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TUESDAY, JUNE tfl, loofl. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 8 The Melancholy Frenchman By HOWARD flELDIMG Cp)rrlHltt, im, by ClmrlM W. nonaa N Incident In tho life of William Conroy, detective, unvo 1110 the thomo of n atory not lonjr no, and now I nut roIiik to toll an other Bhiillt the mi hid ninii. It In to Mr. Cunruy'a modesty Unit I nwo thla oeond title, lie U 11 man who makes no releii of Infallibility -ho rueog nlsses fnlliire iin the roniimm lot of oil, aceenta It with patience 11 ml strives to .learn from hU errors. A to the cnao Bow miller eoimMonitlon, ho cheerfully adinlU Unit hla Niuveasea we 10 due to tho favor of fortune, hut his prepos terous hluiuler was truly hla owu. lie waa aumiuoneil by telephone olio niuriiliiK to tho ollho of Holmnn Campbell, n Keiitleiiian of wealth and position, whom the detective had never before had tho plouaure of Mooting. It was early, o early, Indued, that Mr. Conroy gained at once a favorahlo lm prcaalon of Ilia client n on who had old faHhloned business habit and got up with a clear bead In tho morning. Tula opinion wan strengthened by the gentleman's lirlef, precise and Intelli gent statement of the fact In the ease, It appeared that Mr. Campbell had been the victim of a robbery of aomo luiiKiiltude, Jewelry valued at about $30,(X0 Imd lMen atolen from her apart ments In tho Campbell renldenea atout D o'clock of tb previous afternoon. Tho circumstances were such that al moat auyMy who waa lu tho house at the tlmo might have committed tho ttmft If equipped with a dishonest heart and a reckless disposition. Because fate waa ao kind to Mr. Con roy In thla Instance and disclosed to blm the facta ao promptly, It will not be noceaaary to stale the various theories which were suggested to hla mind. HiilMce It to any that bo thought It worth while to "l)k up" a certain individual who had Im-cii present In Uie houae na n guest at afternoon tea. I grieve to aay that Mr. t'onroy'a chief reason for suspecting thla person arose from a prejudice ngnlust the French. Mr. Camplell aald nothing that gave (tround for anch suspicion, lie merely mentioned tho man In response to Mr. Couroy'a request for the name of all who bad Ueo In tho house, with jword or two of dvacriptlon. (leorgo Leaterel waa a young man nrhora Mr. Camptoll had met In a club and to whom he had taken liking. The acquaintance had developed until Mr. Camplll had Invited M. Leaterel to hla houae, where bo had made blm elf exceedingly agreeable. lie pur ported to be vlaltlug thla country In the Intereata of a French publishing house and to be engaged upon a book descriptive of aoclal condltlona In America. On leaving hla cllent'a office Conroy went directly to the houae where the Frenchman had taken lodglnga. Aa be approached the houae he pann ed a young man who had Juat come out There could be no doubt aa to hla Dn 1 rlng'wtrh three atone-l ring described In the Hat which the detec tive hod received from Mr. Campbell. One hundred dollar waa the aum Which Lestorol received for tho ring, nil oa ho turned to go out ho auw Conroy atnndlng with hla coot drawn buck to ahow hla ahleld, fastcrol did hot atnrt nor greatly chnngo counte nance. A deeper aadneaa come Into hla brown eyes, and that wne ell, "Tlio gentloinnu haa decided not to put the ring In," aald Conroy to the pawnbroker, and without a word the fuan pnaaed It under tho wlro acreen, bla fat hand visibly appealing for the money aa Conroy took tho ling. Lea terel laid down the $100 within reach of that hand and did not look at the man nor at tho money