Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23

phase to it than that. Whom do you
think, in addition to Chabot, monsieur lie
project has placed under surveillance? 2"
"Oh, l can't tell. The man in the
moon, perhaps"
mo, not so bad as that But, deter
mined to cover all points, / suppose, he
has placed a watch upon the movements
Of the American, DR.. Paul Mason. That's
not all. Poor, honest Pierre the butler
at the chateau, a man whom you yourself
examined and said wouldn't hurt a fly,
has also been included 1t is positively
shameful to permit such bunglers as La
blanche to squander the secret service
funds in such fooleries. Another fellow,
l understand, has been haunting the park
at Villeneuve, and was nearly shot by
one of the keepers, who took him for a
poacher. They hauled him before the
mayor down there, and the man had to
tell his whole story to clear himself. The
project was raving when he heard of it.
He discharged him from the force"
More bungling," remarked Cassagne.
who was it?''
Little Triflet."
Hunt him up. Pay him well, and tell
him to keep his mouth shut. He may
know just enough of the projects plans to
be very useful man for us. Meantime,
what have you found about this Mon
sieur Chabot?'
He is an adventurer, one of the de-
cayed gentleman class belongs to a cou-
pie of clubs; has the entree into some
very good and also some very question
able society. He has become affiliated
with the vicomte and his set only within
the last year or two. They are in several
afolu he hos han
making some money"
And the vicomte, you say IL an able
inancier?"
VERY, I should say. He foated the
City and Suburban Messenger Company,
and was shrewd enough to withdraw be-
fore 1t went under. He Is, as 1 told you,
president of the Mutual Credit Com
pany. and large operator on the Bourse.
He appears to have been very successful.
His wife, the vicomtesse, has doubtless
been a powerful factor in the making of
his fortunes. All, but she is charming.
You should see her. 1t was her infiu-
ence, doubtless, which secured the CO.
operation of Monsieur Colbert Remplin
the banker of Rue Kaufman, In that
deal. He was a naughty old fellow and
never would have entertained the bust
ness proposition of de Valiar il it hadn't
been for the vicomtesse. She sat next
to him at dinner. The next day the
prospectus of the Montainbleau Charcoal
Company was issued, and the name of
ert-Remplin was on the board of d.
rectors."
who told you all this?"
Told me? Why, l was there myself.
They put me in as well. Look, here am
in big type. See!"
IN. CHARLES D'AUBURON,
Capitalist"
Cassagne's eye cleaned with delight.
He felt proud of his pupil. He sat and
listened while his pupil ratified on, think
ing deeply, as was his wont. Presently
he pulled out his watch.
1T is two o'clock" he said. MY train
leaves at three-thirty, and / have few
matters to attend to before start. II
you have occasion to wire me you can
find me at that address"
He wrote upon the back Of a card:
''Baptiste Goulet.
Care Police Headquarters,
"Belliers, Dept of Loire"
That will be my name for the next
two or three days at any rate, as long
as j may find IL necessary to stay at
Belliers. Don't telegraph unless my pres
eA~r ~ aDSciuleig AccchcdfJs Il leave tldl
70 your discretion. Keep an eye on Mon
sieur Chabot, and procure a man at once
TO keep track of DIR. Paul Mason's move
ments. Totally unnecessary, you say7
Not at all. He may be the deepest villain
Of them all, and have called me IN merely
70 keep the other side from retaining my
services, thinking that by such a step he
could best secure the impossbility Of my
being put upon his own track"
Charles D'Auburon lost sight OF the
sublime egOtism Of his leader la he ad-
mirati0n OF the manner In which he eft
no point uncovered His movements la
tbs case we're 10 be compared 10 those
Of q skillful general, who, before the bat
tle actually commences, disposes OF bis
men 10 the utmost Advantage. What Ia
other men would have been vanity vas ID
~. Cassagne simply an expression " con.
hdence born Of his self-reliant natuFe.
10 b. continued
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