The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
CHAPTER III-fcontinaed. J

body. Around the neck. a pearl neskiac
of considerable value yet depended, an
on her fingers rich gems still sparkle
In their golden settings
Come here, Monsieur Reyell." be said
quietly to the mayor, in that hushed voic
which even men accustomed to sucl
scenes involuntarfly adopt ip the pres
ence of the dead The mayor of Vile
neuve approached the bedside, and gaze.
for some moments on the features of tn,
! murdered woman.
DO you notice the direction Of the bull
letT' inquired the project, pointing witt
his finger
| i do. 1t appears to have entered thu
front of the head, considerably above tht
temple"
Just 80 but you will notice that 1t,
course is downward
What does that indicate to you?' in.
CURED the magistrate.
Come with me, and will show you, .
replied the officer. He led the way across
the room, and stood before tie escretoire.
You say 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 Roupell, but you may have no.
tlced that women as 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 the ground and that of Madame
Roupell."
J No! 1t would be approximately the
same
Exactly so. Now I 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 VI. 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 ar |
pleasantly.
1T is concluded" replied the officer.
putting up his pistol. IF / had sred |
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 momentary shud-
der. Which convinces you-o
That Madame Roupell was at the
eseretoire when she was killed. She
must have been seated; or how could the
course of the bullet have been down
ward?"
The mayors admiration for VI. Lee
blanche increased every moment. Though
they were alone in the room, the project
dropped his voice to a whisper, and took
M Revell on one side close to the win
dow when he asked the next few ques-
tions:
You are well acquainted, I suppose,
with the RoupelI family?' {
Yes, | may say 1 am. We exchange I
visits. My wife and daughters FREQUENT I
y walked and rode with the young ladies' I
here. In fact, l may say that we have q
been quite friendly" j
NJ. Lablanche put the next question in b
IN apparently careless manner 5
And the young ladies'? There was v
nothing between either of them and this f
Toung manP
Nothing that know of. He was sim n
'ly friend of the family d
Has he not been particularly atten- b
i've to one of the young ladies?" Fl
1 do not think so, and especially not b.
I late. People here seem to think rath- fl
r that he has been entirely eclipsed by m
lonsieur Chabot, who, it appears. stood C
cry well with them. l know the gen OF
eman was quite attentive" e
And TO whom were those attentions di- W
ected, Mademoiselle Harriet or Mademoi di
slle Emily?' he
Il could not really say. There was lit NJ
e to choose between them. Both. as be
'u have seen, are charming, and both to
have told you. are the acknowledged tx
dresses of Madame Roupell."
1t was NJ. Lablanche's turn to be as oil
nished Isl
Her acknowledged heiresses - he ex- tn
aimed why, you never told me all
at" of
Did | not?' answered the mayor. he
Vel, 1t is the fact, all the same. But ms
u were about to say something" an
Not at all, replies NJ Lablanche, Il rht
rs only thinking" and he suffered his wa
itures to relapse into their accustomed ing
preston Of immobility Thank you ivy
ar Is all | wish to know, monsieur le of
lire. If you will now go downstairs tee
d prepare your report for the tribunal, asi
Will join you in few minutes. when | he
We concluded my investigations. ed
The mayor bowed to the project and on
t the apartment late