Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04

speaking done very wrong?" he ih-
CURED.
"The stones ne sold in London and
| Amsterdam belonged 20 himself and
his two partners" 1 answered. "IIe
ms not oiven them their share Of tho
transaction. That is ALL"
They had better be quicl, about is
then, or they are not likely to get
anything. 1t would be very big
smu that would tempt Ia belle Louise
to be faithful for a long period IL
| your employers really desire to pun
| ish him, and they are not in want
Of money, l should say do not let
them interfere She will then nibble-
nibbe at what he has got ike q
mouse into store Of good things.
! Then presently ahat store will be- all
gone, and then she will give up, and
he, the man, will 90 out and shoos
himself, and she viii pick UP some
body else, and will begin to nibblc-
/ nihhle just as before. As I say, there
will be somebody else, and somebody
else, right up TO the end of the chap
ter. And with every one she viii
grow just an imperceptible Bit older,
v
l fancy there are just one or two al
ready. Then she VIII not be so fas-
tidiors about her hundred Of thou
sand francs and will coudescend to
think of mere thousands. After that
it viii come to simple hundreds.
r'hCn there viii be on intcrval-after
which q garrett, q charcoal-brazier,
and the morgue. 1 have known 50
many, and it is always the same.
First. the diamonds, the champagne,
the exquisite little dinners et th,
best restaurants, and at last tine
braZer, the closed doors end win
dows, and The cold stone slab. There
is a moral in It, my ar friend, bu1
we will not look for It tonight
Whom 90 you intend 70 commence
business with your mani"
At once" answered. "He knows
that I am after him, and my only
fear is that he will make q bolt.
cannot understand why he is daily
ing in Paris so long,"
For the simple reason that he 80
confident he has put you OF tac
Sc At,' was my companions rep'Y.
"'-e IS doing the one foolish thing
the criminal always does sooner or
later; that il to say, he is becoming
over-couhdent Of his own powers 10
elude us. You and I, my fricnd,
should be able 20 remember sever.l
such instances. Now, strange 10 say,
p I came across a curious one the
other day. Would you care to hear
5 it?"
lie lit cirare te and blew cloud
Of smoke while he waited for my an
sWer.
every much" 7 said, being wei
aware that his stories ware always
worth hearing.
This IS q somewhat remarkable
case" he said. 81 win mention no
names, but doubtless you can read
- between the lines. There was man
who murdered his wife in order tNa1
he might marry another woman. The
thought which he gave to It, and tho
clever manner in which he laid h.s
: plans, not only for the murder but
, also for the disposal Of the body,
marked him as criminal in the pos
session OF a singularly brilliant in
y tcMeet. He gave no hint to anybody,
bug left the country without leaving
the fsintest clev concerning his
destination behind him. I was called
- in to talk over the case, but after
? some consideration could make moth
i71 81 il. I have no objection TO adj
rittinr that 1 was completely haf-
% fed. Now it so happened that dis
covered that the mans mother was
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