The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-20
FILE NUMBER H3
One of the Mysteries of Paris and How 1t
Solved
BY Emile GaborieU
BY Emile GaboriaU

The police often resort TO this i'm.
genious and simple means Of arrest
ing "a malefactor for whom they are
on the lookout, and whom they can
not seize without a warrant.
The next day there is a general ex.
plnnation, and the parties. if inno-
cent. are dismissed.
The clown had sufficient proof to
sustain him in the arrest of Lagors.
He could show the letter and the
mutilated prayer book, he could re.
veal the existence % the pawnbrol1.
ers' tickets in the house at Vesinet,
he could display his wounded arm.
lie could force Raoul to confess how
und why he had assumed the name Of
Tarors and what his motive was in
passing himself or for a relative Of
~ FauyeL
On the other hand in acting thus
hastily. he was insuriug the safety OF
De principal plottcr DE Clameran.
S. Sat proofs had ne against him? Not
on, He had strong suspicious but
nc ,~cll-grounded charge 20 produce
again.t him.
On reflection the clown decided that
ne would act alone, as he had thus far
done, and that alone and unaided he
would discover the truth Of ali his
suspicious.
Having reached This decision. the
first step 20 be taken was to put his
followers on the wrong scent.
He walked rapidly up the Rue Sc
bastopol, and reaching the square of
the Arts de Meters, he abruptly
stopped, and asked some insignificant
questions OF two constables who were
standing talking together.
The maneuver had the result he ex-
pected Raoul and Clameran stood
perfectly still about twenty steps of,
not daring to advance.
Twenty steps That was as much
start as the clown wanted While
talking with the donstables, he had
pulled the bell of the door before
which they were standing, and it's
hollow sound apprised him that the
door was open. lie bowed, and en-
tered the house.
A minute later the constables had
passed on, and Lagors and Clameran
in their turn rang the ben When
the concierge appeared, they asked
who il was that had just gone in di-
guised as a clown.
They were told that no such person
had entered, and that none of the
dodgers had gone out disguised that
night. However" added the con-
cierge. ~ am not very sure, for this
house has back door which opens on
the Rue St. Denis"
I'VE are tricked," interrupted La
gorS. 'and viii never know who the
clown is"
Unless we learn il too soon for our
own good" said Clamerau, musingly
While Lagors and Clameran were
unXiously trying TO devise some
means of discovering clowns iden-
tity Verduret hurried up the back
street, and reached the Archangel 10
the clock struck three
Prosper, who was watching from his
window, saw him in the distance, and
ran down to open the door foc him.
What have YOU lcurned?" he said.
'whGt did YOU find out? Did sou see
Madeleine? We're Raoul and Clam
arau ~ the bal?'
Bot w. Nerduret was rot i'm the hab-
il Of discussing private affairs where
DC might be Overheard
'First of all let us % into your
room, and get some water 60 wash
ihis cut which burus like fire.
"Heoyens Are you wounded?"
"Yes 1T is a little souye mir of yrnr
'-i,nd Raoui. All, / win soon tcsch
him the danger of ohopping up {
mans ARM"
Prosper was surprised at the lool
Of merciless rage on his friends fac,
as he calmly washed aud dressed hi
srto.
wow. Prosper we viii talk
much as You please. Our enemies ar
ON he alert and we must crush then
instantly, or not at an / have mad
mistake I have been ON the wrons
track; II is un accident liable 10 hap
pen to amy man, nc matter how intel
ligeut he may BE-. took the elfec
for the cause, The day l was con
unccd that culpahle relations exist
ed between Raoul and Mime Fauvel
/ thought I held the end of IN,
thread that must lead us to the truth
| sho,dd have been more mistrustful
this solution was too simple, too nat
ural."
DO you suppose Madame Fauvel e
be iunocent2"
"Certainlyno therguiltisnotsuc
as 1 first supposed, / imagined that
infatuated with seductive young ad
vonturer Madame Fauvel had FIRST be
slowed upon him the name of one O,
her relatives, and then introduced him
as her nephew. This was an adroi'
stratagem TO gain him admission &c
her husbands house.
"she began by giving him all the
money she could dispose Of; later she
let him take her je,yels TO the pawn.
DrOEpVgs "A hen she haT rt,fIfYor ,,,r,,-1