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St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.— The sk ilfu l
pc' format ce of the police in the round -1
up o f the great band of plotters has |
won praise throughout the city , bearing
witness to the thoroughness of the
Students to Be A ssisted st University Eastern O reg on W ool Industry Loo k s methods evolved for figh ting terrorists.
C H A P T E R X X I L — (Continu-d.)
The secret police are spending nnlim
fcnc uraging.
o f O re g o n .
She set herself more firmly yet. The
ited sums in bringing the terrorists to
Pendleton—The filin g of the wool
delicate fingers clinched convulsively upon
U n iversity of Oregon, Eugene— Mon.
justice and have drafted agents of in
R . A . Booth, of Eugene, has just given sale« dates for Eastern Oregon is the ternational experience who are thor the arm of the chair.
"D o not ask me, monsieur. M y duty
to the student loan fund of the U n iver first step in what promisee to be one of oughly fam ilia r w ith the by-ways of
I f you will not spare us, I
s ity of Oregon a check tor $500 to be the best years for sheep and wool in the W estern anarchists and who w ill in is plain.
will be with him to the bitter end."
used as an irreducible eduational loan history of the state. O wing to the m ild troduce an im prover! technique here.
"You cannot mend matters,” persisted
fund for students. The fond will be winter a ll over B u k i n Oregon the
The pa live depuitm eut has entered the detective, "by staying here. My men
known as the “ Booth f.oau F und'’ and lamb crop promises to be heavy and into relations w ith detective agencies
surround the house. The cordon Is com'
w ill be kept separate from the geniral the wool c lip w ill aveiage higher than
abroad, and has organized an extensive plete. For the last time I ask you, will
e
v
e
r
le
fu
r
e
.
It
is
estimated
that
the
loan fund, which at present is dietrib- |
service in a ll the centois where Russian you leave this place?”
uteri in loans ranging in amount from i E x te r n Oregon herds w ill average nine
“ And I answer you for the last time,
em igrants congregate, particularly in
$15 to $80 among 10 students of the pounds or more this year, ow ing to the
N ew Y ork , Paris and Sw itzerland, and l will not go.”
university. Since the estsblishm ent o f oonstant im provem en t o f the gra :
“ Nevertheless, I will do what I can
are m aking a special e ffo rt to penetrate
the general fund five years ago, more sheep. Shearing is now being discussed
w ith in the innerm ost councils of the for you,” said M. Lazare. “ It would be
and
prices
w
ill
be
fixed
eoon.
I
t
is
than 30 students have been enabled to
Social Democratic and Social R evolu something to you to save your own name,
com plete their college course who could thought the price (or shearing w ill be tionist organizations.
would it not?"
not otherw ise have done so. The uni about 7>, cents per head, and there is
She glanced through the portiere giv
la connection w ith the latest plot tha
ing ingress to the salon beyond, where
versity hope.- to establish during the a large preference Bhown for hand
men of the secret service w ere abso
Jules Chabot was just visible as be sat
present year a loan fund of at least $5,- ¡shearing, ow ing to the fact that the
lutely trueted by comrades of the revo at the end of the long card table. His
000 , to be loaned under the direction of machines injure the roots of the wool
lutionists, who attended the meetings face was deadly pale.
He whispered
President Cam pbell, or some one desig j by cutting too close to the skin ol the
I held in Finland, where the final plan from time to time with Goldstein, the
nated by biin, to boys and girls a ll o v e r sheep. Th e skin of the machine ehorn
i for the assassination o f Grand Duke broker. Her face flushed for an instant
Oregon who wish to com plete th eir edu- sheep being clipped extrem ely close,
i Nicholas N ich oliavitch and Judge Tehe-
"W hat do you mean?” she ejaculated.
cation, but who cannot do so w it h o u t ! sunburns badly and this retards the
g lovitoff, m inister of justice, was elab
“ I am armed, madame. Take this pis
assistance, f t is believed that a loan of growth of the wool for another year,
orated.
