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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1904)
' t r Secret of tbe By KMIMJ 1.1L..L,. , uunsi)mum GHAPTUlt I. The Pnnvel Hank, Hue de Provence, In an Important Institution, nnd from Its Inrso staff, preieuta the appearance, of a government otllcc. In nn old-fashioned way the banker's dwelling Is under the eamo roor. HI prlvsto otllcc Is on the firt floor oyer the oillce, nnd lends Into lila own apartments, which communicate directly with the bank by means of n narrow stnlrcnsc, opening Into tho room occupied ly tho head cashier. This cnahroom Is reckoned proof ncsln.it all attacks, able to atnnd n siege, being sheathed In steel like nn Ironclad. A strong Rate prevents n burglar comlns down through the fireplace. Clamped to the wall Is n formidable chest, calculated to fill with longing the man whose wealth may be comprised lu one little wallet. This masterpiece of wrought-lron Is nix feet by four and n half, with triple sides, and divided Into separate fireproof compartments. It is opened iy n special key, but Oils cannot be Imerted Into the lock, or used, unless the five knobs on which aw the alphabetical letters, are turned to form a word In combination. Tills word Is often chanced, ns usual In Mich cases. The banker nnd his chief teller alone know It, and they alone have a key In duplicate. On a certain morning In February the bank clerks were all busy In their de partments, at about ten o'clock, when one named Cavalllon suddenly raised Hie warning cry: "Hero conies the cashier!" Prosper Hcrtomy, the head cashier of tho bank, waa a tall, handsome man of luMit ilitrtr n-Iih fair hair and larce. dark blue eyes, scrupulously neat and dressed In tho fashion. "Ah, here you are!" cried Cavalllon. "Some one has just teen asking for you." "Who? The Iron manufacturer, was It not? Well, be will come back cgaln. Knowing that I would come lato this morning. I made all my arrangement yesterday." Prospor had unlocked his omcc door, nnd, as he finished speaking, entered and clmed it behind htm. "Look!" exclaimed one of the clerks, "there is a man who sits up all night, nnd doesn't feel like going to work early In the morning. DM you notice how Tery pale he looked when he came In?" A moment Inter the cashroom door suddenly opened, and the teller appeared ,fr,r thf-m with tottering sten and a Laggard look on his ashy face. ' "Hobbed!" he gasped, his horrified ex pression, hollow voice and trembling lips betraying such fearful suffering that the clerks jumped up from their desks and ran townrd him. They gathered round and begced him to explain. "All the cash In the safe has been taken," said Hcrtomy, as soon as he had recovered; "three packets each of one hundred thousand franc notes, and one of fifty thousand all four done up In ouo paper wrapper, tied and sealed." With the swiftness of Hghtnlug the news had spread, and the main room was crowded with the Inrpilaltlve. As Cavall lon was about to run and tell the banker, he arrived, having already been notified. M. Andre Fauvel was a man of fifty, Inclined to stoutness, medium lu height, gray haired, and with a slight stoop Ilka brain workers. The news had extremely agitated him, for his usually florid face was pale. "What Is this I bear has happened?" he 'said to the clerks, who respectfully stood aside when he entered tlia room. "Monsieur," began the cashier, "hav ing, as you know, a payment to make this morning, I yesterday drew from the ltank of France three hundred and fifty thousand francs." "Why yesterday, monsieur?" Interrupt ed the banker. "I think I have a hun dred times ordered you to wait until the pay day," "I know It, monsieur, and did wrong to disobey .you. Hut the evil is done. Yesterday evening I locked tho money up; it has disappeared, and yet the safe lias not been broken open." "You triust bo mad!" exclaimed M. Fauvel; "speak! Who do you pretend to say opened the safe? Answer me. No one but you and I know the secret word. No one but you ami I had keys." "In other words, monsieur, I am the only person who could have taken this money." "Unhappy wretch!" Prosper drew himself to his full height, and, looking M. Fauvel equaru lu the face, added: "Or you!" The banker made a threatening ges ture, and there Is no knowing what would have happened If they had not been Interrupted by loud, angry voices at the front door. A man insisted upon entering, nnd suc ceeded in forcing Ills way lu. It was M. de Claineran, the iron founder, who did not appear to observe anyuting unusual. lie advanced, and, without lifting his