The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-04
THE CURES
DISAPPEARANCE
ny JOHN u. RAFrERy.

VI. Goelet. the iailerat Blo.sin. was
very proud Of his prisoner. Bernard,
of the Paris bureau. the famous de-
t%eciive. had captured him right there
in the chief inn OF the village, where
lie had been living for two days with
very fair Pari.iennc whom he called
wife.
mot his wife, at ALL. explained Ber-
nard after the criminal had been
locked up. ''and you must not permit
her to visit him. Mind that M'sieu,
No visitors
"Nol even the curc:' whispered the
.jailtr. who was a good Catholic and
who fancicd that the mysterious pris-
N must beat least a murderer.
rs he a sober. discreet fellow. this
.cure!' demanded the pompou, Ber-
nard. twirling his mustache grandly
aud glad to see the impression he was
making on the simple iailer.
"Al, he is discretion %it,clf,' said
Goclet. "besides. he could have no
business with the prisoner except for
confession. and that. You know is Sc
crecy itself.
well, then. you may admit the
cure. but o n other on your peril"
The detective was impressive. and NJ.
Goelct began to suspect that perhaps
the prisoner was an arch anarchist.
'And mind YOU good landlord, not a
word to anyone about the prisoner. |
will take him to Paris with me on the
first train in the morning. ] might
catch the express at Eteinne tonight
by driving a few leagues. but ! am
afraid, er-that is. il would be incau-
tious. Soyou see:'
Indeed ! see that you have a most
important prisoner said Goelet, his
big blue eyes watering with admira-
ton of the famous sleuth, "and | shall
guard him as the apple Of my eye. +
should not have mentioned Father
Polycarp. our good cure. but he is very
Jealous for my prisoners. and always
comes with consolation for them.
And then, my dear Bernard. it i. a
matter of conscience with me. too,
that guests OF my poor house have at
least the comfort of repentance
N
There was much gossip at theinn be-
tween Fifine, the maid OF fall work. and
CASTOR. who combined the offices of
horse-boy, porter and waiter. about
tho arrest Of NJ. Therriot. the hand
some stranger, who, during his brief
stay, had been astonishingly liberal
with tips. Fifnc had seen him and
the mysterious Bernard meet in the
little hallway that day, heard them ac-
cost each other first as strangers, then
excitedly. and finally watched them
march oil to the town Jail after brief
conference with Nine. Theriot. Gas
ton. quickly appraised Of the strange
event, had spent hours watching the
one door to NJ. Goclet's dreaded bas-
tile, and when Bernard came out
alone, rubbing his hands with salts
faction, he had carried the news TO
Fifne, who, as bound by custom and
instinct, retailed the mysterious story
to the butcher, the bakerandth can
dlestick maker. so that by nightfall
the whole village knew of the arrest Of
NJ. Theriot and that he had left be-
hind him in the inn a beautiful wife
loaded with diamonds.
Good Father Polycarp had the news
from hi, gardener,w who said that THE
riot: famous murderer, had been
caught by the Paris police and was at
that moment bound and shackled in
Jailer Goelet's darkest dungeon.
Such an opportunity seldom came TO
the Jealous cure, and he was plainly
excited. At IL o'clock the gardener
saw him 90 out through the private
door at the south Of the garden, and
knew whittier he was bent. Goelet,
full Of his sudden importance, had dis