Two hundred plain clothes tol. He shall at least have a chance to
approxim ately $100 a year, at a low j
W ool and sheep buyers are already
men were called in by heads o f the po save your honor.”
rate of interest, to be repaid in tw o on the ground, and there promises to
“ My honor,” exclaimed the unhappy
lice departm ent and given precise in
years after graduation, is much more be spirited bidding for wool and mut-
structions as to what action should be lady, recoiling in horror from the prof
preferable thau an outright g ift in the ton sheep all over this section.
Ewes
taken and apparently th ey arrested fered weapon. "P u t up your pistol. I f
form of a scholarship. The fund w ill which w ill hear a lamb th i 9 spring ami
without error the persons involved. I used it at all it would be to avenge
be guaranteed by 10 men against loss. \ l.aing a heavy fierce of wool upon them
Thus far the police have failed to e x myself on bis captors. Oh ! my son, my
T w o signatures w ill lie required on each are now wortli $6 per bead in Eastern
son!”
tract a confession from any of those ar
ncte and a sm all amount of life ineur- Oregon.
They had stepped unconsciously to the
rested as to th eir id en tity, but several
door of the conservatory. The detective
auce w ill be taken out to insure against |
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undoubtedly are members c f aristocrat
turned and took her hand. His expres
loea by death. The preset.t loan fund |
Su es to C ancel C on tract
ic houses.
It is certain that numbers
amounts to ap p roxim ately $ 1 , 000 .
Portland— The case of the state of of the conspirators have managed to sive face waa aglow with some profound
emotion.
! Oregon against the Colum bia Southern evade arrest, and a careful watch is be
“ You have proved yourself worthy,"
| Irriga tion company is being beard in ing kept f r these.
he said. "T h e courage and devotion you
T O BE W O O L C E N T E R
j the United State« District court. The
have displayed in your hour of trial have
state is represented by A . M . C raw
given you a right to your reward.”
B LA C K HAND BUSY.
B ak er C ity S ecu res L o w Rates on ford, attorney general, and the irrig a
“ What do you mean, monsieur?”
tion com pany by W . T . M uir and Sene
Shipm ents to Boston.
“ Come here," he said, suddenly, “ come
ca Sm ith. Under the Carey act the ir Threaten to B low U p G overnm ent with me. I will tell you something you
Baker C ity — Baker C ity w ill become
rigation company was to irrigate cer
never knew. Something that lias come to
P o w d e r S to res .
one of the greatest wool markets in O re
tain tracts of land in Eastern Oregon
N ew Y ork, F’eb. 25.— In a letter me as from the dead, to tell you that
gon. Sheepmen have been in Portland
aggregating som ething like
27,000
your Instincts have erred, and you have
signed “ Black H an d ’ ’ and addressed to
consulting with the O. K . & N. officials
been made the play of cruel, designing
acres. This was the agreem ent made
Com mander Uraunstiueter, in charge people.”
and have secured a rate of $1.75 from
between representative» o f the state
Baker to Boston. T h e Sumpter V alley
of the United States naval magazine at
He drew her hand within his arm and
land board and the company several
Iona island, the threat has been made led her to the conservatory. They sat
has marie a rate of 20 cents from Aus
years ago. T h e state m aintains that
tin to Baker, and the reduction by the
| that the enormous stores of smokeless down upon the same seat where he had
the company has not carried out Us
tw o roads means that more than 1 , 000 ,-
powder on the island w ill be blown up conversed with the Vlcomtesse de Valiar.
part of the contract and Mr. Crawford
unless the m arried men discharged
000 pounds of wool from tirant and
“ W e shall not be interrupted here. I
is asking that a receiver be appointed.
W h eeler counties w ill be hauled to
from em ploym ent on tne island Janu will tell you a story if you care to listen
Austin and then shippd to Baker for
ary 1, 1908, be put back to work at to It.”
O il C om pany fo r Klamath
"G o on, monsieur," she murmured.
baling.
