Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-04-04
CHAPTER III.-(Continued.l
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In thoir golden settings.
Come here, Monsieur Revell." he said
quietly to the mayor. In that hushed voice
which even men accustomed to such
scenes involuntarily adopt In the pres
ence OF the dead. The mayor of Vile
neuve approached the bedside, and gazed
for some moments ON the features of the
murdered woman.
DO you notice the direction Of the bull
Ictf' inquired the project, pointing with
his finger.
lido. 1t appears to have entered the
front Of the head. considerably above the
tsmple.-
Just so but you will notice that Its
course IL downward"
What does that indicate to your in
CURED the magistrate.
Come with me. and will show you"
replied the officer. He led the way across
the room. and stood before the escretore.
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 1t occupied. So,
Now sit down In il. You are taller than
ticed that women as a 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
Roupeli."
b mol 1t would be approximately the
same"
EXACTLY so. Now | am going to point
my pistol at your head"
The project pressed the muzze of his
weapon against the magistrates temple
In the spot corresponding to the wound
on the head of Nine. Roupell. NJ Reyell
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 at
pleasantly.
1T is concluded" replied the officer,
putting up his pistol. IF | had fred
then my bullet would have described pre-
oisely 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"
THAT Madame Roupell was at the
escretoire 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 NJ. lie
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 we'll acquainted | suppose
with the Roupell family?"
"Yes, | may say | am. We exchang,
visits. My wife and daughters frequent
ly walked and rode with the young ladie
here. In fact | may say that we hav
been quite friendly"
M. Lablanche put the next question il
an apparently careless manner.
'And the young ladies'? There wa
nothing between either of them and thi
young manY
Nothing that 1 know Of. He was sim
ply friend of the family"
HAS he not been particularly atten
al do not think so. and especially no
OF late. People here seem to think ratf
err that he has been entirely eclipsed b
Monsieur Chabot who. it appears, stoo
very we'll with them. | know the ger
tleman was quite attentive"
"And to whom were those attentions d
rected, Mademoiselle Harriet or Mademo
selle Emily"
81 could not really say. There was Ii
tie to choose between them. Both,
you have seen, are charming, and bot
as have told you, are the acknowledg,
actresses of Madame Roupell."
1t was N. Lablanche's turn to be a
tonished.
"Her acknowledged heiresses - he e
claimed. why, you never told n
that"
Did l not1" answered the mayo
"Wel it is the fact, all the same. b
you we're about to say something"
mot at all" replies M. Lablanche,
was only thinking" and he suffered /
features to relapse into their accustom
expression Of immobility. Thank 20
that is all l wish to know, monsieur
MARIE If you will now 90 downsta
and prepare your report for the tribun
will join you In few minutes, when
have concluded my Investigations"
The mayor bowed to the project a
left the apartment
CHAPTER ~.
Victor Lablanche owed his UMPIRE
dented success largely to the fact that
never permitted anybody to share
discoveries In the field of crime
sver he found out anything remarkal
he never suffered the slightest hint OF
to cross his lips. He reserved 1t fol
grand coup when the crisis of the c
should be reached. And these surpri
which invariably enhanced his reputat
as a shrewd officer, were generally
fected through the exercise of the n
searching investigations of the loca
where a crime had been committed
sooner had the door closed than the WI
daneanor of the prefect underwent an