Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-06-06


church, and there in the little burying
head was a stone on which | read:
HENRY GRAHAM,
Aged CO years"
What! ~ exclaimed D'Auburon. aston
ished beyond measure. "Was it our Hen
ry Graham? 1t can't be possible ~
There is not the slightest doubt about
it. When l saw that tombstone, you can
imagine how l felt after all the time
and trouble l had given this case. 1t
was as If the bottom had dropped out of
everything. The priest saw, no doubt.
that l was strangely affected. He attri5-
uted my agitation to grief.
Tell me something about my poor
old friend l said. 1 have heard that
he was in very bad circumstances. Did
he die poor?'
Very replied the priest. But he
was cared for by mother church. That
stone was erected by his son. All he
was a sad scamp. a willful fellow, who
gave his poor father no end of trouble.
But that was the old mans fault, partly.
He did not somehow care to have the boy
with him. He lived up on the hill. him
self. for years, in very good style-ho
had money from somewhere, though
don't know where he got it. But the
child, he didn't seem to be bothered aoou;
him.
Didn't the child live with him.
inquired-not that l cared to know. but
| wanted to keep the old man talking.
| thought he might possibly drop Some
thing worth having.
l., H. ,l.,,,.
old fellow. No. he didn't seem 20 care
to have the child with him. Until he
was quite a big boy he remained in tn
care of young couple in the village. II,
woman, l think. grew TO be quite fonI
of him. But he was an unruly little ras
cal'''
".All this is very serious. The resul'
is that we are no further than when ",
started. What do you propose to d.
now: You're not going to give it III.
are your
Give ii up. l wonder at your askiu
such a question. Certainly | shall 10.
give it up"
Now tell me-" said the younger man.
what you propose doing? l am impa-
tient to know"
NJ. Cassagne did . Immediately reply.
He closed his eyes ike one who thinks
deeply. At last he sale:
Il have mapped out a plan Of action.
And we must either carry it out on thai
line. or abandon it altogether. We have
adopted from the start the theory that
this crime was nor committed for the
purpose of robbery. but in the interest
Of some person wlo in some way would
s. III al. id L. l.rsI
the death Of Madame Roupell. If we
abandon that theory We have no other to
work on. After the most careful exam
ination of all the facts and circumstances. |
] fail TO account for the murder upon
any other hypothesis. Henry Graham
being dead disproves that theory so far as
he is concerned; but so far only"
Admitted but whom have you 10 take
his placer You must substitute someone,
or your theory falls to the ground" re
marked D'Auburon.
Not necessarily" replied the detec-
tive. I'VE may substitute an entirely I'M
known person and call him y"
Yes, that's all very well; but how 70
find him is the question"
ITO which ] certainly give you an
other answer. Listen attentiyely. ] am
about to begin my argument, and i want
you 70 follow IL and pick IL 70 pieces.
Commencing on the hypothesis already
laid down. ] shall proceed 10 demonstrate
two things First, the murder Of Madame
Roupell was committed by someone d.
rectly interested in getting her out OF the
way. Second, "a was the work of some
person who was acquainted with her al
fairs, either by actually having known
her, or from information gathered from
someone who was her intimate. You
must not forget the missing will, portions
OF which are Ia my possession. You
must not forget also the circumstances
surrounding this mysterious crime. II
was committed ID the dead Of night. The
hour chosen BIZ the murderer was one AZ
which be expected 10 lnd the house en-
tirely unprotected by the presence Of men,
for The butler and coachman, recOlleof. |
slept over fhe stables and me presence /
of Van LID and Chabot NJ tle chateau
that night vas q contingency totally un.
foreseen By him, and one he could nor
have been prepared for You may be |
sure that n be had foreseen IN he would
have postponed BIS ylsif unfi' some other /
occasion, for men of fhat stamp. tl0Ifh /
bold and unserupulous, Always take Az
Lies rlsf az possible
HGFantedp acQulesced DAubuT0p. roo /
on"
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hRs resolved from finding flai HEMP
Graham died before me murdel Naa cop
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