D ayville is the preaent center
once. There are 3,000,000 pounds of
K iam ati. Falls— The incorporators of smokeless powder and other explosives
of the sheep industry in GraDt county, '
C H A PTE R X X III.
the K lam ath G il com pany have elected stored in the numerous magazines.
and the ranchers would much rather
"The story,” began the detective, “ is
the
follo
w
in
g
officers:
G.
Meitkem
per,
haul th eir wool to Ausitn because of
Secret service men are w orking to I of a young lady, a countrywoman of
the good roads. T h ey have been pay Jr., president; E . B. H a ll, vice presi discover the identity of the writer of ¡yours. It was years ago that this thing
Pierce the letter.
ing $2 to have th eir wool hauled to dent and general lnnnairer;
P rin ted by band, the letter happened. She was quite handsome, very
Shaniko because of the lower rate. The Evans, secretary, and G . W h ite, treas was m ailed at the H averetraw postoffice young, very romantic and foolish. When
urer.
I
t
has
long
been
claim
ed
that
she was eighteen years of age she met
tw o weeks ago. It was as follow s;
shipping o f the wool via Baker C ity
indications are very strong of vast de
“ I f the married men that were dis an American. He also was young, band-
w ill m »an that Insttad of the ranchers
posits
of
coal
oil
beneath
the
volcanic
buying th eir supplies at Shaniko they
charged from Iona island are not taken some, but dissolute and entirely unwor
w ill haul th eir wool to Austin, leave blanket in this region, as proven by back again at once a ll the magazines thy of her love.”
the fact that it oozes up at various on the island w ill be blown up. The
Mme. Colbert-Remplin
Inclined her
th eir teams there and come on to Baker
head almost imperceptibly. She was list
writer does not fear death.
C ity to secure their warehouse receipts places.
ening to the history of her own life. How
and w h ile here purchase their supplies, j
Black H an d.’ ’
Plan R est R oom at Wilton.
had this man brought to light the secrets
B y this means the local hanks w ill i
On January 1 between 30 and 40
M ilto n — An interdenom inational so men, who had been em ployed on the of the past which had, years ago. as she
handle $ 200,000 that would go to other
believed, been hidden by the lapse of
cities. Although the rate on wool is ciety has been formed In which all the »land, were discharged, ow ing to delay
churches are interested to promote the
s till higher from (taker than from
in forw arding funds from W ashington I "Yielding to the American’s Importu-
establishm ent oi a reading room in the
Shaniko, the ranchers can afford to
to continue work.
Th is delay was nlties, this young lady contracted with
c ity .
M eetings of the society w ill be looked upon at the tim e as tem porary, I him a secret marriage. The result of
ship v ia Baker because o f the low cost
held every two weeks. The leading and it was understood the men would . their union was a child— a boy. The
of gettin g th eir wool to Austin.
room is intended as a rest room for the be taken back as soon as the money
ar- | marriage was
concealed
successfully
, co n t y people. A lib ra ry o f 500 vol- rived.
| from the young woman's parents. By
Mountaln F arm ing E xperim ent
' mnes has been arraged for.
Com m it-
Am ong the men discharged, most o f , the connivance of a friend and a pre-
Pendleton— An experim ent in moan- tees representing d ifferent b an dies of whom were laborers, were many Ita l- tended visit to the country, it.» ^oase-
jan?
f queuces were also kept secret. Shortly
tain farm ing of more than usual im the cwork have been appointed.
portance is lieing conducted by W . G .
Since the receipt o f the
letter every ' » ft* r th« birth of her child the young
- j woman returned to Paris, where she at-
Begin W ork fo r Pu’p WiM.
W arm an, o f this city , on his hom e
approach to the island has been guard
j traded the attention of a very rich bank
stead in F ly valley, a secluded vale in
Oregon C ity — W ork p relim inary to ed day and night by m atinee, it is said.
er, who. Ignorant of her past history.
the Blue mountains at an altitude of the construction of the new m ill of the and the c iv ilia n em ployes have been
sought to make her his wife.
It was
aliont 4,200 feet and located 50 m iles H aw ley Pu lp & Paper company was be kept, under the strictest surveillance.
more than probable that the lady would
southeast o f this c ity .
