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FILE NO. i
ONE OF THE MYSTERIES Ol? PARIS, AND HOW
IT WAS SOLVED.
ONIAUJ
CB \l
The ??>?? St. Lasare was adorn.
the palatial resideiu-ea of the .Ian.Di?
dier broth-re. 'inan
eeara. red of the preatiare
of invinenue uri : be
I < remark
?en n??t tl
The? -
thought marvel? ut tl??
?
eech
be turned il ?-?><? j
hou?<- ben M M f
Jandi' ? ? alwHX s |
bed th?? movable pertititina
?win . at
auperb "??loti In I'nria.
Prime!? ma
pltttlity. und an eleagni
nrr of r??
tbeaa enter?*
aft*? t.y the fauhiouab.
rapital.
( )?
?ana a I
ly a*
the d
???te*
Wtl
It ?a? t
t???-<
?
Aia
erythitia- -rea
bai
aran.? - in th
bat
.....
fain?, li
lit ? d ef
-
hi? ????
thlt
eli
th
A
lene?-.
eocaapei
-
?
?
ti ful.
??lit
ithful
:
vroul years
old.
I
I
?stir, ? the
?adoi
i! ami elrcrtnt
?
that
?tara?. . ?.? \ ??:
?o well ri' - i raw?
ing room, a? nil s had
? -? away D
mail whom ah?
bis Inule
Un? ?rae th?
?
beaut if n' ppear
In I). - .1 of I
i ??! forth her beautiful
fig ?
Her loveltnes a the jirr
I ? _ ?.t of
the l>all room. ? ever had h?-r hair
? - . her compi? ?
. brilliant.
Hav lap
leille to..,? tile bL
Faurel wandereil ?hroiitrh the roORRR
Id aearch of t!.? .nil table, th?- u.iunl
refuge of bored men, when they are
ad t?> th?- ball ? porr be
womankind.
The ball was ROW nt its height.
as and
one of hie |iev tena eta, tille?! tin? tarn
ina.iisi.ui? ?rit h intox
The motley crowd whirled in the
wait* until tln-? a curious
coi.fu-, ?, of ? tin?, la??
diamond?. \ ! Rad
boaom sparkle?! with j?wel*. tl
eet cheeks wer? nm.r; heavy eyes now
?hone like atara; nini the gttatening
ehoulder? of fair m omen were like
drifted sud? in mi A pail nun.
Forgotten by the <:r?>wd, the clown
had taken refuge in the embrueure of
a> window, and aeeme?! to he meditat?
ing upon the gay scene before hiru;
at the wtnie t. pi his eyes up?
on a couple not far off.
It wat Madeleine, ?iuncing with a
aplendidly -dreaae?! doge. The ?loaf??
was the M a ripai* de (.'lamer?n.
He appeared to be radiant, rejuve?
nated, and well nati ?.tied with the im?
pression he wan making upon his part?
ner; at the end of a quadrille he
leaned over her and whi?i>ered com?
plimenta with the moat unbounded
admiration; and ahe seemed to listen,
if not with pleasure, at least with
out repugnance She now and then
smiled, und eoquettiahly shrugged her
?iblera.
??|'v n?.??-.t'y ." mattered the clown,
"th.?- drei is paying roiirt
to tho.banket ??. Ba-J waa right
gru
bere !
?y an elderly ?
?
I
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f th?
I
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Ma
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Ra?
? ?
" h
?
li?
Per?
ite! ? ?' th?
?
'
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n w us ?. ?
? I
?
iu the world.
In ai
? >ii?\ r f ?m lorn
remained; mostly sulk ?
bnebanda
?xith other u an.I
mtdancbol? \ ? >m t ha I? ?
bt it a
opportunity i?
Bs abrupt ly '.eft
lier, ti mi
.. ir l?.-t tvecn M m?
Fauvel and the door. \
people ha?! roue? ted in ? ?nel?? iiroiiiiil
him. he coniti..??<? ii to cou-.?h Ini
fected m Ice a stump 0
abtrat to make ? speech.
