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OH The Little Old Man cflbeJ* ati olleg i success of the arrest. nuu t» CHAPTER tV. Ths shock was ths radar QMZpfCUd* It was lmpoaaibls to daaerlhe our as- tofkishments West] While we ware there trying to find proofs of Monistrol’s laaooanoa. be was confessing bis guilt. M. Weeblnst eras tha first to regaia hU composure. He hastily raised Us fingers from bis snuff-box to his nose fire or six times, and, advancing *o the policeman, said: “You are mistaken, or are deceiving ns; thera’s no half-way course,” "I assure yoa. Monsieur Mechinet”—— “Silence! Either "Iron have nis under stood what Ministrol said, or you are Intoxicated by the hope of tstoundlag ns by telling us that the affair is lettled.” Ths policeman, hitherto bumble and respectful, now rebelled. “Excuse me,” he Interrupted. “I’m neither a tool nor a liar, and 1 know what I’m talking shoot.” The discussion was verging so near a . quarrel that the magistrate thought It hti duty to iutelfete. "Keep jour t*aip»r, Monsieur MmU- net,” said he, “ami wait till yoa have all the Information before you form an opinion,” Then turning to the policeman, he con* tinned: “And yon, my Mend, toll aa what yon know, and the reasons for your confi dence.” Thus supported, tbs policeman crushed M. Mecblnet with a sarcastic glance, and displaying a very perceptible touch of conceit, bnran: "Well, then, this is the state of affairs. The magistrate and commissary here present ordered ns, Inspector Gculaid, my colleague, Poltin, and myself, to arrest ths man named Monistiol, dealer la Imitation Jewelry, living at No. 75 Rua Vivienne, the aforesaid Monistrol being accused of the murder of his uncle.” “That Is oorreot,” said ths commissary la an undertone. “Thereupon,’’continued the policeman, “wetooka/pcreand drove to the address. On our arrival we found Monsieur Monis trol In his back shop, Just about to ait down to dinner with fils wife, a remark ably beautiful woman twsnty-flvc or thirty years old. “Ou seeing us all three enter in a row, my gentlemen started up. ’What do yon want!* he asked. Goulard Instantly draw out the warrant and answered, 'I arrest yon In the name of (be law!' ” XL Meuunet seemed to be on thorns. “Conldn’t you hurry a little!” he said to the policeman. But the latter, *s If he bad not heard the remark, continued in the earns quiet tone— "I have arretted several Individuals In mj^life, bat I never saw any one so dle- WBBPoaed as this man. 'You are Joking, — firTT.waliftAe a mistake/ said he. ’No, . we haven’t rqgde any mistake.’ ‘But ! difficulty, why do you arrest me I’ Goulard shrugged his shoulders. ’“l)on’t not lilceachild/said he. 'Your uncle—the body Is found, and there are overwhelming proofs against you.’ “Oh! the rascal. He tottered, and at last fell into a chair, sobbing and stam mering some reply which it was Impos sible to understand. “SrclTig this, Goulard shook him by the colla, wi his coat, saying— “ ‘The shortest way is to confess every thing.’ ■ “He looked at us with a bewildered ex pression, and muttered— ) “ ’Well, I’ll confess everything.’ ” , “Well managed, Goulard,” said the • commissary approvingly. | The policeman was triumphant. “The point in question was to make no disturbance in the shop,” be continued. | “We hud been ordered to avoid causing j any gossip, and the loungers were already j assembling. Goulard seized the prisoner | by the arm. exclaiming: ‘Como, start; we j are expected at the prefecture!’ Monis-i trol managed to stand on hU trembling : limbs, and in the tone of a man who is j pinching np his courage, said, ’Let us t go.’ , I “We thought the worst was over, bat 1 we hadn’t reckoned upon the wife. { “ Up to that moment she had remained : In an arm-chair us it fainting, without j uttering a word, or seeming to under- l staud what was passing. But when she saw that we were really taking her bus- I band away, she started up like an angry j lioness and threw herself before the ; door, crying, ‘ You shall not pass I’ j Upon my word, she wss magnificent; bnt Goulard has seen a great many people. ‘Come, o<<me, my good woman,’ said he, ’don’t interfere with ns; you ■hall have your husband again.’ “Far from making way for us, aha clung still more convulsively to the door, swearingtbat her husband was innocent; declaring that if he were taken to prison she would follow him; sometimes threat ening us and overwhelming us with curses, sometimes pleading with us in the sweetest tones. “ Then, when she realised that nothing would prevent us from doing our duty, she moved away from the door, and. throwing herself into her husband’s arms: ‘Oh! my dearest,’ she moaned, ‘is It possible you can be accused of a crime, you—you) Tell these men you are In nocent.’ “We were all touched; but he,more rollons than any of us, had the cruelty ic push his poor wife away, so brutally that she fell like a lump in a corner of the shop. At that »^, 0i#wrt Goulard approached •al#HOOOd liOMSu ‘So,* ffH ks, r ~ j confess thus yon are gailty !* ‘Yen, yea.’ replied Monistrol, and then added. In a bonne voice, ‘pray let me alone T “We did an. taking ewe,however,to station gu attendant at the grating of the cell, to Watch lest tbs fallow should at tempt to commit suicide. “Goulard and Boltin remained there, And T (imi here.” That report is exact,” mattered the of police; “it couldn’t bo Com- twclve, I took him n cap of cbocotMc. He drank It, swallowed a gltaof water { Vgueeil directly after, and that waahts breakfast, pally of Liverpool, England. I rant & Willcox, Agents. and particular about bis person than a j bride. As soon aa b« wsa dressed he went 1 PASSENGER SCHEDULE. - This was also tbs tor bb mattered: ‘‘How can there be e doubt of Moois- troi’s guilt a’tar that!’’ I was confounded, yet my convictions were improbable. I even opened my lips tobnasrl an objection, when M. Mecb lnet antlcineted me. “All thUisvery fine!” ho exclaimed. M Only, if we admit that Mouistrol is the nssassir, we are also forced to admit that be wrote bis name there on the floor— and, sounds, it’s hard—” ' “ Stop I” Interrupted the commissary of police; "since the criminal ernfeases, what la the use of troubling ourselves about a circumstance that will be ex plained!” Bat .my neighbor’s remark had once more aroused the magistrate’s doubts. So, without pronouncing any opinion, bo said: “I am going to the prefecture;. I want to question Monistrol this very evening.” And after having told the commissary of police to carefully execute all the for malities required by the law and wait for the physicians summoned to make a post mortem examination of the body, bo went away, followed by bis clerk and the out to walk. At six o’clock he dined at a boarding-house kept by the Demoiselles Go met. Rue ds la Palx. After dinner be •went to the Cafe Goerboie to drink his coffee, iu>d at eleven o’clock came borne and went to bed. The poor old man bad j one fault. He had too much regard for j the fair sex. I often add to him, ’Aren’t ! you ashamed of yourself at your age!* j 3«t nobody la perfect, and we can under- Suwanee River Route to Florida. Taking caret Dec. ». 1**». Standard Time SOth Meridian. oorso socra. Stand this In an old perfumer, who bad a a. xiit -n*'. great many favors in hie Ufa.” A smile flitted over the face of the stout concierge, bnt nothing could make M. Mechluet unbend. “DU Monsieur Pigoreau receive many visitors!” ha asked. "Very few. I rarely saw any one came to see him except his nephew, Monsieur Mouistrol, who dined with him every Sunday *t Pere Lathulle’s.” “And on what terms were the uncle mad nephew!” “They were like hand and glove.” "Did they never have any dispute*!” 