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TRUTH ABOUT THE CASE , Th Experiences of M. F. Goron, Ex-Chief of th Paris Detective Police Edited by Albert Kf ysar ;': I THE SCAR tCgpyrlg-nt by J. B. Upplneott Co.) LADT U waiting you, . ir," said my secretary. I came to my office aa tour later. "Already r "Tea. ahe ha been here a long time," and, as be ipoka, my visitor entered the room. : X have aeen tome handsome women, hut never one to annroach her. A lovely, graceful fig ure, her golden hair like an aureole round the ahapely head. . "Pray take ft Beat," I tald. "What can I do for your' She eat, or rather dropped, down tnto the proffered arm-chair, trembling from head to foot, convulaed cy aoDa, I nretended to took over aome papera to give her time to recover. Then, after two or three Ineffectual attempta to apeak, abe aald: "I am Madame R ; my name, think, la not unknown to you." I nodded, for I had often aeen It among those of our brilliant society women. "Buf-and then she again burst intn tear "I am lost, lost! What shall I do unleaa you help me?" "Calm yourself," I aald, holding a glass of water to her Hps, the tumbler cllcklna- against her small white teem, flha nvbad herself to and fro. and then, after r violent effort, unfolded her tale the old, old tale of a wom an's folly and a man's wickedness. In a low voice she began: "I will not trouble you with the atory of my wretched youth, In a lone ly country house, my father always away In Paris on some business or other, and myself given over to the care of a cross, hard, bigoted maiden aunt, supposed to replace my mother, whom I have never known. When I was nineteen I married M. R I hardly knew him, but I longed to get away from the maddening, dull life In that melancholy country House, witn no other company than that of my old aunt, and a few old ladles of the same stamp." She clenched her little fists, and, fixing her eyes on me with a frighten ed stare: "Monsieur Goron," she cried, "you come across terrible misery and trou ble, but none of the wretched beings whom It is your dutjrto arrest can be any worse than those who deliber ately wrecked a woman's life. The acoundred, the scoundrel" She had risen from her chair. "My marriage," she continued, "was a farce, a grotesque farce. My fa ther had neglected me; horses, worn ' en, the baccarat engrossed him. Two days after my wedding I realized what marriage would mean to me! My husband, aa you know, la a distinguish ed antiquarian" . She paused a moment, with her - hand to her throat, and then resumed: "I rank after the old coins and musty manuscripts on which he wastes his money and time. Again I was left to myself, but 1 was free; and, with money at my command, plunged into the so-called pleasures of society. If only God had given me a child, a. darling I could have loved, all this misery would have been spared me. But that, too, had been denied me. Courted and flattered, I had plen ty of opportunities to 'console' myself like many ladies of my acquaintance but I had the strength to resist. I have a letter my mother wrote to me nineteen years ago, when she knew she was dying, wherein she exhorts me, when I grow up, to think of her and act rightly. I have always this letter with me. It is a talisman. But" ' " She stopped and looked away. ' "I "can guess," I aald soothingly, only tell me what brings you here, and what I can do for you." She shuddered, as if In recollection of something nauseous. "Yes, you can guess 1 met him at Trouvllle last summer, and was fas cinated by his looks and his manner. forgot ell; my mother's letter, my good resolutions, all, all, all! I only thought of him. I loved and thought J was loved For the first time In my wretched existence I knew what happiness meant , And then" But only Inarticulate sounds came from her.. "Monsieur Goron," she cried, "that man is ft monster, fiend. I found out his treachery and told him I would never look at him again. But he holds me In his grasp. I wrote him four let ters, and what letters! - And, under the threat of delivering them to my husband, he haa already had three thousand pounds from me. He wants another four hundred, by tomorrow night. I have no more money at my bank, and have parted with all my Jewels. What am I to do, what am I to dot K you do not help me In my trouble and rid me of thaf man. I ghall be disgraced, and must