111.?? he struck a eoinien! attitude,
standing up with his body twi
? ?. and
t buffoonery and volubility
?he follow,nt/ remarks:
"I.n.lies ii n. I gentlemen, thia very
morning 1 obtained a license from the
iitie* of tin? town. And what
for? \N h\ a purpose,
ut exhibiting to you ? spostaste whi. ?
ha* already won the admiration of
the four quart.?? of the globe, and
lee. Inaiti?
of ibis booth, ladies, is about to
menee th? rotation of a moat
kal'Ie ?Intim?, neted for the tirat
time In l'ekiu. and translated n.t
eral language?. t?\ our m<?_t eeleiiruio?.
authors. 0? ? ii. \ ? >?i ran take
your >*?-nt*; the lampa are lighted, and
(he a< tors are .'hanging their dreaa."
h?? Stop* ed speaking, and imi?
tated in ; its which
BBOontebanba ptaj epoa horn? ami
? tti? ?ii naae.
"?Wow, ' gentlemen." he re?
sumed, "win \? .: ?.. ?.now what 1 am
doing ovtside, it the piece is to be
performed under the tent. The fact
Btleaaen, thai l wiah to gire you
a foretaste <?f the agitations, sensa?
tion?,, .-motion*, palpita,! iona, and oth?
er BOtsrtslasasnta which you n_\ ssr
joy by puving the amali auin of ten
a?>ua. You ufi? thia auperb picture? It
repreeentu eight of the moat thrilling
j ?Ken e ? in the drama. Ah, I aee y??u
j begin to ahudder already; aod yet
Jthia ia nothing compare.?! to the play
! ituelf. Thia aplendid picture girea
you no more Idea of the acting than
a drop of water givea an idea of the
eea, or a apark of fire of th? aun. Mj
\nu ? in the
'
? ir rathe ?t
?
?*l?o TOO k 11 ' naked
??f a melancholy
il.
Sut he l?tate a tri;
:t what Ih
?
ol lisa*
who,
m a mournful
?
?
?
?
-
'
'
'
'
?
'
?
?
jor.
?
paint
t hing
?
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-
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?
? the
he rai**?.
? lilrle?!
i'oun
'
'
-
re aa a
,1 pastted UM I
billa of ?
ugbi ?
riti??'?,
; cne
Hiiil then
of tea
?
small aun.
-?1??????
iitihappv
ir?iity
and inanity <>f ber bllni
confeeeee tnadlji
purs?; -. but
la tbe vigor ami
.1 fmleil
:, who ?
miik.?. to retala th.
laat r? ? '.??hunting
Im ;iut \ . She ' * t he
in her
cha im??'! ? ' ful fa Ibi
?
wh.-n she w . I ! . ? it h iioth
s niiii.tle m her hand."
? tir clown ted tins voluble
deacriptioii to - l before him,
he narrowly wat' ..ut cnuXM'c
of th?? bank?
Hut aseaaed *o
nffe.-t her i lio<'k in her
arm-chair perfect I j calm, und ossa?
li Baalled at the tragic manner
of the showman
.<! bea venal" mutt?* red the
clowi. y, "can 1 tic on the
wrong track!"
He BOW that h> circle at listenera
wa* hwreaaed bj T*'- psese??? of the
d?>ge, M. de Clnmcraii.
"The third picu:?*." he sali!, after
a r?>ll of drum?., "depicts the old man?
darine after sho has dismissed that
moat annoying ut
from ber boeorn. she piomlssa her
aelf that I II supply th??
place 4>f love In ?hai.i? 11 >?"> ae
ductive youth to her siile. It is with
thia object .la? -h- invests hitn wa?
false bor.? tjr, and intro?
duces Inni lo tl.?- .i. <-f mandarina of
tal of Ihe < elestinl en.
then, since *<> hi?n?ls??ine a youth
must cut a lii in aociety, and
a? a tine heu.. t l?e c\it with
?out money, Ihe I;idj, must needs t.?
sioiitice all of be? posneasions for bis
.hike. Neri?:. :.-"?. bracelets
I diamond a ami ?marls, ull are aurren
jdsrtd. '?he mo. - 1er carries all these
jewel? to Ihe p.. ?> ?. i?:okei a on Tien
? Tei street, and I bea has the cruelty
,tn refuse her Ihr tickets, *o that ahe
bsve a chance of redeeming her
| treasures."*
?? clown tl.ni.ht that at laat he
?had bit th*? n.urk. Miue. Fauvel be?
rgan to betrat siens of agitation.
