The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-12-02
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were the headlines In a Paris paper.
In following up this extraordinary
case the mystery %deepened. unheard OF
crimes were unearthed and thrilling
situations occurred which bafled even
the celebrated detective, LecOq. 1t ap-
peared that upon opening the safe one
morning, the cashier startled the
clerks by crying out: 81 nave been
robbed" They gathered about. but
strangely enough upon inspection, the
safe showed only a scratch, but no
sign of having been broken open, al
though the 100000 francs were miss
ing that the cashier said he had placed
there the day before, in order to pay
Count Louis de ClamHan, a friend
who had been left a legacy by his
brother, CASTOR. NJ. Fauvel, the presi-
dent of the bank, and NJ. Prosper Ber-
tony, the cashier, were the only per-
o who possessed keys to the door
and were credited with the knowledge
Of a word which made up the combina-
ton. Although their relations had
been like those of father and son, each
now accused the other of taking the
money.
The clerks were interviewed by the
police, and search was made of the
apartment over the bank, occupied by
the president, his wife, and beautiful
niece, Madeleine, whose engagement
to the cashier had been m~ySteriOusly
broken Oft was suspected she pre-
ferred Nine. Valentine Fauvel's hand
some nephew, RaOul Layers. The
presidents record was good, but sus-
picion was directed toward the cashier,
as he had been living ~eXtravagantly.
His arrest followed, although he pro-
tested his innocence. During the in
Specti0n of the bank and the appre-
bending of the cashier, he was seen
to scribble a line hurriedly and throw
1t to the clerk. The latter was shad-
owed to the cashiers apartment and
the note procured. 1t was addressed
to Nine. Gypsy, informing her Of his
arrest and advising her to hide. Dur
ing the examination at court, Prosper
remembered that he had been indiS-
Greet the previous night in saying to
GYPSY, when perhaps he might have
been overheard by the count and
Raoul, that he had reason for con-
stantly thinking Of her at his work,
when she accused him of not thinking
of her any longer. The wore Gypsy
opened the safe. For lack of sufficient
oriIonoo DroCDor vrne roIo0cnl onI Tho
case filed in No. 113.
On Prosper's return to his apart
ment, Gypsy had gone, but a note ad.
dressed in small printed letters was
The clever Lecoq, nov living with
Prosper, under the disguise Of an old
friend of his fathers, revealed that
the printed letters had been cut from /
q prayer book. Surely there was q
woman In the case! Later a torn
prayer book was discovered hidden in |
room. Did she love Pros
per and think him innocent and In
need Of money? Yet soon after that,
to the surprise Of everyone, her
engagement was announced to the !
old Count de Clameran. The rea- !
son for this was that Madeleine, !
by chance, overheard a CONVERSE !
ton between the count and her /
aunt. The old count threatened to tell |
the family skeleton if she did not I
to the marriage. Madeleine I
appeared and said she would marry
him to keep the secret and the honor I
Of the family name. On learning of \
Medicines engagement, Prosper, who
really had always loved her, became :
very angry, and thinking there must /
be q sinister motive for Nine. Fauvel's B
allowing it, wrote an anonymous letter )
TO- M. Fauvel, telling him to watch his &
wife. 3
Lecoq noticed that the good-1ooking Z
[iaoul still continued his frequent Wis &
.ts to the house. DID it mean that he =
vas perhaps not the nephew, but the 3
over Of Nine. Fauvel? Disguised, the B
treat detective attended a masquerade
,all and made insinuating remarks to 5
fme. Fauvel concerning Raoul which &
caused her to fart. and when he spoke a