The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-06

nothing 30 reflect upon"
"Ah see the prison has not been
p good comsclcr. you forget that
sincerity and reprnianec are the first
Things necessary % obtain The indul-
gcncc Of the law"
~ crave no indulgence. monsicur."
N Potrigent looked vcVed. and
said:
"Nhat 'vvuld you say if ! told YOU
what had become of the $4,000
francsa"
"lf 81 were kI own. monsieur, Z
Tonid not be her hui at iberty.r
This device had .ftcu been used bv
TIE judge. and lcrally succeeded;
hut with man O thoroughly mas
ter of himself ih' O. vas small chance
Of success. 1T J. q been used at
venture. and fail
"Ihen rau pers - in uccgsng NJ on
s.em Fauci?"
'-lln. or somco o. elsrr
"lXcuac me; no one else. since he
alone knew the word. Had he anJ
interest in robbing himself?"
81 can think OF none"
"Well, now win tell You what
interest you had in robbing him"
NJ. Patrigent spoke as man who
was convinced of the facts he was
about to state: but bis assurance was
all assumed.
Ho had relied upon crushing, at a
blow dcspairing, wretched man
and was nonplussed by seeing him ap
pear So determined upon resistance.
"Will you be good enough to tell
me-" ne said i'm veNed tone, how
much you have spent during the last
year2"
Prosper did not find il necessary &c
stop TO reflect and calculate.
Yes, monsieur" he answered, un.
hesitatingly. circumstances made ii
necessary for me to preserve the
greatest order in my Wild career; ]
spent about fifty thousand francs"
where did you obtain them?"
'"In the first place, 10000 francs
were left TO me by my mother. I re-
ceived from Monsieur Fauvel 14,00c
francs, as my salary and share of the
profits. BY specializing in stocks
gained 5000 francs. The rest ! bov.
rowed. and intend paying out of tSs
$4,000 francs which ! have deposited
in Monsieur Fauvers bank"
The account was clear. exact, and
could be easily proved; it must be a
true one.
"Who lent You the money2'
Monsieur Raoul de Lagors"
-. . L.. H.
of the robbery, and could not be
found; SO for the time being NJ. Pa.
trigent was compelled to rely upon
Prosper's word.
"Wel," he said, 81 viii not press
this point; but tell me why, in spite
of the formal order of Monsieuc
/ Fauvel, YOU drew the money from the
Bank of France the night before, in
stead OF waiting tll the morning of
the payment?"
Because Monsieur de Clameran had
/ informed me that il would be agreea-
bic, necessary even, for him to have
| his money early in the morning. He
will testify to that fact, II you sum
mon him; and / knew that should
reach my Office late"
''Then Monsieur de Clameran is a
friend OF yours?"
by no means. J have always felt
repelled by him; but he is the inti-
mate friend of Monsieur Lagors'
While Sigault was writing down
these answers, NJ. patrigent was raclt-
/ ing his brain to imagine what could
have occurred between NJ Bcrtomy
aud his son, to cause his trausforma-
tion in Prosper.
"Onc more thing said the Judge
"how did you spend The evening, 81
night before the cilme?'
when ! left iuy Office. at iy
4 O'Clock / took She ST. Gcrmaia train
and went TO NesHri Monsieur d.
Lagors country SCAT go carry him
hfteen hundred francs which ne had
asked for; and, nor finding him AT
home, left it with his servant"
did he tell you tha Monsieur de
| Layers was going aN aN:'
NO, monsieur did not know that
he had left Paris"
"Where did you go when you left
Nesinet?"
II returned 10 Paris, and diued at q
restaurant aith friend"
'And then2"
Prosper hesitated.
You are silent" said NJ. Parigent
"then will tell you how you en-
ployed your time. lou returned t,
your rooms in the Rue Chaptal
dressed Yourself. aud attended
soiree given by one of those womeI
who style themselves dramatic ar
tistes, and who are disgrace to th'
stage, who receive hundred crown
a year, and yet kecp their carriages
at Mademoiselle Wilson's"
"You are right, monsieur"
There is heavy playing at Wi
son's9"