He has planted gun when a force o f men started to
Inna island is about seven m iles south not have yielded to the temptation which
an orchard and is now sending to the build a walk leading from station A to of W est Point.
was thrust before her but for two things,
agricultural departm ent fot hardy grass the m ainland. As soon as this work is
first, the discovery that her busoand was
seed for spring sowing.
There are done, actual construction of the new
Death at G rad s C ro s s in g
a worthless, faithless fellow, second, the
thousands of acies of fine mountain pnlp m ill on the site of station A w ill
Spring V a lley, N . Y ., Feb. 25.— A j importunities of her parents, who at that
land in the Blue mountain valleys begin, and it is expected to have a por- foam specked pair of horses that tore time sustained some financial reverses. It
which can lie brought under cu ltivation tion of the plant in operation by A p r il through the streets early today, drag- appears that the bauker held her fath-
and i f this experim ent is successful next,
ging w ith them a s p lin te ie l wagon er's obligations for an enormous amount,
much of this land at high altitude w ill
pole, brought to the v illa g e the first 1 A condition of the marriage was that her
be farmed, it is thought.
PO R TLA N D M ARKE1S
news of a grade crossing accident in parent should be released. A divorce was
which nine members of its most prom secretly secured from the first husband.
W h eat— Club, 81c; bluestem, 83c;
"Yes. it was to save my father," mur
Cannery S to c k Subscribed
inent ‘ fam ilies were eith er killed out
valley, 81c; red, 79c.
mured Mme. Colbert Remplin.
righ t or frig h tfu lly injured.
Four of
C orvallis— Announcement lias been
B arley— Feed, $26 per ton; brew ing,
He went o n :
the party were instantly k illed, two
made that enough stock had been sub
"There was a little boy. as I have said,
$32; rolled, $29030.
died w h ile being rem oved to the H ud the fruit of this unhappy young woman's
scribed to insure the success of the
Oats— No. 1 white, $27; gray, $27,
son county hospital at Hoboken N . J
m ovement for a fiu it cannery, and a
union with the American.
This child
per ton.
m eeting of sto< kliolders has been called
Corn — W h o le ,
$32.50; cracked, and the other three lie in a serious wag given out to a nurse to take care of.
to perfect an organization. The capital
condition at that institution tonight.
She was the wife of a loutish, industrious
$33.60.
stock is $ 11 , 000 , and the plant is to
peasant, and of a peasant family herself.
H ay— V a lle y tim oth y, No. 1, $17@
have a capacity of 12,000 cans d a ily .
O p e ra te on Edison.
but she was beautiful for all that, as
$18 per ton ; Fiastern Oregon tim oth y,
T h e m arhineiy and appointments are
N ew Y ork , F eb. 25.— Thomas A . some of those women are. The American
$20(321; clover, $ 1 40 1 5 ; cheat, $15;
to be of the vety latest models, em
F'dison, the inventor, is a patient at the fell in love w-lth her.
He was called
grain hay, $14(315; a lfa lfa , $ 1 2 0 1 3 ;
b odying everything necessary to turn
Manhattan hospital, where last night a » » J to the l nited States and was absent
vetch, $14.
he underwent an^operation intended to three years.
In his absence something
in g out a perfeet product.
Fruits— Apples, table, $ 1 .7503.00;
relieve h im of trouble in the left ear. i ha<J h a p p en 4 .
,
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rooking, $1.2501.50 per box; cran ,r
,
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"W
hat
had
happened?
murmured the
C lackam as May Get Cannery
The operation, which was not consider-
, ..
berries, $9(311 per barrel.
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,
iv
'woman beside him.
Oregon C ity — If the present plans of
child e ntru M fi * th* woman-t
V egetables— Turnips, 75c per sack; ed especially serious, was performed by ,
th e members of the Clackamas County carrots, 66 c per sack; beets, $1 per Dr. Arthur D. D enll, the ear s p e c i a l i s t , ! ^ had died. 0n the American’s re-
H orticu ltu ral society are carried oat, sack; cabbage, 101 l4c per pound; cau who opened an abscess in the m idd le turn to France, abe presented her own
Clackam as county w ill have still an liflow er, $1.75 0 1 .8 5 ; celery, $ 3 .7 5 0 ear.