kill my k ;f. And I want to live, to expiate. to repent, and earn my mother'a for- 'vene...,. I want to live. Monsieur Voron, I will not die! In the name of v--mr mother, save me!" She stopped. ' the was quite exhausted. Thn noor woman's case was, unfor tunately, not an exceptional one,Ulack- mniinrs of both carry out ;. nc.Vrlout trade U every class of , . ? f-access, in fact, emboldens r It is rarely mat tne vic 9 d.Sven to despair, like , have the courage to . ." I said, "I see no Z it wan Is a com' . '. I r il'.a eve- are those letters. What becomes of him afterwards Is of no Importance. Dont you understand T" "Tea, I quite understand. Yet, un less I arrest htm. I do not see " 'fio, no!" she repeated, more ve hemently, "you do not realize my dan ger! He la a desperate character; be fears nobody, and If you try to fright en him he will turn on me! Get those letters! Save me!" After ft moment's pause I asked: "Is he a Frenchman T" ' "No, he Is a Cuban; of ft first-class family. I think." "Give me his name and address, ana also the dates of those letters, If you remember them." She wrote everything down and handed me the slip. The more I beard of this business the less I liked It, although I knew full well that unless something were dona a catastrophe would ensue. On the other hand, Madame R had tied my hands; I had no legal hold on her tormentor, and I did not see how, under these conditions, I could bring him to bay. But her sad story had moved me, and I resolved to try my luck. I had often tried it before and foun" It answered. I led her to a small room near my office and told her to wait. "You must be patient," t warned her, for it may take me some time, and, re member, I guarantee no results." I sent a note to the Cuban, asking him to call on me without delay. My messenger found him at home. There came a knock on my door, and a tall man with very dark hair and blue eyes entered my office. His clothes fit ted him well, and he had that easy grace of those moving In good society. tlced that he mechanically pulled down his right cult. I felt hlra slipping through my nn- gera; and mere was tne poor cnmr in the adjoining room, hia victim, de pending on me to release her from his clutches. It was maddening, ; He looked at his watch, rose from his chair, and politely asked me wheth- er I bad anything more to aay, aa ne had an Important engagement in town. , I was crowing desperate, and felt tempted to call Madame R-p ,nt0 m' offlee, and force her to formally charge the man and bring him witnin my grasp. A moment's reflection showed me the uselessness of such a course. She would be too frightened to act upon my suggestion. He walked towards the door. "Stop!" I shouted. "I have one or two questions to ask you." I want ed to gain time. v The Cuban looked at me, slightly surprised. "How long have you been in ransr I asked. "Seven months," he replied. , Then I risked ft random shot "What is yonr real name? No, not the one on your card, but the name your father borer If you had "ft father, I added mentally. Thus far my man had not turned ft hair. His tone now became sharp. "What right have you to ask me such ft quesUonr He was losing his temper. He gave his mustache another twirl and, Just as he was again pulling down his cuff, I noticed ft acar across his right wrist It was an ordinary acar, slightly Jagged toward the middle, ft scar that might have been caused by a fall when he was a boy. Now, however, It took glgantio proportions, and I felt In stinctively that I had laid my linger on something that might turn tbe scales in our favor. It required, never theless, grave caution with such an opponent A false move would mean failure. In a moment I had formed my plan, and started the attack. I called In one of my men, ordering blm to remain with the Cuban until 1 returned. It was only Intuition, not Inference, that caused me to fasten on this scar as the means of bringing the fellow to bay; but, aa I discovered in the course tn als mind and watched blm Intently. It was evident he waited for me to say something. Seeing I remained silent he began, In ft voice suddenly grown husky: r ' "Monsieur Goron legally you have no right to demand those letters, but" He paused suddenly, well knowing that the dangerous moment for him had arrived, and that be had to weigh every word. Again he looked at me as If for support, and, not