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)
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for five year end And it the most
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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.
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iNo. 7271.
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jNo. 7273.
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i No. 7558.
!no. 7008.
iNo. 7090.
No. 7705.
No. 7821.
No. 8113.
j No. 81 14.
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No. 8701.
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