bat, said In an Impertinent tone: "It Is after ten o'clock, gentlemen. I congratulato myself upon finding you In at Inst. I have been here once before this morning, and now I am refused ad mittance, and am compelled to force my way in. He so good aa to tell me wheth er I can have my money." M. Fauvel's flushed face turned pale with nnger, as he listened to this Inao lence; yet he controlled himself. "I would be obliged to you, monsieur, for a short delay. Tills morning, this very iustant, I find I have been robbed of three hundred and fifty thousand francs." Claineran bowed Ironically, and said: "Shall I have to wait long?" "Long enough for mo to send to the bank. Write and send as quickly u pos Plundered Safe GAUOKIAU sible to the bank nn order for three hundred thousand francs. I.et the me senger take a hack," he said to the enshier, who trembled, as If trylug to shako off a terrible nightmare. "It Is useless to send," ha said, In a measured tone; "we owe this geutlemait three hundred thousand frsnrs, and we hare less than one hundred thousand at tho bank." "Oh, dnn't be. alarmed, monsieur!" said the banker to M. de Clamerau; "this house his other resources. He kind enough ta await until my return." He left the room, went up the narrow steps leading to his olllce, and In a few minutes returned, holding In his hsnd a letter tnd a bundle of securities. "Here, quick, Couturier!" he said to one of his clerks, "take my csrriage, wnltlng nt the door, nnd go with this gentleman to Rothschild's. Hand him this letter and securities; In exchange you will receive three hundred thousand fisnes, which you will hand to this gen tleman." The Ironmaster wns visibly disappoint ed; he seemed desirous of apologising fur his Impertinence. "I assure 7011. monsieur, that 1 had no IntenHon of giving offense. Our rela tions for some yearn hare been such that I hope " "Knough, monsieur," Interrupted the banker, "I dewlre no apologies. Follow my clerk; he will pay you;" and then turning to his clerks, who stood curious ly looking on. he said: "Gentlemen, be good enough to resume your desks." In sn Instant the room was clesrrd of everyone except the clerks belonging there, and they sat at their desks with their noses almost touching the paper before them, ss If too absorbed in their work to think of anything else. "We must bsvc an explanation," ssld the bankr to Prosper. "Let us go Into yotr offlce." The csihler mechanically obeyed with out a word, and his chief followed him. taking ni precaution to close tha door after them. "Now that we are alone. Prosper," ha still. "Prsy, confide In me; It Is your only chsnee of salvation. I am your em ployer, it is tme; but I am before all and above all your friend your best and truest friend. I cannot forget that In this very room, fifteen years ago, you were Intrusted to me by your father; and ever since thst dsy have I hsd cause to congratulate myself on possessing so faithful and efilclent a clerk. Have I not always been like a father to you? From tha first day my house has ben open to you; yon were treated aa a mem Iter of my family. Madellna and my sons loked npon you as a brother. Hat you grew weary of this peaceful life. One day, a year ago, you suddenly began to shun us Ah, do you think I am Ignor ant of the life you have been leading since you left my root a yesr ago?" The bsnker psused, as If hoping for a confession, which, however, did not come. "Come, Prosper, have courage, be frank! I will go upstairs, while you will look again in tha aafe; I am sura that In your agitation you did not search thoroughly. This evening I will return; and I am confident that, during tha day, you will have found, If not tha missing sum, the greater portion of It; and to morrow neither you nor I will remem ber snythlng about this false alarm." "Your grneroilty Is useless, monsieur," said Prosper, bitterly; "having taken nothing, I can restore nothing. I bava searched carefully; the bank notea have been atnleu, and by all Uiat la sacred, not by me." "Wretch! Do you mean to say that I took the money? Ah, thenl" ssld M. Fauvel, unable to contalu himself any longer, "letwreu you and me, Hertomy, justice shall decide. I have sent for the commissary of police; he must ba waiting in tny rooms. Shall I call him down?" "Do as you will." Tho banker was near tho door, which he opened, and after giving the cashier a last searching look, said to an offlce boy: "Anselme, ask the commissary of po lice to come." CIIAPTKIt II. The commissary soon made his appear ance. Ha waa followed by a short man drresed In black, slightly relieved