The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-20


Agents.
pea me ROW OF Dlo0d. / tnen went on
to the next mining camp beyond. We
returned with litter, and took him
back. There was a man among us who
claimed that he had studied medicine,
and he attended my cousin. He removed
the bullet, and found that the wound
was not very deep, but the skull was
fractured. He was i'll for two months,
and then slowly recovered his health
But his reason was entirely gone. / took
him to New Orleans and placed him in
IN asylum, and there he has been ever
since.
Very good, Mr. Mitchell" said Mr.
Barnes. But what proof have You that
you are not the father and the luuatic
the innoccnt cousin as 50 many believe"
"Why, in the first place, though we
had the same name, we are totally un-
like in feature. think Mr.. Neuilly
will admit that he would not have rec
ognized me, and he knew the guilty
man However, we will take that up
later. have no fear Of not proving my
iidpptity Too many people in New Orr
|. leans know me To continue my tale, |
determined to get possession Of the
child. / knew that the Montalhon would
resist and that | would find it difficult
to provo my story, More than all, ]
knew that ! could not obtain legal pos
session Of her without disclosing the So
cret of her birth, which | wished TO
avoid for her own sake as well as for
her mothers Therefore stole her open.
" in the streets. Detectives We're sent
out to search for me, but perhaps Mr.
Barnes will testify that ] am not much
afraid of detectives Perhaps, too, he
will understand better now why know
something about detective methods, |
led them u dance for two years, until in
disgust they abandoned the search
Then ! went abroad, for ! must tell you
that as long as / was bounded | 10
manned close at hand. | enjoyed the OK
element 1t made me forget, or ut least
it gave me occupation.
81 remained in Europe until my re-
cent return to New York II was not
very long after that when | received
tho letter from Montalbon and the
photograph which ! showed to you. |
recognized tho picture, though, Of course,
| should not have known the signature,
which was Rose Mitchell. did not fear
tho woman, hut / expected some enjoy
ment Mt her discontinue when | should
tell her 10 do her worst was not pro
pared for what occurred Whom slo met
me, she began 10y saying
81 have not the least idea Of at
tempting to blackmail you, though per
haps could do that But have that to
sell which ] think you would be glad
to bny. asked what it was, and She
told me:
"A certificate Of marriage between
your cousin and the child's mother, a
certificate of marriage between him and
myself, antedating that, and another
certificate Of marriage between myself
and another man who was alive at the
time that | inveiglcd your cousin into
marrying me "
"Great heavenl' exclaimed Mr.
Neuilly. eff She had those papers, they
would prove that her marriage to your
cousin was illegal, and that would
make the marriage to Roses mother
perfectly regular. "
Exactly SO. paid the woman $40,
600, or the equivalent Of that sum, for
those documents. We're they not worth
it,
Indeed, indeed they are. / would
have given twice tho sum.
"Nuw let me show You the audacity
tuf the woman. She told me thai III case
, / should refuse to pay her price She IN
5dended 10 claim me as her husband, OK.
lnbitiug her certificate and leaving me
to prove if could that she had married
my cousin and not myself This, you
see. would have been most unpleasant,
and as the papers were well worth the
price, in clearing the name of my cousin
aud his vito and child, ! paid over the
money. "
81 must again ask you, said Mr..
Barnes, for proof that you arc not the
WomIn's husband
"D1eo not The fact that she sold me
/ those papers indicate that" ,.s,... .
nut at all, replied the detective.
surprising you to be really her bus
band, wishing to be married TO Mis-.
Remsm, You would readily pay the
woman her price for the paper which
proved that your marriage 10 her bad
been fraudulent Ymmight have found
it difficult to provo the existence Of her
/ first bueb1td without Euo,yiuu his uatur.