nor nt Conroy. "Wo might walk around to your rootiiM," an hi tho detective, "If you'vo no objection." "1 have not breakfasted," aald lea terel, "HI111II wo not go Urnt to aomo restaurant" ' "Horry," nnswered Conroy, "but we are gobr; I' J'"r rouus rJu'jt nwny. You enn In ve w.uc'Wntt went !n," "An will." v.it the reajemap, and then, wheu they were : pmi the street, "the rlnj,'. by the way, la mine. Hut la doesn't mutter." "You mliull tluit you're the man?" leaterel seemed acurcely to ooinpre bend the purport of thla question, be ing t deeply absorbed In hla own thoughts. "You got away with Mra. Campbell'a Jewels?" "(Jot awayl" echoed leaterel aoftly. "No; 1 would not aay thnt. I atole them, however, and If you will take me now to Mr. Campbell'a office I will tell him how they may !h recovered." "I'll attend to that part of It." aald Oonroy. "Tlio thing are In your apartment. That'B why you're ao anxious to keep mo away from there." "I awear to you," cried leaterel, Hint tho Jewel ore not there and that I will put no obstacle In the way of your recovering them." "Where ore they?" "Pardon mo If I auk you a question first. Who put auaplcton upon me? Waa It Mia ComplM'll?" Conroy ahook hla head and at the tamo time tapixxl upon hla hreaat with aolemn linger. "I never had the pleasure of meeting tho young ludy," aald he. "It waa mo that worked down to you, more by good luck than good Judgment, aa I'm bound to confeaa, but If no credit' mine none belong to anybody elae. 80 act your mind at reat on that point" "I thank you," aald leaterel gravely. "I'll give you another Item of con aolatlon," aald the detective. "Thla caae la on the quiet, ao far. If you act right therea a chance you may go frw When they came to the building where be lived he begged leave to peak privately to the youth who waa In attendance by the door. That favor having been denied him, he alowly as cended the atalr, with Conroy at hi beela. In the hall on the aecond Door they encountered a young woman, tall, lender and quietly elegant In attire. She waa veiled, but Conroy would have wagered any reasonable aum of money that thero waa a pretty face behind the roll. Tlio alght of her gave him a live ly uneaalneaa, but the effect upon lea terel waa far better. Even the polish of hla manner which be might have aid he could havo preaerved upon the rack or the acaffold-fell away from him. "Good God!" he cried. "Mlaa Camp bell! Why are you here?" Hut Conroy waa aaylng to himself: "The fellow expected her. He knew tho would be here." The girl made no reply to Leeterel'a queatlon. She made a alight gesture toward a door near where she stood. -Oo'yotf know fyrfiinr Tut alepto atanla, my friend T If ao, I will give roti broof, I atola Mrs, Carapbolt'a Jwal. I had gone to th library with Mis Cmp bell te consult a book, and I remained a few mlnut after sha had gone. It ta on the aoonnd floor: the drawing room la b , low, On my way down alone I panted the , epen door of Mrs. Campbell' boudoir The lady herself might have been within for all that I knew, but I had anen the flush of the Jewi ln, and the Irrenietlbla Im- pulne wm upon me. I went In and took thorn. And now for the proof. What do you think I did with thorn? I took them to the library and hid them behind the very book that she and I had bon con sulting to settle a point of the hlMory of my country. They mlKht have stnyed tbr.C'Coviiiutr,l-s)i'jd..oot. havo gone (Continued on puge G) Have You a Couth A dose of Ballard' Horebound Syrup will relieve It Have you a coldt Try it for whooping coughs, for asth- ' ma, for consumption, for bronchitis, i Mrs. Joe MoGratb, 327 