The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-24
The Adventure of
the Seccad Stain
No. Is of the serie.

As to the arrest Of John Milton. the
valet, It was council Of despair rs an
alternative to absolute inactiOn. But
no case could be sustained against him.
He had visited friends in Hammer
smith that night The alibi was COM
plete. IL is true that he started home
at an hour which should have brought
him TO Westminster before the time
when the crime was discovered, but
his own explanation that he had walk
ed part OF the way seemed probable
enough in view Of the fineness of the
night. He had actually arrived at u
o'clock and appeared TO be overwhelm-
ed by the unexpected tragedy. He had
always been on good terms with his
master. Several of the dead mans
possessions. notably a small case Of ra-
zors, had been found ia the Wallets
boxes, but he explained that they had
been presents from the deceased, and
the bousekeeper was able to corrobo-
rate the story. Milton had been in Lu-
cas- employment for three years. 1t
was noticeable that Lucas did not take
Milton on the continent with him.
Sometimes he visited Paris for three
months on end. but Milton was left in
charge of the Godolphin street house.
As to the housekeeper. she heard moth
ing on the night of the c-'me. II her
master had a visitor he nnd himself
admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery re-
mained, SO far as l could follow it in
the papers. If Holmes knew more, he
kept his own counsel but as he told
me that Inspector Lestrade had taken
him into his confidence in the case
knew that he was In close touch with
every development Upon the fourth
day there appeared long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve the
whole question.
"A discovery has just been made by
, the Partisan police" said the Daily
Telegraph, (which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate OF Mr..
Eduardo Lucas, who met his death by
violence last Monday night in Godol-
phin street, Westminster. Our readers
will remember that the deceased gen
tlemap was found stabbed in his room
and tlIat some suspicion attached TO his
valet, but that the case broke down
on in alibl. Yesterday q lady, who
has been known as Nine. Henri Four
nave, occupying q small villa In the
Rue Austerlitz, was reported to the au-
thorltles by her servants as being in
sane. An examination showed she had
indeed developed mania OF a dangerous
and permanent form. On inquiry the
police have discovered that Nine. Henri
to London on Tuesday last, and there
is evidence to connect her with the
crime at Westminster. A comparison
OF photographs has proved conclusive
" that NJ. Henri Fournaye and Eduar-
do Lucas were really one and the same
person and that the deceased had for
some reason lived double life In Lon
don and Paris Nine. Fournaye. who
is Of creole origin. is OF an extremely
excitable nature and has suffered in the
past from attacks OF jealousy which
have amounted 10 frenzy. 1t Is con-
jectured that It was in one OF these
that she committed the terrible critae
which has caused such a sensation In
London. Her movements upon the
Monday night have not yet been traced.
but II is undOubted that a woman an
swering 10 her description attracted
much attention at Charlng Cross sta
fion on Tuesday morning by the wild
ness of her appearance and the viO-
lence OF her gestures. II Is probable.
therefore, that the crime was either com
nitted when insane or that its immedi-
ate effect was to drive the unhappy
woman out of her mind. At present
she Is unable to give any coherent ac-
count Of the past. and the doctors hold
out no hopes of the re-estabiishment of
her reason. There Is evidence that a
woman, whs might have been Nine
Fournaye. was seen for some hours up
on Monday night watching the house In
Godolphin street"
What do you think OF that. HOlmesT
j had read the account aloud TO him
while he finished his breakfast
my dear Watson" said he as he
rose from the table and paced up and
down the room, you are most long
suffering, but IL / have told you moth
ing in the last three days II is because
there is nothing 10 tell Even now
this report from Paris does not help
us much"
Surely it is final as regards the
mans DEATH"
"The mans death Is a nero incident.
a trivial episode. in comparison with
our real task, which is TO trace this
document and save a European catas-
trophe Only one important thing has
happened IN the last three days, and
that is that nothing has happened. l
I get reports almost hourly from the gov
eminent, and Il is certain that nowhere
4 IN Europe is there any sign OF trouble.
Now, II this letter were loose--nO, II
can't be ioose-but II Il isn't loose
q where can II be? Who has IL? Why Is
I II held baek7 That's the question that
beats ia my brain like hammer.
Vas II, indeed, a coincidence that Lu-
cas- should meet his death on the night
when the letter Disappeared Did the
letter ever reach himi II so. why is II
not among his papcrsf Did this mad
wife Of his carry II on with herr II
30. is Il in her house Ia Paris? How
could search for It without the
French police having their suspicious
arorsedf II Is a case, my dear Wat
son, where the law Is as dangerous 4
Us as the criminals are. Every mani
hand Is against us. aud YET the inter