Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-04
CHAPTER MI.

The man in charge of the apartment
house at No. % Rue de Santin was a
short, dumpv man. of the name Of Gug
hat0f. Though he spoke French fluent
Nv. even with the accent of native, his
high Tartar cheek bones his oblique
yves. and gutteral information when unduly
excited. sufficiently attested his Russian
origin.
In Gughatof, the Russian, NJ. Cas-
sagne found he had far more difficult
person to deal with than the little laun-
dress. plant by reason of her excessive
greed. With Gughatoff, whose political
opinions now constituted his whole life
motive, mere gain was a secondary con
sderation He devoted all his spare time,
which vas considerable, as his wife did
most Of the work. to the discussion of
politics. He was one of those men of
whom people say He would sooner talk
politics than eat
The Partisan detective now felt that
while his progress so far had been salts
factory, the greatest caution on his part
was necessary. He had seen the most
likely cases ruined by too hasty conduct. ::
He did not suffer himself to be unduly
oated by the extremely satisfactory out
come Of his interview with Nine. Beau
@ntin. He went about his work with the
greatest elaboration. A man less mas
Ter Of his difficult profession would have
At once excited suspicion, which would
aave resulted in the Russians closing
bis mouth forever. NJ. Cassagne avoided
TINS fatal error by the very deliberatiOn
with which he went about his work. His
hCSt step was to find out the kind of man
lie mad to deal with. In two days, he
BAD possessed himself of all necessary
information. On the third he continued
10 ingratiate himself with the janitor, in
regard to whose antecedents and pecu
:&uues he had been so careful to make
himself acquainted.
IN the fifth day the morning train bore
he detective away from Blois, the richer
.of some very important information. He
"5d shown the portrait in the locket to
IdShatoh. and the concierge, like Nine
h"auSantin, had declared it to be the
portrait Of the American Henry Graham.
III addition he had actually persuaded
'"shatott that he had been all the time
"ertamng i'll Henry Graham a spy of
"7 haSSlan governments that he. Cas-
M-a' belonged to a friendly circle of
"G'h cooperative Nihilists having it's
'7dQuarters in Paris; that Graham had
'''A ut one time a member of the circle,
'"" Una, he was about to betray his late
'1l'&de> Gughatoff, to whom a spy
.'> as red rag 10 a bull. mad greedily
>"alo"ed this remarkable fairy tale of
' uetectve's, especially when the latter
~"u produced a skillfully prepared docu-
''S1. III Russian which not only com
'I"0'd atm to the offices Of all good Nj
~,''>'S but even gave a distinct account
y. me object of his mission and infinitely
..s his person for purposes of iden-
'ue' NaSSagne was the author himself
'"'> useful paper and had forwarded it
~ Gays previously to D'Auburon in
.n..'H' where it had been translated into
H., before being returned to Blois.
-. happily the concierge was ignorant
49,, '"'S deceit. and the plan had therefore
~. SG'ued perfectly. Burning with hatred
~ 'Ae supposed spy. Gughatoff had told
-.' ne Knew Of his late guest. which was
rs follows,
4'nTE Graham had resided IN Blois
SIX or seven years. during which
lie had had correspondence with two