re ceiving any, he continued: "But, supposing I should give them up what am I to expect In return for my courtesy T" ! The word "courtesy" made me smile. It was typical of the man. "My dear sir," I replied, "I muBt not be behind you In the way of courtesy. Now, this Is what you can expect from me. You will go to your chambers. You will come back at once with tbe letters; and I will allow you till to morrow midday to pack your, belong ings and clear out of France. If yraf refuse, you and I will have another kind of talk." This time the' Cuban's thoughts moved quicker. He dropped his grand manners and also his lazy drawl. "Do you give me your word that If 1 agree to this you will not molest me under some foolish pretense or other?" he asked. "I give you my word," I retorted, "that you will not be molested under any foolish pretense. -, "I accept," he called out, and moved auickly towards the door. "Hold hard, my friend," I cried, "you are too hasty. I want to show you more courtesy. A man of your position must not go about like an nntinsrv mortal: you ahall have ft guard of honor." I rang the bell. Tell Inspector Leroux I want blm "Leroux." I aald, when that official made his appearance, "this gentleman Is going to his chambers In the Rue d'Alger to fetch some documents. You are to accompany blm, and not to leave him a second out of your sight Th Rue d'Alarer is not far. Take ah. 1 exoecx you back in halt an hour with the gentleman, remember, I recommend htm to your care." "All right, air," grinned Leroux. "I'll look after him." A heavy day'a work lay before me, yet I bad not the patience to attend to "I swear," ahe gasped. Clutchini the letters, she looked at them with feverish haste and then tore them, Into a thousand bits, which, womanlike, she scattered all over my carpet Ig noring the waste paper basket at bar feet " I watched her go to the window, where she remained, her back turned towards me, her face burled In her hands. Was she praying? I think so; and, for several minutes, not ft word waa spoken. She slowly turned round and walked to tbe table where I sat and, with an expression that removed from my mind tbe last trace of remorse for mi Illegal act, she seised both my hand! and said: "Monsieur Goron dear Monsleui Goron how how ean I thank your "Madame," I answered, "I am not entitled to your gratitude. You bars to thank tbe scar." , She opened her eyes in ment. "The scar what scarf' "Tbe one on the man's right wrist' "On his right wrist? I 1 novel saw It!"' "No. but I did!" Five year elapsed. ' One morning, passing through th Pare Monceau, I saw an elegantl) dressed, handsome young woman walking with a nurse carrying ft baby I at once recognized Madame It- She colored slightly, and, without ut j taring a word, held up the baby; rale Ing Its tiny hand to her Hps, she teni me ft kiss. I understood. And the Cuban? A few day later, ft New York papei brought the story of ft fracas In Bat j Francisco gambling house where thre j SOME THINGS PRESIDENTS MUST ENDURE astonish Fiercer than the proverbial "fierce light that beats npon ft throne" I that which glare upon the office into which Wodorow, Wilson will be In ducted March 4. . No crowned ruler upon earth is so much the victim of the Inquisitive mob as I the president of the United States, who cnnot Issue ft mandat turning down the limelight that shine npon him, as did the German kaiser some time ago, when he cur tailed the court bulletin. Wilson will be the greatest ahow feature, the biggest drawing card in the land, for the next four year. Thousands of men, women and chil dren. In ft snftkellk Une two aquareft long. wlU wait outalde his door to shake bis hand when he gives a pub lio reception. Everywhere he goeft people will stare at him as though he were the Siamese twins or the sacred whit elephant Only when hut In hAhinri awarded door will he escape men bad been shot. The body of one , m,,,.ih,io .h..'n.rin ave will haunt his very dreams. Long a dark-comDlexloned man. with a scat ,k. ,, , h, ' ... , th. white House he will fully realize the utter on hla right wrist, had not been Iden futlmy of h,. announcej plans to maintain the "open door" In the White tinea. Was It my Cuban? I think so. L - J-i 1 L House, and make himself accessible to ftll citizens who wish to consult him. Town of Long Lived People. . Rome, G., Is ft city of ftbout 14.000 