The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-05-15
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UusHatoH nad mailed his letters for him
The first OF these persons was Nine
Roupeli, thus again establishing beyon,
doubt the identity of the Henry Ora
ham of Blois with the dissolute brothe
of the late owner of the Chateau Willie
neuve.
The surname of Henry Graham's sec
ond correspondent had escaped the mem
DRY OF the concierge in the course o.
years. He was positive, however, tina,
her hrst name had been Helene, and thai
she had resided at Belliers, small villag.
in the department of the Loire.
This second correspondent had also
been a LADY, well-educated. refined
lady, he should judge, for he had been in
the habit of taking up NJ. Graham's mail
and the envelopes had been fine and deli.
cately scented, and had borne a crest and
monogram on the outside, such a. were
only used by persons of rank.
As the train rushed across the land.
scape, Cassagne relapsed into a media.
tive mood. The thought required to him.
was this woman, after lapse of 20 many
years, yet alive, and would it be possible
to find her? If Graham was the murder
er, as he now believed, tho person most
likely to know Of his present whereabouts
would be this one-the woman who. in
all probability, had been his wife. He fell
to studying how old this boy could be
now. He calculated he must be nearly
thirty years Of age. For old Gughatof,
the concierge, had given the child's age at
about ten when Graham had left Blois,
and little more than twenty years had
elapsed since that time. If he could find
him, he perhaps might yet be in COM
munication with his father.
When Henry Graham lad left Blois he.
too, had turned his steps In the direction
OF Belliers. For Gughatoff had forward
ed several letters to him at that place. 1t
was toward Belliers, therefore, that he,
Cassagne, must hasten, there to pursue
his investigations; but first of all he
would 60 to Paris. He must find out
what NJ. Lablanche had accomplished. He
must also receive the report of his as
sistant, who meantime would not have
been idle.
The first thing M. Cassagne did upon
his arrival in Paris was to hail a cab.
Jumping in, he babe the man drive to
the apartment of his friend and assist
ant, D'Auburon, in the Rue de Provence.
1t was about noon when he assembled the
staircase and raped loudly on the door
Of the vestibule. D'Auburon came out
himself to let him in, rubbing his eyes.
Il have been up pretty nearly all night"
he said, yawning terribly. "Wait till I
get bath. Then we will have some
breakfast"
"Confound the fellow" exclaimed the
impatient Cassagne. II never call ON
him but he is either in the bath or Just
about to take one. 1t Is the one thing
against his making good detective. He
is too fond of water"
A minute afterward D'Auburon appear
ed in loose dressing gown and Turkish
slippers, swinging two enormous Indian
clubs in a manner that threatened de-
struction to the chandeliers and orna-
ments.
While he was thus engaged, Cassagne
had arisen. He was walking restlessly up
and down the room. The splashing of the
water had given him sudden fit of shiv-
ering. The sight Of his friend wasting
precious time on what he deemed a friv.
olous exercise, also irritated him. Sud-
denly his eye fell upon a card in the
receiver on the center table. It was a
very elegantly engraved piece of paste
board. surmounted with a coronet en-
bossed In gold. Its inscription read:
1.-THE Vicomte de Valiar."
"Ah," exclaimed Cassagne, that's the
man to whom I procured you the letter
of introduction. You managed to get
there"
EYES," replied D'Auburon, land he call
ed when l was out and left his card, A
great inancier he is. President of half
a dozen big companies. He has made
one fortune and has twenty irons in the
fire, all of which he manages to keen re-
specially heated"
Never mind him for the present." in
terrupted Cassagne, impatiently. TELL
me of Chabot, above ALL want to know
what the project of police has accomplish
ed. How many men has he got on the
case?"
-Four !"
"Who are they?"
"Vougeot, Remoul, villeroy and Cou-
tinet."
None of them is up to much except
Vougeot," unused NJ. Cassagne, to whom
the detectives named were we'll known.
'Vougeot is a pretty smart fellow. What |
is he doing?"
"He is shadowing Chabot. So far he
has accomplished nothing"
Now tell me what has happened. This
man Chabot. Is monsieur lie project still
serious in his belief that he is in some
way implicated In this crime?"
"Assuredly, but there is a more absurd |
phase to it than that. Whom do you
.hink, in addition to Chabot, monsieur lie
prefect has placed under surveillance?
"Oh, l can't tell. The nan In the
noon, perhaps"
mo, not SO bad as that. But, deter
mined to cover all points, I suppose, he
las placed a watch upon the movements
f the American, DR.. Paul Mason. That's
lot all. Poor, honest Pierre, the butler
It the chateau, man whom you yourself
and said wouldn't hurt a fly,
las also been included. 1t Is positively
hameful to permit such bunglers as La
blanche to squander the secret service
unds in such fooleries. Another fellow.
understand, has been haunting the park
It Villeneuve, and was nearly shot by
me of the keepers, who took him for a
'oacher. They hauled him before the
mayor down there, and the man had to
ell his whole story to clear himself. The
'refect was raving when he heard of It,