Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-08
Secret Of the Plupdered Safe
By EMILE GABORIAU
CHAPTER VI.
By EMILE GABoRIAU

eence. But he had not time to rejoice
ever this victory. The cell door opened
and the jailer's gruff voice called out:
at is time for you to appear before
the court"
lie instantly obeyed the order. AS
ne was passing through the room run
of policemen he again met the man win
the gold spectacles who had watched
BIN so intenty the day he was searched.
Courage, NJ. Bertomy," he said III
you arc innocent there are those who VIII
help you"
"Who Is that gentleman?" he asked OF
the policeman.
"Is il possible that you don't know
1imr' replied the policeman with sur
prise. "Why, it Is NJ. Lecoq, Of the de-
tectiye service" and the constable would
have gone into n long disquisition on NJ.
'Lecoq's detective abilities had they not
arrived Mt the door OF the judges room,
(which they entered.
The judge, NJ. Patrigent, was waiting
NO receive them, and Mt once began Pros
per's preliminary examination. We need
not give il here in detail. When 1t came
10 Madame Gypsy, the judge said;
"Who Is this womanV
MADAME Gypsy was n governoss and
hs my cousin" replied Prosper. "She was
born Mt Oporto. and came to France with
~ Portuguese family
"Uaye you ever heard OF this Caldas"
"Ncyer, monsieur"
I '"Tho unfortunate man loved Gypsy
There Is reason to believe that he has
since committed suicide The judge
paused for n minute, as il TO give Pros
per time for reflection, and then added,
mprcssvely, Such Is the woman for
whose sake you have committed rob-
berry"
NJ. Pntrgent had hoped to eXtort cry
eff suffering from Prosper, wounded to
the quick But Prosper remained i'm
passive. or all that the judge had said
he only remembered the name Of Caldas
"Why did you no longer visit n house
where you had apparently been paying
your addresses to young lady whose
land would not have been refused TO you,
40 | am informed by NJ. Fauvel, and you
were aware of the fact, rs Is shown by
your own letter to your father
Il had reasons for my conduct which
Il cannot explain
did Mademoiselle send you away
Speak ! am bound to tell you that this
Is Il point OF great Importance to the
prosecution
NJ Iatrigcnt waited in vain for an
answer Prosper seemed to reflect deep
~.
Mon icur." said he, there Is one cir
eumstnnce which, In my trouble | had
forgotten, and which may help me to
prove my innocence. When tho messen-
ger went to fetch tho money from the
Bank of France | only waited for his re-
turn to leave the Office. ! am sure |
Rocked up the bank notes In his pres.
encc Oh! IL he should have happened
10 have noticed the fact! At all events.
q left the once before he did,
Very WELL" said NJ. patrigent; 1--WE
will take that mans evidence. Now you
will be taken back to prison, and | would
advise you to reflect seriously over the
une OF defense you are adopting"
NJ. Pntrigcnt dismissed the accused
rather abruptly, because he felt puzzled
by the new fact just brought to his no
ticc, which gave great Importance to the
evidence OF tho office messenger AS
soon rs Prosper had left he turned to
the grcilicr and said:
Tell me. Sigault, is this messenger
spoken OF by the accused the man ex-
cused from giving evidence in conse-
Yes, monsieur" answered Sigault;
abe sustained so grave an injury by n
fall that 1t has been found necessary to
convey him TO the Dubois hospital"
Well | will so there ut once to take
his deposition. Get ready all that you
require, and send for II hack"
1t is long distance from the Palais
sic Justice to tho Dubois hospital, but
NJ. Patrigcnt's coachman, stimulated by
II promise, sent his sorry steeds along Mt
Il racing pace. Would Antonin, the mes
Scnger, he In Il condition to give his evil
dence2 That was the question. The
director OF the hospital soon reassured
the judge on this point. The unfortunate
messenger had injured his knee cap. He
suffered great pain. but his intellect was
perfectly clear. On seeing the judge en-
ter, accompanied by his clerk with writ
ing materials, Autonin guessed his OBJ
iect,
"Ah" said he; IL suppose monsieur is
come about NJ. Bertomy's afluirs?"
Exactly, Now, my friend, it was you
who went 60 the Bank Of France on the
eth OF February for the sum that was
stolen? At what hour did you return
with the money"
at must have been five o'clock when
I got back"
'Do you remember what NJ. Beromy
did when you handed him the notes?
Now, do not be in Il hurry: think before
you answer"
Let me see: first he counted the notes,
and made them into four packages: then
ne put them in the safe; and then~-it
seems to me--and then he locked the
safe; and. yes, | am not mistaken. he
went out"
When they retired NJ. Patrigent said
No Sigauit:
This is very important piece of evil
hence"
CHAPTER VII.
The Great Archangel Hotel. Nine.
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