There re here more than BO mei over 70 who are making a living with nut anv assistance. Some of then ACHIEVEMENTS OF GENERAL CROZIER The announcement by Brig. Gen. William Crosier, chief of the bureau are a good deal over 70, near 80. Thl of ordance. United States Army, aDnllea to white only. Most of then tn his annual report, that this I hi served four year In the outhen last report on account of being re army, which waa a ver hard life an lteved from the command of the ord calculated to shorten their day. '. nance department and assigned to ............. ,kn.A mini women o: other rfutv calls attention to the VUVBU VUCW J " the same age, but as to this I hav great service he haa rendered to th not investigated, say ft writer tn th army In hi position a head of that Christian Herald, this must be at unusually healthy locality, and then are more old people In It In propor tlon to number than any other placf very important bureau.- 10 me meeting of the great responsibilities of that position he has brought the qualities of energy, atudlousness, re- I know of. Fourteen mile from her , ceptivlty to new idea and steadfast there lived until a few years age Nathan White, a farmer. When h was 106 year old he planted and made all alone three balea of cotton and 300 bushels of corn, besides split ting his own rails and cutting fire wood for the family. I took him to photographer and he walked with a cane walked too fast for me. Thli man lived to be about 112 year old He was a native of North Carolina. of the ordnance denartment had ao qujred thetr education a specialists that Is, as engineer of ordnance s best they might, teaching and training themselves a haphazard opportuni ties were offered by their variou duties. The result wa that only ft part of the officer of the department were able to handle the engineering work con nectetd with the design or even tbe ( manufacture of gun, carriage, etc. General Crozler, who, like all thorough men, realize the value of eolia irroiiniwork in trainin. established oourse of Instruction under capable- lady Is trying her best to protect some teacn toe root lmporUnt of whtch Is perhaps the theoretical courae In little sprigs of trees along the board appllcatlon of( mechanics, chemistry and electrics to ordnance' construe fence from the cold, cover tag the roots whlch Jg (or B year Sandy Hook provln, ground ln con. nectlon with the proof and experimentation worn mere. Any omcer wno u passed through that course will testify to Its completeness and to Its ability to give an officer the aolld foundation upon which to build hi further train ing ln ordnance work. ( A.. - Sentimental Cherry Treea. "If you live ln a boarding house back room, and If you see through your window some day that the land lady la trying her best to protect some WHO RAISED THE CUFF HI manners were perfect, and In any i drawing room his general appearance would have passed muster. ; -- ' Yet, to the practiced eye, there waa tn him something of the adventurer, of the man who look upon the thou sands ln other people' pocket as hla own. Audacity and unacrupulouftnes Were written ln every feature, and I knew a difficult task lay before me. "Do you know why I sent for your I at once began. "No." "Cannot you guesr.,: "No." "1 asked you to come here because I want you to return me some letter, four of them, written to you by Mad ame R . Do you understand nowr "Ye. I do. But, pardon me for say ing, by what right do you claim these lettersr . : Tut. tut You are ft rtranger; yet t dare ay, you understand enough of French law to know that you have been BTillty of an ugly offense, wmcn may get you Into serious trouble. Are vou aware that I can arrest you here. In mv office, on ft cnarge oi oiacs,- malir The Cuban smiled not pretty smile and twirled his mustache. "You cannot arrest me," he said qui etly. "You cannot do o, unless some one haa laid such a foolish charge aealnst me. I am sure Madame R- whom I have the pleasure of knowing, would never dream of putting forward such an accusation; Who, then, 1 the mysterious person I am supposed to have injured? Althougn x am, as you say, a stranger, I have some little kno'le'-e of French law, and I have s r t to know whence you derive "I I f of my career. In difficult and subtle cases Inspiration 1 no detractlngafao- tor ln detective work. . Madame R had warned me not to attempt to