Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-08
THE DEPOSIT.


During all this period there was no
ground for criticism of his work. His
books were well kept and no errors were
found in his accounts.
He lived by himself, Stunned all new
connections, visited no public resorts, had
no desire for female attachments; in
short he seemed to lead 4 peaceful and
contented existence.
When any one remarked in his pres
ence; 1T must be great temptation,
this handling of such great sums" he
quietly answered. Why? Money which
doesn't belong to one is simply no
money
He was the embodiment of rectitude,
and all delicate questions on finance
were left to him to decide.
One evening he failed to return to his
lodgings The thought of any fraudulent
act never enterv,, The mind of those who
knew him: all they feared was that he
had met with some accident. The Of
feials examined his last days work.
All his cheeks had been promptly pre-
scented; the last one had been cashed at
Porte MontreauX about o'clock. What
he had taken in up to that time amount
ed to 100000 francs. No trace of him
was TO be found. Searchers were sent
in all directions and kilograms to all
frontier stations. All in vain Finally
the directors of the bank a. well as the
police came to the conclusion that he
had been foully Cealt with. They even
went so far as to say that they had
found evidences which led them to believe
that this plot had been prearranged by
crooks long before it was carried out.
One man in the whole city of Paris
shrugged his shoulders on reading these
notices in the daily papers, and that
man was Rayenot
While the most experienced detectives
were getting off his track, he was skirt
ing the outlying boulevards leading to
the river. Under the arches of one of
the bridges, the night before, he had hid
den a civilians suit. After putting this
on, and safely slowing away the 100000
francs in his pockets, he made a bundle
of his discarded uniform, tied a stone to
it, and threw it into the river, then quiet
ly returning to the city. He had ample
time to take a train and get beyond the
frontier, but he was clever enough to
know that a few hundred kilometers
would not keep him out of the clutches
of the gendarmerie. He clearly knew
what awaited him if caught. According
Il he reasoned along entirely different
lines.
The following morning he put the 300,
600 francs in an envelope, which he
sealed five times, and went to a notary.
Sir" he said, Il ask your service. This
envelope contains papers of great value,
which / wish to place securely before
starting on a long journey from which
| know not when | may return. Will you
take charge of this? | hope you do not
object -
Not in the least. simply give you
receipt"
Ravenot acquiesced Suddenly he be-
thought him what he should do with this
receipt-where to hide ito whom to en-
trust it, He realized these complications
which he had not taken into account, and
said in q natural voice: Mon Dieu
nm alone in the world, without relatives
on friends. The voyage | am about to
undertake is long and dangerous.
might lose the receipt or it might be
stolen from me and destroyed. Could
YOU not keep it in Your archives? On
Al
be to mention my name to you or to your
possible successor
Yes. but
you will make a note on the receipt
that it can only be claimed in that way"
Very well. VIII you be good enough
to give me your Nance"
Without hesitation Ravenot answered:
."Duverger, Henri Duverger.'
IN, ,a,o ;,;,,r tba C4rnnt no tyoNp sioI,
OF relief. The first part of his programme
was ended They might arrest him now;
he knew his booty was safe.
He had coolly reasoned in the following
way: when | shall have served my SEN
| tence | shall draw out my deposit. No
one will be in position to dispute it.
Five or six years in prison will soon be
over, and then l shall be rich. This is
less stupid than to grind out ones DAYS
to the end. | shall live in the country
land be known to everybody as Monsieur
lDuNerger | shall reach peaceful old
Iage. and do good without any remorse. '
He waited another twenty four hours
in order to Toe sure that the Numbers of
the honknotes were not known: then he
Igave himself mp,
Many man in his position would
: have invented some kind of a tale-he
preferred to tell the truth and confess 10
the THEFT Why lose timcg
, during his preliminary examination.
, Ielen before the Jury he would not say
! what he had done with the money. All
Q ne would answer was: Il do not know. |
& rohbcd' "''9
owing to his hitherto exemplary char
I"S''F, hl~ sentence was minimiyed to five