Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04

r.eived from John j. Smith, one bot.
tie containing liquor, to be despatch.
ed to Andre Calesse, Paris.
"Birge!. That is his poison. That
is what he was buying from tha,
Hindu. He mailed it today. See
the date!
Here's a letter from Calesse"
"Sapristi! He hasn't signed it;
but | recognize his handwriting.
could swear to 1t. Read it quick"
Mon cher" it ran, "the old chap
won't trouble us any longer. One
dark night he had the misfortune to
fall into a we'll Unfortunately we
can't find the receipt that we were
forced to give him for those shares"
Another letter dated later read:
There are two fools on our
track. They have just left Paris,
and we have reason to believe that
they are on their way to Calcutta.
Pecheret discovered them in the
office one night reading the letters.
If they get to Calcutta see that they
never return. If by any chance they
DO get back here, Percheret and I
will arrange matters. Fadeiah is
madly in love with one of them. In
a moment of folly we might all be
lost through her. Send some more
of the green liquor. She is strong
and resisted the last"
"Oh, poor Fadejah-and sus-
pected her. We must get back to
France as quickly as possible"
"To save her?"
eyes, and also for the cause.
Fadejah is the only one who can
explain what this letter leaves in
the dark"
"They are deep-dyed Williams"
continued Jacques, "but they are not
so very smart or they would never
write letters that would compromise
them in this manner"
should get hold of them. There is
nothing else in this pocket but a
bunch Of keys. They are no use to
u.s."
"Hand them over to me-" said
Jacques. "Do you think I am going
to let this chance slip to get back
our ten thousand francs. Well be
off now. No one will wake here un-
til tomorrow. ! know Hindu SER
wants."
They slipped out of the low win
dows and ran down the gardens to
the river, and were soon rowing up
the Ganges. Day was breaking.
Little white fecked clouds foated in
the sky. Calcutta was sleeping in a
white mist, and no sounds could be
heard but the far away calls coming
from boat to boat, and the shrill
cries of the birds. They reached
the city.
"Why, that is Mr.. Smiths boat"
said dock-hand who was standing
on the quays.
"Yes, he loaned it to us to come
back this morning" replied Jacques.
eve spent the night with him. Will
you return it to him ?"
at can be tied up here-hell find
it."
The two friends walked quickly
toward ti'n business section of the
city. None of the offices was vet
open. They went quietly into the
building without being seen. They
opened Smiths safe with one of the
keys and took out their ten thousand
francs.
eve can take this without any
scruples," said Paul.
eyes; but We'll leave him his re-
ceipt," replied Jacques with a smile.
He laid the receipt on Smiths blot
ter and put paper weight upon it.
"Let us see if we can find some
thing else interesting"
They took out bundle of papers
and spread them out on the table.
eve are luckyw cried jacques.
will oh al.
Louis and Arthur Farades are inno-
cent He held out to Paul a paper
which read:
Received of Jean Farades the
sum Of three hundred and fifty thou
sand francs, in gold, in exchange for
the following shares"
After these few lines came the
list of shares-the same as those
which had been mentioned in the re-
ceipt which they had found in the
well. And underneath the list the
words:
Between John J. Smith-Jean
Farades-Calcutta."
"All is clear now," said JACQUES.
Jean FGrades confded his money
to Smith, who forwarded it to Ca
lesse e. Co., in France. The poor
fellow must have given them sew
eral hundred thousand francs, and
only got paper receipt and the in
terest on it. So long as he re-
manned in India it did not matter,
but the day when he started for
Europe the rope was to break. He
had, according to Harcourt, at least
a million, and all that we can find
trace of is this three hundred and
thousand"
"But the crime! How do you
think that happened ?"
"Old Jean was very secretive, and
he would not say where he was go
ing. He went to call on Calesse
after he left me. He gave him all
he had for the receipt that we
found. Poor old chap, he was SO
distrustful with some people, and
yet in others he placed absolute con-
fidence. Smith sent that letter to
Calesse, in which he said he was
paying back the loan, so that Ca
lesse could account for the posses
sion of the shares that he was going
to rob from his client"
'Yes, it is quite clear now," Paul
observed.
"He must have made old Jean