The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-07
By Henry C. ROUland

flash to mine what it takes me longer to
interpret verbally. That you may better
understand, messieurs. ] would saw that
the organ Of thoughts has this double
simultaneously the whole picture of a ham
penlng IN any tense past, present. or
future and then the other part Of the
mind examines this impression more
Slowly and interBrets it.
Heretofore you have seen me hold
ngnIly the head Of the accused and con-
Ilnue 60 look into his eyes as / translated
TO you his thought. In the present case
"a single glance has been enough. and
now ! may appear to you as If recon
structing the affair as a result Of my
discovery that this man is an impOstOr.
AS a matter Of fact, he knows all about
the case. The brief contact Of our mental
ltles was like the exposure Of one photo
graphic ulm against a negative already
developed. The impression is all there in
detail, as much of it as was presented to
the mind Of this man, and it is now in
my mind.
"But I will say frankly that I am ex-
aiming its details as 1 go along. Just as
II you were in another room and 1 was
telling you in detail what I thought to be
the story depicted in an illustrative
painting by Jerome.
But the smile is not good because this
man is laughing at us. To him the whole
thing is farce, in the nature Of an es-
capade for which he is richly cOmpensat-
ed. A general resemblance to the baron
may nave BuBEE9Leu the AuGA OF eldDOLdL-
ed 1t after it had already occurred to the
baron that the mental faculties of Senior
Tineo might get worse instead Of better,
that there was no hope of his doing any
business with the senOra on the same
basis, but that in her case maternal love
might prove as strong an inducement as
fear Of exposure in the case Of her hus-
band
''The baron laid the situation before
this man, a friend of sorts and interested.
The baron explained to him that since
there had been no divorce, no annulment,
once he got his wife across the German
frontier he could hold her there with
every legal right. But the actual enleve-
ment, the abduction Of her against her
will, would be difficult and dangerous.
She could scarcely be kidnapped, but she
might be lured away if the lure were
sufficiently attractive. So he dangled
Alexis as the willing bait.
1.-THE baron managed to persuade them
both that he desired not Pillar but Pillars
dot. n Pillar. utterly weary Of her
mothers close espionage and guardian
ship and infatuated with the Russian,
found herself willing to take the chance.
AS for Alexis, hat impoverished and eX-
iler noble had nothing to lose. And that
is about all, messieurs, that this man
knows about the business beyond the
details of their flight to BelfOrt, where
they left the car and preceded in anOth-
er. He does know the details Of the affair
nor what became of the %senOra's jewels.
The whole thing is to him a tremen-
dOuS and profitable joke. He does not be-
lieve himself to be in any danger Of pun
ishment beyond a fine for being in
France under false impersOnatiOn and in
possession CT the passport Of another,
For, as Mr.. Pei Vier tells us, he has not
presented this passport for wise since ii
was in his possession, not having gone
in and out of Germany himself. He has
merely changed clothes and personal ef-
fects with the baron, this to give the
] baron time to entrench himself in his owl
country.
"And that, messieurs," Jacques con-
Guided, sis all l am able to obtain from
the mind Of this SLaniard."
He rose, glanced about with his Whim'
steal smile, then said briefly. with your
kind permission, I'll take my leave"
There came then the question that
had anticipated. An officer, who looked
very much d~isgrunted, asked: His name
monsieur
"O-that! One does not need to be &
mind reader to know his name. l think ht
will tell you himself If you will ask him
But if be desires to carry on the farce
then M. Pervier can tell you his name, o.
even my friend here, NJ. Clark, who was
present when NJ. Pervier described thu
affair to me-"
mentioned as having been at table will
Won HelmrhOlz at the casino, Capt. Guar
do. But 1t was unnecessary Tor any OF Vi
to mention it. The Spaniard had beer
listening with an expression IN Wnlcl
wonder, admiration and amusement, blend
ed or alternated. He said now in excel
ent French, and with the air or one VINO
feeling that the game is up, might as wei
present no more obstacles that might en-
tail unnecessary discomfort to himself
81 have read Of the extraordinary power
Of Monsieur Hu-gez, gentlemen, and
owe him an apology for having though
him a fraud But / must now admit my
i self a convert. I am Capt. ROdrtgue
GuardO, of course, late Of the royal SLan
ish navy. BarvOn Won HelmhOlz is an oil
friend, and 1 was glad to serve him i
, this amusing adventure. Besides, we ma
q OmmOn ground Of grievance. / had m
own little score to settle. One of the Sen
, Orita TineOs had Tilted ne just betOr
r our b~etrothal, and her sister had dlsap
lpOinted and Inundated my FRIEND, NO
HelmhOlz, before he was able to clatI
l her as his bride. He has got over tina
? grande passion and will, am sure
e stick to his bargain with her and an
which her mother may propose to him"
r / ventured to ask If l might pose
I question and was accorded permtss1O
to do so. why was not the marriag
/. Immediately annulled when his bride II
fused to remain with Won HemhOlz2"
Captain GuardO smiled, Discretion aC
. vises me not to presume to say, MOI
e sieur, but from what have alread
stated I should say that the plauslD.
S reason ought not to tax the tmagtnatio
o A man much in need Of money might /
f persuaded to fOregO the delight OF d
10 brides arms whilst yet desiring to retail
u IA VI upUA AGL PAOoRC(NAn0
SO a COMPROMISE may have been aftecte
Surprising a shipping merchant to hav
S amassed a large fortune by the ravitai
ement Of such a submarine as the OF
e known to you Yankee subchacers an
mine sweepers as Penmarch Peter Tn
II would scarcely have been manged withOl
the-t0 quote from you again-friendly-
neutrality Of some high Spanish Official
= Chic, to carry off ones wife and her 10
i er and her once bull fighting chauffel
d and duenna, and lock 'em all up tOgethI
l. -hein2 But as this astonishing gentl
e men points out, I have been guilty Of ]
2 Offense beyond that Of m-asquerading
the baron. I have not even used his pas
l. port, and I know nothing whatever abO'
l. the jewels. To assist you in this matte
le in the hope that you may deal more le
d iently with me, / am willing to give you
Ituyau-a tip"
d HAnd what is that, Capt" asked Il
1t the presiding officer.
"Eh, bien. I know the estimable SenO
a lTineO very well, and hat so good a bus
- ness woman must certainly have insur
her jewels against theft. Blu I have n
) read in the papers Of her having II
scented any claim"
"That is So" Pervier mutSered. "B
P she wOuld scarcely do 50 If she suspeC
ed their having been stolen by her daug
ter"