The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-21
The Roupell Mystery
CHAPTER xI.--lconslauss. J


glistening In big drops on the thick hal
on his heaving chest. as he rushed across
the foos Of bis sitting room, holding BIZ
towel around him with one hand. III
opened the door little way and took II
the letter. Still holding his towel ahou
him. be stood examining the envelope very
carefully. AS he stood thus. wIth one
foot slightly thrown forward. all bis
weight on his left leg. bis muscles stood
CUT like whip-cords- His eyes we're bright
and the light OF new interest suddenly
sprang into them. He presented thus q
splendid specimen OF physical manhood
He had little occasion for the brisk rub
bling to which be treated himself. when
be had put down the letter unopened.
merely remarking:
II wonder what Cassagne Is doing at
Tilleneuve"
The heat of his young and vigorous
body had almost evaporated the moisture.
He went back into his bedroom and put
on a soft. silken suit of pajamas, caught
at the waist with brocaded belt He
took tasselIed Turkish fez from it's peg
and put it on his head. Then he went
In to his chocolate and rolls. picked up
his morning paper and began TO read He
skinned the sheet at first with languid
interest. eating very deliberately as his
eye travelled over the paper. Suddenly he
came to this item:
Nothing new has transpired since
yesterday in regard TO the murder Of
Mime. Roupell at the Chateau Vile
neuve-~
He got no further. Like a fash he
dropped the paper and reached out and
took hold OF the letter which he had
almost forgotten. exclaiming:
'@The Chateau yilleneuysl villeneuve
Why. that's the place Cassagne writes
from. Pshaw what ann thinking Off
He can't have been called in ON that mat
ter Il was In the hands Of the project
of police. and / know he hates Cassagne
like poison"
trenbled little In their eagerness that
be opened the letter.
~Ah~ be exclaimed. here's fun at
last Cassagne Is engaged in that Vile
neuve matter after all. Called in By
friend of the suspected party. too. Al
ways on that side of the case-the most
difficult, OF course Wants me to watch
one Jules Chabot- l know him: old
top; club man About as much chance
of his being implicated as Of my getting
married Well, | declare rs
There were two long sheets OF instruc-
tons. His first excitement over, Charles
D'Auburon read them twice very care
fully, slipping his chocolate so slowly that
the contents of the cup were almost cold
before he finished IL. Several minutes
elapsed before be finally put Cassagn
letter on one side and lay back to think.
1t was curious that his new field of
activity should at last have brought him
into contact professionally with a man
whom he had hitherto known only social
ly. M. Jules Chabot, while mere &C
quaintance. belonged to a club Of which
be was a me.nber-the Alliance He
was NOT very constant In his attendance:
but he was toIerably well acquainted
there Jules Chabot be had known as
one Is apt TO know those one casually
meets In the billiard room or at the card
table
How fortunate IL was that, acting I'M
der the advice of his friend Cassagne. he
had scrupuIousiy hidden from all his
friends and acquaintance his new occu-
patton. IL would be comparatively easy
task for him to keep watch of Chabot's
The only question was hog
to do so without exciting his suspicious
He sat revolving this matter In his
mind for nearly an hour. at the end Of
which time he arose and completed his
toilet, dressing himself with unusual care.
The role be had now to play was one
which had deceived many-fhat of rich.
Innocent dandy, to whom appearance L.
and who has not a thought In
bis head beyond the set OF his hat or bis
tie.
He selected from his wardrobe fine
morning frock coat and q lowered waist
soak Of an oriental design which was all
he rage among the boulevards. He put |
va a very tall collar and necktie of a |
rery ultra fashion: glossy hat, patent |
Gather boots and silver-headed Maiacca |
.ane completed his outfit. AS he descend
d the stairs be put an eye glass In ons
sye.
Thus ACQUIRED, Charles DAuburon |
was as different being as you could well |
imagine, from the free and easy Bohs- |
milan Of an hour previously. A slight |
arawi was apparent In his speech. Hail |
Ing cab, be directed the driver TO pro-
coed to the Alliance club. He was the |
most innocent looking young man ia the |
whole Of Paris A vacant smile played |
around his mouth. One gloyed hand |
sought his blonde mustache In caress-
ing manner, while with the other he re-
turned the salutations Of bis numerous
III. Jules Chabot, seated |
Ia the bay window of the Alliance club, |
saw him aIight, and surveyed him with q |
look In which contempt struggled with |
polfteneas and got rather the best of It. |
There IL that insufferabIs fop, D'Au- |
buron, coming up the steps" be remarked |
DO an intimate. II think that fellow
cooks bigger fool every day"
CHAPTER XII.
When Alfred Cassagne bid DR.. Mason
sdieu, IL was TO return to Paris, hrst to |
think and then to act Never IN the |
course of bis experience had a encoun-
.ered a case which presented obstacles of
70 puxzling q nature. He was a true
Partisan. A day or two In the country
soon satisfied him. BE required the slim
alus of a great city to impart to bis
mental organization that activity and
sharpness which the calm and quiet of
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