frighten the ruffian. This would have been a wrong course towards anyone with a clean record. With the class of man like the one before me, I not only could risk the experiment, but I had no other alter native. ' After few minute I returned to my office, with ft book containing the photo of as fine ft collection of camp a ever aisgracea uua earcn. The Cuban s handsome leaturea : am not figure in the set But this he could not know. I glanced at tne portraits until I came to ft certain page, com' pared what I wa supposed to e with aome papers I tool , our or i drawer, and then, walking up' to him. said, ln ft not very genua voice; "Show me your wnsf I noticed an almost Imperceptible twitch of th eyeUds ft be held out his left hand. ' "No, the other, I cried. . :v -And this time it wa I who raised the cuff; attd there was the scar. I gazed at It long, and then at tne man whose hand I held. 1 saw he made violent efforta to remain calm, but the rnc(fv of the dangeroua animal kleamed ln his eyes. That's all right" I began cheerily. "now we can talk." -His eyes were riveted on me. "A quarter of an hour ago, I re- nmcd "vou declined to return me those letters. Do you still refuser The Cuban made no answer.' How much of his secret for a secret there undoubtedly was did I know? Wbat c- '1 occur if he declined to f've vp V j , tens? Wbat .-- 1 he ttmi f i r a if h -,--' soi ' r- !? 1 ' t f & other matters until this business waa settled, especially with the half fran tic woman near me. Before I bad fin ished my third cigarette the Cuban, followed by the grinning . .Leroux, en tered. " .- ''. ' Without a word the fellow deposited the letters on my desk. I carefully examined them, and found that they corresponded with the date given me by Madame R v - For moment this ' pseudo-gentle man and I looked at one another. do not know whether he read my thoughts regarding him, but I waa not in doubt aa to hi wishes lor my tu- ture welfare.' "And now we . are quits," I ex claimed. . "I wish you a pleasant Jour ney, and, pray, do not forget tomorrow midday. It la Important!" He gave me an unlovely scowl, made a allxht bow. and waa gone. , It was with ft lighter heart that I opened the door of the little room where Madame R waa awaiting events. On seeing me ahe turned deathly pale, and followed, me to my office. - -.: I v "Listen," I tald sternly, for she, too, deserved a lesson. "You have thrown an unpleasant task upon my shoul ders. If the Recording Angel puts black mark against me, I hope he will take Into consideration the charitable motives that prompted me, chief of the detective police, to commit an Il legal act . Now, Madame R , If 1 not only restore these letters to you, but even guarantee you will never see the face of one of the biggest rogues in the shape of a man. will you prom ise, will you iif-.r, that this danger fren which ycui 1 iv escaped, wlil be a 1,-, von to yen f.;r l'.e; and that you v v.l pever r ' i f'-oy froa the r 'it i " And I i 1 t ...t t: a t.v.a i .a- devotion to high Ideal that have lift-. ed his department into ft wider field of usefulness and efficiency. General Crozler waa appointed chief of ordnance ln November, 1901, and tbe department was then operat ing under the detail system as estab lished by the act of February 1. 1801. Previous to his regime tbe officer u - -' 1J L w" ' with straw and the treetops with bur lap, you need not go to the trouble of asking what kind of treea they are. said the gray-headed man. "You may set them down at once aa Japanese cherry trees. "They are planted there because Japanese once boarded ln the house, and after he went home he Bent the landlady the very nicest thing he could think of a a token of appreciation and esteem. That meant - Japanese cherry trees. There are three cherry trees ln our back yard. The landlady mothered a young Japanese who boarded with her through a spell of sickness. He got well and went nome. First thing along came the cherry trees. They are thrifty trees, but they still get a good deal of coddling." . Novel Auto Invention. Whether it 1 due to the recent uo cess of motor skids or not-, the novei and Interesting steering for motor car that an Austrian motorist la ex perimenting with la certainly aome thing unusual. He haa fitted at the rear of his car a large rudder, some thing after the style of ft ship s helm. The rudder, connected by