The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-04-02
The RoupeIl Mystery
CHAPTER XXI.

! the house of the Vicomte de Valaii'
. remarked NJ. Cassagne, on the mornir
following his adventure in the garden.
"Yes," replied D'Auburon. ''rhey nj
I both there nearly every night"
Now is the time you must introduC
/ me as the rich Swiss gentleman, prepa
a ed to take shares in the Consolidate
] Dock Company, or whatever you call it.
, Il am prepared to do that" answere
D'Auburon, whenever you are ready t
assume the part. OF course | cannot an
swer that the mere establishment of bus
ness relations with the vicomte will lea
to an invitation to his house."
You need not frighten yourself abou
that. Any one who has any money {
drop on his card tables need not remail
long unlimited. | have seen enough o
him to know that. You had better Sc
him this evening and say that you expec
me from Berne shortly. Meantime, 20,
must post me thoroughly on the Docl
Company scheme and when | meet th'
vicomte / must be prepared TO endorse
it."
What is your particular object In
: watching Madame Colbert Remplir
through the de- YaIair 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 Yalair entertainments. You
| say that they are extended until a late
hour, and that Madame Colbert Remplin
herself has become q confirmed gambler.
What better opportunity could you wish
for than to study person under such
circumstances? Give me the atmosphere
of the gambling table to show up the
points in 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 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
effectualy compel their absence when she
wished to be entirely free from espionage.
Besides, a mere servant has no opportu-
81 bo- t1ratph har n
ciety to note her actions when mingllng |
with the world, to 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 DAuburon by
appointment at his club, the two gentle
men proceeded to the Office of the Mu-
tual Credit and Trust Company, where
was formally introduced to the
Vicomte de Valair, Jules Chabot, Nj.
Colbert-Remplin and others interested in
the dock enterprise.
During the conversation which ensued
the broker Herr Goldstein called and
brought the intelligence that such stock
Is he had been authorized to place upon
he Bourse had found ready takers.
ut is always the way with really
lound thing" he remarked, with good
names behind It, An enterprise OF that
character always goes" Then he whis-
,ercd in de Valiar's ear:
"Who Is the new man? The one in
he white vest, who wears pale green
ibbon as a watch guard. Q
''That is Monsieur Frederic Lazare, Z
rich manufacturer of Berne, Switzer- +
md. | suppose he eschews watch chains a
ecause he gets enough of them in his .
usiness l have just put his name down i,
Or a large block of shares. Be sure and u
. particularly civil to him. He is com e
,r TO the house tonight. Will you join /,
5? We shall have very quiet time.
ositiyely no cards, will be the order of
lie evening" "
Thus early in the day fortune had II
.vored NJ. Frederic Lasare. Almost a
ranger in Paris, the vicomte had gra -,
ously invited him to meet the vicom- :,
sse at their house in the Avenue Wag !;
m. d,
with much pleasure" had been the
rmal phrase with which the wealthy to
yiss had accepted the invitation. But
uttered the words from the bottom of er
5 heart be
81 am delighted to meet any friend of at
onsieur D'Auburon's," was the express an
N with which the Vicomtesse de Valiar
,lcomed the manufacturer of Berne. II be
emit a few weeks some years ago among lo'
ur beautiful mountains, and | assure
u | have never forgotten them. All to
, but II does not really pay to sigh Sy
vanished days; they can never come mi
,in." and reflective look came into sa
fine eyes, as II some tender recollec-
n, connected with her early trip to in,
land of her guests birth, had recur- no
to her mind. ha
He recalled the sunny smile habitual ne;
h her when before her world, by say saC
i: 70
When a more advanced age brings of
h it such opportunities as have fallen you
your lot, madame, you should not re- sio
t the flight of years; and are you to wa
pitied, who know seemingly how to VIII
Ike such good use of the worlds best of
lgs?" to
t was very small party which sat tur
IN TO dinner. There were eight per-
5 in all. Herr Goldsteia, tie broker, YOU
one. Jules Chabot was also there. =
) banker, Colbert Iemplin and Mad ed.
: Colbert Rempltn came in at the last dog
nant Tho goriSs rontla,,o, 49, al. I,