Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-30
FILE NO. 113.
oNB OF THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS, AND HOW
1T WAS SOLVED


merchant 40 Oregon. His widow. al
Montagnette. is supported entirely bv
one of her relatives. the vi Re of a rich
banker in Paris. No person Of the
name OF Layers lives in the district Of
Aries
THAT is an" said NJ verduret;
don't YOU think il enoughg
Really. monsieur. 1 don't know
whether I am awake or dreaming"
You VIII be awake after awhile.
Now I wish TO remark one thing
Some people may assert that the
Widow Layers had "a child born after
her husbands death. This objection
is destroyed 10y the age Of your friend.
Raoul is -. and Monsieur De Layers
has NOT been dead 90 years"
"But." said Prosper. thougbtfully.
''who can Baoul be 2"
"I don't know The fact is. I am
more perpleXed 70 find out who he is
than 20 know who he is not There -
one man who could give RS all the in
formation we seek. but he win take
good care 70 keep his mouth shut"
You mean Monsieur de ClameranPn
Him. and no one else"
Il have always felt the most mex
plicable aversion toward him. All. n
we could only get his account in addl-
ton to what YOU already havei"
Il have beea furnished a few notes
concerning the Clameran family by
your father. who knew them well;
they are brief. but I expect more"
What did my father tell you?"
Nothing favorable, you may be
sure. 1 viii read YOU the synopsis Of
his information:
Louis de Clameran was born at
the Chateau de Clameran, near Taras-
oOn- He had On elder brother named
CASTOR, who, IN consequence Of an az
fray in which he had the misfortune
60 kin one man and badly wound an
other, was compelled 20 fly the coun-
try ir 1912. 'iaston was an honest.
noble youth, universally beloved.
Louis, on the contrary. was a wicked.
despicable fellow, detestcd by al who
knew him
Upon the death OF his father.
Louis came 20 Paris. and in less than
two years had sQuondered not only
his own patrimony. but also the share
OF his eNiied brother.
Ruined and harasscd by debt.
Louis entered the army. but behaved
SO disgracefully that hewas dismissed
After leaving the army We lost
sight OF him; an we can discover Is.
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turn of his brother CASTOR 20 Fr,,ce
CASTOR had made d fortune in Afe,-ico.
bur being -rul "a ,.,ur.e- man and ,,-
cu-tomeI to "a very .c-ive life b.
purchased. near Oloron. ,n iron mill
intending to spend the remainder of
hi. life in WORKING % Six months
ago hc died I'm the arms NJ t,i. b-o,t.,r
Louis His de.rb nrovia.s ,,~ M.
Clumcran an immense fortune. and
the title OF marouis'n
Then" said Prosper. from an tbis
iudge tba+ Aro,.i.,,- N. Ci.-,.-...
was very poor when 1 met him for the
first time al Monsieur Fauvers?"
Evidently
"And about that rfrne Iagors mr.
rived from the countrv2"
Precisely
About "a month after his onpeor-
ance Madeleine suddenly bonisbed
me?"
Well" exclaimed NJ. Verduret 81
am glad YOU are beginning 10 under
stand the state Of affairs"
He was interrupted by the entranc.
OF a STRANGER.
The newcomer was a dandifod-Iool-
ing coachman. with elegant black
whiskers. shining boots with fancy
tops. buzz breechcs, and a yellow,
waistcoat with red and black stripas
After cautiously looking around the
room. he walked straight M 10 the
table where NJ Nerdrret .a,