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preached NJ. Ginory. saluted him an
asked for a private Interview with
glance of his eye. The examining mag
lstrate understood what he meant.
An, IS 1t you, B%ernardet? You wis
to speak to me-"
Yes, M. emory. ] beg of you to ge
autopsy as soon as possible" He hat
quietly and almost imperceptibl.
drawn the magistrate away toward
Wineow away from the reporters, VIII,
wished to hear every word that wa.
uttered where he had him quite b,
himself i'm a corner of the room, neat
the library door.
y, mere 10 an experiment which mus
be tried, monsieur, and it ought tt
tempt q man like you" he said.
crnarde knew very well that pains
Taxing even to a fault, taken with any
new scientific discoveries, with a re
ceptive mind, eager to study and t.
learn. NJ. Gincry would not refuse hin
any help which would aid justice. Had
not the Acadany Of Moral and Political
Sciences crowned the year before NJ
G1nory's book on The Duties OF 9
Magistrate to the Discoveries Of Sci
ence?"
The word experiment" was not said
in order to brighten M. Ginory.
What do you mean by that, Der
nardet?" the magistrate asked. Ber-
nardet shook his head as If to intimate
that the explanation was too long to
give him there. They we're not alone.
Some n might hear them. And if q
journal should publish the strange
proposition which he wished to-
"Ah, ah." exclaimed the examining
magistrate. then it is something
strange, your experiment."
Any magistrate but you would think
1T wild. unreasonable or ridiculous.
which Is worse. But you-oh. ! do not
Say 1T to fatter yOu. monsieur" quick
ly added the police officer. seeing that
this praise troubled this man, who al
ways shrar1k from 1t. II speak thus be-
else would treat me as crack Drained.
But you-ilo."
NJ, Ginory looked %curlously at the
little man, whose attitude was humble
and even su~pplicating and seemed to
seek a favorable response. and whose
eyes sparlsled and indicated that his
idea was no common one.
What is that DOR there" asked
M. Ginory. pointing t. the half open
library door.
1T is the study Of M. Rovere-the
VICTIM
Let us go in there" said NJ. emory.
In this oom no one could near them.
They could speak freely. On entering
the examining magistrate mechani-
cnlly cast his eye over the books, stop
ping at such and such a title Of a rare
work, and, seating himself in a low,
easy chair covered with caramanie, he
made a sign to the police officer to
speak. Bernardet Stood. hat In. hand,
in front OF him.
m. lie jude" Bernardet began, 81
beg your pardon for asking you to
grant me an Interview, but allowing
for the difference IN our positions,
which is very great. I am like you, a
SChOl1I-NCrS, curious oho1J o,o
belong to the institute. and o
will
Go on, Bernardet."
And you will belong to it, NJ. Gil
nory, but | strive also, in my lower
sphere. to keep myself au courant with
written. was In the service Of the
academy hen your beautiful work
was crowned. and when the perpetual
secretary spoke of those magistrates
who knew how to unite the love OF
letters with a study of justice I
down, on the ladder, NJ. lie Juge, he
might have also searched for and
found some men who studied to learn
and to do their best in doing their
duty"
An; I know you, Bernardet. Your
chief has often spoken of you"
Il know that M. Leriche is very
good to me, but it is not for me to
boast of that. I wish only to inspire
confidence In o because what 1 wish
TO say to you is so strange-so very
STRANGE
know" he began. that if I were to say
to a physician what I am about to say
to you he would think I ought to be
shut up In st. Anne, and yet / am not
crazy. beG OF you to believe. No: but
l have searched and searched. 1t seems
to mo h a there is a mass of inven-
tons. of discoveries, which we police
officers ought to make use Of, and,
although l am a sub-inspector-"
Go on. go on" said the magistrate
quickly, with a movement of the head
toward the open door OF the salon,
where the attorney for the republic was
conducting the investigation, and his
nod seemed to say: They are at work
in there. Let US make haste"
I will be as brief as possible" said
Bernardet, who understood What he
| meant.
Monsieur (and his tone became
rapid. precise, running up and down
like a bald, 80 years or. rather, to be
exact. SO years ago some American
published the fact that the daguerreo-
type-we AVE made long strides
since then in photography-had per-
mitted them to find in h retina Of a
murdered man's eye the image of the
ore who struck him."
Yes. I know" said M. Ginory,
In 1860 I was too young, and I had
no desire to prove the truth Of this
discovery. I adore photography as
adore my profession. 1 pass my leisure
hours in taking Instantaneous pictures,
in developing them. printing and fin-
fishing them. The idea Of what I am
about to propose to you came to me by
chance. l bought upon one OF the
quays 2 volume of the Societe de Medi-
cine Lcsale of 1869. in which DIR. Yer
noiS gives an accoun of Il commune
cation sent to the society by a physi-
clan, who also sent Photographic proofs
thus indOrsed, Photographs taken OF
the retina OF a woman assassinated the
14th OF June, 1S4S.'"
Yes" again said NJ. Ginory. "It was
a communication from DR.. Bourbon, of
Darnez.'
Precisely"
And the proof sent by the doctor
showed the instant when. after strik-
ing the mother. the assassin killed the
child. while the dog sprang toward the
little carriage in which the little ono
lay"
Yes, NJ. Ginory.'"
oh. we'll. hut my poor Bernardet. DIR
Vernois. since you have read his re-
port
BY chance, monsieur. 1 found it or
a. book stall. and IT has kent ]r1nninp