Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14

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!, his Office. a rare faror. on HIS part. s
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 toshim: $500 =
go: at,- once and bring Fanferlot
here -. =,
It was some time before the detec-
tive answered the summons. Having
met: a colleague on the gallery, he
thought it his>duty to treat him to
drink, and the bailif had found it nee
essary to bring him from the little inn
st the corner.
GLOW is it that you keep people
waiting?" said the Judge. :;
Fanferlot bowed almost to the floor.
Despite his smiling face, he was very;
uneasy. Toe follow the Bertomy case:
alone it required double play that[
might be discovered at any moment. :
To manage at once the cause of jus4
tice" and his own ambition he took
great risks, the least of which was the
losing his place.
IT have had a great deal to DO" 10,
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 a.
word Of Madeleine. On the other hand
ne gave biographical details, very MI
mute indeed, of Prosper and Nine. Clip
sy, which he had collected from vart..
GUS quarters. AS he heard the story NJ
Patrigent's convictions were strength
ened. -.
"rhe young man is evidently guilty..
he said. =:
Fanferlot did not reply. His opinion
was different, but he was delighted
that the judge was on 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.
"Above all,' he said as Fanferlot left
the room, "do not lose sight of the girl
Gypsy. She must know where the
money is and can put us on the
track
Fanferlot smiled knowingly. =:
"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
cace and to arrange that the rest of the
dispositions Shouts! be made. This case
had actually taken possession of his
mind. It, was at the same time puz-:
zling and attractive. 1t seemed to be
surrounded by cloud OF mystery.
which he determined to penetrate.
The next morning he was in his Of
fee much earlier than usual. On this
Gay he examined Nine. Gypsy, called
Cavaillon and sent again for M. Fau-:
vel. For several days he displayed the
same activity. OF all the witnesses
subp9naed 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 a fall The
second was M. Raoul de Layers. 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 ;
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