E. Flwt street, Ilulchlson, Kanrf write : "I have used Ballard' Ilorchound Syrup In my family for five year end And it the most palatable medicine I ever used. Sold by llart'a drug store. the Old Udy (to elieniM) I want a box ' of cunilie pill". I Cheiuist-Wliat'a the mutter with dog? 1 Old I .ady (indignantly) I want you S to know, ir, that my husband is a gen tlenwin. (Chciiii't puU up oiiiiie quinine pills In profound llenee.) I'iek-Me-Up. LEGAL NOTICE. In hereby glwn, that the following County Warrant will cancelled by the i Count v Court, unlem presented to the County Treasurer, for payment, within 60 daya from this date, ! I.l-t of County Warrants issued by the 'County Clerk prior to July 1. 1899, de liwrcd to the partie below but not prenented by them to the County Treas urer for payment No. 4M. No. 0182. No. 6429. No. C4I5. No. 0453. No. 0457. No. 0070. No. 0815. No. 7243. No. 7248. No. 7300. No. 7307. No. 7308. 1 No. 7309. 'No. 7371. No. 7373. No. 7374. No. 7375. No. 7381. No. 7383. !No. 7388. No. 7481 No. 7482. No. 7483. No. 7484. I No. 7485. No. 7480. No. 7487. No. 7488. No. 7490. ' No. 7491. j No. 8507. ,No. 8899. T. IT. Lunde $ 3.00 S. Jackson .75 F. E. Warner 2.10 J. O. Ryckman 5.00 J. J. Hunt 3.00 R. McMath 1.50 J. B. Arndt 1.00 O. T. & T. Co 3.00 Foard & Stoke Co 1.00 Henry Teeler 3.00 II. Sloop 2.00 E. Bank 12-50 J. A. Bender 8.00 D. P. Eos 3.75 J. J. Ryckman 6.00 L. Larson 5.60 M. McFarlane 8.40 Nell Hunt 6.00 J. W. Adams 7.50 J. J. Packard 150 Chrl Olsen 12.00 W. H. Judson.. 5.60 J. W. Detrick 5.00 D. K. Warren 7.27 A. Vannice 5.00 E. M. Houghton 8.00 L. Torkelson 10.00 N. Bosicr 10.00 A. H. Church 15.00 Robert Gaston 8.00 Christ Olsen 8.00 C. E, DeForce 2.10 A. D. Craig 12.50 I List of County Warrant Issued by the ! County Clerk prior to July 1, 1899, and still remaining in the hand of the County Clerk: T.tnrnl tinbvkiwl It atanrwwl anlil nnd No. 0042. LauraDavis $3.00 the pussed In. The two men followed. ; No. 0043. "Tell me," aalC Leaterel, speaking No. 0044. No. 0045. No. 0051. jNo. 8053. ! No. 0977. ;"TH OKNIXKMAN BAH DECIDED NOT TO PUT THH KINO 1H." Inatlonnllty, and, though Conroy had not .naked for a deacrlptlou of Leaterel, he iromembercd aonio words of Mr. Cump ibell's "a tall, handaome chop, with a sort of a and look, aa If tho world lhadn't used blm well." . Thla was aa good as a photograph for purposes of Identification, and Con my recognized I.estcrcl at a glunco. It was probable that Leaterel was going to breakfast, and tho restaurant (which ho frequented might 'bo' n good pluco to "got a line on him," for the (managers of such establishments are iofton shrewd observers and extraordi nary gossips. So Conroy followed (along In hla most unobtrusive way ami iwaa led to tho portals of u very fash ionable eutlug hn::;n !ut vpou t!: 1 piteps Lestercl piniscd, n::i (Vn, v-it'i Ithe air of one who Iris insul;' nn Impor tant decision, ho turned nw.iy un.; (walked rapidly towurJ a very ('.i.'A'iv::' juarter of the cliy. lie entered p pawn shop which was not In good odqt with tho police, nud :ls Co iro.v lnu! been very circumspect In hl.i c'a:t.!ov. Ing ho ventured to enter nl"o. Thrc . Iwlth aurnrlso at his remrirkiible l'i"- land with the touch or jilty tor tbl ban,dflflne rascal, he ,hh v . ,Loj;rf.. with quivering Intensity, "did you know that thla man suspected me? Did you come here to warn? No, nol It lan't poaalble! But why"- Tli a l mi fit nn tiA tstW rA Pati IVV A U v ni tuiutrti ivwatu wuiw; , r teadylng herself with an effort, for ! No. 7015, he waa trembling. "You nro an officer, a detective. My father hired you." "Yes, mlaa," aald