by a crumpled collar. The banker, scarcely bowing, said: "Doubtless, monsieur, you bava been apprised of the ptlnful circumstance which compels me to have recourse to your assistance. Au Infamous and mys terious robbery has been committed In tills offlce, from the safe you sea open there, of which my cashier alone pos sessea the key snd the word." "Kxciise me, mousleur," said tha cash ier to the commissary, In a low tone. "My chief also has tha word and the key " The commlsssry st onca drew his own conclusions. These two men accused each other. From their own statements, one or the other waa guilty. "Weil," he ssld, "a robbery has been perpetrated, but by whom? Did the rob ber enter from without?" "I am certain he did not," aald Pros per. "However," aald the commissary, "we roust make aura of It," and turning to ward his companion, ho said: "M. Fan ferlot, see If you cannot discover traces that escaped the attention of these gen tlemen." M. Fanferlot, nicknamed "The Squir rel," was Indebted to his prodigious agil ity for this title, of which ha wa not a littles proud. Already, before the com missary spoka to him, he bad ferreted everywhere; studied tha doors, sounded the partitions, examined the wicket, aud stirred up the aehes lu tha flrvplaca. "1 cannot liusglus," said he, "how an outsider could have effected aa entry here." Ha opened tha door of tha pri vate staircase. "Wbtre do these stair lead to?" he naked. "To my private offlce," replied M. Fau Tel. "Follow me. geutleuiea. Aud you come, too, Prosper." M. Fauvel' office consisted ef two rooms; the waiting room, sumptuously furnished and beautifully decorated, and the study where he transacted bueluees. Three two roome had only thrae doar! on opened ou the private atalrway, an other Into the banker's bedroaru, aud the third Into tha main vestibule. It wss through this last door that tb banker's clients aud visitors wer admitted. M. Fanferlot txtmlued the study at a tUnra. He amd DUealed Ilk a man who had flattered hlmaalf with U hop of discovering lomt CUw sad a.a rauan aathlug. "Lat us sea tha adjolalng toasa." he said, and passed Ints the waiting roam, followed by tha banker ana Ik eorussls aary. Prosper remained alon la tk ataJy. II waa atttlng near th fireplace, ab sorbed In th moat gloomy forebodings, when the banker's chsmber door sudden ly opeued aud a beautiful girl appeared upon the threshold. Seeing Pniepsr In the study, where probably sh eipected to find hr uncle alone, sh could not re frain from sn eiclsmstlou of surprise. "You, Prosper -you t" These words broke the spell, Th caalf lr dropped th white haud which he had caught, and answered bitterly: "Yes, this Is Prosptr, th compsnlon of your childhood impacted, accused of the most Ulsgracenil wen; i-rotfr, whom your undo haa Just delivered up to justice, aud who, befor th day I over, will b arrested and turowu luto prison." "Good heaven! Prosper, what are yu aaylng?" "Alas, madmolsell!" answerad Pros per, "you will only too ooa laro my mlifortune and my disgrace; then, ye, then you will applsud yourself for what you have don. Your unci la In th ad joining room, with the commlsssry of police and a detective. They will soou return. I entreat you to rtlr that they may not find you her." A he e poke he gatiy paahed her through th door ami claaad It upau her. It was time, for th neat moment the commUaary and M. Fauvel entered. Tkey had vlaltad th main entrance and wait ing room, aud had heard nothing of what bad paased In th study. Hut Fanfer lot had heard for them. "I understand th case now," aald he, to himself. "This young maa loves tha young lady, who la really vary pretty; and, ss h I handsome, I suppose his lor is reciprocated. This lov affair vixes tha banker, who, not knowing how to get rid of the Importunate lover by fair means, has to resort to foul ones and plana thla Imaginary rubbery, which Is very ingenious." Meanwhile, tba search upstairs com pleted, M. Fauvel and tha commissary returned to where Prosper was waiting. The coramlisary, so calm whan h first came, now looked grave and perplexed. "You , gentlemen," h began, "our search has only confirmed our first sus picion. What do you think, M. Fanfer lot?" Fanferlot did not answer. Occupied In studying the safe lock, h msnlfeated signs of surprise. Evidently h hid Just mad an Important discovery. M, Fau vel, Prosper and tha commissary arose, and surrounded him. "Have you discovered any clw?" said the banker, eagerly. . "I hav merely convinced myself that this ssf has been recently opened or shut, I know not which, with great vio lence and heete. Look