it was not r.
NJ. Lccou arose and walked up and
down the room. Suddenly he confront
ell Fanfcrlot.
What would you think. Master
SQUIRREL" he said ironically. ''of Il man
who abuses the confidence Of those
who employ him. who reveals just
enough to lead the prosecution on the
wrong scent. who sacrifices to his own
foolish vanity the cause OF justice and
the liberty OF an unfortunate man"
Faufrrlot rccoilcd step.
II should say" he stammered-"I
should say
You think. Mr.. Squirrel. that this
man ought to be punished and dis
missed frcm his employment. and you
are right The less 4 profession Is
honorcd. the more honorable should
those he who belong to it. Neverthe-
less you have been false to yours. Ah,
Mr.. Squirrel. we are ambitious. and
we try TO make the police force serve
us. We let justice go her way and
we 80 ours"
But | swear
"Silence! Do you pretend to say
that you did your duty in what you
told the judge of instruction? While
others were informing against the
cashier you undertook to inform
against the banker. You spied upon
him. You became intimate with his
valet"
Was NJ. LecoQ really angry? Fan
ferlot. who knew him we'll. was in
doubt. He did not know what to think
of this devil Of Il man.
'If you were only skillful," he con.
tinued. "But. no; you wish to be a
master. and you are not fit to be a
journeyman."
You are right" said Fanfcrlot pitc.
ously. seeing that it was useless to de-
p,-+h gsp,,f hn, NIT In a N
affair like this. where there was not
even trace or sign to start FROM"
NJ. Lccoq shrugged his shoulders
"Poor fellow, Why. don't you Know
that on the very day YOU were sent for
with the commiSSary to verify the rob
berry you heidi do not say certainly.
but very probably held-in your great
stupid hands the means Of knowing
whether the key Of the cashier or the
banker had been used when the rob-
hcry WAS conmittcd?"
WHAT do yon mcanT'
You want 10 know? l will tell you.
Do YOU remember the scratch you dis
covered on TIE safe door: You were
so struck by it that you exclaimed ut
seeing il. You carefully examined it
and were convinced that it WIS Il
fresh scratch. You thought. AID right
ly, too that this scratch Wis nl;l;ir ii
the time uf the robbery. New, with
what WAS it made? Evidently with 4
key. That being the case. ynn should
have demanded the keys both of the
banker and the cashier. One of tlirni
would have had som" Particles of the
hard "rcon paint sticking To it,
FaNcrrlot listened wilii open mouth
to this explanation. At the last words
he violently slapped his forehead with
his hand and cried out:
"Imiwciic."
"You have spoken correctly" said NJ
Lccoq. "Imhrclc. This prnof is hr
fore your eyes. and ynn d" not So" il
This scratch is tn" Only clrw. If
find the guilty party. ii will b" hI
means of this scratch, and | am deter
mined that will find him.
At Il distance Fanfrrlut WAS very
brave. bur in NJ. l."c"I'S presence he
vicllrl to the inilUrnc" which this cX
traorlinary man exercised upon nj
who anrrnachct him. This exact III
formation, these minute "details Of all hi
s,,.r,., movements AMI even thoughts