The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-09-10

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Il take this opportunity TO give yop
a solemn warning. VI Jules Chauvenet.
alias Ramhaud. ana thereby render
you a greater service than yen know
You have undertaken n deep and dan
gerous game, II is spectacular. 4 IL
picturesque. II n immensel II IA No
stupendous that the taking OF few
lives seems tritiing IN comparison with
the end TO be obtained Now look about
yon for moment. NJ Jules Chauvenetl
In this mountain air man may grow
very sane and see matters very clearly
London Paris. Berlin. Vienna they
are long way on and the things they
stand for lose their splendor when a
man sits among these American noun.
taus and reflects upon the pettlness
aud sordidness OF mans common amhl,
tons"
lis this eSorlium or peroration, my
dear fellow3"
1T is both" replied Armitage sue
cinctly. and Chauvenet was sorry be
iad spoken. for ArmItage stopped short
In n lonely stretch Of the highway and
continued In dlsagreeable. ineisIve
tone.
81 ran away from Washington after
you told that story at Claiborne's sup
per table not because ! was afraid OF
your accusation, but because | wanted
to watch your plans little In security
The only man who could have helped
me Immediately was Senator Sander
sou, and knew that he was In Mon
tana"
chauvenet smiled with return OF
assurance
'Of course The hour was chosen
we'll"
"More wisely. IN fact. than your
choice OF that big assassin OF yours
He's clumsy fellow. with more Drawn
than brains. had no trouble IN shak
Ing him of In Boston, where you prob
ably advised him ! should be taking
the Montreal express"
Chauyenet bllnked This was pre-
cisely what he had told Zmai TO es
pect He shifted from one foot 10 an
other and wondered Just how he was
to escape from Armitage He had gone
to Storm Springs to be near Shirley
Claiborne. and he deeply resented hav
Ing business thrust upon him,
He Is a wise man who Yields the
knife himself. NJ. Chauyenet 10 the
taking Of poor Count Won Stroebel's life
so deftly and secretly you prove my
philosophy. II was clever job. mon
sieur!"
Chauvenet's gloved fingers caught at
his mustache.
THAT Is almost Insulting, NJ Arml
tage A distinguished statesman h
killed, therefore | must have murdered
him You forget that there's differ
ence between MS You are an unknown
adventurer carrie on the books of the
police as a fugitive from justice. and
can walk TO the hotel and get twenty
reputable men to vOuch for me nd
wise you to be careful not TO mention |
my name In connection with Count Won |
StfoeDelS uehtn.
He had begun jaunt,l' but closed In |
heat. and when he finished Armitage |
nodded to signify that he understood |
perfectly.
"A few more deaths. and you would |
be In position to command tribute |
from a high quarter monsieur"
"Your mind seems to turn upon as
sassination. n you know so much |
about Stroebels death it's unfortunate
that you left Europe at a time when
you might have rendered important aid |
In finding the murderer IT'S q bit sus- |
picious, NJ. Armitagel II is known NJ
the Hotel Monte Rosa In Geneva that
you were the last person to enjoy an
interview with the venerable states
man. you see am not duh, NJ. Armi-
tagep
"You are not dull Chauvenet You
are only shortslghted. The same wit
nesses know that John Armitage was al
the Hotel Monte Rosa for twenty-fouf
hours following the counts departure
Meanwhile where were you. Jules
chauvenetW
Chauyenet's hand again went 10 iIlt
face. which whltened. though ho
sought refuge again In hippant irony
"To be sure! Where was |. mon
sieuri Undoubtedly you know all my
30 that II IL unnecessary
for me to have any opinions Ia the
matter"
quite sol Your opinions are not OF
great value TO me, for ] employed
agents to trace every move you made
during the month In which Count Won
Stroebe was stabbed to death IN his
railway carriage. II Is so interesting
that have committed the record TO
memory. II the story would interest
you
The hand that again sought the
slight mustache tremblpd slightly but
Ch1urenet smiled
"You should write the memoirs OF
your very interesting career, my dear
fellow. cannot listen 10 your babble
longer"
"A. I..s "A fta4.s 81. t.ftf