The Roupell Mystery Hy Austyn CHAPTER XII -(Continued > Tim. waa prwiona wi-b th. detectlv. B. thought of the priwa>« tb.o iaugul.b lag la lb* dungeon, of la Maiaa He pvt bath Mila in bi. pocket, took up hla hat and a roe. frmu th. tabla **Tb.n I am to andarataod iba< madam, pr.f.r. to b. elt.d to ap|H>ar u«f<»re tb. tribunal I think your wltn..«' I m . and mliMg. will amount tu about on*qimr<»r •f tb. m>m I offer " Either tb. threat ar lb. mum of lorn it Implied brought Mm* ItrauMBtln to b«r Htm. Tb. Hill, beady .ym dllate>! again, and ib. put bar hand upon tb. door. "Tton't go I will t.ll yo* ...rythiog '' “That la mar. Ilk. bu.in«*.." remarked "Now tell me all you know Caaaagn. Iler* Too ... I keep faith with you The Mb« • r* your hundred fnix* hundred ar* your* when you bar. told your atory " "I don't know much." «id Mm. Basu Matte “I knew Moa.leur Graham only a. a cuetomer II. wa. a piaaaant, rlvll man. a llttl. glren Io drink. I abould judge I should aay nothing but bit *f faction for bl. llttl. in kept Mm from going to tb. d -g* " G-aham. "Hie aon! Waa Mnnalrur Ui.n, married?" "Too don't know much about hlm. evi It mist dently. 1 know h. had a w»e II. wan very Ilk. bar. been bis aon. him." "Do you think you would tecngnlaa Mouaimir Graham, portrait. If you mw nr Tli. detectlv. dr.w out th. locket and placwd It b«for* hw. Mui.. B.auaantin took it lu her hand, adjuit.d II to th. light of th. Mmp window, aud .lammed it carWully. "Thli li tha portrait of a v.ry young maa. Tha man I ku.w waa older than thia. WYier. did you g.t it? 1M It la I tba portrait of Monal.ur Graham would know It by «rwal thing* 11. bad a pw-ullar way at looking " "What wa. that?" "Ha look ml downward al a alight an gl., habitually II. ti.vw looked on. straight In th. fac H. alao wor* an •y. giaaa, Ilk. th. man in th. picture Tb. dMectiv. drew out th. Mcorut not. sad balancd It de«i.m'i.ly b*t»..n bl. Magar* "TNI1 m. wh.r. b. lived, and this la pour, alao " "H* Uv»d at No. TH Itu. d* **»ntln It to an •¡«rtin-nt boo« Th. .am. coS'-lergv la Mill tber« II. can t.ll you mor. tl««n I cau." M CaMague handad th. ether note io Mrne H.auaantte 'o-'k op hl. hat. and bidding th. laut>dr far hid l*c.n iati, factory, lb. gtr«tc<*t caution on hi. part waa no-MMry. II. had .«m tb. mo*l likely rale, ruined by too b.ety conduct Ha did not a offer hltnwlf to unduly alated by the <>>fr.iii*ly lallafaetory out cam. of lili interview with Mtn* Itrau •antin. II'* went •l*»ut hia work with tb. gTMiteet d.llb.ratlno A man Io ■ maa tar of hla dilfi ult pr<»f*a.lon would bate • I ornw .«cited auap. u> w h 11 would ba*. rMulted In th. liuwtian a rloamg hla mouth forever M <'a«a«gn. avoided thli fatal error hr the very delllwratlun with wlii' b he wen* a - .* hi. • k Hi. Brat rtep waa to ' 4 out tb. kind of man he had to deal with In two .taya, ri­ hai |-«e.»e* Reausantln. had 'Iwclarwd It to be the portrait of the American Henry Graham. In addition he had actually p.rmiade't Gughatoff that he had l>e«n all tb. time enteriatnlng In ll.nry Graham a .py of th. lluMlan government ; that he, < '«• angue, belonged to • friendly cirri, of >'ren<-h co operative Nlhlli.ta hating |i. headquarter* In Tarta, that Graham had been at on* time a tnemiier of the cirri., • nd that he wna about to b.tray hla 1st. comrade*. Gughatoff. to whom a epy waa aa a red rag to a bull, had greedily •wallowed thia remarkable fairy tato of th. det*ctlre'a. eepe< lally when th. Iitt.r had produced • akillfully prepared doru ui.nt Io Ruaalan which not only com Ni.nded him to the otfleva of all good Nl hlllata, but even gara a diet Ind a.rount of th* object of hla miaalon and minutely Aew-ri!