Th e operation was seem ingly 1 child in ita pi,,,*.
Her husband waa
oth er enterprise in the shape of a fruit 4 per crate; onions, 15020c per dozen; w h olly successful and a prompt recov-
There was no one to contradict
caD nery. A m eeting of ihe society was pa a lev, 20 c p -r dozen; psppers, 17 **c ery is anticipated.
her.”
h eld last week.
Mr. Britton, of East per pound; pumpkins. 101 l4o per
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A great sigh went up from the heart of
ern Oregon, addressed the m eeting on pound; radish >s, 20 c per dozen; spin
R rp x ir at P u g et Sound.
Mme. Colbert Remplin.
th e subject and stated that he had made ach, 6 o per pound; sprouts, 8 c per
Seattle, Feb. 25. - T h e Colorado and
“ ° h ! ” sbs vrled "can this be true?
a careful exam ination of the fruit acre pound; squash, 101 *- 41 ' per pound.
the Penneylvania. armored cruisers of My son >« dead. How have you learned
age of th is v ic in ity and finding it high
Onions— $‘.’ .60 per hundred.
the first c-wss. arrived at the navy yard ‘ '.?M, damg u g , ur, who h„ bUckmail-
ly satisfactory, was w illin g to finance
Potatoes— $2.50 per hundred, d e liv today for dry docking and repairs. The I ^ vo|i ,_TrtMMtlca||7. two days ago met
th e scheme.
ered Portlan d; sweet potatoes, $S.5O0 Colorado w ill be equipped w ith a new wUh a f¿u l accident. Unable to see you.
main battery of four eight-inch breech ^
sent yOU jn her last moments a full
3.75 per e w l.
C an Fish U p to the Illinois
Butter— Fancy cream ery, 3C@35e per leading rifles. The tw o vessels w ill be -onfesslon of the Imposition she had so
G o ld Beach— 'The gasoline
launch pound.
follow ed by eight other warships which |on< practiced upon you and implored
Khebe, which has lately b >en put on
P ou ltry — Average old hens, 13013 q,c w ill be repaired by A p ril 26.
| your forgiveness. This was taken by her
Rogn.< riv e r to carry fish to the cannery per pound; m ixed chicken», 1 2 L ,0 1 3 c ;
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! messenger to the gate where yon usually
and cold storage plant. Is greatly fa c ili spring chickens, 1 2 ^ 0 13c; roosters,
M ain W ater P ip e Buraia
'received her. and waa promptly seized by
ta tin g ths work o f fishing.
Fishermen 10 01 1 c; dressed chickens, 14c: tur
r a :is , F ib . 25.— The main water one of my men. Here is the confession,
are now a b le to p 'y th eir trade up to keys. liv e , 14 01 5 c; dressed, choice, 15 pipe of Parts, under T u iile rie s street, from which you will learn that Philip
th e -mouth o f th e Illin o is . This was 0 1 7 c ; geeee. live, 9(5 llV ; ducks. 1 4 0 hurst last evening and converted the Graham, whom you firmly believed to he
im possib le before Iweanse they could 15c; pigeons, 75c@ $1 ; squabs, $1.50(32. street into a torrent. T h e water flooded four
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th* * " a ot
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the peasant woman, who was the nurse
not tend th eir nets and b rin g th eir fish
Kggs— Fresh ranch can d le), 22®* <8 cellars in various side streets, extin -
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of your own child, and whom Henry Gra-
so far down the rive r.
23®*c per dozen.
gnishm g fir. a and stopping the dyna-
* married ”
V e a l— 750125 pounds, 7c; 150 to mos in at hast one large hotel, putting
.mB " th, 'extraordinary resemblance!
Coleman Out of Willamette.
