Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
CHAPTER III.-CContinued.
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body. Around the neck, a pearl necklace
of considerable value yet depended, and |
on her fingers rich gems still sparkled
In their golden settings.
Come here, Monsieur Revell,' he said, |
quietly to the mayor, in that hushed voice
which even men accustomed to such
scenes involuntarily adopt in the pres
ence of the dead. The mayor of Vile
neuve approached the bedside, and gazed
for some moments on the features of the
murdered woman.
do you notice the direction of the bull
lett" inquired the project, pointing with
his finger.
II do. 1t appears to have entered the
front of the head, considerably above the
temple"
lust so; but you will notice that its
course is downward"
what does that indicate to your" in.
Quired the magistrate.
Come with me, and will show you,"
replied the officer. He led the way across
the room, and stood before the escretoire.
you says nothing has been disturbed
here"
Positively nothing"
"Then notice how this chair has been
tipped over. Now let me place another
chair in the position it occupied. So!
Now sit down in it. You are taller than
Madame Roupeh, but you may have no
ticed that women as a general thing sit
higher than men,"
Il have noticed that"
Therefore when you were both seated
there would not be SO very much differ
ence between the height of your head
| from ha n,,J +LoA -
Roupell."
mo! 1t would be approximately the
same"
Exactly So Now am going to point
my pistol at your head"
The project pressed the muzzle of his
weapon against the magistrates temple
In the spot corresponding to the wound
on the head of Nine. Roupell. NJ. Revell
changed color slightly as he felt the cold
rim of the pistol against his forehead,
but he sat still.
"You may make this experiment as
short as you please, monsieur lie project"
he exclaimed, with a feeble attempt at
pleasantly.
1T is concluded" replied the officer,
putting up his pistol. IF had fred
then my bullet would have described pre-
cisely the same course as the bullet of
the assassin has done"
Through my BRAIN" replied the mag
istrate, not without a mOmentary shud-
der. (which convinces you"
THAT Madame Roupell was at the
escretoire when she was killed. She
. must have been seated; or how could the
course of the bullet have been down
= ward2"
: The mayors admiration for NJ. LIE
/. blanche increased every moment. Though
A they were alone in the room, the prefect
dropped his voice to a whisper, and tool
M. Revell on one side close to the win
dow when he asked the next few ques
4 tons:
you are we'll acquainted l suppose
. with the Roupell family"
). Eyes, may say 1 am. We exchang
visits. Ny wife and daughters frequent
!. ly walked and rode with the young ladie
:. here. In fact, l may say that we hav
been quite friendly"
NJ. Lablanche put the next question il
an apparently careless manner
= "And the young ladies? There wa
nothing between either of them and thi
- 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?
u :, ~ do not think so, and especially no
Of late. People here seem to think ratt
~ er that he has been entirely ecipsed b
Nc Monsieur Chabot, who, it appears, stoo
u very well with them. l know the ger
ie' tleman was quite attentive"
IL And to whom were those attentions
IN rected, Mademoiselle Harriet or Mademo
no Selle EmilyW
e. II could not really say. There was II
tie to choose between them. Both, q
you have seen, are charming, and boil
as l have told you, are the acknowledge
heiresses of Madame Roupell."
nv 1t was NJ. Lablanche's turn to be a
- tonished.
IL Her acknowledged heiresses ~ he e,
lp- claimed. why, you never told n
ne that"
as Did l not?" answered the mayo
IN "Well it is the fact, all the same. B,
nd you were about to say something"
lin Not at ALL" replies NJ. Lablanche,
val was only thinking" and he suffered
features to relapse into their accustom,
expression of immoblity. Thank yor
ieu that is all l wish to know, monsieur
MS maire If you will now go downstai
In and prepare your report for the tribune
lat / will join you in few minutes, when
his have concluded my investigations"
ant The mayor bowed to the project al
~ left the apartment.