Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-07-04
The Roupell Mystery
CHAPTER XXI.
A u S t y n


following his adventure in the garden.
YES" replied D'Auburon. They are
both there nearly every night"
Now Is the time you must introduce
me as the rich Swiss gentleman prepar-
ed to take shares in the Consolidated
Dock Company, or whatever you call it."
"I am prepared to do that" answered
D'Auburon, whenever you are ready to
assume the part. OF course l cannot an
swer that the mere establishment of bust
ness relations with the vicomte will lead
20 an invitation to his house"
you need not brighten yourself about
mat Any one who has any money to
drop on his card tables need not remain
long unlimited. 1 have seen enough of
him to know that. You had better see
him this evening and say that you expect
me from Berne shortly. Meantime, you
must post me thoroughly on the Dock
Company scheme, and when l meet the
vcomte / must be prepared to endorse
It"
what is your particular object in
watching Madame Colbert-Remplin
through the de Valair lens? There are
other houses which she visits more fire.
quently where perhaps you would have
better opportunities of watching her"
mo, not according to your accounts
of the de Valair entertainments. You
say that they are extended until late
hour. and that Madame Colbert-Remplin
herself has become a confirmed gambler.
What better opportunity could you wish
| for than to study a person under such
circumstances? Give me the atmosphere
of the gambling table to show up the
points in a persons character.
"As you will" assented D'Auburon. Il
should have thought, though, 1t would
have been an easy matter for you to have
attached yourself to the household OF
madame In some capacity where your
opportunities of studying her, and not
ing with whom she is in touch, would be
| far greater"
"You are mistaken, my friend, / assure
you," replied the detective, lin your esti-
mate of the opportunities such a course
would afford. Suppose / did bride the
footman to leave, and took his place.
which could, / admit, be easily done; the
opportunities which would be afforded OF
watching Madame Remplin would not be
In any measure increased. Worse, In
the presence of servants she would be
doubly cautious and she could, IN the
capacity of mistress, impose such tasks
upon members of her household as would
effectually compel their absence when she
wished 10 be entirely free from espionage.
Besides. a mere servant has no opportu-
nifty to follow her and watch her IN so
ciety; 10 note her actions when mingling
with the world. 20 listen TO her as she
converses 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 DAuDuron Dy
appointment at his club, the two gentle
men proceeded TO the Office of the Mu-
tual Credit and Trust Company, where
Cassagne was formally introduced TO the
Yicomte de Valair, Jules Chabot, NJ.
Colbert Remplin and others interested in
the dock enterprise.
During the conversation which ensuea
the broker Herr G0ldstein called ana
brought the intelligence that such stock
as he had been authorized 10 place upon
the Bourse had found ready takers.
"It Is always the way with really
sound thing" he remarked with good
names behind "a. An enterprise OF chat
character always goes" Then he wills
pered In dc Naliar's ear
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the white vest, who wears pale green
ribbon as watch guard"
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a rich manufacturer Of berne, sWlt1er-
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because he gets enough of them ln bis
businoss. J hays just put bis name down
for a large block Of shares. lfe sure ana
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