? Once ahe made an attempt to riae
from the chair, but it seemed aa if
<ber strength fuite?) her. and ahe
aunk back, furred to liefen to the end,
I
?"Finally, Indus ?itleman.*'
continued the elowa, "the richly
stored jewel-eases became
The day carne ?v. hen the man?;.
had nothing mote to give. It was
then that the yoi tdrel eoa?
ceireti the prey . t . ' ? artying off the
jasper but* mg to the
? ti 'f 111
.?Me vip j ? ; the
badge of C ? in a
by three
'
knew
thv iniioceut ?mild l>e ac
aa is the cus?
tom in P?kin; ht re?
st rained her.
?
ed to his enti.
Mie fourth pic?
ture repre? ? .? ? . couple
? look
four
?
? time
1 by
?
' 1 >?.?
? of whom
??\\ |
*1
Ami he f? tem to the end
? ?
???
.'loek,
? fully
vel I,
?
? ". Wilt
for; but >v une burr j o?,r In.
teJk
? dia
the oard
t hie.
.n an
? r. I
?
? ? ?
'
.icile.
With an ( lam
? '
' I
"I. my .
'"Y? - mean by
I telili..
1 it ???????
j Ina oie; luit I. ?. .i it. r,,,,,.
'
ijBiBiBibH
th ble
h wide "
rd.
. ?\ him ??
bf ? if ?
? :
11
4iiii li-Fu
harr it- Ksu\?'i,
' - ? ? ORB Aduni or
I can't th ?li h->w the reaem
leas I no, thai
?
"Ik) de Clam
Kuu
vel'a :
Th?
"vi !
? ?? huh Monsieur
? It hit
vou mu.-t
hare | It.'
"Ah et I remember. Mis
''..?? :. .
arni fiftj ihnuennd franc*. l'ai
It i> ? ' almost daily hup
is to discovering any
??ren tiiia robbery and my
that is auother matter "
M. d- < Ittmeran made no reply. A.
had calmed him as
t ' I ne lit .
I!. . iked ipiietiy at the clown, and
. t?t having uttered the
I aagnineenl words t iu him by
aagrj
y well," he finally said in hi*
usual haughty tone; "I must have
I????i4 ? iatakoO). 1 accept your Rf>
?
Itut the ?town, hitherto so humble
and sillj iookiug, seemed to take of
.vord. and, assuming a
defiant attitude, ??aid
"I have ii?>t made, nor do I intend
ninkir;:/ any explanation."
"Mino.!? ? ? De Clnmeran.
"Allow m,? to tun??!?, if you please.
If. uiiirt?-r.' ?iniillj. I have offended
the wifs of a man who? 1 highly ea
tecm, it is hin bliss, neaa to seek re?
ti :?<i not your*. Perhaps you
will lell m.? lie is too oil to demand
satisfaction; if so. let him send one of
bia BOOS. I SOU one of them in the
ball-room to-night; let him
aaked . who 1 am; in return I ask
you who are you?you who undertake
? to net ri Madame (-'.nivel'? champion?
Are you her relative, friend, or ally?
VNh.it righi hai ?? raw IO insult her by
- pretending to discover an ?lius.
j her in a piny tad for amuae
' Rural
j There was nothing to l?e aaid in re
a ply to this. M. dt (lamer?n sought a
Imeana of eacape.
"1 am a frtead <?f Monsieur Fauve!,"*
| he aaid. "and this title ??ives me the
' right to be aa jeah.m ol bis reputi?
I tion ?a If it were my own. if this is
: not a sufficient reason for my inter?
f?rence. 1 muet inform you that his
fami.y will shortly be mine; I regard
my eel ? as his nephew."
; -Ahi
"Next week, monsieur, mj mar
riage with Mademoiselle Madeleine
will be publicly auuounced."
Thi.? newa Was a? unexpected, eo
?tattling, that for a moment the
. was dumb; and now his sur?
wa- genuine.
