Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-17
The Adventure Of
the Second Stain
No. ID of the Series

and Mcclure, Phillip, = Co..
So for three mornings the mystery re-
NAMED so far as l could follow 1t IN
the papers. If Holmes knew more. he
kent 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.
IA 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
tlemnn was found stabbed in his room
and that some suspicion attached to his
valet, but that the case broke down
on an alibi. Yesterday lady, who
has been known as Nine. Henri Four
naye, occupying small villa In the
Rue Austerlitz, was reported to the au-
thorities 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 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. It Is con-
jectured that 1t was in one Of these
that she committed the terrible crime
which has caused such sensation In
London. Her movements upon the
Monday night have not yet been traced,
but 1t 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-
lence of her gestures. 1t Is probable,
therefore, that the crime was either COM
mitted 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 establishment Of
her reason. There Is evidence that q
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"
I had read the account aloud to him
while he finished his breakfast.
"My dear Watson said he as he
rose from the table ana paced up and
down the room, you are most long
suffering, but IL 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
us much"
"surely it is final as regards the
mans death"
',The mans death is a mere incident,
trivial episode, in comparison with
our real task, which Is to trace this
document and save European catas-
Arophe. 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
in Europe is there any sign Of trouble.
Now, If this letter were loose-no, it
can't be looses4but if it isn't loose
where can 1t be-? Who has it? Why is
it held back? That's the question that
beats i'll 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? II so, why is it
not among his papers? Did this mad
wife of his carry it off with her? II
81, lS IL III uel AOuSS III oA 40. INV
could I search for it without the
French police having their suspicious
aroused? 1t is case, my dear Wat,
son, 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
bring it to a successful conclusion 1t
will certainly represent the browning
glory Of my career All, here is my
latest from the 'front.' He glanced
hurriedly at the note which had been
handed in. Hello! Lestrade seems
to have observed something Of interest.
Put Oh your hat, Watson, and we will
stroll down together to Westminster
1t was my first visit to the scene OF
the crime-a high, dingy, narrow chest
ed house, prinl. formal and solid. like
the century which gave 1t birth. Le-
strade's bulldog features gozed out at
us from the front window, and he
greeted us warmly when q big consta-
bic had opened the door and let us in.
The room into which we were shown
was that in which the crime had been
but no trace Of 1t now re-
MANNED save I'm ugly. irregular stain
upon the carpet. This carpet was
small square 6rugget in the center of
the room, surrounded by broad ex-
papSe Of neautiful. old fashioned wood
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