The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06


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We fhen searched the house frun
top TO bottom. 30; ,hs feIicw bad es~
appeared Ne are certain be h he.
den some q Acr~ Tot wher~' Fabre
thinks there mast be . Hahs~rraneAn
/ passage leading in;o the nslds 10
yond and am iuelin-d IN thiah 80
TOO That funny locking eel ouEht
10 -. examined left the other rnsu
thcrs We want your help. sfr~
/ jumped iu,o a cab wi,h my secr~
tary. Aui drove straight 10 sally'A
house Inspector E~rare vas outside.
and Informed ne thai 'he woman was
really III. and that some csc had gone
TO fetch medical he.p
made a thorough Investigation 81
the place. my men following nv move
ment with curiosity. went down tho
dried M well. snd saw that the old
stones. firmly cemcnted together. had
rot been moved for a century. I
tapped all the floors and sails. bot
found no trace of any secret passage.
Amy clue sir" asked BerArd
Yes Robert has been caught In
his own trap and cannot get away.
and now ! shall pay Il visl, 4. Sally
The room | catered vaH in = terribly
untidy state The ncor. chairs. and
tables were Uttered with artir~s Of
the most heterogeneous description.
and a strong smell az spirits persnded
the place Sally was sitting up In bed.
her head propped up with pillows.
When she saw me. she shook her fist
at me and said In an angry tone:
What do you want? Dent bother
me about Robert. lie is gone away.
thank heaven and what's more. !
don't want him back And now leave
me alone I'm i'll"
Il am sorry 10 disturb you" said.
but bring yen news from your broth
ed. lie f. here Quite close TO us
Sally bent forward. clenching an cid
Handkerchief with which she had wip-
ing her forehead
Where 90 you say he is" she
gasped
He is lying in this bed. looking me
straight in the face"
You are mad. DO you think am
Robert"
"Oh. no always know n lady
when see her. should be sorry TO
doubt your sex But. although you
are Mile Hortense Perrichon. YOU
also are your own brother. or. rather
you have impersonated him. Is that
clear"
A knock fell on the door. II was
J the doctor. and withdrew to the gar
den. after having asked him to signal
to me the moment he had done with
the woman.
Ny secretary was pacing the gar
den up and down.
you allowed yourself 10 be nicely
bluffed." | said TO him. Yes" ! con
tinued this woman blufed you. and
others as we'll. In the annals oi
crime 1t certainly Is a record case
Her brother did not return 10 this
country, and, ] dare say, died year,
ago. Sally performed stroke o'
genius. coming TO my once Claiming
my protection against him. With bel
short hair and wonderful likeness u
him, she put on mans clothes. and
then waited until / was away from
Paris before calling at the once and
introducing herself to you as Robert
You never thought that the gentleman
/ who came 10 see you was Saliyi
Once Roberts existence was 60
tablished. Sally knew she could with
perfect safety carry out DefariouI
schemes. and change her sex the mo
ment things became threatening. i
was she who blackmailed that un
/, fortunate VI. p.
. When Berard came TO me tht
q morning and related that wonderful
n story of Roberts ghostly appearance
began To have an inkling Of th'
!. truth. do not believe IN secret pas
D. sages nor In miracles"
\ The doctor here called me and SAT-
A that the woman was seriously I'll. an
I ordered her immediate removal d
!, the Infrmary of the Depot Z 9TH
. Central Police Station).
!, Before going away she beckoned q
n me and whispered In my ear:
A The game Is up. You found u
h out. Good-by."
!, They were tho last words I hear
- her speak.