? he soon recovered himself, and,
l-.winjr with B, auid, with
corcrt irony:
"Permit me to offer my rongratu- !
lationu, monsieur. !'e*?4lrs being the
batta to-night..v ?elle Madeleine
r, hi?if a million."
Ka< ors ha?l anxiously been
wutehtng the people near them, to see
if th?- :*ut ion.
??\\, bava ?. - gos
aip," he said,
will only
Clown, and that is. that your tongue
"
D? ' them
"It
a from a eals
hia identity under the guiue of ?
"Von are at ?bet
to aak th?
?
are?"
A \v .U from Raoul ehi
the? forge ma?-? y un epi?
thet which wi led to an af?
fray, or at least a aoandalona s<
?y with a sa,r?lo4ii<*
I'? ?
atare run steadily in the
face, und hi meaaured tones, said:
"I w ua the
that J bad, I
waa hia ad
?
fell like a clap of thun
rnji.
? p-Ie. Bl
*
if shrinkiu?
?
He
tilt the v
Ilia fright wn
away,
half support . sereni
t fall
. In three
nd re
? '
the la ' ni.nti.
It
?
? h hint
?und.
j "W ? mur
?
uwak
(i
? ?
?I
mu?'?
inst Bl a ?a; be
His ? -ed fur *
the p'
duret
? |
No, I .
I
tatloa
a man: <
Count
or rath.i I ehich hit? just
reten.
: not ??-?ore even aus
- or six ; I ?) the
? tli.-m af?
ter a friendly
The latter laetantlj threw a-i.
banner, ami al a pursuit of*
Mas?. Fuu.el. He found her sitting
on a s??f.? in the large salon, engaged,
in an animateli OOntaiBBl
eleine. ?
"Of course tl . r the ,
i La- ?
gora and Ds ClarosranT*
He soon aaw them wandering among
the groups scattered about the :
and ?-agerly asking ?questiona.
"I will bet my head tlMSS ho:
ble gentlemen ure living to lind out
who I am. Keep it up, my friend-.,)
ask everybody in the room; I wia>
you auccesa."
They aoou gave it up, but we ;
pre-occupicd, and an-iou.-. to be alone
in order to reflect Hii.i ?lelibera t??.
that without waiting for suppei. they
took leave of Mine. Fnuvel a tul her
niece, aaying they were going home.
The Steers saw them going up to
the dressing room f?>r their cloak??,
and in a few minutes leave the bou??.?.
"I hare nothing more to do here,*'
be murmured; "1 might aa well go
too."
lie ?-otnpletely covered his dress
with a doitum?, ami started for hoiu??.
thinking the cold, frosty air would
cool his cunf use?l 1
i; Hi ?? ???-par, and, walking up the
Ru?? st. Leaare, eroeeed the Hue Notre
llame I>e Lorei truck, hito the
Fiitib.airg Mont nut.
A man suddenly starteli out from a
place of concealment, and rushe4? up?
on him with u dagger.
Fortunately the clown had a cat
lik?? instinct, which enabled him to
protect himself against Immediate
danger, and detect any which threat?
ened.
He aaw, or rather divined, the man
crouching ta the dark ahadow of a
house, and had the presence of mind
to atrike an attitude which enabled
him to ward off the assassin by
?spreading out his arms before him.
Thia mo-ement certainly aaved hie
life; for he received In hiK arm a
! furious stab which would have ???
? atantly killed him had it penetrated
i his breast.
} Anger, more than pain, made him
cry out:
villiau""
And recoiling a fe r feet, he
himself on th? ve.
Hut the precautio .-lesa.
?
ng his blow miss, the assassin
? turn to the attack, but
off.
'that was ceituinly I.agors." said
the clown, "and Clameran must be ?
somewhere near. SN hile 1 walked
d one side of the che
have gone the other aud lam iu
for me." ?
His wound began to pain him; he !
stood under a gas lamp to examine it. j
It ?lid not appear to be dangerous.'
but the arm wae cut through to the
bono.
ore hia handkerchief into four
bands, and ti??l his an h the
dexterity of a surp
"I rental 1*? on the track of some
great crime, since these fellows are
r?>a?)lve<! upon murder. When auch
cunning rognes are only in danger of
the polie? court, they ilo not
grain lie chance of
tried for munler."
ht by endnring a great deal
Of pain he might still use his arm;
no h?? stinted In pu
takiii, ke?-p m the middle of
s.?!, an?! avoid at! fliers.
