Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-03
CHAPTER III.
For Love of a Girl.

Jacques Velizay only gave the
time that was absolutely necessary
to his business. The rest of the day
he devoted in trying to find some
clue to the mysterious murder. AL
though he had known the victim for
some time, he knew little about his
private affairs.
NJ. Beaulieu had sent for him
again TO see if he could give the po-
lice any information as to where
Jean Farades deposited his money.
Velizay thought probably that he
had banker in Calcutta who had a
representative in Paris, but he could
not tell them who it was.
Velizay had learned nothing more
than what was already known to the
police. Each day he called to see
Jeanne and their mother. He tried
to give them hope, but he knew that
if he did not find out something be-
fore long it would be too late.
That afternoon he took cab and
drove to the railway station 1t was
three-thirty and the express from
Bordeaux was due. He intended to
90 over the same ground that he had
on the day that Jean Farades was
last seen alive. He had a strange
notion that perhaps by bringing back
every particular of that day he
might discover a new clue.
AS the travellers came from the
train he went into the baggage depot
to claim their luggage, he caught
sight of his gentleman detective. He
turned away quickly, so Jacques
pretended not to recognize him.
$50 Beaulieu still suspects me and
is having me trailed," he thought. 81
don't want to get into the hands of
the police just at this moment, but
as he seems to cross my path so
often, III lose nothing by waiting"
He left the station and returned
to his cab.
Drive slowly as far as the Bas-
tile" he said to the coachman.
AS he drove off, he looked out of
the rear window and saw another
cab following.
"Ah! So you are following me!
Then I'll lead you a dance, my fine
detective" he said. He leaned back
on the cushions and went carefully
over all the details of the drive that
he had with Jean Farades and his
Bastile column he stopped his cab.
1t was just at this spot that the two
brothers had left them. Eyes, here
they each took separate cab, and
the old fellow and ] kept ours and
went farther up the boulevards."
Jacques got out and looked at the
Bastile column. The other man who
had followed also descended from his
cab. He appeared to be examining
the spot very carefully. Jacques re-
turned to his cab and gave orders to
the cabman to drive to the Rue de
Banque. When they had arrived
there he got out and paid the driver
and then strolled down the street.
His gentleman detective had done
the same thing. He was walking
down on the other side. Velizay
noticed with great interest that he
was looking at all the names on the
business plates and the lettering on
the windows.
"Funny-that was just what /
came here to do" thought Jacques.
1t was now about five-thirty. JAG
ques calculated that if Jean Farades
had gone to the Rue de Banque, he
had left some business house at this
hour in order to catch the train for
Boulogne.
Not troubling himself any more
about his detective, he turned and
walked briskly to the Care st.
Lazare. There he bought his ticket
for Boulogne. To his establishment,
when he entered the waiting room
the first person that he saw was his
detective.
1.-The foolw he muttered; "he is
Just as likely to be going there also,
and then he will spoil my whole
evening"
Merseins got into the same train
and then got out at the Auteuil sta
ton. He looked somewhat confused
when he found himself ide by side
with Velizay on the stone staircase.
He avoided meeting his eye and hur-
ried off in the direction of the Bou-
logne gates. Jacques was now down
right angry, but he continued on his |
way, and the two men soon reached
the Farades gardens.
1T is here that the mystery COM
mences," thought Jacques. Where
could he have gone after he had ar
rived at this spot?
While Merseins continued up the
avenue, Jacques turned into the little
cafe opposite the church.
He sat down at table in a corner
Of the cafe and ordered dinner.
While he waited for his meal to be
served he again went over in his
mind all the details of the crime. 1t
was here at Boulogne where the
mystery had commenced. He de- |
cided to wait until night and then,
when all was dark and silent, he /
would go to the scene of the crime.
He sat in the cafe smoking until
eleven o'clock, then he left and F.
walked in the direction of the
Farades house. He reached the
gate which opened into Louis Far
AIDES garden. As he raised the latch
he saw a dark form in the other
garden.
"Sapristip he muttered. Here's
that chap again. Perhaps he has
to do with the police, after
all. He himself may be the muir
derer, and he tried to throw suspic-
ion on me. 1t is a well-known police
axiom that criminals often return to
the spot where they committed their
crime"