1 “Never, except that they were always squabbling about Madamo Clara.” I “Who is this Madamo Clara!” "Monsieur-Monistrol’s wife, a magnifi cent creature. Monsieur An tenor couldn’t bear her. He Bold his nephew loved bar 1 too much, that the led him by the nose and made him see everything an she j wished. He declared that sne didn’t love - her husband, that she felt above her butsi- i ness, and would end by doing something foolish. Madame Clara and her uncle i So. 11 No. 3. [So. 5 -1 So. u. ..MOI5ati 1113pnY3S6 pm| 6<Osnr .. ISMpm IOCain’t IZpintlUDpm .. i-3 8pm |S 13 pin 530 pm ■ pro. is) J-ir. Tilton .... 1228pm 213am eso.im Ar. Yaldxta j 416 pm! »3S m ! Iv't-'an Ar. Jasper.../ 32$put 441 am 313pm I Ar. Like City,; 643 pm S5S*m[ 1 531 um I Ar Jacksonvlel S2>pm£83)ara| W ither tpoon <Sc Hamilioii. so and Sign Famt Wholesale snd Retail Dealer* in White STl.O.I, Vatoisbe*. tutfirt C dure and Painter- aupp’li-r. Dm’i f-nrt the ATU EX8, GEORGI A fg* We will'do v»>ur Witbe DO YOU SEND cc»o Nonrn. policeman who had oome to tell us of the | ****** logger heads last year. She wanted Lv Jacks’nviie Ar. Lake City. Ar. J.isper.... Sr. Valdosta. Ar. Tilton,.... Lv. Tlfton .... Ar. Cordele..'. Ar. Macon.... No. 2 7 33 Mil 0 Oani 1105 am 1212 pm 144pm 2 OS pm 317 pm 620 pm So. 4.| So. 6. 41Qpm T«0 pm! *10 pin 020pm 7 05am 935 am 120t i>u 003pm -j . (So.'l4) UOOpm 630am Too am 122$ am; 8 0 Bin It» am 260.vn!t033ami 715pm Trains Nos. t, 2,3 and 1 stop tetwren Macon ami Tifton only at Cordele and at stations sooth ol Tlfton. Tollman Palace sleeping oars on trains Nos. 3 snd 4. All trains arrive snd depart irom union depot Maoon, except Nos. It sad 12, acoommodstkm trains, whlcu arrive snd depsvt from Macon junction. A.C. KNAPP, Truffle Manager, Macon, Os J. T. HO-iE. Oen’l Pass, a*’t, ilwn, Ga. J. H. DOBfiUY, Soliciting Agent, Macon,G. FOR JOB PR1N I K SO, Can you get it cheaper? Have you tried our Can’t you get paper to suit you? . Have you seen our new san the old man to lend Monsieur Monistrol a “If these doctors"only don’t keep us ! bundred thousandfhuics to buy the stock I WillcOX Aeents ,itW too lomr!” crumbled tha com- of a Jeweler in the Palais Royal. Bnt-he YTUIGUA, -ttgeuwJ. waiting too long I” grumbled the com missary, who was thinking of his dinner. Neither M. Mechluet nor I answered. We remained standing face to face, evi dently haunted by thebnme Idea. “Perhaps the old man wrote It after all," murmured my neighbor. “ With bis left band! Is that possible! Without considering that the poor man’s death most have been instantaneous!” “Are yon sure of it!” “From the nature of hiswcmndlwonld take my oath upon it. Bnt some doctors are coming who wilt tell you whether I am right or wrong.” M. Mechluet tormented his nose In a perfect treaty of excitement. “Perhaps there is really some mystery In It” said he. “Inquiries must be made again. Well, let’s make them; and to begin let us ques tion the concierge.” And running totho staircase, he leaned over die railing, calling: "ConciergeI Concierge! Coma up here for a lew minutes, it you please.” vjq U A . ' CHAPTER V. While waiting for the concierge, M. Mcchinet proceeded to make a rapid and close examination of the scene of the crime. The lock of the door leading into the apartment was what principally occupied his attention. It was uninjured, and the key turned iu it without the slightest This • circumstance entirely precluded the idea that a stranger had entered nt night by the aid of false keys. On my part, mechanically, or rather Inspired by the astonishing Instinct that had been revealed in me, I picked-up the cork half covered with green wax whicli I had seen on the floor. It had been used, end the wax portion still showed the marks of the corkscrew; but in the other end was a deep notch, evidently produced by some sharp instru ment. Suspecting the importance of my dis covery, 1 imparted it to M. Mecblnet, “You saw film distinctly! who con Id not restraln.au exclamation of him!” pleasure. I “Oh; excuse me; 1 didn’t see his face.. “At last,” he cried, “we have a clue. ! He passed very'quickly, trying to hioc This cork was dropped here by the aasas- himself, like the wretch he is, and tho sin. It was fasteud on the point of thn ; corridor is dimly lighted.’’ weapon he used. Inference: the instru ment of murder is a poniard, fastened into a handle, and not a kuife that shuts. With this cork lam sure of finding ths criminal, whoever he may be!” The commissary'of polioe was finishing Royal insurance Company, You want more style than you have l Of Uverpool, England. Grant | ftble tQ t heretofore in Athens? refused, drejaring that they might do what they chose with his fortune after his death, bnt until then, having made it he meant to keep it and enjoy it.” I thought M. Mechinet was going to dwell upon this circumstance, which seemed to me very important. No; I vainly made signs; he continued: * i “I have still to learn by whom tha crime was discovered.” , “By me, monsieur, by met” wailed the etmeterge. “Oh, it Is terrible! Imagine me, when the clock struck twelve to-day coming upstairs as usual to give Fere An tenor his chocolate. As 1 attend to I the housekeeping, I have a key to the door. I open it, I enter, and what do I see! Ob, merciful heaven I” and she began to utter piercing shrieks. “This grief shows your kind heart, madame,” said M. Mecblnet, gravely. “Only, as I am In a hurry, try to control It. What did you think when you saw your lodger murdered!” 1 ' >n “I said to whoever cared to hear,‘It’* bis nephew, the wretch, who dealt the blow to Bocure the inheritance.’ ” “What gave you this certainty ! To ac- j euse a man of so great a crime ls to thrust him npon the scaffold.” “Nay, Monsienr, who else could it be! Monsieur Mouistrol came to see Ids uncle yesterday evening, and when he went, out it was nearly midnight. Resides,though he always speaks to me,he sold nothing when become or went away. And from that mo ment till the one when I discovered every thing, no one, I am sure, went up to Mow sieur An tenor’s room.” I confess that this testimony bewildered me. Still a tyro, I should not have thought of pursuing the examination. Fortu nately M. MeChlnet’s experience was great, and he was thoroughly skilled in the difficult art of drawing the whole truth from witnesses. “So, madame,” lie continued, ‘.‘you are certain that Monistrol came here yester day evening!” “Certain.”; recognised Keeps on band at. all times a line of ta n TinmT itiiy i We can & ve ^ *° 7 0U now » an< * W ^ en we uUiVi.uiiK.nAKl/ move into our New Office, we will have AllSorsofNew Type THAT WILL DELIGHT YOU1} F/\flCY. I WE HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT RUSHED Up to this time, but will endeavor to FILL ALL 0RDEQS As Promptly as Possible. DON’T WAIT, FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES Full Measure, Honest Weights and Good Quality Guaranteed. IF YOU WANT : . : . . ’• Good Vinegar, Syrup, or Sugar Give Him a. Call A very fine line of CRACKERS, anil a Fancy Brand of Which will always satisfy. • fresh. Best of Always However, until the last envelope is gone Lard, Hams, pried Beef | and the last hill head or statement is used up A thoroughly good job cannot be gotten up when everybody is in a hurry. WE HAVE ON THE ROAD and Breakfast Bacon. Come and See. I started at this reply, thn Importance at which was incalculable, and advanced towards the concierge.