Although h?? saw no one, h
that he was t>ein.
He was not \\ hen he
?1 the Boulevard Mont martre,
the si ?. ta h*? ?lid
owe which
They cr??ased the same
street a little higher up.
"I have to deal withdeaperata ?
? take
- il their pursuit of
me. :v to be ?
thia kind and th?
s which fooled Fanferlot
Would tb them. Ile
u-ht h;it
id them ?m in the night." Be
up the lumi
and. turning hi? head, was
a '
"? ?
turn bom?? nor with
? at
follov 1 live.
ilf tht J ? that
' '
'
will escape abroad ?uh the m
'ano I shall be left to console ?
d arm. A pleasai I
ing '
. of Ilaoul and Chtnn'ran ea
hmi. that,
. he thought of having
?
'. y had 1"
pon t h. ?:. for h?!;
I all three be art ?
itch hOO
th?? co?t, ne.
it to thia in
?
ing s *.ir for whORB
on il.? whom they can
bout ? warrant.
Th?
plum?' the parties, if inno
?
?? ? ha?! sufficient proof t<?
suatain him in the arreel ?>f I
and the
mutila! ild re?
veal tl 'he pawnbrok
tbe house ut V.
;l?l .lisp. arm.
'.
! the iiit ; ?
Lagors. and eri re waa in
passini ' off for a relatit
On the other band, la acting thus
hastily, he was insuring the taf.
plot t?T, He . ? .
*?V*\at proofs had be sj ainsi hin.
on?? He had a, but
no %'ell-gionnded charge to produce
again.'t him.
On rStfsstJOB the clown decided that
? thus far
done, and that alone ami unaided he
w.ml.i r the truth of all his
?uns.
ihn bad this d scisi OB, the
Hist Step to I ? '?> put his
followers on ? ?.? scent.
He walked rapidly up the R
hast op? ?I. uml, reaching the s?|uare of
the Arts d?? abruptly
stopped, and ask. .1 some insignificant
Questions ?>f two constables who wars
standing talking together.
1 h?? maneuxer had ?he result b?? .\
I; Kaoni ami Clunierau
perfectly still abo | steps ??ff,
not during t^, adv.?
Twoiii .-t?-ps! That was as much
start us the clown wanted. While
talking with the c?in*tahles, he hati
pulled the bell of the door before
which they were standing, and its
hollow sound apprised him that the
door was o|ien. He Ikhm-.I, aud en?
tered the house.
A minute later the constables had
pas*???! on, and I.agors and Clamersn
in their turn raiur the lx*l!. When
the ?omierge appear???!, they naked
Who it was that bat) just gone in dis
guise.1 as a clow n.
They wit.? toiil that no such person
had entered, und that none of the
lodgers had gOOS '?ut ilisguised that
night, "ii a?l?le?l the ?????
"I am not very sure, for this
house has a back ?loor which opens on
the Hue St. I??-..
"We are tin ke?l," interrupted I>a
gors, "and will never know who the
clown is."
lass we learn it too soon for our
own good," said Chtmerun, musingly.
While I_igors and Clamerai! were
anxiously trying t?> devise som.?
means of discovering?hecdown'siden
tity, Verduret hurried up the back
street, and reached th? Archangel aa
the clock struck three. "
1'roriK-r. who was watching from his
window, saw him in the distance, and
ran dotrn to open the door for him.
"What have you learned?" he aaid;
"what diti yo?i And ??ut . ^d you ace
Madeleine? Were Kaoni and Clam?
ersn at the hall?"
Hut M. Verduret waa not in the hab?
it of discussing private affair* where
he mijrht he o-erheard.
"First of all let ua go into your
Cporo, and ~et some water to wash
this cut. which burna like fire."
"Hravei!?! Are you wounde?!?"
"Vs.. it is a little souvenir of your
.!. Ah, 1 will soon teach
him the danger of chopping up a
man's arm!"
