The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

against you. I vowed to do the right
thing by my friend, but you have
beaten me. Yes, it is he, Georges Ra.
vel, who committed the burglary: l
knew Georges fifteen years ago in Vera
Cruz. / had fallen i'll. / was penniless
and, but for him, would have died like
a dog. But he nursed me, advanced
| ME money, and afterward got me sit
uation as hotel clerk,
"Since that moment things have
4, gone well with me, and thanks to a
small legacy, l am now Independent,
But poor Georges later fell into bad
ways. He gambled, drank and for five
| met him again I hardly recognized
him, | fancy he was IN prison some
where in Venezuela, but he never spoke
TO me about his own affairs. All be
| told was that he had been cheated by
a fellow called Dominguez, and that
he meant TO be even with him He
soon again disappeared, and l had to
return to France to take possession OF
my legacy.
"a few months ago to my conster'
nation. he came to my hotel with the
news that Dominguez was living IN
Paris. in the Rue de Prony, and that
would soon hear some surprising
things. On the night before the
soiree he came again, and, under the
Influence of drink, departed from his
usual reticence. He said ho intend.
ed to steal into the house and extract
from the safe money, valuables and
the documents he hoped to find there.
"All attempts to hold him back
proving frultless, ] resolved TO 20 to
the soiree, and, if possible, prevent
mischief. He had grown long beard,
and it was not likely Dominguoz would
recognize him if he saw him. l don
IL .l,4 4 .lr,r l,,,N
lust as | rose from the piano ] caught
sight of Georges in the hall. 1 saw
him 90 upstairs, and rushed after him,
[ clutched his arm, but he knocked
me down and bowl or some other
articles on the safe fell off. In a
twinkling he had wrenched open the
lock. and, but for the terrific noise
downstairs, they must have heard it.
81 followed him like one in dream,
saw him put on his overcoat-for no
servant was by-and disappear in the
night. And now you know all. No,
YOU know more than ] do, for I am
still trying to solve the mystery Of
how you tracked me to the dressing
room when no one saw u.s.
"Never mind that. - 1 hurriedly re-
plied. 81 have other mysteries to
solve now. Can you tell me anything
more about Dominguez9 Did the bur.
glarv really take place and were valu.
ables carried awayH'
81 know nothing OF Dominguez, ex.
cept that Georges said he was dan
eerous bandit. AS to the burglary,
am sorry to say I was an unwilling
witness of it, And now, M. Goron,
YOU behave kindly to me, Allow me
TO give YOU some advice. Don t APP
proach Domlnguez until you have seen
clear into the whole business
That same night I was on my way
10 smyrna. | arrived there late on a
Sunday night and went straight to the
small hotel On the Mariana whore
Georges had given his address. The
talkative waiter, a Belgian, Informed
me that there was French gentle.
man staying there, DR.. Picard, from
Lyons,
THAT s he coming in now," he said |
pointing TO a stout man, with deep |
set, bile-shot ewes and an unsteady |
gait. / Immediately recognized him |
from Charbonnel' description, |
The following morning ! called on
the French consul and told him as
much Of the case as | considered nee
essary.
''Of course you know" he remarked, !
'that there is no extraditiou treaty |
between France and Turkey: yet, in |
virtue Of NV office. I can take upon 1
myself TO arrest Frenchmap, and. nm (
less he makes too much muss, secure !
you the necessary assistance TO get |
him safely on board the steamer
for Marseilles. One leaves tomorrow.
so YOU had better look sharp"
At my request an official from the
consulate called about midday, when |
l know my man was in: and, leaving