The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-25

pdsSeu INTO long room DeloW Tue
street level. At the farther end sat
two policemen, one upon each side Of
u large table. Darrell at first supposed
that !, third officer my upon the table
asleep and covered with a cloak, but,
MS he approached, the policeman who
had been seated arose and. apparently
o5eying sign. drew away the cover
Ing from the recumbent figure.
1t was Ladislov. who lay there dead
Darrell, after single glance at the
rigid face. turned hastily to find the
man who had led him to this room, but
he was not to be seen. At the foot of
the stairs he had stepped back, allow
ing the American to precede him, and
what had become of him afterward
was mystery. 1t was the tall officer
with the grlzzlcd locks whom Darrell
confronted as he turned.
This is great surprise to me-" said
be.
.He had been shot In the back" re-
piled the officer. 1--WE have our own
opinion as to how it happened. The
body was brought here, which Is I'M
usual Moreover, as you asked to see
him, and it was so, convenient"
He finished the sentence with a
shrug of the shoulders.
II know nothing of this" said Oar
rell earnestly. II never saw the man
until this afternoon
when you had violent quarrel"
added the officer.
Nothing of the kind" retorted Oar
rell. Il can bring abundant evidence
TO prove that it was the merest trifie."
He walked hastily to the table and
bent over the body. which was clothed
In the coacbman's rough garments that
the man had worn when Darrell had
dislodged him from the box OF the
coach He turned the corpse upon its
face, though shrinking from the touch
of 1t. The clothing had been ciit open
for an examination Of the wound. but
It was not very much soiTed with blood
Tho bullet had struck below the left
shoulder blade, and 1t seemed TO have
remained In the body. IS 80
"A doctor has seen this?" said OAR.
rell. what does he tell you? How
long could the man have lived after re7T
ceiving the injury? Where was he
found?, Fl,
'He was found upon tie Rue de
RicheIlcu." replied the officer. PER-
haps you may judge, from the location.
how long he survived his injury"
"If you mean to intimate that I In
fllcted IT, said Darrell. you are utter
ing an absprdity, and the earlier you
dismiss the idea from your mind the
sooner you will reach solution OF
the puzzle which this crime presents"
las you have seen Captain Ladislov.
according to your request" said the Of
ficer by way Of reply, II would sug-
gest that we return"
He waved his hand toward the stair
way. Darrell bowed and walked In the
direction indicated. When they came
into the room above. It was empty, !
whereat the officer was certainly sur
prised. though he endeavored not TO |
show II. He sat down by the table and |
motioned Darrell TO chair near by.
81 would like TO Inquire began the |
officer, taking up n paper from the
desk, and then he paused. reading what |
was written in that document with |
close and increasing attention. ION
second thought" he continued. laying |
down the paper. II have decided TO
ask no further questions"
Then said Darrell. with your per
l would like TO ask fewT
Il am not at liberty TO answer" was
the reply. "But-yes. | VIII ask one
myself. DO you know Russian wom-
nm named Vera ShevalonT
"yera Shevaloff." repeated Darrell.
as IL weighing the name upon his lips.
II have never had the pleasure OF be-
Ing presented TO the lady"
The officer bowed.
"That is ALL" he said. Il crave your
pardon for having detained tou so
long"
Darrell rose slowly and With as calm
A countenance as possible. though the
surprise was almost oyerpowerfng.
Il wish you a very good evening" he
said. 49, +
lie was permitted to find bis own
way out OF the station. Upon the
street. while he was walking toward
The cab stand. he encountered the de-
tective. Fontaine.
1T was who cleared yous mon
,ieur." said that individual. Il testi-
led that you were at the ball"
THE truth Is mighty and will pre-
rail-" responded Darrell giving the
nan money. "but surely there was
ZONE other cause
1t is a crime OF the nihilists. wills
Dered Fontaine. "a paper was foun1.
orn and lying on the pavement nfar
where the body lay. IL was sorr.of
from the ear. aud IL Shovel
hat Ladislov. who was an agent III The
Russian secret service. was engaged In
making an arrest-a KIDNAPPING. let ~
be lost his life. IL Is al
ways a risk. The puzzle was solved
While you were down stairs. All. II
axes little time for NJ. Cocbefert to
ct at the bottom u things
.'Ccchcfertr cried Darrell "Chief Of
he bureau de Ia sHretei Was be
hereT ~.