Prosper was surprised at the look
of merciless rage on hia friend's fa*?e
aa he calmly washed and dreesed hia
arm.
w, rrosper, we will talk aa
much as you please. Our enemies are
on the alert, and we must crush then?
instantly, or not at all. I have made
a mistake. I have been on the wrong
track; it ia an accident liable to hap
l?en to ?tiv man. no matter how intel?
ligent he may be. I took the effect
for the cause. The tiny I was con?
vinced thHt culpable relations ex
ed between Raoul and Mm??. Fautai,
I though? I held the end of the
three?! that must lead us t?< th?? truth
1 should have been more i ful;
this solution was too simple, too nat?
ural."
you BOpp Die F:iU'
be innocent?"
"Certainly not.Put hcrguilt is not ?=uch
aa I lirst rappoeed. I imagined that.
Infatuated with ? aeduetlTe young ad?
ven? vel had RTBl !>??
M-d upon him the nan of
her relative?, and then introduced him
as her nephew. Thia adroit
stratagem to gain him a?ltni
. her husband'
ti nil th*.
I in?? ?f ; later ?
let him tak?? her ? the pawn?
brokers; when she had nothing more
to gbe. she allowed hin ? the
? from her huaband*a ?
is vv'na ? ' bOUght.M
waa
! ?"
'
thine
uuently, idled
?
How h
countetl for. If I I the
"Cl.i
"Ah. thai '1 for ??
t, he
'
nil. ! t the
.. but th?
?liil our
t for th?
M. \
I ?y to
three
noun? with
'
.? bis
? is. ?a
?
: oof thai
.? \ out h until fifi
reput
?
"W ?
er, BKramfu]
"\\ ?? . as diacoi er it as bo
km.??
nicht bS turn???! I as? u ah?
i. 1 mentioned bl
ton's nani.?. An.! ! hen ? ? ?
that Buddenlj dia
brother him a
"l?o roe think he was mordere
"I think the men wbc
eassinat?? m?? would do anything, I lie
robbery, my friend, has ?
ami is ?
platead, and, if I ? all t<?
aeeou nt? ii for, I woui.l sa \ t<? \?>u, '.\l\
? aah tin- ju.
?if : a for a warrant of ??
resi.' "
.?? with sparkling
I
"Ah, you know
. I know who gave the key,
ami I know who told ?he si
?eorda"
"The k.-v might bave been Mon?
sieur 1 word?"
"Ihe word you were foolish em
tO giv??. \ oil ! 1 SUp
t u ili ? ? ? iipaj re
Iwo days
before th.? robbery, yon took Lagors
ami two ether friends to sup arlth
Madam? G na was saii, and
reproached yon for not being more
tle\ m? il to h<
_1 <?>. 1 ? that."
"hut de joe rsaaeaabor what you
replu ?I to loi V"
I do i.nt," said ? ..fter
thinking a moment.
"Well. 1 will tell you; 'Nina, > <>u
jure unjust in reproaching me with
?not thinking constantly of ,v??u; for
at this VSrj moment your dear name
? gnaula Monsieur Pnnvel*B safe.'"
The trsth snddenly barai upon
tbaaads? >?:.!p. He
'wrung bit bat sepeiringiy, and
I cried :
|*~l es. ?di ? ? em? mbei now."
"Thci yee , a . sQy aadirstaad the
? rest. (J Bcotaadrals went to
? Madami sod compelled her to
?' give . : lien ut a
venture.pi..? etl ihe movable but toi
the name of Gipay, safe,
and took the tut??? md fifty
thousand franca Ami ? r".ni?
vel must have l>e?-n terribly fright
ene?l befor?? she J i.Ul? ?1. The day af?
ter the robbery, the poor woman was
near dying; and it was she who, at
th?? greatest risk, sent you the ten
t hoiiaand f ran
"Hut which waa the thief, Raoul or
Clamerai?? What enables them to thus
tyrnnnize over Madame Fauvel? And
how doe* Madeleine come to be mixed
op In the affairr
"Theae questions, my dear Prosper,
I can not yet answer; therefore I
postpone seeing the judge. I only ask
yon to wait ten days; and if I can not
Ul that time discover the solution of