Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-23

anticipate everything. and forget
nothing. II is a poor excuse for a
man 10 say, I did not think OF IL.
when he commits some oversight. /
thought of the bank"
If. in the beginning, Prosper had
felt some repugnance about conhding
IN his fathers friend, the feeling had
now disappeared.
He understood that alone. scarcely
master of himself. governed only by
the inspirations of inexPerience, new
er would he have the patient per-
sPicacity OF this singular man.
Nerduret continued talking 20 him
self, as if he had absolutely forgotten
PorsPer's presence:
Then. as this package did not come
from the thief. il can only come from
the other person who was near the
safe at the time of the robbery but
could not prevent it. and now feels
remorse. The probability of two per
sons assisting at the robbery, a prob
ability suggested by the scratch, is
now converted into undeniable GER
tainty. Ergo, l was right"
Prosper listening attentively. tried
hard 10 comprehend this monologue,
which he dared not interrupt.
let us seek" went on the fat man.
this second person. whose conscience
pricIs him. and yet who dares not re-
veal anything"
He read the letter over Neveral
times. scanning the sentences, s=sd
weighing every word.
Evidently this letter was COM
posed by a woman" ne finally said.
Never would one man doing another
man service, and sending him
money, use the word 'succor.' A man
would have said. loan money, or some
other equivalent, but succor, never.
No one but "a woman, ignorant of
masculine susceptibilities, would have
naturally made use Of this word 70
express the idea il represents. As TO
the sentence, There Is one heart
and SO on, il could only have been
written by woman"
You are mistaken, monsieur" said
Prosper; mo woman is mixed up in
this affair"
NJ. Nerduret paid no attention 20
this interruption. perhaps he did not
hear IL; perhaps he did not care &c
argue the matter.
Now let as see IL we can discover
whence the printed words were taken
10 compose this letter"
He approached the window. and be-
gan TO study the pasted words with
all the scrupulous attention which an
antiquarian would devote 10 an old.
half-efiaced manuscript.
small type" he said. every slender
and clear; the paper is thin and
glossy Consequently, these words
have not been cut from a newspaper,
magazine. or even novel. have seen
type like this, 7 recognize 10 az once;
Didot often uses il, SO does Madame
de Tours"
He stopped with his mouth open.
and eyes fixed. appealing laboriously
20 his memory.
Suddenly he struck his forehead
exultantly.
Now / have itt" he cried: now
have it. Why did not see
II at oncc2 These words have
al been cut from n pray yearbook. We
WI" i'"N' az le"et' and then we shall
'o i'"'i'-
lie moistencd one OF the words
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i-o'.n "oFo, Deus.
i'' ne 9'lo' win httle
aus" "L s"''ol'''"h' knew IT..
i""'''' ""ulo ne pleased TO
rms i'"' VIVA, "a' become OF the
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