The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-23

Suddenly he rushed at hel
kew and then skirted the walls and
found himself once more near the tree
which he had climbed. Two minutes
later, he was mounting his motorcycle
The village of Maupertuis lay quite
close to the estate. Lupin inquired and
learned that DR.. Gueroult lived next
door to the church
He rang, was shown into the consult.
ing room and introduced himself by his
name of Paul Daubreuil, Of the Rue de
cial relations with the detective ser
vice, a fact which he requested might
be kept secret. He had become ac-
qusinted, by means of a torn letter,
with the incidents that had endangered
Mile. Darcieux S life; and he had come
TO that young lady's assistance.
DR.. Gucroult, an old country practi
toner. who idolized Jeanne, on hearing
Lupin 5 explanations at once admitted
that those incidents constituted unde
niable proofs of plot. He showed
pitalty and kept him to dinner.
The two men talked at length. In
the evening, they walked round to the
manor house together.
The doctor went to the sick man s
room, which was on the first floor, and
asked leave to bring up a young col
league, to whom he intended soon to
make over his practice, when he re-
tired.
Lupin. on entering, saw Jeanne Oar
cieux seated by her father S bedside.
She suppressed a movement of sur
prise and, at sign from the DOCTOR
left the room.
The consultation thereupon took place
in Lupin's presence NJ. Darcieux s
face was worn with much suffering and
his eyes were bright with fever. He
complained particularly, that day, Of
his heart. After the auscultation, he
questioned the doctor with obvious anXi-
ETY.; and each reply seemed to give him
relief. He also spoke Of Jeanne and
expressed his conviction that they were
deceiving him and that his daughter
had escaped yet more accidents. lie
continued perturbed, in spite of the doc.
tor s denias He wanted to have the
police informed and inquiries set on
foot
But his excitement tired him and he
gradually dropped off to sleep.
Lupin stopped the doctor in the pas
sage:
f'Come, doctor, give me your exact
opinion, Do you think that NJ, Dar-
cieuX s illness can be attributed to an
outside cause9''
Chow do you mean2'
"Well, suppose that the same enemy
should be interested in removing both
father and daughter.
The doctor seemed struck by the sug-
gestiop.
"Upon my word, there is something
in what you say b. The father IS
illness at times adopts such very nm
usual character! For instance,
the paralysis of the legs, which is al
most complete, ought to be accompan-
The doctor reflected for moment
and then said in a low voice;
"You think it's poison, of course
-, but what poison' Be
sides, | see no toxic symptoms. d.
1t would have to be. . But what
are you doing? What's the matter I?
The two men were talking outside a
little sitting room on the first floor.
where Jeanne, seizing the opportunity
while the doctor was with her father,
had begun her evening meal, Lupin,
who was watching her through the
open uOOI, saw neI lllL cup TO Der
lips and take few sups.
Suddenly, he rushed at her and
caugh her by the arm:
"Wbat are you drinking there7"
why she said, taken aback,
"only tea!'
"You pulled face of disgust
what made you do that'''
"1 don't know thought
"You thought what, -
"That that it tasted rather
bitter. But ] expect that
comes from the medicine ] mixed with
| it,
"What medicine7"
"Some drops which I take at dinner
the drops which you pre-
scribed for me, you know. doctor -
"Yes,' said DR.. Gueroult, "bHt that
medicine has no taste of any kind.
|. You know il hasn {, Jeanne. for
| you have been taking it for fortnight
| and this is the first time -
"Quite right. said the girl, "and
this does have n taste. There
DR.. Gueroult now took a sip from
the cup; Faugh!' he exclaimed, spit
ting it out again. 'IThere's no mis-
take about il. -
Lupin. on his side, was examining
the bottle containing the medicine; and
he asked:
Where is this bottle kept in the
daytime7''
But Jeanne was unable to answer.