at thla scratch near the lock." The commissary stooped down, and carefully examined tha safe; ha saw a slight scratch avral loehea long that had removed tha outer coat of Tarnish. "I sea th scrsteh," said he; "but what does that prove?" "Oh, nothing at alii" said Fanferlot. "It is of no Importance." Fanferlot aald this, but It was not his real opinion. This scratch, undeniably frvah, had for him a algnlfieatlon that es caped tha others. Ha said to himself: "This confirm my suspicions. If the cashier hsd stolen millions there waa no occasion for hi being In a hurry; whereas, tha banker creeping down lu tha dead of th night, for fear of awakening th porter In th anteroom, In order to rob his own aafe, had every reason to tremble, to hastily withdraw tha key, which, slipping along the lock, scratched off tha varnUh." Uesolved alone to unravel th tangled thread of this mystery, tha detective de termined to keep bis conjecture to him- aelf, for the same reason ha waa silent aa to tba Interview between Madellna and Prosper, He haaUned to divert at tention from the scratch upon th lock. "To conclude," h said, addrsslug th (tmmlssary, "I am couvlned that no one outside of tha bank could have obtained access to thla room. Those who opened the safe knew th word and possessed the key." "That being the case," aald the com missary, "I must request a few moments' conversation with M. Fauvel." (To b continued.) Artful Jane. "Jane Bummer la au artful minx." "What lins alio done now?" "Why, when that handsome Mr. Cobb called thore tho other night irtio had a piece of dried mlatlotoo twisted Into tho top of that high Irory back comb of hern." "DM ahe supposo he'd notlco It?" "Yos. Bho found out nomewhero that ho waa a botanist" Olorofand Plain Dealer, He only Is exempt from failure who makes uo effort. Wnately. MODERN METHODO. Humorous but HtrlUliUC "'view by CtiiiircaiMaii J, Adam licit. CongrvMiiian J. Adam Ht'do of Min nesota In an optimist ntid u humorist. II,. take n cheerful view f H' "' radiate sunalilno by his uuatut Ullage. In a roeent speech on Modern Method he ll! When I was n Imy lu Ohio they used to hav a nhoeumker nt every cross, roads. 1 used to have htm make my boots, because shoes at Hint time went considered effeminate. If Hint shoe maker Is living to-dny 1ip l In a tne tory. The world hna clmnged. The big frtctory Iwa come. We used to uso n flntl for Hireling, tint to-lny lu the bright lexicon of youth, Hiiro U no such word ns flntl Now wo have a steam thresher. And attached to this I a blower which blown out the oust, and avea the straw I stacked by hot atr, Just aa we run tha business down at Washington by hot sir, My good mother td to put the tutlk In pan and set them oil Hie shelf to nllow Hie cream to rUe. Now we have tho nepn rator everywhere. Home Yankee figured out that he waa loalnif the Interest on lila Invratiiuait while the cream wn rising. Ko he Invented a machine, to Jerk It out at once, ntid carried Hie milk to th pig aa a by-product, 1 can remember when n txiy Hint hens ud to set on egKi hut the lucubntor doan that and tho lien goes rlRtit on with the real business now. Wo used to keep beea on the fit nil, nnd before they insdo honey the bees had (Irat to make tha comb. Now we extract Hie honey and uo the cotiilh over again whthi the I go on butting Ilka a laboring man under prosperity. My good old mother, who Is now 80 years old, was bom on the shore of take Krie Nt'ore the time of railroads, tele graph and telephone. Hbe ha seen inoro than hnlf the progress of the world and is yet living. We have In troduced new method and these make new problem to solve. Therw It n woman living In Chicago who can re member whan there waa uo railroad there. lu 1844 It coat one dollar to take a bushel of grain from Chicago to Uverpool; today It can be done for from 13 to IS cent. Tttey used to have atraet earn out West, little dluky boh car drawn by mule. When they triad to run them in the winter and the mulm faced a blltsard. they would turn around and tint (heir heada Inside the door of tha car and hold a joint debatn with the! conductor or take a lunch off the cush ions. Now Hiey have large cars pro pelled by electricity, Kuxal fret) de livery of malls haa come, and tho farm er on a rural fr delivery route la better Informed on public affair, polit ical nnd sclanUflc, than Hie business men of the cities. When Iea surrendered to Grant the price of products went up In Ungland for two weeks, because the cable waa broken and Europe did not know for two weak what had occurred. In 1BUS, when Dewry aank the fleets In