Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
The Roupell Mystery
crIAPTER III.-(Continued.)
A u S { y n

- Around the neck, pearl necklace
~ Considerable value yet depended, and
Lor fingers rich gems still sparkled
n their golden settings.
"Co7e here, Monsieur Reyell," he said,
,,;otIy to the mayor, in that hushed voice
,bt,b even men accustomed to such
...,e, inyoluntarily adopt in the pres
,,ra Of the dead The mayor of Vile
81 -,,,ra approached the bedside, and gazed
s,r some moments on the features of the
murdered woman.
..Do YOU notice the direction of the bull
,o,>" injured the project, pointing with
his finger.
81 do. 1t appears to have entered the
IA tro,r If The head considerably above the
temple
Just so but you will notice that it's
course is downward"
What does that Indicate to you?" in
7ri~ad the magistrate.
"Come with me- and | will show you"
r.nrd the officer. He led the way across
,ac rgom aud stood before the escretoire
81 YOU say nothing has been disturbed
here
~posiivcly nothing"
Then notice how this chair has been
.5ppod over. Now let me place another
a chair in the position it occupied. So.
III Now sit down in it. You are taller than
q Madame Roupell, but you may have no.
s .i,cI nat women as a general thing sit
j higher han men,
Il have noticed that"
"TbcrcfOrc when you were both seated
u there would not be so very much differ
q ,nra between the height of your head
rom the ground and that of Madame
i E0upe"
NO, 1t would be approximately the
same"
"EwctIy so. Now l am going to point
Z ms pistol at your head"
tn" project pressed the muzzle of his
weapon against the magistrates temple
4 N the spot corresponding to the wound
Oh the head of Nine. Roupell. NJ Revell
hanged color slightly as he felt the cold
rim Of the pistol against his forehead,
bit he sat still.
You may make this experiment as
short as you please, monsieur lie prefect,"
he exclaimed, with feeble attempt at
pleasantly.
1T is concluded" replied the officer,
putting up his pistol IF | had fired
then my bullet would have described pre-
2isPly the same course as the bullet of
the assassin has done"
Through my BRAIN" replied the mag
istraie not without momentary shud-
Ter. Which COnvinces you
That Madame Roupell was at the
oscrctoire when she was killed. She
must have been seated or how could the
course Of the bullet have been down
ward|
The mayors admiration for NJ Lee
blanche increased every moment. Though
they were alone in the room, the project
dropped his voice to a whisper. and took
NJ Revel on one side close to the win
dow when he asked the next few ques-
tons
You are we'll acquainted, l suppose,
with the Roupell family?"
Yes, | may say | am. We exchange
visits. My wife and daughters frequent
" walked and rode with the young ladies
here. In fact, | may say that we have
been quite friendly"
NJ. Lablanche put the next question in
an apparently careless manner.
And the young ladies'? There was
nothing between either of them and this
Young man."
Nothing that know of. He was sim
ply friend of the family"
Has he not been particularly atten-
tive to one of the young ladies?"
/ do not think so, and especially not
OF late. People here seem to think rath-
er that he has been entirely eclipsed by
Monsieur Chabot, who, it appears. stood
very well with them. | know the gen
aeman was quite attentive
And to whom were those attentions di-
0octed, MademOiselle Harriet or Mademoi-
SeIo Emily"
/ could not really say. There was lit
lie to choose between them Both, as
YOU have seen, are charming, and both,
rs have told YOU, are the acknowledged
hereSseS Of Madame Roupel"
1t was NJ. Lablanche'S turn to be as
Jonished
Her acknowledged hciresses =" he ex-
GAINED. why. you never told me
that"
Did not?" answered the mayor.
Wei, 1t is the fact, all the same But
you were about to say something"
Not at ALL replies NJ. Lablanche, Il
was only thinking" and he suffered his
features to relapse into their accustomed
expression Of immobiIity. Thank you:
'o"I Is all | wish to know, monsieur lie
"aICe II YOU will now go downstairs
ana prepare your report for the tribunal.
VIII Join YOU in few minutes, when l
nave concluded my Investigations"
Inc mayor bowed to the project and
cit the apartment.
CHAPTER ".
victor Labanche owed his unprece-
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