Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-26
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me-"
"What was it?"
"Gipsy-G-i-p-s-y," said the banker,
spelling the name.
NJ. Patrigent wrote down the name.
"One more question, monsieur. Were
you at home the evening before the
robbery?"
"No; dined and spent the evening
with friend. When I returned home
about l o'clock, my wife was In bed,
ard went to bed immediately"
"And you were ignorant Of what
sum there was in the safe"
absolutely. After my positive Or
ders l could only suppose that q small
sum had been left there over night. !
stated this fact to the commissary In
M. Bertomy's presence. and he ac-
knowledged it to be the case"
"That will do, monsieur"
M. Patrigent was well Informed Of
the high standing of the banker and
knew almost as much Of his affairs as
did NJ. Fauvel himself.
He asked him to sign his testimony
and then escorted him to the door Of
his office. rare favor on his part.
Five o'clock struck before the list Of
witnesses summoned for the day was
exhausted. but the task Of NJ. Patri-
gent was not yet finished. He rang
for his bailiff. who instantly appeared,
and said to him:
"Go at once and bring Fanferlot
here"
It was some time before the detec-
tive answered the summons. Having
met q colleague on the gallery. be
thought it his duty to treat him to a
drink. and the bailiff had found it nee
essary to bring him from the little inn
at the corner.
"How is 1t that you keep people
waitng" said the Judge.
Fanferlot bowed almost to the floor
Despite his smiling face, he was very
uneasy. TO follow the Bertomy case
alone it required q double play that
might be discovered at any moment.
To manage at once the cause Of JUS
tlce and his own ambition he took
great risks, the least of which was the
losing his place.
81 have had q great deal to do" he
said to excuse himself. land have not
lost any time"
And he began to give detailed ac-
count of his movements. He was en-
barrassed, for he spoke with all sorts
Of restrictions. picking out what was
to be said and avoiding what was to be
left unsaid. Thus he gave the history
of Cavaillon's letter. which he handed
to the judge. but he did not breathe q
word of Madeleine. On the other hand.
he gave biographical details. very NIL
mute indeed. of Prosper and Nine. Clip
sy, which he had collected from yari-
GUS quarters. AS he heard the story M.
Patrigent's convictions were strength
ened.
1.-The young man is evidently guilty."
he said.
Fanferlot did not reply. His opinion
was different. but he was delighted
that the judge was OH the wrong track.
thinking that his own glory would
thereby be the greater when he diScov-
cred the real culprit. The fact was
that this grand discovery was as far
off as it had ever been.
After hearing all he had to tell, the
Judge dismissed Fanferlot, telling him
to return in the morning.
"Abovr all" he said as Fanferlot left
the room. "do not lose sight Of the girl
Gipsy. She must know where the
money is and can put us on the
track"
Fanferlot smiled kn~ ~wingly.
"You may rest easy about that, mon
sieur. The lady is in good hands,"
Left to himself. although the even
ing was far advanced. NJ. Patrigent
continued to busy himself with the
case and to arrange that the rest Of the
dispositions should be mace. This case
had actually taken possession Of his
mind 1t was at the same time puz-
zling and attractive. 1t seemed to be
surrounded by a cloud OF mystery.
which he determined to penetrate.
The next morning he was in his Of
flee much earlier than usual. On this
Gay he examined Mime. Gipsy. called
Cavaillon and sent again for NJ. Fau-
vel. For several days he displayed the
same activity. Of all the witnesses
subpenaed only two failed to appear.
The first was the Office boy sent by
Prosper to bring the money from the
bank. He was i'll from q fall. The
second was NJ. Raoul de Lagors. But
their absence did not prevent the file
Of papers relating to Prosper's case
from growing, and on the ensuing
Monday, five days after the robbery,
NJ. Patrigent thought he held in his
hands enough moral proof to crush the
accused.
TO BE CONTINUED.