Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-07-28
FILE NO. l13.
oNE OF THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS, AND HOW
1T WAS SOLVED.


dhtaNtuFs Out ne was an aStontsEtO
admirer. and sincere admiration is
always fattering. no matter whence
IL comes.
Well" be replied, L will explain
my system. There is nothing marvel
Gus about IL. as you will soon see.
We worked together 20 find the So
luton OF the problem. so you know
my reasons for suspecting Clsmeran
as the prime mover in the robbery.
AS soon as ! had acquired this GER
tsiuty. my task VAS easy. You want
10 know what I did? I placed trust
worthy people &c watch the parties in
whom ] was most interested. Joseph
Dubois took charge Of Clameran. and
Nina Gypsy never lost sight OF Nine.
Fauvel and her niece"
Il can not comprehend how Nina
ever consented 10 this service
THAI is my secret replied Verdu-
ret. Having the assistance OF good
eyes and quick ears on the spot, /
went 70 Beaucaire 20 inquire into the
past, so as 20 link it with what I
knew of the present. The next day I
was at Clameran: and the first step
took was 20 find the son OF st. Jean,
the old valet. An honest man he was.
too; open and simple as nature her
self; and he made good bargain in
selling me his madden
Nader" soid Prosper. with "a puz-
zled look; what did you want"
"Of course wanted 20 buy his
msddev. OF course did not appear
20 him a. ] do 20 you now. I was a
countrymRn wanting % buy madden;
he had madden for sale; 90 we began
90 bargain about the price. The &C.
bate lasted almost al day. during
which time we drank dozen bottles
OF wine. About supper time. ST. Jean
wss drunk As bung-hole. and I had
purchased nine hundred france wort n
Of madden which your father viii
soil tomorrow"
Prosper astouished countenance
made NJ Nerduret laugh heartily.
Il risked nine hundred franco he
continued. but thread by thread
gathered the whole history OF the
Clamerans Goston's love affair. his
flight and the stumbling OF the horse
ridden by Louis. found also that
about year ago Louis returned.
sold the chateau 20 man named
FougcrouN. whose wife, Mihonnc. had
secret interview with Louis the dm Y
OF the purchase. I went 20 see Mi
home. Poor woman. her ruscally
husband has pounded all the sense
out OF her. che IL almost idiotic
told her I came from the Clameran
family. and she nt once related ts
me everything she knew
The apparent simplicity OF this
mode % investigation confoundrd
Prosper. lie wondered Il had not
occurred 20 him before.
Prom that time" continued NJ.
Nerduret. "the skein began 20 dlsen-
tangle; held the principle thread.
7 now set about finding out what had
become Of CASTOR. Lnfourcade. who
is friend Of your father. informed
nae that he had bought foundry ar q
settled az Oloron. where hc soon after
suddenly died. Thirty-siN hours later
was at Oloron."
on are certainly interchangeable"
said Prosper.
mo. but / always strike while the
iron is hot. ~ Oloron ] met Manuel
who had gone there 10 make "a little
visit before returning 20 Spain. From
him / obtained "a complete history 90
Gaston's life, and all the particulars
OF his death. Manuel also told me- of
Louis visit; and the inn-keeper de-
scribed a young workman who was
there ~ the same time, whom I at
once recognized as Raoul!"
"But how did YOU know OF all the
conversations between the villiains?'
said Prosper You seem TO lie
aware Of their secret thoughts"
You evidently think I have been
drawing upon my imagination. You
will soon see 10 the contrary" said
Nerduret, good-humovcdly. while ;
wRs at work there. my aids did not
sit with their hands tied together.
Mutually distrustful, Clameran and
Raoul preserved nil the letters re-
ceived from each other. Joseph Du-
bois copied them. or the important
portions OF them. and forwarded them
10 me. Nina spent her time hSi-rine
at all the doors under her supcrvi
sion, and seat me "a faithful repcrt.
Finally. l have at the Fauvels anoth-
ct means Of investigation. which /
viii reveal 10 YOU later"
II understand il all now" muir
INJURED Prosper.
And What have you been doing dur
ing my absence, my Young friend -
asked VI. Nerduret; have YOU heard
any news2"
Al this question Prosper turned
crimson. Bui he knew that il would
never do 70 keep silent about his i'm
prudent step.
Alas! he stammered. II read in
new spaper that Ciameran was about
TO marry Madeleine, and acted like
a fool"
What did you do2" inquired Yer
duret, anxioVsly.
Il wrote an anonymous letter TO NJ
Fauvel. informing him that his wife
was in love with Raoul-"
NJ. Nerduret here brought his
clinched fist down upon the little IN