Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-11-15
The Roupell Mystery
CHAPTER XXI.
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be IOo3 " Cassagne, on the morning
's1arA AZ. his adventure in the garden.
oI2 r- = replied D'Auburon. They are
ls5 b,ro nearly every night"
0;n 'r' is the time you must introduce
Wv .ba rich Swiss gentleman, prepar-
s a. rake shares in the Consolidated
~ raTnany. or whatever you call 1t.
o N3 I'M prepared to do that" answered
,,o1 whenever you are ready to
anD' the part. Of course l cannot an
's-I 49, the mere establishment OF bust
sTs' .lIotions with the yicomte will lead
ps' >, invitation to his house"
% a., a. need not brighten yourself about
w. INV one who has any money to
tnS~ - his card tables need not remain
oI0p ,,,incired. l have seen enough OF
2n5 . Lnow that. You had better see
DILL III. II evening and say that you expect
DILL s ,,, Berne shortly. Meantime, you
as -'g ras+ me thoroughly on the Dock
nus. .onr scheme, and when [ meet the
' .-I,to must be prepared to endorse
j. .ur,o+ is YOUR particular object in
,t Madame Colbert-Remplin
g.,,, the de Valair lens? There are
l L,r bonsps which she visits more fire.
O.. .n+I,. where perhaps you would have
s1. ... onnortunities of watching her"
10 NOT according to your accounts
bo DO Valair entertainments. You
+bot tbav are extended until a late
S boy and that Madame Colbert-Remplln
l..,If has become a confirmed gambler.
T Trt,I better opportunity could you wish
-, than to study a person under such
.i.,,o,stances? Give me the atmosphere
! =, the gambling table to show up the
oor+s in a PERSONS character.
As YOU will" assented D'Auburon. Il
,o,II have thought, though, it would
4 Iora boap an easy matter for you to have
a+.ocbad Yourself to the household OF
~odomp in some capacity where your
nnnortupities of studying her, and not
ng with whom she is in touch, would De
far greater.
,,You are mistaken. my friend, L assure
81, - rpnIjed the detective, "in your estl-
mota Of the opportunities such a course
wonId afford. Suppose l did bride the
hoffman to leave, and took his place.
which could. | admit, be easily done; the
,nnortnnitips which would be afforded OF
Watching Madame Remplin would not be
IN any measure increased. Worse, IN
.bo nrosaoce of servants she would be
dorbjv cautious: and she could, IN the
c,oacity of mistress, impose such tasks
mon members of her household as would
ofaotuajIv compel their absence when she
wished to be entirely free from espionage.
Resides. a mere servant has no opportu-
nf+v ia follow her and watch her IN so
riptv to note her actions when mlngIng
with the world. to listen to her as she
copyerses with her equals, and to read
between the lines of her general conduct
and behavior.
On the morning following this dialogue
NJ. Cassagne, having met DAuburon by
aDpointment at his club, the two gentle
men proceeded to the office of the Mu-
uaI Credit and Trust Company, where
Cassagne was formally introduced to the
Vcomte de Valair, Jules Chabot, NJ.
Colbert Remplin and others interested IN
the dock enterprise.
During the conversation which ensued
the broker Herr Goldstein called and
brought the intelligence that such stock
as he had been authorized to place upon
the Bourse had found ready takers.
1T is always the way with a really
sound thing" he remarked, with good
names behind it, An enterprise of that
character always goes" Then he whIs-
pered in de Yaliar's ear:
WHO is the new man? The one III
the white vest, who wears a pale green
ribbon as watch guard"
THAT is Monsieur Frederic Lazare,
rich manufacturer of Berne, Switzer-
land | suppose he eschews watch chains
because he gets enough of them in his
business. I have just put his name down
for large block of shares. Be sure and
be particularly civil to him. He is COM
ing 10 the house tonight. Will you join
Us? We shall have a very quiet time.
Positively no cards, will be the order of
the evening"
Thus early in the day fortune had
favored VI. Frederic Lazare. Almost a
stranger in Paris. the vicomte had gra-
couSIy invited him to meet the vicom-
Jesse at their house in the Avenue Wag-
ram
With much pleasure" had been the
formal phrase with which the wealthy
SwSs had accepted the invitation. But
Ne uttered the words from the bottom of
his heart.
am delighted to meet any friend of
AonSleur D'Auburon's," was the express
Sion with which the Vicomtesse de Valiar
welcomed the manufacturer of Berne. Il
spent few weeks some years ago among
your beautiful mountains, and | assure
you / have never forgotten them. All
me- but It does not really pay to sigh
'E vanished days; they can never come
again. and a reflective look came into
1t. -es tine eyes, as if some tender recollec-
.'4, connected with her early trip to
'~e land Of her guests birth. had recur-
'so to her mind.
lie recalled the sunny smile habitual
With her when before her world, by say
men a more advanced age brings
Win !, such opportunities as have fallen
" your lot, madame, you should not re-
!, ue hight of years; and are you to
h, h, p'~ed who know seemingly how to
,hiass:" ~ use u 'Ne "oi1o 0e''
3,ru WIS very small party which sat