Manila, the newa went around the world and was heard In the White Houa In Just 3.1 minute. It would almost seem as If the world wss a new creation, with the electric wlrea Its nervous system. The great world tits been coming along most rapidly. Tba only reason why we cannot at once solve all problems Is that we can't Quite kocp up with the procession. Coat of Ixrala' Halftone. Twenty Hiouaand dollars for a drop ahsped pearl scarf pin, 1 10,100 for a pearl stud, 4,tH0 for a coat fastener formed of a white bouton pearl with cold bar, W0 for seven buttons en suite and 1775 for a pair of brilliant alrere links Hiesa are a few of tho prices realised at Hie recent sale lu London of a noble marquis' Jewelry. Hut, after all, everyUiIng Is compar ative, and Hie marquis' gams, rare and costly Hiough they are, would have been (julto ecllpned by Iouls XIV.'s personal Jewelry. The "grand mon- arquo" had many crarea, but for but tons he had n positive mania. In a single year, HW5, he squandered ifloo. (XK) on them, nnd some of tits pur chases nro well worth glancing nt. On Aug. 1, HV, ho bought two dia mond buttons for U7.WM franca nnd scvonty-nvo dlnmond buttons for MW, 703 francs. The tuitions for a single vent coat Ixuls S200.000. Of tho .151 I'lKMitonnlerr" used 102 contained five diamonds each, whllo the romnlnder were single diamonds. In all, the "great monarque" Is wild to havo spont $9,000,000 on buttons alone. The llnar Dar. The editor sat at his big oak desk, VTla m...a .a ,.. .nn. saw. Ill lliaillivt muhi an I Whenever a caller would show his head No word of welcomo the editor said; He'd point to a sign which plainly read: "This, friend, Is my busy day," A measly fly kept butting about He thought that the place waa fine; The scribo would drive tho tornunt away, Hut back it would come all fresh for tho tray, And butt In hi ear: "This Is your busy dsy? Well, say I It I also mine I" Youkers Btstetman. First I'leoo or Machinery The first piece of genuine mcchnn Inin tho modern world saw, a clock, was the InvenUon oi a Moor. flan unU Wife. Ihixton, N. imk , H.ipi, 13 (Hpeclal) -Mr, II. 1.. Hkrlvsetli of this place has l-e-ii added to tlm stemllly tsnuvlng fol iowIiik ttmt D.hM's Klilnuy Pills hare in tills nrt ot tint country, M . rikrlvmitli k!vi two rraions its fnttli In tliu tlrcnt American Kidney urn, Tlie first Is that limy uuied his wife and tlm second Is Hint they cartel himself. "I must say," any Mr. Hkilvsolh, "Hint IMil'n Kidney 1'llls ate tlie, lmt leinedy for Kliluoy'f inutile I ever knew, My wife had Kidney Disease foi years ami she tried nil kinds of medicine (muii doctors hut It did not help her niiy. An advertisement led her to try Drill's Kidney Pill. The first bat: huleil her so much that she took eight hoxra more nnd now the Is cured. "1 nlso took Unco boxes myself they made me foal lieltar and stronger lu every way," Ihsld's Kidney Pills have never yet failed to cure any kidney disease fiosn lUckncho to Itheumutltni, DlaUU or Iltluhl's Dlecsna. ratal Overstctit. Ir.y Lew De guy wot Invented work, made one bad mistake. Ttrrd '11m Wot wut dat? l.ay lew lie went an' died afore he gut It finished. Mm llfied. Jones We had shortcake for deawrt at our hoarding limine yesterday, Hmlth -Are you sure It wa short cake? Jonea-Of course I am. I recognised It by Hie strawberry mark. e TQ rrmsllf ijf. waniteeerTMiMat 110 nrtll.r'Mun)f Kllsr'iilrtclNtm Uitnr. (wmlfue rroa lrtlluUn4tfitMk '. n. ii. mis. M4..pu , at. rsiiiiru, r. The total annual revenue f Ittlitta, according to th lait report, waa $1,011, 133,000. Moiart la th 'modest violet simple, unassuming, but delicious. Deafness Cannot Da Cre4 tie loral anMltatlona at ther rannnt reash tha oIm ! ijHIoii ellbe ear Ibei Uuulr tine war tociir HfiiurN, tnn inn i, pr otmtiun. tlutial Mia'nlM Ix4fnit In rtui. by an In. named sotidlllnn bl (be tnllUi lining ( Ilia Kuiuchlan Tut- R ken Oile luU la InrUme-l tan kay a rmst'llng Kinnd or laipsrlert hear ing, and when II It entirely tUie.1, PtattMt la Ilia ret nit, and uiiliu the laftammaliim can I taken oul and IhlttulM ia.Uie.1 la lie tiarmtl rendition, lieaMug will t lUtlfojeJ ferver nlnraMeniitn ten are rained by faurih. wniti la noiiuni kui an innaiaed cenuiuen oi IIk-iuuhiui lurierei. M will ilea On Hundred Dollar! for mr rH of litiliiMi f caueed by ralart h) thai e aa. not cnt4 by Haifa (.'aland Cur, kead lor circulars, tr r i i nnnni (.u.,iiiimi,u, Fold by Drnialiie.lle. Hall'i family llllt at tba beet. A lltadt Indian Cnatnue, Among the rlloitx Indians a common custom exists. 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