Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

would never have taken place but for local
gossip"
I'm! Then, let US hear what this officer,
Jean Moran. has to say" and he pressed a
bell and gave an order. young. pale, fair
haired man In naval uniform entered.
You wish to make a statement. it ap-
pears, regarding the death Of Nine. Marain?"
Eyes. Are you M. Duprez? Thank YOU
as the magistrate nodded and pointed to q
chair.
Il was engaged to be married to Mile Al
card-I am afraid we were both very foolish
where money was concerned. I had only my
pay and when heard that my fancee was
to be an heireSS, I was afraid people would
call me fortune hunter We had several
quarrels about it and at last she broke of
the engagement Yet I am sure she loved
me. However, when returned home after
being away two years in the colonies, found
that she had become the wife of DR.. Marain."
"An heiress. you say monsieur"
"Oh, that was before she married that
monster. Her aunt, who died month ago.
had made q viii leaving all her money to
her niece, but this aunt, when she heard that
Mile. AicArd had married a pagan-for DR..
Marian Is noted IS an atheist-let it be pub
licly known that every penny should go to
converts and churches.
sSWELL, the news Of the marriage was q
terrible blow, the more so since had
meanwhile come into SUFFICIENT money for all
our needs I cursed my vile temper which had
caused the quarrels. and finally made up my
mind to see Yvonne-that is Mime. Marain-
to be sure that she was happy.
"A horrible woman, the sister of the doc
tor, received me; I shall never forget her
hateful, cunning eyes. She told me sneeringly
that her sister-tn-law did not wish to see
mo 1io T fhorou
wrote several letters but they were returned
to me unopened.
Finally I went one evening and climbed
over the wall, determined to enter the house
by force. had feeling that my poor dar-
ling needed me. It appears that she was vir-
tually q prisoner. No one had seen her for
months.
II got as far as the back door and was
standing watching with amazement q kind
Of purple light which made loud roaring and
cracking noise, whirling in beams like a
searchlight about the open window above me,
when heard q shrek. Oh, it was the voice
Of Yvonne, feel sure
II hammered on the door. It was locked
and of stout wood, so I decided to climb up
by q water pipe and enter the house through
the window. I had just placed my foot on a
spike tn the wall, when was seized by the
neck. Hands that felt like hammers struck
me from all sides. was kicked and beaten
WIFI q whip Dy ggantc HlaOman VINO was
foaming at the mouth and uttering vile curses.
1t was the doctor. I was no match for this
gorilla and quite in the wrong, so ran for
it, barely getting away alive.
That was last year-and now my Yvonne
has died. I know he murdered her after
using her dear body for his evil experiments
what do you mean?"
What I say. Every peasant in Vennisseux
knows that he needs living being, for his
black"
The magistrate held up his hand.
Stop. monsieur. You are wasting my time.
You. an ofiicer I'm the French navy, you lis
ten to stupid old wives tales like that I am
astonshed-really. You admit yourself that
you were treSpasSing-you were thrashed by
the man who had married your sweetheart, and
frankly, 7 can't blame him. All you saw