200 pennds, 5 0 6 l,e
the building in darkneas.
! A h ! j * * It all now. Henry Graham
P ork — Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 61*
P alem — The resignation o f I * . John
was his father ! It was easy to deceive
Russia Backs D own.
H . C olem an as president o f the W i l 0 7 c ; peckers, 5 0 6 c.
both him and me."
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and
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Copenhagen.
Feb.
25.—
I
t
is
under
lam ette u n iversity has been accepted
"Exactly, and others hsve teen equally
stood in diplom atic e lrc l*« that as a re- deceived. Though Madame I-a Seur. and
by the board o f trustees.
Colem an 6 c per pound; ohls 102 c per pound.
W o o l— Eastern Oregon average best suit of pressure fr >m other powers Rns- D„ t yourself, was the mother of the hoy.
tendered has resignation some months
ago, but the b e «id failed to act on it. 18 0 2 0 c per pound according to shrink sia has abandoned her plan of fo rtify- yet Henry Graham was his father. His
N oth in g has thus far been done towards age; v a lle y 1802Qe according to fine ing the Alan d islands and that an en- facial characteristics and peculiar-ties
»r e wonderfully reproduced in the person
ness, m ohair choice 29030c per pound. te n t« w ill soon be arranged.
a p p o in tin g hia successor.
• f his son. Thera is but little remaining
Q r a n v l l l e
lo be told. Fur yourself, you have noth
ing to fear. This secret is known to me
alone.
I promise you it shall be kept
inviolate. Rut in case the ties of long
habit or old association of ideas should
soften you toward this man, whom, up to
a few minutes ago. you believed to be
your own son. let me tell you one thing.
Eieu you will then admit that the course
of Justice should he no louger stayed."
“ What do you mean? I am aware that
if recaptured he is liable to be returned
to prison. Is there aught else?”
■ The detective leaned forward and laid
hia finger on her arm.
“ Did you ever hear of the Roupell mur
der at the Chateau Villeneuve?”
“ T o be sure I did ; all Pans was ring
ing with it.”
“ A defenseless woman, honor, d, respect
ed, beloved, was ruthlessly murdered in
her own home.”
“ Yes.”
The murderer of Madame Roupell was
Philip La Seur, alias Philip Graham."
He left her and went hurriedly lo the
door of the conservatory and passed
thence into the outer saiou. Jules Cha
bot came toward him smiling.
“ We have been looking for you. Mon
sieur Lazare. De Valiar is playing in
great luck to-night. You're not going to
keep out of ihe way. He is anxious for
his revenge.”
“ He shall have it," responded M. L a
zare. quickly, "but I wish you would find
Monsieur Colbert-Remplin and send him
to look after his wife. She has fainted
in the conservatory.”
And then he passed on into the inner
salon.
"Ah, here you a r e !” cried the Vieomte
de Valiar. "You have come to give me
my revenge, 1 hope.”
“ T o any amount," replied the Swiss,
and passing through
the
fashionable
throng which surrounded the players, he
seated himself at the card table.
C H A P T E R X X IV .
It was past three o'clock. The cordon
of men in plain clothes which completely
surrounded the house of the Vieomte de
Valiar began to grow impatient.
The
first streaks of dawn were already visible
in the east.
A few of the guests, among them the
Colbert-Remplins, had left some time be
fore. But the majority lingered ln the
inner salon watching with breathless in
terest the progress of a game the like of
which none of them had ever before w it
nessed.
But four men remained at the table,
for the stakes had been increased enor
mously. Those four were Herr Goldstein.
Jules Chabot, the Vieomte de Valiar and
the Swiss millionaire. The faces of the
combatants, for they were nothing else,
afforded an interesting study. The coun
tenance of each painfully reflected the
intense anxiety of that moment.
T w o hundred and twenty-five thousand
francs lay on the table. No one would
yield and there was a call for yet an
other increase. Herr Goldstein, with a
sigh, folded his cards before him with
his enormous, trembling hands.
“ 1 avail myself of the privilege,” he
said, "anil withdraw.”
