Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-03
fully overhauled Ravers belongings.

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At his own request I even searched hi
pockets, but discovered no trace o
\ anything relative to the robbery. Fff
ty thousand francs in bank notes ant
gold he carried In leather belt. In hi
hat box were a revolver and a tin o
cartridges, Of which ! took possession
"Give yourself no needless trouble
my dear Monsieur Goron," he laughed
what you are looking for left II
| Paris. There were other things in tina
safe besides trinkets and securities, o
which only Dominguez and know
anything, and I did not care to carr!
them about me. They are In Paris,
he shrieked at the top of his voice
"and will be produced when am con
fronted with that hound. And then
Monsieur Goron, you will witness some
thing which even you have neve1
scent"
He gave an uncanny chuckle, lit
cigarette and lapsed into silence.
A large cabin in the steamer leav'
ing the next day for Marseilles hat
been reserved for us, and Ravel came
on board with jaunty air like mar
bent on a pleasure trip. I had KEEP
everything secret, but through some
indiscretion the passengers knew who
we were, and curious glances followed
us when we set foot on deck.
| We had still an hour to wait before
lifting anchor. therefore left Rave
In the cabin In charge Of the officia
who was to accompany me to Marseil.
les, and went to ask few questions
of the captain. At that moment tele.
graph boy came up shouting my name
opened the wire. It was from the
office. "Dominguez disappeared"
I tried to convince myself that the
laconic official telegram meant that
Dominguez had only absented himself
for a while, but something told me
that with his disappearance the prin.
cipal link in that mystery had beer
severed.
+ However, I still had the opportunity
of, talking the matter over with my
prisoner, and once under way, asked
him to give me some particulars about
his connection with Dominguez.
wait till we get to Paris" he cried
and you will hear all you want tc
know-and more"
but suppose Dominguez should
have left Parish" inquired.
He turned sharply around.
what do you mean?"
handed him the telegram and
watched him curiously, for expected
him to fly into violent rage. Instead
of this he handed me the paper back
and quietly said:
"Have no fear, he will never re.
turn"
you really don't mean that, Ra-
vel?"
II do mean 1t, tell you"
Half an hour later saw him in the
cabin writing.
II am already preparing my de-
fense," he said with sad smile.
left him alone and went into the
saloon where q lady was singing. II
was a clear night, and the sea was as
| calm as a pool.
Then we heard a rush Of feet or
deck, the singer stopped, and in the
stiffness of the night rang the shout:
Man overboard!"
felt as II cold hand had grasped
my throat. I ran to the cabin. 1t was
empty. We looked everywhere for Ra-
vel. He was gone.
The steamer at once stopped; two
boats were lowered, but returned AL
half an hours fruitless search. And
we started again, all the passengers
and men having been accounted fol
but Ravel.
For a couple of hours I paced the
deck up and down, and then returned
to my cabin, where not long ago had
seen my prisoner writing. On the ta'
BILE lay letter in pencil addressed tc
me:
Dear M. Goron," 1t said: "fate II
against me. Dominguez, the thief
who robs even his accomplices, is too
clever for me-and you. committed
the burglary at Dominguez's house
not so much to take back what was
rightly my share, as to secure a wea'
pom wherewith I could smash hin
once for all. He has cleared out. HI
smelt a rat, M. Goron, and I do no
want to be brought back as common
burglar, instead Of an accuser. have
failed in this, like in everything else
Good-by. "G. RAVEL."
And thus, both the robber and the
robbed disappeared. Nothing wal
heard of the stolen property. The mys'
terry was never solved.
Shall ever be able to efface tht
point of Interrogation behind Domin'
guez's name?
Slowly, very slowly. the veil Is lift
ed from this mystery.
1 discovered that Ravel and Domin'
guez were implicated in a forgery case
in Peru, when Dominguez dexterouslJ
succeeded in proving his innocence
while Ravel was sent to prison, bu
escaped. Three years later the two
always under different names, me
again, and although no charge could
be brought home to them, they were
strongly suspected Of being the au
thors of an important diamond rob-
berry. Dominguez, however, cheated
his confederate out of his share Of th'
plunder, and hence the later's craving
for vengeance.
To my mind, Raveps conclusion!
that we would never see Dominique;
again were mistaken. He was evident
ly unhinged when he committed sui
eide. I feel convinced that Dominique;
will return to Paris, to try to recove,
the jewelry and documents abstractet
from his safe and secreted by Ravel.
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