Gunnison news-champion., 1911-10-13

bth " &Ar ttsI h0aNAAr aaa Afe
mars. regreesusins their respectiv'
journals saean one of those gertiaa
cioss private Investigations shich. o
late years the press has adopted a.
means to glory and the satisfaction o
public curiosity
''Cherchez Ia femme said Dlsmars
That's tho ticket" agreed Rob
bins AL roads iead 10 the eterua
feminine We Vill md the woman
They exhausted the kBoWledse q
the stan OF Mr. Morins hotel from
the bell-boy down 70 the proprietor
They gently but inhexibly pumped
the family Of the deceased as far az
his cousins twice removed They art
fully sounded the employees of the
late ie~eler and dogeed his custom
ers FOR Information concerning has
habits iise bioodhounds they traced
every step Of the supposed defaBlter
as neariy as might he for wears along
the limited and monotonous paths he
had trodden
At the end OF their labors Mr.
NORM stood an immaculate man
Not one weakness that might b
served up as a criminal tendency. not
one deviation from the path Of rectt
tade not even hint Of predilection
for the opposite sen Was found to be
placed to his debit His HE had
been as regular and austere as q
monks. his habits. simple and uncon-
cealed Generous charitable. and a
model in propriety was the verdict
Of all who knew him
What now" asked Robbins. aneer.
Ing his empty notebook.
"Cherchez la femme" said Dumars.
lighting a cigarette. TRY LADY Bell
airs
This piece Of femininity was the
racetrack fsvorite OF the season he
Ing feminine, she WAS erratic in her
Gaits. and there were q few heavy
losers about town who had believed
she could be true The reporters ap
piled for information
Mr. NORM, Certainly not He was
never been q spectator at the races
Not that kind of a man. Surprised
the gentlemen should ask
Shall we throw 1t up," suggested
hobbins. and let the puzzle depart
Bent have . try"
"Cherches 10 femme" hummed Du-
nars. reaching for q match. Try the
Littls Sisters Of Whatd u-call- en-"
Ii had developed. during the inves-
ttostion. that Mr. NORM had held this
ssaevoient order In particular favor
~ had contributed hbsrally toward
lite support. and had chosen its chapel
- his favorfte place Of private wor-
sAip. II was said that hS went there
daily to make HE dsvotioas at the
altar. Indeed. toward the last Of his
life his whole mind sssned to have
nssA itself upon religious matters,
perhaps to the aStrimeat Of his world
ly affairs
Thithsr went Robbins and Dumars,
sad we're admitted through the mar.
row doorway In the blank stone wall
that frowned upon DoaAomms street.
An old woman was sweepins the
chapel She told them that Sister
Felicite, the head of the order. was
then at prayer at the altar In the al
cove. In . few moments she would
emerge Heavy. black curtains
screened the alcove. They waited.
Soon the curtains were disturbed.
and Sister Felicite came forth. She
was tall tragic, bony and plain-fea-
tured. dressed In the black gown and
severe bonnet Of the sisterhood.
Robbins. a GOOD rough and -tumb
reporter. but lacking the delicate
touch, began TO speak
They represented the press The
lady had, no doubt, heard OF the
NORM shair II was necessary. In
Justice to that rentlemans memory
to probe the mystery Of the lost
money n was known that he had
come often to this chapel ANY in
formation. now concerning Mr.
Morin's habits. tastes. the friends h>
had and so on. would BE- of valu<
in doing him posthumoue justice.
Sister Felicite had heard What
ever she knew would be wf1ltngl,
told. but it was very little. Meneieu
NORM had been a good friend 10 tn,
order. sometimes contributing a
much as a hundred dollars The sis
terhood was an independent one do
pending entirely upon private contri
buttons for the means to carry O,
Its charitable work Mr. NORM ha
presented the chapel with silver ca,
dlesticks and an altar cloth. He cam
every DAY to Worship In the chape
sometimes remaining for an hour ~
vas a devout Catholic. ccnsecrate
10 holiness. Tee. anA also In the a
cove wss q statue Of the Virgin ths
he hol. himself. modelled. cast. an
presssss1 10 the order Oh. II wa
efvsl - oast . doubt upon 70 good
, 0nA,
Nobofns was also profound a,
Gr1evel q the imputation But. unit
n wss found what Mr. NORM b,
as8e WITH Madame 1Ibault's none
- fsareA the tongue Of slander won
, not be stiIled eometimesAin fac
, very often-h s2airs Of this H,
, thefe was-er-eo the saying eoes
, -A lady IN re caoe- IN absolu
! coaA1eace. n0~-n-VerhAp"
. $4,000. 49,