The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-21
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years ago, as near as can reeollect-"
The first thing Cassagne did on his
| arrival in Paris was to call ON his friend
and pupil. Charles D'Auburon- He found
him at home. his face glowing with sup
pressed enthusiasm
Now" said Cassagne. tell us what
has happened? Have you found Jules
Chahot. and what progress have you made
toward getting acquainted"
Il already knew him slightly" an
swered D'Auhuron. II approached him
cautiously. because II be Is really impli-
Gated in this matter he would naturally
be suspicious Of any sudden show Of
friendship. Fortune favored me. how
ever. l managed to lose a game Of bill
lizards to him at the Alliance this morn
ing. the stakes a luncheon at the Cafe
Anglais. whittier we repaired shortly af-
ter. What do you think that laundering
idiot Lablanche is doing2 He has set
someone TO shadowing Monsieur Chabot.
The fellow followed us In a cab.
thought we had given him the slip. but.
looking out of the windows OF the Cafe
Anglais there he was lounging against a
lamp post. and looking like detective all
over. Did you ever hear of such cIumsi-
ness in all your life?"
You must exercise your ingenuity. my
dear boy. A little thing like that shouldn't
disturb you Always recollect that In
this business IL Is the man who keeps
cool that wins 1t Is golden maxim"
D'Auburon was rapidly cooling. He
had been waiting all the evening for the
arrival Of bis friend TO indulge in his
TRADE against the project. He bad deliv-
cred himself. Then he became again. as
Cassagne put it. "a reasoning being"
Cassagne then gave DAuburon a short
sketch Of what had occurred at the Cha
teau yilleneuve. He finish his account
By producing the little gold locket
The man who wore this was last heard
from at Blois. The owner of this locket
was the man who actually murdered Mad
anne Roupell. Whether he had accom-
pIiees or not Ii is hard at present TO say.
The project argues. doubtless. from Jules
Chabot's presence in the chateau on the
night of the murder. that be Is In some
way connected with IL My own opinion
is that it is mere coincidence; nothing
more Still it will not DO to leave any
point uncovered. That's why want you
10 keep him well in sight Do you seef''
Il see. Of course" responded D'Au-
huron Il can keep him in sight read
lily. Meantime. what do you yourself pro-
pose to do? Go TO Biois. suppose"
Exactly. and start tomorrow morn
ing. That means shall go TO bed early
tonight. You must try and discover
this man Chabot's most intimate friends.
meanwhile. | may be gone for day or
so. Try and go where he goes. to be In
vited where he is invited and above all
don't let Lahlanche get ahead OF US. He's
not such fool as you think If he makes
blunders. remember he makes remarkably
clever ones"
There was some talk Of ball to-mor-
row night" remarked DAuburon az
length, when he had well weighed the
others Words ball at the vicomts de
Valiar's"
"Ah do you know him7"
yes. as / know them all. know OF
him. He IAN be got at II necessary. From
what Chabot dropped" continued D'Au-
buron. II believe he intends to be there.
He is quite IN with the de valiars,
understand You have heard Of de Va
liars, suppose7 Great financial nabob.
and all that sort of thing"
Cassagne nodded, quietly. You ought
certainly 10 be there One never knows
what may happen"
Nov 10 find. In a population Of near
" thirty thousand people. this one indi-
viduaI, this Henry Graham. who was last
heard from IN this very city seven years
ago" soliloquized VI. Cassagne, as be
stepped from his compartment on to the
platform of the little railway station and
saw frowning from above him the ancient
castle Of Blois. All the way down In the
train he had been busily occupied in plan
ming how he would find the human needle,
Henry Graham, In the bundle of hay,
Blois-
with nothing TO guide him but bis own
marvellous powers of reasoning. be now
started forth upon a search which ninety
nine men out Of hundred would have
considered worse than useless. For It
was quite within the bounds of possibility
that the man be was looking for had lived
Ia BIois under another name than that Of
Henry Graham.
M. Cassagne saunfered quietly down
the eurving. narrow main street of the
old town. By nightfaI be had accom-
plIshed this: He had had bis hair Dress
ed nearly twenty times. be had ordered
and paid for but barely tasted nearly
forty meals He had discovered that
there were exactly two inns for every
barber La the town of Blois. But no
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