Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-02

THEFT was not committed by any one
in your house?'
Quite sure. monsieur"
You always kept your key?"
Il generally carried il about on my
person; and. whenever / left IL at
home, put il in the secretary drawer
IN my chamber"
Where was it the evening of the
robbery"
I'm my secretary"
'But then"
Excuse me for interrupting YOU
said NJ. Fauvel. "and permit me to
Tell you shat. 90 safe like mine. the
key is Of no Importance. In the first
place. ONE Is obliged 20 know the
word upon which the five movable
buttons turn. With the word one can
open IL without the key; but with
out the word
and YOU never told this word to
any one?'
TO no one. monsieur. and some
times ! would have been puzzled 20
know myself with what word the safe
had been closed. Prosper would
change 10 when De chose. and. III he
had not Informed me of the change.
would have 20 come and open il for
me-"
Had YOU forgotten it on the day
OF The theft2~
NO; the word had been changed
the day before; aud it's peculiarly
struck me-"
"What was ite"
"Gipsy- 4. 8. p. S. v." said tbe bank
err spelling the name. N. Patrieent
wrote down This name
conc more question. monsieur.
were You at home the evening be-
for the robbery?
"No; 7 dined and spent the evening
with friend: when I returned home.
about one o'clock. my wife had re-
tired. and I went 70 bed immediate
w.
and sou were ignorant of the
amount of money i'm the safe?~
Absolutely. Tn conformity with
my positive orders. I could only sup
pose that small sum had been iett
,here over night: ! stated this face
90 the commissarv in Monsieur Der.
tcmN's presence. and he achnowl-
edged it go bc the case.'
Perfectly correct. monsieur. the
commissary' renort proves it, NJ
Patriacrt was for fin,s .u.nt M
him everythir~ deDerdod ,,n,,. .ti.
one fact tn,+ en-. f,,.l...- .....
aware of IN, ago COO fr,,,c. l,.,.... g.,
the safe and p~osr.r b.d l;..i,-....,
orders 10y placing them there over
night; hence the conclusion was very
Seeing that his evopfn,t,,, ,,.,s
over tho banker tb,,,,.tt d.. -,
relieve h-. mind of ,,l,.t ,,.a. -.
inns, unor -
81 believe myself above s,s,,,.;o..
monsieur" hc began. ~ond vet can
never rest easy until Dcrto,o,.s .-,,a,
prefers attackir.. "a successf,,l man.
I may bc eliminated: 3s0.o00 fr,nc.
/ Is fortune c.,.t,l. ,f f..r,,ti,,. ..,..,,
q rich mau. ,.uuId be- OBLIGED 81
you 80 you vou.I have tine condition
OF ms hau<ius-h.u~c examined. Thi.
| examination vu n.otr tbat could
have uo interest iu roibine INV OWN
safe. The prosperous condition oi
nay affairs
"lhat is sufficient. monsieur
NJ. latr'er.t vas we'll informed of
| the high standing uf the banker and
! Knew almost se uusl OF h,s affairs
as did VI. iaI,s. HIMSELF.
Tie asked a.u fo ~.er his testimony
and then escorted hum to the door
of his office. rare favor ou his part
When VI. faut.i bad loft the ROOM
Sigauit luoDi-cd n go remark "Thi.
seems To- "e very cloudy case he
s''"' ihc cashier is ~hreWd and
nih. Do VIII ne oiMcult 90 convict
Num-,
el"'PN DO "iil SAID The Judge
"u' iFl "S near the other witnesses
before deciding.
Ihe person who answered the call
Tor number four was Lucien, NJ. Eau
- rs sl'''s' son
ne was taA' handsome young man