Conroy. "You're right I'm In your father's service, and, being so, I've got to do my duty by him. And the first duty that I've got to do Is to tell you that you mustn't stay here, not another minute." "You'-wlll not tell him that I earner' Conroy was silent It wns Lesterel who spoko first. "After you have heard what I shall disclose," said he, "you will agree thnt Mlaa Campbell'a preienoe waa to have been desired." Meanwhile leaterel had led the girl to a Beat. Then", on turning to the detootlvo, he began to apeak In a voice that went to Conroy' vltajs. "Tlmo presses," said he. "I will bo very brief. I have known Ml Campbell for llttlo more than a month, but In relative Importance all the rest of my life Is but an Instant, for only through the light of her have I had any Intimation of what II fo might be. Borne day ago, In a moment of utterly overpowering emotion, I told her oh, but a very little, a thousandth part of my heart' longing. She answered tne with a heavenly kindness which I (hall remembor until the end of my days." He paused, and Conroy' Impatience overcame him. "In heaven's name, what happened?" he erled. "Tell me the truth." "Thla 1 what happened," answered Les terel. "I spoke to her aa a lover; she an swered me a 'the most gracious and sym pathetic! of friend. She would have given ie hope, exoept that for me hope Is dead, On the next day, after such agony aa few men are ever called upon to bear, I told hor what I am." "A thief T" said Conroy. "A thief may ohanga," answered Lea terel. "I am wrse than a thief. I am a madman. Worse even than that I am a lest of all the world. For who that hears the name doe not laugh at the very ound of ltT I am a kleptomaniac." "Leaterel," aald the detective, looking him kaeniv Id tha ova, "la thla. truer' Nicholas Da via 3.00 Michak'l Davis 3.00 Ed Lyons 3.00 John May 3.50 Martin Berg 3.50 W. H. Bruce 2.20 Chri Nelson 2.20 Martin Paul 2.40 Julius Briends 9.00 John Numala 10.00 Frederick Miller 5.20 K. J. Hill 5.20 Martin Mattson 5.20 Andrew Loring 5.20 Alex Ingraham 5.20 Mary Oliver 5.20 Sam'l Oliver 5.20 O. Sholton 5.50 Sam Nelson 5.50 J. Kutchnos 5.50 Christ Buglear 5.50 C. O. Taylor 1.60 Albert Thompson 1.50 A. Berry , 1.20 C. II. Withers 2.20 E. Franks 2.20 . R. Murray 2.20 Nick Petroff 1.70 Martin Maher 2.50 Philip Lee . 2.50 Michael Hazzett 2.50 C. Johnson 2.50 John Matier 2.50 Mrs. John Matier 2.50 O. R. Mills 3.00 J. A. Hill. 13.50 L. Anderson 1.20 J. N. Jennings 3.00 F. W. Johnson 3.00 Chas. Johnson 2.20 O. Anderson 2.20 F,. R. Rogers 1.00 T. L. Moores 2.20 By order of the County Court, J. C. CLINTON, County Clerk. Astoria, Oregon, June 7. 1906. 6td.-ltw. No. 7029. : No. 7031. I No. 7034. I No. 7043. No. 7044. Xo. 7045. No. 7040. jNo. 7047. 1 No. 7050. i No. 7051. No. 7270. iNo. 7271. ,No. 7272. jNo. 7273. ;No. 7300. No. 7408. i No. 7558. !no. 7008. iNo. 7090. No. 7705. No. 7821. No. 8113. j No. 81 14. No. 8115. jNo. 8380. No. 8397. No. 8398. No. 8501. No. 8720. No. 8701. No. 8770. No. 8976. No. 0878. No. 0890. No. 9030. No. 9204. A Wonderful BooK of i 400 Psug'es i A :jHECOfvlPLETE!StOR w l ASSii a Thoroughly Illustrated By 265 Actual Photographs taken at the time of the Awful ' Catastrophe This great book which retails at 1.50 and so much desired by every one is now offered as a premium with The Morning' Astorian In order to get the Book subscribe for the MORNING ASTORIAN at the regular subscription rate, 65c a month and 50c addditional to cover cost of express age Old subscribers can get this book by paying the additional charge of 50c. Only a limited number of books will be given awaycome early and avoid the rush.