Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

| which, although somewhat Neufchatelish
| were still sufficiently indicative Of Paris
| ian origin.
"sit down, my friend" said Dupin. 81
suppose you have called about the orang-
| outang. Upon my word. almost envy
| you the possession of him; remarkably
| fine, and no. doubt a very valuable animal
How old do you suppose him to be?"
The sailor drew long breath, with the
| air OF a man relieved Of some intolerable
| burden. and then replied, in an assured
| tone:
II have no way of telling-but he can't
you got him here?'
"Oh. no; we had no conveniences for keep
ing him here. He is at a livery stable In
the Rue Dubourg, just by. You can get
prepared to identify the property"
ITO be sure am, sir"
IT shall be sorry to part with him." said
Dupin.
II don't mean that you should be at all
this trouble for nothing. SIR" said the man.
Couldn't expect it. Am very willing to
pay a reward for the finding Of the animal
that is to say. anything in reason
We'll" replied my friend, that Is all
very fair, to be sure. Let me think!-what
should 1 have? Oh! will tell you. My
reward shall be this You shall give me
all the information in your power about
these murders in the Rue Morgue."
Dupin said the last words in q very low
tone. and very quietly. Just as quietly, too,
he walked toward the door, locked 1t, and
| put the key in his pocket He then drew a
pistol from his bosom and placed 1t, with
out the least furry upon the table.
| The sailors face flushed up as II he were
struggling with suffocation. He started to
| his feet and grasped his cudgel; but the
trembling violently, and with the counte-
nance Of death itself. He spoke not q word.
pitied him from the bottom Of my heart.
MY friend" said Dupin, in kind tone,
ssvo,r al ri y-
you are indeed. We mean you no harm
whatever. I pledge you the honor Of the
! gentleman, and Of a Frenchman, that we
intend you no injury. I perfectly well know
| that you are innocent of the atrocities in
the Rou Morgue. 1t will not do, however,
| to deny that you are in some measure Inn
| plicated in them. From what I have al
ready said, you must know that have had
means Of information about this matter
means Of which you could never have
dreamed. Now the thing stands thus. You
have done nothing which you could have
ayoided-nothing, certainly, which renders
you culpable. You were not even guilty of
robbery. when you might have robbed with
impunity. You have nothing to conceal.
You have no reason for concealment. On
the other hand. you are bound by every
principle of honor to confess all you know.
An innocent man Is now imprisoned.
charged with that crime Of which you can
point out the perpetrator."
The sailor has recovered his presence Of
mind IN great measure, Wniie Dupan Ut
tered these words: but his original bold
ness OF bearing was all gone.
$50 help me God" said he, after q brief
pause, II will tell you all know about
this affair-hut do not expect you to be-
ueve one-half say-I would be a fool In
deed II did. Still, ana Innocent. and
via make a clean breast II die for IT,
| What he stated waz, In substance, this:
He had lately made q voyage to the Indian
archipelago. a party. Of which he formed
one landed at BerneO and passed into the
interior on an excursion Of pleasure. Him.