^«! hla perwon for puri»»«.« of iden UBcntlon. True. Caaaagne wa. th. author himaelf ef thia useful paper and had forwarded It two days prevloualy to O'Auburon In Part*, when. It had been translated Into RuMian he for. being returned to Biol. Rut happily th. concierge wa. ignorant af thia deceit, and the plan bad therefor. *uA'i’ur n , ».t light ef th. miblltn. ego'taoi of hla Isader In bi. • 4 miration of th. mann»r In which ha left no point ut. -"-erad Illa movements in I he c.M «ere tn to compar.d to tbo«e of a .k llful g-n.ral who, tofor. th. hat tl* ectiially rommenraa. 41 •;»«.. of bia m«n to th. utmost advantag. What In ottor men w.> . I tu»>. been vanity was In M Caaaagn. .Imply an .tprMaioa of con fl-lenc. horn of bi. Mlf rat la at natur. (Ta ba contino.* ) parson. uwly Uugtiatoff knew thli. to «•toe, latterly, Graham, for lar of cred Itur*. bad rarely l.ft bl. a pa rimesta, and Gughatoff had mailed hl* totter* tor blot Th. Bret of tb*«. person. wa* Mme Roupell. Ibut again -.tabllahlug beyond ■ doubt Ito Identity of the Henry (Ira ham of liloit with the dissolute brother of the late owner of the I litwu Vili. Beute. Tbe lurnam. of Henry Graham. m . oa,t aneraanmedent had ewapad the ses ory of th. > uu> i.rg. I d th. cuucm of year. If. wa. pw*||t*.. bow.v.r that h.r Brvf nam. had been Helena, and that .b. had rmid»l af H.lltor* a on all vUla*. In th. department of th. l-olr. Thli wood corre.pon4»nt bad aleo N mu • lady • w.ll .dun. of rank A. the train ni.liwl arrow th. land wap*. < «Magna rd.pord nfo a oiMlita fir. mood Th. thongbi r»- irrwd to tllrn wa. thl. woman, aft.r ■ la|> m of so many year*, yet altre, aud would It b. pumlbl* to Bod ber? If Graham waa lb. murdar er, a. I>. now toilet.4 tha peraoo moat likely Io know of bl. pr*«*t>' wb.raabout. would ba thia ou. th* wixnaa who. la • II prubabliity. had been b . wife. II. fall to .tudylng how eld thia boy could ba II. raleulatrd hr moat b* nearly now thirty year, of ag. For old G'lgliatoff, tbe cou< ierg. had given .rbapa might yet to In com miinlcatiou with ble father When Henry Grvbam bad left Riol. h. too. bad turned bl. step* In tb. dlractlon of Belller* For (Jughaioff bad for a•rd •d eetrral lettere to bltn •> that plav. It wa. toward H.lllw. lher.for., that b., < aMflgn*. inu.t ha.t-n. (liar, to pursue hla ltive«tlgatIona but first of all be would go to Pari. H. mu.t fltui out ■ bat M I «blanch, bad •C'-oinpll.b.'l II. mutt alao r«eel>a th. report of hla •a- •i.iiDt who maantlm. w >ld not bat. be*n Idle. I’ll, first thing M < a.Mgn. did upon Bia arrival In Faria waa to ball a cab Jumping lit. ba bad. tb. man drlv. to tb. apartta.ot of hla frl.nj and aaal.t sol. 1» Aubtiron. In tba Ru* da Province It wa. about noon when tw aareuded tb* •talreaaa and rapped louffl) oo the door of tbe te.tlbule. fl'Auburoo came out hlmwlf to tot him In. rubbing hl. eye. "I have been up pretty nearly all night," h. Mid. yawning terribly "Wait till 1 g*t a bath. Th-a w* will hav. aotue break f..t "Confound tbe fellow," .irlalmed tbe Impatient < aMagne “I never call on him but be I. either In ib. bath or juat •bout to taka one It I. tbs on. thing H. •gamat bls making a good d.I.ctif. W ««kid lUlhffr llaji la too fond »f water." An itbletl. young nun. who waa on A minute aftaraard lYAuburon appear­ rhe way to get Ula marrlag. Ilcenaa, ed In a I oum 4 re. I ng gown and Turkish found bltnieif at li«t tn a room where, •lipper* •* Inulti two »ncrmoua Indian ai a matter of fart, candidates far tba ciuha In • ruann.r that ihrMt.iimt 4. poll'-* fore* w.r. b.lng . isui I um I •true« loa to lha chand.ll.r* and orna Tb. moment b. .nt.r«d tb. rvoui tba menta. While he win thus engaged. Ceasagn* BUr*SCM said, "Hlrtp!" had artwn lie *•• walking r.tleealy up 'What* ttmt?" *ald tb* i*tonlih*d • nd down tha room, Th* .plashing of th. young fellow water bad given him a a'ldteu Ft of .hlv “, and hie cheat meaiur* oloua .i.rvte*, •!