Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-09-19

terday to the railway station to meet
our uncle, and he was very much
pleased to see u.s."
"Was he travelling alone?"
mo. A young Southerner was
with him, M. Jacques Velizay. He
introduced him to us as his best
friend, and said that he had done a
great deal of business with him in
India"
''In what line was your uncle ?"
"He never mentioned his. business,
but l believe that he was an exporter
of Indian shawls and rugs. My broth
er and i did not let uncle know that
there was any GOODNESS between us"
AT whose house did he stop? ?" NJ.
Beaulieu put this question carelessly
as though it were a matter of little
Importance.
He did not stay at my house, |
know that" said Louis decisively.
Then he stayed with your
brother?"
IL don't know. We had each fur
nished a suite Of rooms for him so
that he could be independent if he
wished"
"And you don't know if he stayed
with your brother?"
"No. All | know is that when he
had got his baggage together he said /:
We'll, boys, business is business, and
/ shall be forced to leave you for a
few hours to arrange some matters.
AS he did not know the city, we both
offered to accompany him, but he re-
fused our offer. We told him the best
way to get to Boulogne and how he
could find our houses, and he left us,
saying that he would arrive in time
for dinner"
Did he go off alone ?"
mo. This Jacques Velizay, his
travelling companion, accompanied
him. | had arranged with my brother
that, as he was the elder, our uncle
should go to his house first, and
come to mine after"
And"
He never came into my house"
"de had been thrown into the well
from your side of the garden. Can
you oIIer any explanation of that ?"
Il cannot. But | swear that since
yesterday have expected my uncle
naturally thought that he had slept
in my brothers house"
NJ. Beaulieu than put the same
questions to Louis Farades. His re-
plies were given concisely and
clearly. 1t was evident that if the
younger brother were guilty Of the
crime, nothing could shake his sys-
TEN of defense. The investigating
Judge decided that the two brothers
should be held.
He went down into the garden
again to examine the corpse. A
crowd was standing round. There
were even a few men on horseback
who had left the riding path in the
Bots de Boulogne and had turned
into the Avenue du Pare DIES Princes
to learn the cause of the excitement.
One handsome MISUNDERSTANDING
man seemed impatient for his friend
to rejoin him.
"Pecheret, you imbecile," he called
out, what do you bring me down
here for? | am not going to wait any
longer"
he was in a hurry TO be Off; his
mettlesome steed was paving the
ground.
want to see what is the matter"
called back the man addressed as
Pecheret.
Nothing Of Importance, you rub
ber-neck."
My dear Calesse, you are only half
a Partisan if you are not curious.
am Partisan to my finger-tips, con-
sequently ! am curiosity personified."
Hi! What's the matter, my good
people ?" he asked of the crowd.
A man has been murdered" re-
piled stumpy, red-faced butcher.
Pecheret rode his horse up to the
very garden gate. 1t was at this mo-
ment that NJ. Beaulieu gave orders to
disperse the crowd. The Partisan
turned and rode back grumbling.
"Oh, flute" he said; "rd have
given something to have seen that
corpse"
The judge returned to Arthur Fa-
rades's house and questioned his
daughter, Valentine She confirmed
in every detail the story her father
had told. And on their side, Madame
Louis and Jeanne declared that all
the evening they had been expecting
this uncle.
Neither brother had openly accused
the other, but each seemed to give the
impression that the victim had spent
the evening in the other ones house.
81 believe that this Jacques Velizay
is simply a person of their magma
ton" said the commissaire to NJ.
Beaulieu.
THAT is what think. And | also
think that no matter what they quar-
relied about before, they are now uni
ting their efforts to thwart the police.
What puzzles me is that no one seems
to have seen the victim last night. The
servants of both the houses declare
that he did not enter into the house
in which they are employed"
The servants stated that they had
sat up late in the hope that the visitor
would arrive. Father Teroigne and
his son were then questioned. but they
could throw no light upon the mys-
terry. There remained Millette, who
seemed to have something to tell.
"And you, Millette ?" asked the
judge.
Millette gave an important wag to
his head.
"Sure, monsieur, know something,
IL