Jules Chabot, who acted as banker,
then handed the broker thirty-thousand
francs. It was half of his original stake;
the other half of which lay on the table.
"This bring» our pool down pretty low,”
said the vieomte.
" I raise it another
twenty-five thousand francs."
The other two players then each placed
twenty-five thousand francs in the pool.
The spectators could not but notice the
excessive excitement of Jules Chabot. His
hands also trembled nervously. He held
good cards, but If the betting continued
he must inevitably drop out.
" I think it is my turn to call,” he said
at last. " I have my choice; I challenge
you. Monsieur Lazare.”
He put down his cards and spread them
out before him, the vieomte, according
to the rules of the game, turning bis
head so that he could not see what cards
either of his adversaries held.
When he again turned to the tabic
Jules Chabot had left it and M. Lazare
was sitting calmly awaiting him. with a
huge heap of notes and gold at his side.
It was Jules Chabot's share of the pool,
which by right of his superior hand had
passed into M. Lazare's possession. The
vieomte was at loss just exactly what to
do at that moment. He knew the kind of
a hand he held was so good there were
but two other combinations which could
beat it. Was it possible that the man
opposite him held such a combination?
Or was he simply trying to frighten him
into sharing the heavy stakes?
A moment’s reflection decided him on
his course. He had left nearly one hun
dred and fifty thousand francs as yet un-
staked. He would bet every sou of th is;
perhaps M. Lazare would be unable to
cover his bets, and according to the rules
of the game he was compelled to do so
or cease playing, for the game was what
was know n as an unlimited one. He look
ed his oppouent sternly in the eye. He
thought be discerned signs of weakening.
“ Do you wish to divide, monsieur?"
"Certainly n o t!" came the quiet an
swer. “ I am prepared to back my hand.
I t '» your bet.”
“ I bet fifty thousand francs.”
“ I raise you one hundred thousand
francs," and he placed that sum also on
the table.
This seemed to stagger the Frenchman.
It was the last money the detective had.
but the other did not know it. M. D'Au-
buron’s friend was indeed a millionaire. I
The Frenchman arose from the table.
"Monsieur will excuse me for a mo- j
ment." he said. " I do but go to an inner j
room to get some more money."
He shortly reappeared, making his way
through the dense ami excited throng
around the table, with a huge bundle of
notes in his hand. They were different
from any which lay on the table; they
were of the currency of the second em
pire. The detective's eye glisten,xl as he
looked at them and his heart beat quick- j
iy. as drawing forth one hundred thousand
francs from the bundle, the French nan
covered his last bet. Then he added, as i
if desperately :
“ And I raise it one hundred thous.nJ j
francs more."
" I cannot meet It, monsieur,” confi
the Swiss, "unless you » “ n 't my ■**4
L
O. U.”
"N o, it must be cash. That U oak
fair. I aui sorry monsieur has run bZ
>ond his hank. It is the rule of ths
game.”
The Frenchman bail his opponent f,i_
ly ourbet. But the temptation to
more was stroug upon him. The sWj_
had already scribbled an I. O. U. f «
fifty thousand francs aud pushed it t*.
ward him.
The F renchman was about to play,»«
had raised his hand for that lurpoq
when his eye caught the queer three««,
nered piece of paper in front of hia.
" I can't tuke I. O. U.’s," he said, «i
must have absolute security."
Then they saw the Swiss take from
the pocket of his vest a small lock« u j
pass it over to the Frenchman.
“ Isn’ t that good for something, mon.
sieur?”
With his face grown suddenly an ashej
gray the vieomte leaned over the ubl«
and almost whispered, as he ilutched the
locket in bis shaking fingers:
"W here did you get this?”
The detective leaned forward and pi*
ed up one of the notes from the vleomte'i
bundle.
"F'rom the place where you found thia
Is it enough, or shall I show you son*
thing else?”
“ What do you mean? Don't speak out
here before everybody. Come with mt"
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The two players arose from the tab!
and. passing onl into the conservatory
left the money lying on the table, and i
group of astonished guests looking blank,
ly at it.