•" irritated him. Hud 4-nly bl. .ya f.ll upon • <*r>l In th. men I wai taken Next tlm enrgeoa Mid. "Jump ov*r rentai bar." board, .urmounied with a coron.l em Hr tried th. leap, but f.i! to tb. l>o*aed In gold It. Inscription rrad ground "Tb. Vicomte 4» Vallar." ‘‘Ihnible up r»ur knew*" conunaudml "Ah," .xclslmad Cawaagne, "t that'« th. tb* »'irgeon. "and tou- b th* Boor with man to whom I p'-urad you th. letter of Introduction 1 on managed to gat your hands" Again he tried and failed. tberw?" "Now run around th* rocun "Tea," r.pllad P'Auhurnn "ind b. call- ten ed wb*n I wa. out and left hla card * time* " gr.at financier he la. I l'rcident of half Th. young man rebwllad. "That HI a doaen big roni|>*niea. i II. hi* mid. not I'd ratbar remain ilngl*" on« foctiin. and ha. twenty iron. In th. "Single?" Mid th* doctor. fir«, all of which h. manage* to keep r. "Ye. single I'd Ilk* to know what •pactably litoted —" all thia has g-t to do with getting my "Never mind him for th* praaent," ," la terrupted CaMagne, impanently “Tall marrlag. Ilcenne " me of Chabot above all And th.n hie mistake a* to th* room I want to know what the prefect of pollca ha. aceonapltah wa. solved! ed. flow many men haa he got on th. <*aaY' Johnny "Can I pi to th* ctnrua. "Four!" “Who are they?" PB 7" "You gaol, ll-muul. Vlll.ro; io4 Coo Father "No Indeed, I wouldn't tlnet." think of letting you •«• auch a (Sagrili "None of th<*n I. Ing exhibition.” Vougeot, ' nniel M CaMagne, to whom Johnny "Then won't you pleaaa tha ileie<-thea named were well known. T.ieh.r -Vougeot i. a pretty .mart fellow What take me to tho menagerie? aay* w* ought to see tb* animal*” la ba doing?" "He I* .hadowing Chabot No far he Father "What! Pay full prie* to has ai-C''.?" "Oh. I isn't tell. Tha nisn Io tb. th* lait and this on*" moon ! been Included It la positively they aay tberw'a a huge abark lurklug •ham.ftil to permit such bungler* •• la l.lauche to squander the secret wrvh-a a run nd (be beach tbew day*" fund, in aoeb fooleries Another fellow. "Yea. but why aboutd that alarm I understand, ha. 1-a.n haunting the park yon? Th*y aay It's a man eating at Villeneuve, and waa nearly shot by atiark. you know " — Philadelphia one of th. keeper*, who tnuh him for a ixtacher They hauled him before th* mayor down thar*. aad the man had to "Oit! A*d*rj SO4 Immi­ grants, mostly Italian* and Jaw*, lia- viiica a rrrw numbering mor. than 100 men. Tit* Canadian Pai ¡Ac officials in this city, white eiprcaaitig anxiety regard­ ing th* vrsael, listed U.lay that they believed the itiamer prolgtbly had mat with sotne accident to hrr machinery which la i anim«T her to drift far out of her coorve, and that ah* would be heard from Io doe time at aom* other j.irt i) M Trim ALBA» T, OB*'i<>h Saatila Unioc* Disgruntled al Action of Committee. Heattie, Wash., Jan. 4.