The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-19

roo next morning he came aga1n 10
 \. mother's bedside with his old
 suoront smile, and after loving greet
 h,s he said simply: Its all right,
 rrlp mother; see my way. Pm go-
 nc to take the chance. and" he nod
 aod confidently. between you and me.
 think 1 hare diScorered the Uay to toin
 hi, sqht aoainst the most po,cerfut forces
 tn all France
 Starting on his newly outlined cam
 pajgD against the false nobleman. Co oupuil succeeded in having himself
 pmuloved as a stableman at his iuxu-
 rog establishment on the Rue de
 yasnnes. Next, by judiciously ex-
 paded bribe, he gained the aid of
 kThskered hunky who was one of
 ap household attendants and who
 and securities, the detective found
 thick book bound in black leather apo
 fastened with heavy gold clasps. It
 vas the diary.
 With thrill of triumph. Coqueuii
 seized upon the volume. then closed
 the safe carefully.
 Coquenil now paused. opened the
 diary and began to read There were
 some 400 neatly written pages-brief.
 separate entries without dates, sepa- rate thoughts. as it were-and as be turned through them he found himselr
 more and more absorbed until pres- ently he forgot time. place. danger. everything He was absolutely lost
 n a most extraordinary human docu- ment-in one of those terrible utter anees, shameless and fearless. that are nung out once in a century or so from the hot, somber depths of a mans be- l ing:
 L-l have kept this diary because it ahuses me, because 1 am not afraid, be- suse my nature craves and demands some nOnest expression somewhere. If thess Mses were read 1 should be destroyed. | SAue's'and that. but 1 am in constant dan sH oi being destroyed anyway 1 might
 Mlled by an automobile accident. A s,ssl suai artery in my brain might snap. Be sues' l nave no fear since 1 regard my v''' vsa ne and all other lives as of abso- 'us'y tflling importance.
 -hal the great men ot this world a ~a great criminals. The Napoleons of ,raa. a, nuruer thousands; the Napoleons of s.as, ss0 anu hhance plunder tens of thou sss0s s,os II Is the same among beasts and sm0s us' among birds and insects, probably "s srS angels and devils. Everywhere we gr,v.o Oae memorable law. resistless as auon' eura.1' that impels the strong to 'uuueT lrI r and destroy the weak.
 vha. fve years since l committed cowa. "ouiu De called monstrous and dn n.4 crime. As matter of fact, necossa "nal my intelligence recognized as dn,r I and what was therefore my mva .iio"eVer. let us call it a crime l conso., Deen interested to watch for any nvso,t or effects of this crime in .smdy ana have discovered none. isny r, y lace carefully and fail to find clear ons oI wlckedness. My eyes are ablv trn 'u oeautiful; my skin is remark heab ioul lines. 1 am in splendid l havs nerves are absolutely steady tainlv Neeu sense of humor. 1 am cer. ter feer man, better looking. bet l was hass stronger in every way. than s ahsopare committed this crime. 1t that s,n nonsense therefore. to say Or crima crlme-l mean intelligent sin The ng,,, puts an ugly stamp on a man. bad s,s stamp comes from bad health and tbasa tbu'iulIlss bad conditions of life. money wb gan usually be changed by Martinnaast night. July 4. I shot s man Served rr. al the Ansonia hotel ob- Say that sensations carefully and must place cho.y .ey were of most common the aanaa acter There was no danger in h fact <, e' nothing difficult about it. shootine was far less exciting than tracklne noose in the Maine woods or Ing afts, ef'zzIies in the Rockies or go. nothne so users In India. There is really V~l ho,.'aihe eaihe as shooting a man, ton for tue most tremendous admjra Of my onr ss seF' for the use | have made Of opportunities. | started as tha son aasssets beins uo"n nobleman. my material chance wns waa a trumpery title. My best Shallow r,oA 'o marry one of the vain and Succeeded ,,, women of America. and uem sha marrying the very richest of nous for,n" vas widow with an enor- eaous brute mat her husband. a rapa- thousanauN'e had wrune from tbs ta,, Of ms method 'or,uring mines. Following .nen of her l disposed of the woman, sesslon e. ,uaughter, and came into DOS
 1ortuca. It would have