Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-21


I left France. One thing you may
know; l have made good round for
tune, and this fortune is for you. I
am coming home to give it to you. I
have had some little trouble in finding
out where you live. Now drop me a
line and tell me if you have little
affection for your dear fathers rascal
of brother. AS soon as have set
tied my affairs in Calcutta I shall start
for Paris. Your old Uncle Jean. !"
1t was Arthur Farades who had
read the letter aloud. When he had
Then he said:
dear old chap"
"You mean we shall write to him.
corrected Louis. For the first time In
their lives the brothers were cold and
distant to each other. The rest Of the
evening passed in silence. Jeanne and
Valentine tried in vain to shake off
the constraint.
The rich uncle announced the day
of his return. Preparations were made
in both houses to receive him. The
brothers started for Paris in the
morning at their usual hour and re-
turned on the train that they were
accustomed to take. That was tho
day when old Jean Farades was to ar
rive in Paris.
Each brother was confident that n
soon as the investigating judge began
his inquiry he could clear himself.
M. Beaulieu, the investigating judge
whom the prosecutor sent down, ar
rived in due time. The commissaire
who had gone to meet him had quick
ly given him his opinion on the mys-
terious murder. From the beginning
he had been suspicious of the two
brothers.
"I am sure that the victim waa
known to them both, and they know
something about the crime" he said.
After M. Beaulieu had examined
the corpse he declared that the man
must have been Gead before he was
thrown into the well. Then he began
the inquiry. First he questioned Ar
thur Farades, who told him frankly
that he knew the victim. 1t was an
uncle who the day before had return
ed from Calcutta.
"Then he was murdered on the very
day, he arrived in Paris 2" asked M.
Beaulieu.
"Yes."
"And you saw him yesterday"
81 spent part Of the day with
him."
M. Beaulieu was surprised. If Ar
thur Farades was guilty he was COM
mitting himself.
"Teli me what you know" said tho
Judge briefly; he wanted to get 4
statement from each man to see if
they coincided. Arthur Farades told
him that his uncle had been away for
thirty years, but that now he had de-
cided to return to France and live
with them.
"Was he rich ?"
Every, l believe"
81 hear that for some weeks, you
and your brother have been on un-
friendly terms. What was the cause
Of this quarrel?"
Nothing particular. Simply that
our characters arc different and we
did not agree upon certain subjects.
In spite Of this dissension between my
brother and myself we both went yes
terday to the railway station to meet
our uncle, and he was very much
pleased to see u.s."
"Was he travelling alone?"
"No. A young Southerner was
with him, a 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? :"
"IIe never mentioned his business,
but l believe that he was an exporter
To- el,o nd
er and l did not let uncle know that
there was any GOODNESS between us"
"At whose house did he stop?" M.
Beaulieu put this question carelessly
as though it were matter Of little
Importance.
"He did not stay at my house, !
know that" said Louis decisively.
brother?"
II don't know. We had each fur
nished a suite Of rooms for him sc
that he could be Independent if he
wished"
"And you don't know if he stayed
with your brother?"
"No. All I know is that when he
had got his baggage together he said
We'll, boys, business is business, anc
l shall be forced to leave you for 6
few hours to arrange some matters.
AS he did not know the city, we boti
offered to accompany him, but he re-
fused our offer. We told him the bes
way to get to Boulogne and how hs
could find our houses, and he left US
saying that he would arrive in tim,
for dinner"
"Did he go off alor.e?"
"No. This jacques Velizay, hi
travelling companion, accompanied
him. had arranged with my brothe
that, as he was the elder, our uncl'
should 60 to his house first, ant
come to mine after"
"And-"
"He never came into my. house."
"He had been thrown into the wei
from your side of the garden. Ca
you offer any explanation of that 2
IT cannot. But l swear that sine
yesterday / have expected my uncle
naturally thought that he had slep
in my brothers house."
M. Beaulieu than put the sam