—-At a tneol- Ing of the Building Tra lra eotincil last night, the aaeembly voted U) call U|v0 Jape came to Vancouver yrotrrday ia a mys­ tery. All the morning they p>.ured in­ to town from the coaet logging ramp., and »otne even from the American aide ot the boundary line. The Ixwrding I house kne|>ers of J uptown had a buy 1 lime housing them. lust night there ■ waa the naual crop of rumor* that they ; came in view of poeeilde trouble, and i offteers of the Asiatic Exclusion league , arm mnch perturbed over the event. Yeeletday it was announced that at least 1,(MX) Japanese would come from Hawaii during the next three weeks. nr*» D ai A»b a lui'r Attomey8-at-Laic ALBANY. OBBOO» (loodwtaBtoe* ^ysATBtBroAp a OrvgoB Albany T L DUGGER wyatt Attorney8-at'Lau? Notary Ofltm ia Blumbarg Ilk*! ALBANY I BEWARE Prede. Mortgage* and I’mi’on Vouch­ er. car< fully written and acknowledged, la-... a. Coulr .. t. « te i 'pared >"Utl» OBJECTIVE TITLES of bridge, at ‘■aiitiiui News oil.co. Illi op O*Bor.A FCI<>, OREGON Dr. J. Mon Foo Corvallis & Eastern R. R BOYCOTT THE tXPOBITION M. M c A lpib ROVAI RESTAURANT C. C. Bryan May Have Gon* to Rescue. London, Jan. 4.—-The nun-arrival of th. Allan line atearn.hip Hungarian, which vailed fr >tn Greenock, Hoot la nd, Z. tl. RLDD, Manager, I*eSkw oui nw Third aad Bow laluta *<«. men to believe tluit .he hna lai Ian in ALBANY. OBI'iON with the t'anadan Pacific liner Mount Koval, which ia now long overdue at Hl. John, N. B. Fifteen Pup’s Coffee House N. B . and Not Heard From Since. Orcgoo ¡H.1V OBBu'i» O. «ILL, D M D OWNERS ABANDON ALL HOPE Aal'*d II tiwb \ II i I . ’ ■ I t CHINI St MtDICINtS - ceraa r • i1 • ato ,H . ■ g f Albanv, Orvtrun. I. row |.r»>|.ar»l furnmil Ch h« -a nia-'licir»* to at’.. oh'lcr. g ■! r>'■■■" u r: l- ! :n n «ranter. -atiafactKni. Call or write him nt 117 Wet ><■. I *■> • ■ t, A llwny Oragon. M. WE-l'E ALl. 60 YEARS* EXPEMENCC (»an wo. so. ▼ rwlwa I'M. ■*! Yw Y«M‘-lwa Ke I- !«■••• Yaqotna 7 IS A Arriva* Alrwtny ...„ ll.M A M Ko S- Trwln Iw'M All*ny ... ...was r. M “ “ (orvaili. . . __ I ig " amvM Taruma_____ .. » so . Tro»««. Tw Md Vr«. O.(rwl«. Ne S- low.M Allwnr roe Ttotrntt J no a amvw itotroii........... ......... li a» a Ko *- loo»« I >• trull t oo r. Arn*w amany __ ............. irr TVwiwa foe feevalll.. No. S— l-eav«. Altwny InrCorvania Arrive* CutvaUia.... Ko U I mvw . AlUtny .. „ Arrl'MM CeevfoUa No. •- Lrnvaa Albany.... ? as r Am«« Corral I la. t n p. »I Trwlwa Na.»- Mo * - tesvM('orv*:n. ............. a.-------- If » r Aril.M.t Albany ......... i ¡i r Nn tom ( oc veins . • » I* M irrivut AltKAjr.... ........ ■ M ho. Il- Lea vaa Corvallis ............ .............. Il U A . M Arvl.Mat Albany . ._ ., ....----- M M r '. M Mo it I swvm Slt*ny ------- P M ▲ rrtvve al (totvwJlU .— i is r. M All of Ito Sbore traina connati «riIh Southern Pto lite l omiwny tram., both al Al'wny an i tonili». m weii sa iralu tor I»troll, girli* direct »rtx. ut Kewfmrt ini b*. I„a •a Wall a. Bratto« busti Hot »p Ingi. »1» lunh«r infoilull.m apply to ubo r nkvik * ..n r Il It.lBOKISK Atrant, Alban; Anvrvf»» ■ . * v oo Tnaoc M arks «è w- a Co»'»*Hti Ao. a •»•f'-h 0ww«*t^. •* •»’ im . nr 5 . «n F t< ot few » ’ • » hr a.«nine an.l e«|( Governor Harria wa* read tn th* leg­ islature yesterday afternoon. The g- v- '■rtiix urge* the enactment of a bill pro­ viding for general primary elactiooa with th* A-.intra Ilan ballot ayitem, placing of telephone coin panie, under supervision of the state tai I road rom- miaalon, with power to legniate rate*, and commendi to the favorable cunaid- • ration of the aeaembly the adoption of county local option All Lost E.cept Three City of Mexico, Jan. 4.— Ramon Portae, aecond officer of the steamer Idem, haa arrived at Vera Ona and re­ ported that the veaael aank in a itorm on the night of IWcemher 2, and al) on board were lost eacept three. ■ S3 Ì 1 1