Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-11-29

"a navy PANbJ w - pa -
.z,nzsEs there are pages
SsszEga2 On which I do not
Ngzg$S B like to dwell. No,
s~tSAsEE1 - [ do not care to
glance on these
anisbing in note of interro-
ass' somher dramas of which ! have
E 5aap5 only the first two acts because
' rripciE al personages carried the re-
.raar of the story with them into
all 4on,h, These cases have caused
m ,U worry and trouble, and one
ar,icnlar, entered in my journal as
ps aSoiree at the Rue de Prony."
r., have in Paris a large colony OF
v" 1ior5s from South America-Chil-
ANY, vonezuelans, and others, as
- !. enormously rich. They are pleas
".osEers loud in their dress, noisy
+bor talk ostentatious and vain,
.,,,oring their money broadcast, to
= dslig6t of the Paris tradesmen and
staurateurs.
rbo neopie shall call ''Dominguez"
a AIKEN a charming little house In
Pna de Prony, and, shortly after
psir arrival, gave an entertainment at
tcb one hundred and forty people
ere present.
When Monsieur and Madame Domin-
r., went to their bedroom an I'M
sasaDt surprise awaited them. The
se in the dressing room had been
vken open, and everything in the
az Of money, jewelry, and valuable
OHments distracted.
The next morning M. Dominguez's
atd was brought to me while / was
rakfasting, and l at once went to
est him. He was very excited and
gan by upbraiding the police for not
OAing after his property; then he
eame a little calmer and asked me
accompany him to his house.
Fortunately, nothing mad been dis
uled there, and we went at once to
hs dressing room, where we found
Ialame standing with a rueful face
eicre the open safe. No doubt was
@sble; it was the work of an artist
the profession, a man with a sure
ali, who had not wasted time over
be business.
N Dominguez was cycling me curl
sy.
We'll, N. uoron?" he said.
This was not the work of begin
G' replied.
4 am clever enough to see that,
N' he remarked with laugh. Then,
fa pause:
The thief must be found, M. Goron,
you understand? He must be found.
\ not let expense stand in the way;
an prepared to put down at once any
ll mat may be required.
Il NJ Dominguez expected a reply
was disappointed, for l continued to
axe careful investigation Of the
p9a IN the hope of finding a clue.
Was any one in charge of the up
aus rooms during the EVENING"" l
Eed Madame.
les one of the maids"
fiease send for her"
Tue maid came, looking very scared.
l'laently she knew nothing, and I
W ler about her business.
Dla You notice anything displaced
disturbed when you entered the
@Sllg room this morning?" was my
question.
No. retorted Madame, mo: or.
,-G' yes This porcelain cup, and
IVORY paper cutter, that are al
y Vn the safe, had been placed on
Vlslr near the bed"
'Ie mlef, whoever he was. had ham
:, 'I SS articles, and they now be-
VOJec'S or interest. The cup did
~. resent any remarkable features.
NJ ~. 'Ial the thin coating of dust
N, speak well-regulated house
w. !. men came the turn of the paper
r, NJ, large affair with an enormous
M S,aia' and there, on the white
= -, vas small pinkish stain.
W.. convinced that the robbery
ep, 'sI committed by one Of the
\ II h. ana inquired how many people
had entertained,
-EiS y hundred and forty-two."
gI,sa aF give me the names"
njsS :. went to fetch the list. and
s,s ra ~ 70 NE, I counted the names;
n m were sixty-three.
MI IRE are the others?"
Ten turned red, and then said:
i 1os zee, NJ. Goron, we have not
aas S, n Paris, and 1 gave my
sno lang invitation cards. which
big III. anu sent to people
ss ., you don't know even the
spent ne NJ remaining seventy-nine
rta I NJ, lhe evening with your"
hen ~ remember perhaps half
Ill., out out not the others"
h 81 snt aia not look promising.
b. loos sIed the drawing room.
. The sas Ike a battlefield the day
essi, uSnF' Several of the small
n bsa Al We're broken, the china
sbs liz Been smashed, and there
,prts S lear in one Of the bale vel.
bis tsmnsuez saw this devasta-
apoaran!Ser never the most eoua-
se 'y' again got the better
~, aloI" ha sbo