Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
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ANA In THIS way everything Wds eA'
plained?"
"No. this did not explain everything,
as well knew at the time. How is
Clameran's position to be accounted
for under my first theory?"
"Clameran is Lagors' accomplice."
"Ah, there Is the mistake! I for q
long time believed Lagors to be the
principal person when, in fact he is
nothing. Yesterday in a dispute be-
tween them the forgemaster said to
his friend, And. above all things. my
friend, would advise you not to resist
me, for If you do / will crush you.
That explains all. The elegant La
gors is not the lover Of Nine. Fauvel.
but the tool of Clameran. Besides, did
our first suppositions account for the
resigned obedience Of Madeleine? 1t
is Clameran. and not Lagors. whom
Madeleine obeys."
Prosper began to demonstrate.
M. Verduret shrugged his shoulders.
To convince Prosper he had only to
utter one word. He had simply to say
that three hours ago Clameran had an
nounced his coming marriage with
Madeleine. But he did not.
"Clameran." he continued-"Clame-
ran alone has Nine. Fauvel In his pow
er. Now the question Is what terrible
secret Is the basis of his mysterious
power? have positive proof that
they have not met since their early
youth until fifteen months ago, and
Nine. Fauvel's reputation has always
been above the reach Of SANDER.
Therefore we shall not know all till
we know Clameran's past Ah. to-
night when | mentioned his brother
Gaston's name he turned as white as
If he had seen a ghost. And then re-
membered that CASTOR died suddenly
while his brother Louis was making
him visit"
"Do you think he was murdered?"
81 think the men who tried to assas-
sinate me would do anything. The
robbery. my friend. has now become a
secondary detail. 1t Is easily explain
ed, and II that were all to be account
ed for would say to you: My task Is
finished. Let US 60 ask the judge OF
instruction for a warrant Of arrest. >"
Prosper started up with swelling
breast and sparkling eyes.
"Oh, you know-is 1t possiblep'
eyes, l know who gave the key, and
I know who told the secret word"
"The key might have been M. Fau-
vers. But the word"-
"The word you gave. You have for
gotten. | suppose. But Gipsy remem-
bered. You know that two days be-
fore the robbery you took Lagors and
two other friends to sup with Nine.
Gipsy. Nina was sad and reproached
you for not being more devoted. to
her"
"Yes. I remember that"
"But do you remember what you re-
piled to her"
Prosper thought a moment
"No."
"Well, you said to Nina, You are
unjust in reproaching me with not
thinking constantly Of you, for at this
very moment your dear name guards
my chiefs safe.'"
The truth suddenly burst upon Pros
per.
eyes, oh, yes, I remember nowr he
cried
"Then you can easily understand the
rest. One Of the scoundrels went to
Nine. Fauvel and compelled her to
give up her husbands key. At a ven
ture he placed the movable buttons on
the name Of Gipsy and stole the $780,
600 francs. And Nine. Fauvel must
have yielded to the most terrible
threats. The day after the robbery
the poor woman was near dying, and
it was she who, at the risk Of being
involved, sent you the 10000 francs"
"But which was the thief, Raoul or
Clameran? What enables them to
thus tyrannize over Nine. Fauvel?
And how does Madeleine come to be
mixed up in the AFFAIR.""
"These questions, my dear Prosper,
I cannot yet answer, therefore / am
not yet ready to report on the case. l
only ask you to wait ten days. and If
I cannot in that time discover the solu.
tion Of the mystery | will return and
60 with you to tell NJ. Patrigent all
that we know"
"Are you going away"
'In an hour shall be on the road to
Beaucaire. 1t was from that neigh
borhood that Clameran came as well
as Nine. Fauvel, who was a Mile. de
Ia Verberie."
Eyes; knew their families"
81 must go there to study them. Mel
ther Raoul nor Clameran can escape
police surveillance during my absence.
But you, Prosper, must be prudent.
Promise me to remain q prisoner here
during my trip"
All that NJ. Verduret asked Prosper
willingly promised.
And he had the good sense to follow
the recommendation Of his mentor.
During NJ. Verduret's absence he re-
mained shut up in the Archangel. not
even appearing at the windows.
On the ninth day Of his voluntary
seclusion Prosper began to feel rest
less and at 10 o'clock at night set forth
to take q walk. He had headache
and thought the air would do him
good.
Mime. Alexandra, who seemed to
have some knowledge Of NJ. Verduret's
affairs. begged Prosper to remain at