Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-05-28

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"By degrees the various members OF
the crowd separated from each other,
every one going I'm his own direction.
On my part was careful not to allow
myself to be Joined by any chance &C
quaintance, so that soon found my
self walking alone. though fancied I
could hear the cautious footsteps OK
Montalembert logging me from be-
hind
Carefully refraining from any bach.
ward glance, / pursued my way till !
came to a long and rather marrow
street which led directly into the ons
In which my house was situated. As !
turned into it, saw something whica
caused my heart to beat violently. Ad'
vanoing towards me in the obscurity,
from the far end of the street, was thu
figure of man. The next moment thu
moon penetrated the clouds which hsS
mufTied It, and | perceived that the
approaching figure was my cripple o.
the night OF the murder.
Striving to maintain the same calrA
pace, / walked slowly on down tho
street. The cripple continued TO
shamble along towards me- and wa
were within twenty PAGES Of each 9th
or when my senses. keenly on thu
alert, warned me of the presence o.
something unusual in one of the door
ways | was passing on the left. NOT
| daring to turn so much as an eyelasN
in that direction, for fear OF betrayinS
myself, / walked steadily past, and
came up to where the cripple hal
taken his stand so as to intercept my
/ advance
"Peering up into my face with th4
/ one eye which was not hidden by tbs
bandage. the fellow commenced to de-
mand money in the usual whine Of his
class. / affected to hesitate, stopped,
and put my hand into my pocket. At
the same moment my intent ears
caught a light. swift football on thu
road behind me.
Il can hardly describe how the rest
happened. felt something strike mas
violently In the back, then came n
crash of eplintered steel, an oath, amt
loud cry in Montalembert's voice az
he came running up from the rear
Leaving him to deal with the ruffiaA
behind me. sprang forward ana
clutched the one In front.
"As had anticipated, his lamenesE
was feint. Instead, found myseR
engaged with an active, powerful maKN
who let fall his crutches, and struggled
so desperately in my grasp that 1t waa
all could do to prevent his escape tin
Montalembert came to my assistance.
1.-THE other man, Il appears, haa
been too quick for him. He had taken
to his heels the moment he heard Mon
talembert approaching, and being a
good runner, had soon made pursuit
hopeless Nor did ever find out who
he really was, though / imagine hirn
to have been q mere subordinate In.
strument.
with regard to his companion II
was different BY our united efforts
we succeeded in securing him and
dragging him into the house a prison
: err There, his bandages torn OIL and
some false hair removed, his identity
was quickly disclosed. It was tina
] chief of police himself!
Il need not repeat the expressions
} which addressed to him, and which
} he received with obstinate silence. But
} It did not take me long tosrealize thai
) 1t was useless to talk of Furnishing hin
: for his crimes. The only advantage
could gain from my victory was to ex
tort a confession Of the real authors
: and motives of this viIlainy.
i "As soon as I had exhausted myself
: in reproaches. therefore. said to him
q but it is not you with whom an
concerned, but those from whom yol
a received your instructions. Your tat
q Is in your own hands. Tel me Tn
/ whole of the circumstances frankly
Q and you shall go unframed; refuse
d and / win take you back to the spo
Q where You attempted my life and ahoo
l. you down as | might have done at tn
time
e "He turned pale at this threat. whfcl
y he had evidently not expected. Thes
d gentry who undertake 30 play fast an
l. loose with the lives OF others. Away
II attach an extraordinary value to thef
e own miserable existences.
d asM. lie Baron, swear TO yuu that
9 am speaking the truth when say ths
10 I know absolutely nothing OF this d
fair beyond the orders which n
9 cefved. Those orders we're to wsyla
g M. Starovitch and ron. and II either q
,e you should be wearing white threa
) on his back, TO hill him. You kno1
10 yourself that the fsrgt time. two night
y ago. let you so. because my eger
y failed to see the white thread and
le have been severely blamed for IL sfnsl
,r The thread must have come on.
ID "tYes, / took it OF that night, b
Id cause it was not convenient TO me
lie deal with You them said, seeking
Q impress him with the idea that kne
everything. But now you have ne
yet told me from whom you receive
m these orders you speak Of
i'd q took out my revolver and laid
It. on the table.
ID well, then, if | must say it--frol
ne Prince George himself
"aThank you. that is enough. No
r. as soon as you have written that dow
n and signed It in the presence OF tn
I'd gentleman and myself. you may {
ap home
az .aTan minutes later ne had gun