- “If that is so,” I cried, “how dare you assert that you recognized Monsieur Mo- j , „ nistrol?” his work in the bed-chamber, and M. j She eyed, me from head to foot, and, Mecblnet and I remained in the drawing- 1 room, when we were interrupted by the sound of panting breath. Almost Instantly the 'stout woman wtiom I had seen in the vestibule harang uing amidst the lodgers appeared. It-was the concierge, redder, if possible, than when we arrived. “Whatcan I do for you, monsieur'” sh:s asked M. Mechinet. “Sitdown, madame,” he replied. '• But, monsieur, I have some peopls below.” “ They will wait for you. I tell you to sit down.” Nonplussed by M. Mecblnet’s tone she obeyed. Then, fixing his little gra> wjw upon her: “I need certain information,” he began, “and I am going to queetlon yon. In your own Interest 1 advise you to answer without evasion. In tbe first place, what is tha. name of tbe poor old man who l as been murdered!" “His name was Pigoreau, monsienr, bathe was best known by tbe name of Antenor, which he had formerly borne because It was better suited to his busl- THE. Some “ Has he lived in this house long!” ••For eight years.” “Where did ho live before!” - “In the Rne Richelieu, where ho had his shop—for he was a hairdresser, and made his fortune in the business.” “So he was considered a rich man!” “I’ve heard his niece say he hadn’t less than a million.” j This matter could be easily decided, ' since an Inventory had been made of the * ^ I old man’s papers* “Fortunately this was the end. ' 1 “Now,” continnedM. Mechinet. “What ' "The wife had fainted. We took ad- ' sort of a man was this Monsieur Pigoreau vantage of the opportunity to pafck the | or Antenor!” husband into the/locre we had brought. amillng sarcastically, answered: “If I didn’t pee the master’s face, I saw the dog’s muzzle. As 1. always pet it, it came into my’Yoom, and I was just going to give it a mutton bone, when its master whistled for it.” I looked at M. Mechinet, anxious to i know what he thought of these answers, I but his fnce faithfully kept tbe secret ot his Impressions. He merely added: “What kind of a dog it Monsieur Mon- j istrol’s!” ! “A pug, perfectly black, with a whits I apot over its ear. They call it Fluto.” M. Mechinet arose. “You can go,” he said to the concierge; u my mind is made up.” And when she had gone— “It seems to me impossible,” said he, “that tbe nephew is not tbe criminal.” Meantime, tbe doctors had oome; and When they had finished the post-mortem examination their conclusion was: “Moinienr Pigoreau’s death was cer tainly instantaneous. So iff was not he who traced the five letters ATonis which wo had seen on tbe floor, near the corpse.” 1 had not been mistaken. “Bnt if it wasn’t he,” cried M. Mechi net, “who was It!” “Monistrol! Nobody will ever get that through my-braln.” And the commissary of police, delighted to be able to go to his dinner at last, rallied him on his perplexities—absurd perplexities, since Monistrol had con fessed. “Perhaps I am only a fool,” he an swered; “the future will decide. And meantime, my dear Monsienr Godeull, come to the prefecture with me.” _ j, I to get them in a day or so. Be sure to get our prices before ordering. the jlinto-exiITS. Costliest Picture in the ' Pack is the right word, for ho had be- ! oome like a lifeless thing; he could no ‘ longe: stand and had to' be carried. To forget nothing, I must add that hia dog, a sort of black png, actually tried to jump Into the carriage with us, and we had the greatest difficulty in getting rid ; otit. “On the way,as was right, Goulard tried to divekt our prisoner’s thoughts. ] and make him talk. But it was im possible to get a word out of his mouth. . Not until we reached the prefecture did he t—3 *z recover L.. . jc. —. ITLcu he - was safely and dnly Installed in one of the <vP* he threw himself fall length on the bed, repeating, ‘What have I done, oh, God! what have I done!’ “ “Oh,the best of men,monsieur,” replied the concierge. “He was very eccentric and as miserly as possible, bnt not a bit proud. And so comical, toot One could hqve listened to him all night when he was In the right mood. He knew so many stories. 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