The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-13

mics, without delay We win begin
with The porter"
He opened the door, and called out,
~ say, my good man, step here 8
moment"
The porter entered. looking very
much surprised at the authority exer
cised over his lodger by this stranger
"wbo gave you this letter." said
NJ yerduret.
"a messenger. who said he was paid
for bringing it,"
'no you know him?'
II know him well; he is the errand
runner who keeps his cart at the cor
ner OF the Rue Pigalle."
$50 and bring him here"
After the porter had gone, NJ. Yer
duret drew from his pocket his diary
and compared a page of it with tn,
notes which he had spread over the
table.
These notes were not sent by tn,
thief" he said. after an attentive ex
animation of them.
"Do you think so. monsicur?"
II afn certain of il; that is. unles,
the thief is endowed with extraor
binary penetration and forethought
One thing is certain, these ten thou
sand francs are not part of the thre,
hundred and fifty thousand whick
we're stolen from the safe"
Yet" said Prosper, who could moi
account for this certainty on the part
of his protector; ''yet-"
There is no yet about it; I have
the numbers - all the stolen notes.
WHAT When even 1 did not hav,
them2"
But the bank did, fortunately
When we undertake an affair we must
anticipate everything, and forget
nothing It is poor excuse for
man 10 say, i did not think of it
when he commits some oversight. /
thought Of the bank"
", in the beginning, Prosper had
felt some repuenance about confding
in his fathers friend the feeling had
now disappeared.
He understood that alone, searcel,
master of himself. governed only by
the inspirations Of inexperience, ney.
er would he have the patient per.
spicocity of this singular man.
Nerduret continued talking to him
self, as If he had absolutely forgotten
Porsper's presence:
"fhen, as this package did not come
from the thief, il can only come froia
the other person who was near the
safc at the time of the robbery but
could not prevent it, and now feels
rcmorse The probability of two per.
sons assisting at the robbery, a prob.
ability suggested ~ the scratch, is
nov converted ia o undeniable Ger.
iainty. EGO. | was right"
Prosper listening atten,ively, tried
card ga comprehend this monologue,
which he dared not interrupt
Let us seek, went on the fat man.
'tids second person, whose conscience
pricks him. and yet who dares not re-
real auything."
He read the letter over several
tims gning the sentences, and
vdsh.Hg every word.
"lVlcntly this letter was coIn.
posed ~ woman," he finally said.
"NeFer would one man doing ynother
man service ard sending hin
monel, use the word succor a man
would have said, loan money, or some
other equivalent hut succor. never.
No one but "a woman ignoraut Of
masculine usceptihiiitics. would have
naturally made use of this word 10
expres the idea il represents As to
the sentence, There is one heart,
aud SO ON, il could only have been
written by woman"
"Nou are mistaken, monsieur" said
Prosper; mo woman Is mixed up in
this affair"
N. Ncrduret paid no attention 10
this interruption, perhaps he did not
hear iti perhaps he did nos care 70
argue the matter.
Nov let as see h ,Ve can discover
whence the printed words We're taken
20 compose this letter"
lle approached the window. and he.
gao 90 study the pasted words with
all the scrupulous attention which am
antiquarian would devote TO an old,
haif-efaced manuscript
small type he said, "verl slender
and aear; che paper Is thin and
glossy. Consequently these words
have NOT been cut from>a newspaper,
magazine, on even novel. have seen
type like this, recognize il at oncei
ndot often uses it, So does Madame
de Tours
he stopped with Dis mouth open,
and eyes fixed, appeal.ag aboriously
20 his memory
Suddenly he struck his forehead
eNaitanuY.
Now ! have it" he cried; now !
have iti Why did not see
50 at ouce2 Thesr words have