The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-05


beautiful, and her dowry will be half
n million"
'Then you see no motive for your
cashiers conductr
at is impossible for me to account
FOR t.. l have, however, always sup
posed that Prosper was led astray by
a young man whom he met at my
house about this time, NJ Raoul dc
Lagors"
"Ahl and who is this young man?'
"a relative Of my wife; n very at
tractiye, intelligent young man, some
what wild but rich enough TO pay for
his follies
The judge wrote the name Iagora
at the bottom of an already long list
of his memoranda.
"Now," he said, "we are coming to
the point. You are sure that the
theft was not committed by any one
in your house?
quite sure, monsieur"
you always kept your key2"
Il generally carried il about on my
person; and, whenever / left It at
home, put it iu the secretary drawer
IN my chamber"
where was it the evening of the
robbery"
"In my secretary"
But then
Excuse me for interrupting you" ="
said NJ Fauyel, and pemit rre to
tell you that. TO a safe like mine. the
key is of no Importance IN the first
place, one is obliged to know the
word upon which the five movable
buttons turn. With the word one can
open it without the key; but with
out the word"
"And you never told this word to
any one2'
"To no one, monsieur. and some
times / would have been puzzled to
know myself with what word the safe
had been closed. Prosper would
change it when he chose, and if he
had not informed nae OF the change,
would have to come and open it for
me-"
"Had yoG forgotten it on the day
of the theft2"
''No; the word had been changed
the day before; and it's peculiarity
struck me-"
''What was it?"
"Gipsy-g, i, p, s, ", said the BANK
er, spelling the name, NJ PatrigeDt
wrote down thts name
"One more question, monsieur.
were you at homie the evening be-
for the robbery"
mo; I diued and spent the evening
with q friend; when / returned horne,
about ono o'clock my wife had &c,
tired, and ! went to bed immediate
I ly."
And you were ignorant of the
amount OF money i'm the safe2"
Absolutely la conformity wi 20
my positive orders, / could only sur-
pose that small sum had been LEI,
there over night; l stated this fac
to the commissary in Monsieur Be-.
tomy's presence, and he aoknowl
edged il to be the case"
Perfectly correct, monsieur; tf,
eommissary's report proves it. N
Patrigent was for time silent. Tc
him everything depended upon thi'
one fact, that the banker was uE
aware of the $4,000 francs being -
the safe, and Prosper had disobeyed
orders by placing them there over
night; hence the conclusion was verJ
easily drawn.
Seeing that his examination VIZ
over. the banker thought he woui,
relieve his mind of what was wsiga
ing upon it..
II believe myself above suspicio5
monsieur" he began, "aud yet 1 cal
aever rest easy until Bertomy's gull
has been clearly proved. Calumnl
prefers attacking a successful maD
may be illuminated; $4,000 franz
Is a fortune capable OF tempting cve'
rich man. / would be obliged /
you if you would have the condition
Of my banSing-house examined. Thi
examination will prove that coui,
aave no interest IN robbiug my ow-
safe. The prosperous condition o
NY affairs"
THAT is sufficient. nonsieur.'
NJ Patrigent was Well informed o
ne high standing OF The banker AM
enew almost as much OF his affair
Is did NJ. Fauyel himself
He asked him to sign his testimony
and then escorted him 10 the doc
,f his office, a rare favor on his part
When ~. Fauyel had left the room
sgallt indulged "a remark "Thi
ieems 20 be a very cloudy case h
said. "if The cashier is shrewd an
irm, IL will be difficult 20 convic
, lim."
, Perhaps 81 viii" said the judg,
: hut let ms hear the other witnease
!. sfore deciding"
The person who answered the ca
!. for number four was Lucien, NJ. Far
q vels eldest sou.
0 He was a tail, handsome young ma
a % 22 TO the judges questions