The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-10

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The door was opened by Janolille,
M. Lecoq's old servaut, who had very
much the manner and appearance OF
a greuadier She was as faithful to
her master as watch dog, and al.
ways stood ready 10 attack anyone
who did not treat him with the au.
gust respect which she considered his
due.
"Well. Monsieur Fanferlot," she
said, you come s. time, for once in
your life Your patron wants to see
you
Upon this announcement Fanferlot
was seized with "A violent desire TO re
treat Bg what chance could Lecoq
want anything OF him2
While he thus hcsitated Janouille
seized him by the arm and pulled
him in, saying:
do you want TO take root there?
Come along, your patron is waiting
for you"
In the middle OF large room, curi-
ously furnished. helf library, and half
green room was seated at desk the
same person with gold spectaclcs,
who had said to Prosper at the police
Office. Have courage"
This was NJ I,ecoq in his official
character.
Upon FanferIot's entrance, as he
advanced respectfully, bowling till his
backbone was perfect curve, NJ. Le-
COG laid down his pen, and said, look
ing sharply at hin;
"Ah, here YOU are, young man.
Well IL seems you haven't made much
progress in the Bertomy case"
"Why." murmured Fanferlot "you
know that"
Il krow that you have muddled
everything until you can't see your
way out, so that you are ready to
give up."
Put Monsieur Iccoq, it was not
T."
NJ. Lecoq arose and walked up and
down the room; suddenly he con-
frontod Fanferlot, and said. in tone
Of scornfUl irony;
"What would YOU think, Master
Squirrel, of a mcn who abuses the
confidence OF those who employ him,
who reveals just enough to lead the
prosecution on the wrong scent, who
sacrifices to his own foolish vanity
the cause of justice and the liberty
of an unfortunate man?'
Fanferlot started back with a
frightened look
II should say" he stammered, 81
should say
you would say this man ought to
be punished. and dismissed from his
employment; and vou are right. The
Tess a profession is honored. the more
honorable should those be who belong
30 IL. And yet you have been false TO
ours. All! Master Fanferlot, we are
ambitious, and we try to make the
police force serve our own yiews We
lst Justice stray her way, and we 20
ours one must be more cgnniug
bloodhound than YOU are, my friend,
20 he able to aunt without a hunts
man. You are too self-rcliaut by
hnlf'
"lst. rutron. I swcar
"~4ruce no vCu pretend 70 say
rha' you GA your duty. and ,o.d aH
10 90. Judge of Instruction? Whist
othera informing against the
aeh,er lau uut rtooh 10 inform
- BE banter You Nat, he'd bis
1au rl-; you .cUme intimate
/ ..rft. f... ..H.f
Was 81. l,eoq reuHl uurry o. pre-
lending to be- Fanferlot, who kne'
him well, was puzzled to know whetl
er all this indignation was real
If you were only sldllful," he col
tinued. "But NO; YOU wish 10 be
master, and YOU are rot fit to be
iourneyman"
"fou are right patron said Fal
ferlot, piteously, for he saw that
was useless for him TO deny anythiaI
''But how could 1 go about an aiia
like this, where there was not eve
trace or sign TO start from2"
NJ. Lecoq shrugged his shoulders.
"You are an asst Why, don't yc
know that ON the very day you we
sent for with the commissary 10 veI
fy the robbery, you heldI do n'
say certainly but very probably he
lin your great stupid hands, Il
means OF knowing which key nj
been used when the money was u
len?"
"How? Nhat2"
"Nou want TO know, do vou2 I X
b tell sou. DO you remember Il
scratch you discovered ON the sa
: door? you were so struck hy il, tn
you exclaimed directly sou saw
4 You carefully examined IL, and we
! convinced that was a fresh scrat,
only "a Jew hours o'd. You though
D and rightly, TOO, Chat this scratch W
], made al the time of the theft no
] with what was IL made? Evident
s with a key. That being the case, 81