Morris tribune., 1905-10-28
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the DaDers. If Holmes knew more, be
kept his own counsel, but as he told
ne 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
tleman was found stabbed in his room
and that some suspicion attached to his
valet, but that the case broke down
on an aIibi Yesterday a lady, who
has been known as Nine. Henri Four
nave, occupying small villa in the
Rue AuSteTlitz, was reported to the au-
tlIoritieS by her servants as being in
sane. An examination showed she had
indeed developed mania of dangerous
and permanent form. On inquiry the
police have discovered that Nine. Henri
Fournaye only returned from journey
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 a 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 to frenzy. 1t is con-
jectured that it was in one Of these
that she committed the terrible crime
which has caused such a sensation in
London Her movements upon the
Monday night have not yet been traced,
but it is undoubted that woman an
swering to her description attracted
much attention at Charing Cross sta
ton on Tuesday morning by the Wild
ness of her appearance and the vio-
ience Of her gestures It Is probable,
therefore, that the crime was either COM
mitted when insane or that it's immedi-
ate effect was to drive the unhappy
woman out of her mind. At present
she is unable to give any coherent &C
count of the past, and the doctors hold
out no hopes Of the Establishment Of
her reason. There is evidence that a
woman, who 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, Holmes?'
/ 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 if have told you moth
ing in the last three days it is because
there is nothing to tell. Even now
this report from Paris does not help
MS much"
Surely it is final as regards the
mans DEATH"
1.-The mans death Is a mere incident,
q trivial episode, in comparison with
our real task, which is to trace this
document and save European catas-
trophe Only one important thing has
happened in the last three days, and
that is that nothing has happened. l
get reports almost hourly from the gov
eminent, and it is certain that nowhere
I'm Europe is there any sign Of trouble.
Now, if this letter were loose-no, it
can't be loose-but If it isn't loose
where can it be? Who has it? Why is
it held back? That's the question that
beats in my brain like hammer
Was it, indeed, coincidence that Lu
cas- should meet his death on the night
when the letter disappeared? Did the
letter ever reach him? If so, why is it
not among his papers? Did this mad
wife of his carry it off with her? If
30, is it in her house in Paris? How
could search for it without the
French police having their suspicious
aroused? 1t is case, my dear Wat
sen, where the law is as dangerous to
us as,,the criminals are Every mans |
hand is against us, and yet the inter /
estS at stake are colossal. Should l /
bring it to successful conclusion it !,
will certainly represent the browning
glory Of my career. All, here is my
latest from the frontw He glanced |
hurriedly at the note which had been !
handed in. Hello! Lestrade seems |
to have observed something Of interest.
Put on your hat, Watson, and we will
stroll down together to Westminster"
1t was my first visit to the scene of T
the crime "a high, dingy, narrow chest
ed house, prim, formal and solid, like
the century which gave it birth Lee
strade's bulldog features gazed out at
MS from the front window, and he
greeted US warmly when big consta-