Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-05-18
The Holiday Case]
sY BURTON E. STEVENSON.
Copyright 1903 by Henry
sY BURTON STEVEN SON.
Copyright %8 BY Henry Hot @
Observation-Disclosures ssrssagazp

There was another chance and gave
Mr. Royce the clew.
Monsieur Fingert," he asked. ARE
you acquainted with a man by the
name of Pierre Bethuue2"
And again the notary shook his head.
"Or Jasper Martingy?'
II Eeyer before heard either name,
monsieur he answered.
We sat silent "A moment, in despair.
I Was our trip TO Etretat 10 be OF no
avail? Where was my premonition
now? If we had lost the trail thus
early in the chase, what hope was
there that we should ever run down
| the quarry? And how explain the fact
that no record had been made of
Frances Holadays birth? Why should
! her parents have wished to conceal it?
| Would they not naturally have been
anxious 70 see that it was properly re-
COr3ed2
An hour had passed; the shops were
opening and a hustle of life reached us
through the open door. People began
to pass by twos and threes
THE first train for three days IL
about to arrive, said the little notary.
You see. this is very small town.
messeurs. The arrival of train is
an event
Again we fell silent. Mr. Royce got
ont his purse and paid the fee. We
had come to an impasse-a closed way,
we could go no farther. | could see
that the notary was a-hunger for his
r2ll and coffee With a sigh, ! arose to
go The notary stepped to the door
and looked up the street.
All he said, the train has arrived,
but it seems there was not many pas
sengers. Here is one though, who has
I finished long journey"
! He nodded to someone who approach
! ed slowly il seemed. He was before
! the door-hc passed OMIT was Mar
tignyl
/ Royce. That is Martigny ASK who
| he really is"
He understood on the instant. and
/ caught the uOtarys arm.
Monsieur Fingert, who is that
/ man?'
The notary glanced at him. surprises
/ by his vehemence.
That" he said, is Victor Fajolle.
/ He is just home from America and
seems very i'll, poor fellow"
And he lives here
"Oh surely, on the cliffs just above
/ the town-thc first house-you cannot
miss it-buried in a grove of trees. He
married the daughter OF Madame Alix
some years ago-he was from Paris.
And his Wife is lving?"
"Oh surely she is living: she her
self returned from America but three
weeks ago. together with her mother
/ and sister. The sister they say, is
1 we'll" and ne finished with signi-
liCant gesture toward his head
/ saw my companions face turn
1 wAite-I steadied myself with an ef-
. fort. knew that at last. the veil was
TO he lifted.
And they are at home MOVE"
"l believe So said the notary. ewing
/ him with more and more establishments
] They have been keeping close at home
/ sinee their return-they viii permit no
one to see the-inyalid. There has
been much talk about it,"
Come. we must go." I cried He
must not get there before u.s."
But sudden light cleaned in the
notarys eyes.
wait, rlcssieurs" he cried "A mo-
ment But moment All, / remem-
Der ii now--it was the link which was
wanting and you have supplied it
/ Holiday, a millionaire of America his
wife, Madame Alx-she did not live
in the villa then. messieurs. on, no:
she was very poor, a nurse-anything
to make a little money. her husband
who was a fisherman was drowned.
and left her to take care of the child
rem as best she could All. | remember
-one mere baby"
He had got down another book. and
was running his finger rapidly down
the pdge-his finger all a-tremble with
excitement Suddenly he stopped
with little cry of triumph
Here il is. messieurs, I knew T
could not be mistaken! See!"
Under the date Of June 10. 1876. was
an entry OF which this is the English.
Holiday. Hiram w, and Elizabeth
his wife. Of the city of New York
United states Of America from Celeste
AliX widow Of Auguste Alix, her
daughter Celeste, aged months. All
claim surrendered In consideration OF
the payment of $1,000 francs"
Mr. Royce caught up the book and
glanced az the back. 1t was the Rec
ord Of Adoptions."
Concluded Next Week.)