“ They have both been crazy to bid lib
this." said one; "they have doubtless go»
to make some arrangement together.”
They waited for a minute— for lx
minutes.
Still the players did not re
turn. They were in the conservatory still,
hidden from the eyes of the men. If ths
wondering group at the card table had
been there, this is what they would hart
seen and heard :
They would have heard the vicomtt
imploring vainly for one chance; bin
seen him offering all he had to the 8 via
if he would go back, aud give him siu
opportunity to esca[ie— would give him I
hare ten minutes' stnrt.
" I t is more thau I can do,” replM
the Sw iss. "M y men surround this house
You cannot possibly get away.
Sud
mercy as I may. I give you. It is bettz i
than the guillotine."
He handed the vieomte his pistol, and
turning, walked toward the door of tb
conservatory. Only once he looked bad
to see the vieomte standing unsteadily bj
the fountain, a horrible expression upol
his face.
He looked around at the Swiss be
seechlugly, but finding nothing then
which might bid him hope, said despsli
iugly :
"Good-by; I thank you even for this’
The Swiss walked on and reached da
door of the conversatory.
He
against the lintel of the door and »sit
ed. People were beginning to come St
look for the players. The outer saloi
was already crowded.
Suddenly a pistol shot rang out ant
echoed through the whole lower floor ol
the house.
The well-dressed, excitef
crowd rushed toward the conservatory, -j
Tile Swiss gentleman met them in the j
doorway. There was something in hll .
face that stopped them irresistibly, on
the very threshold.
j
" I wouldn’t come in. if I were you. Tb I
Vieomte de Valiar has shot himself. Hi
was the murderer o f M nlaiut KoupsH I
the old lajy who lived at Villeneuve,” k
went on to explain.
ft
“ Oh. Monsieur Lazare!”
n>
" I am not Monsieur Lazare; I am At 1
fred Cassngne, the detective.”
Ri
Then they looked upon him and « m l
m
dered why they had not divined it
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the first, for It was a face well kno«B
in the shop windows of Paris.
at
"Y’ ou had better nil go home,” he
gested, and they went slowly away, t i l P »
but one passing safely through the m l R.
don of police.
m.
As ITerr Goldstein came out w ith tk I
rest D’Auburon placed his hand upon ii I
shoulder.
the
"1 want you,” h" said.
50'
"Another detective?”
"Yes. another detective."
They took him away unresistingly,
1
Cassigne anil D'Auburou went into tb I
conservatory together. There across tbl I
coping of the marble fountain, prone ol I
tic:
his face -and stone dead, with the blood I
oozing slow ly from a small wound in bii ™ ID a
forehead and ringing w:th ted th« P*«S Jj qu*
leaves of the water lilies, lay Hi®
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me
Philip Graham.
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Nearly a year had passed away sinci
the death of Philip Graham. The t
stru
teau Villeneuve. from its long
gloom aud mourning, awoke one day wi
bells pealing joyously from its
i
its parks anil woodlands smiling bensno j two
the radiance of ihe summer >un.
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F'rom an early hour old I’ erre had j
h
awake, bustling hitle r and thither.
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expect'd visitors. aDd long before
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arrival, everything was in readin** | kiwi
their reception.
cific
The train from Paris was in at kk
a merry group met on the PjntF>*> I proc
its. meinoers
member» iuor
took carriage* ~ or j • m I
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tenu. The first one was ocmpiedW j
and Mrs. Paul Mason. The ie c (»«*| Play
Mr. and Mr». Van Lith. Th,e
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the mayor of Villeneuve an<i M
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the justice of the pence. The f»u“
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M Il'Auburon nnd M. ' i tor
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a rival had fairly earned it.
It was noon.
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:,rog* I
the cellars of Villeneuve ha 1 be*“
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up. The cooks were growing
Still they did t"»t »it I" '
At ln»t from the window» ■ - L l
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drawing ns>m they saw another
approaching.
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"You may serve breakfast,
doctor. “ It is he.”
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