positive mechanism with the front heels, la Intended to prevent the rear wheel kidding when the car is going arouna sharp curvea. , Apparently this motor- VICEROY HARDINGE'S TASK IS GREAT ' When Edward VII, .following mat remarkable series of visits to Conti nental capitals which began In 1903. was acclaimed throughout Europe a the peacemaker, there were certain keen-faced old gentlemen ln Downing street who allowed' themselves the emotional relaxation of a quiet smile and registered the thought t the same time that a considerable por tion of the credit for the diplomatic success of those tour , wa due a. young man of serene temper and en gaging manner who wa attached to hi majesty' ulte. Sir Charles Hardinge waa that man, -and when almost colncldently, with his appointment to the highest 'office in the gift of the crown the ' viceregal throne . of India be was elevated to the peerage in 1910 and became the first Lord Hardinge of Penhurst, there waa neither surprise' nor,, envy among the diplomatist of Britain, tor It wa recognized that hi .-i. . n.inni riMinnmAii anil It waa remembered that It had 1st think that the resistance offered been q,.., of ntm j the early days of hia career, even before tbe king by ft large area woum no showed him such decided favor, that he was ft young man wno wouia go iar. counteract the centrifugal force which Is et up under these condition. ; in rudder acts the coutrary way to the direction in which the ear i going. -which la done, of coure, In order te obtain a greater purcnaae.r-Lonoon Globe. . '; . ' HI Two Aim. Frank Krause, a Cleveland phllan throplst, ha estamisnea me jmnj Cent Egg Oluo, ana nope, y uwu of ft club boycott, to bring down tht price of egg to ft reasonanie ngure. Being complimented- on the hard and unselfish work he ha given tr thl movement, Mr. Krause repiieu: "Unselfish work, work that doesn't pay, la what thla country needs mon than anything else. We are all tot mercenary here.., I once ald toa Ut tie newsboy: ... " 'Hava vou an aim ln lifer . " Yea, sir. . I have two aim,' he re piled. -" "What are they, my onr i "The first 1 to become a million aire.' "'Aha! And the second? . ," The second 1 to become a multl millionaire.'" ' . , Cozy. c" Madge Isn't .that a very mal hammock you're taking with yon oi your vacation? MarJorie O, It wll hold two at l squeeze. Judge. ' . HI Tint. "When I last saw Jliim, Jabbs wai preen with envy, yellow with Jealousy white with fear and red with rage." "What a t'ity-colored life hi tt :" . " Great talents for conciliation have always -marked Hardlnge's methods. and It la because of his Success ln this line that the British government doe not regard the recent Unsuccessful attempt on his life as he was entering Delhi as an Indication of 'ft general unpopularity of the policy of the govern ment In India as represented ln the .person of the viceroy. - When It wa learned that Hardlnge's Injuries were slight, relatively little anxlty waa felt over the Incident In London; the outrage was held to be the act; of an Indi vidual and not reflective of the Indian aubject of the empire. ' In Hardinge' speech, after accepting the appointment to the vtceroyalty In London on October 10, 1910, he said he would "atrain every nerve to con dilate all races, classes and ereeds." ' DAKOTA UNIVERSITY HONORS STEFAN SS0N ' ' Honored by j the : University ' of North Dakota, from which he wa once expelled, V. Btefansson. the ta mous nrctlc explorer end discoverer of the "blond Eskimo." Is delivering a series of lecture at his alma ma-' ter. : The now famous explorer wa expelled from the university in Feb ruary. 1902. when majority of th taonltv decided that he, had a bad Influence on other atudenta. The de cision wa reached after , Btefansson bad apparently been the instigator In number of escapades and had remained away from classe for in definite periods. He waa always ready with excuses, however, and In variably passed his examinations ith hlh marks after few nights of vlgoroua "cramming." One atory la told of subject ln which he attended class but three tlmos and secured a mark of 95 per cent, the highest In the claaa. "Mr. Stelansson." said th pro fessor, "will you explain how you received that mark," -Ts.-n f,nr" waa tha afartllns: reolv. "1 would undoutted!y have r!B a reject examination e-ert for toe r-t r t I . 1 c' p1 f.-y ---9 v"-y c '