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A REVIEW OF THE WORK
ACCOMPLISHED BY CONGRESS
Passed the Meat Inspection, Railroad Rate and Pure
Food Bills at the Close--Many Important Measures
Become Laws--Most Notable Session in Last
Quarter of a Century.
Washington. — Congress completed | the sundry civil
Friday (lie execution of its legislative
progrumme and adjourned Saturday.
On the eve of adjournment the dif-
ference between the house and senate
"a the important bi!!.s pending were
adjusted. As a result of the action
taken the following measures were laid
before the president for his approval:
The railroad rate act.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
Including the meat inspection amend-
ment.
The pure food act.
The president signed the railroad
r:,ie bill at 11:4.1 Friday night. It goes
luto effect In GO days.
hill should be ex-
pended on a sea level project. A ma-
jority of the senate committee report-
ed In favor of a sea level canal, bdt
after a vigorous debate the president's
recommendation in favor of a lock
type was approved by a vute of DG
to 31.
A joint resolution was passed by
congress requiring the purchase
supplies and materials for the canal In
the American market unless the presi-
dent shall determine that the bids
domestic producers are extortionate or
unreasonable.
Congress appropriated $42,,">00,000
for continuing work on the canal,
$ Hi.liOO,Ooo being deficiency approprta-
New Epoch in Legislation,
Had rothlng else been done this con-1 tl<ins and $20,000,000 being for
Ki-ess these measures would stand out l!"Hng the fiscal year 1907. In addi-
'•s monuments to the pre ent na.iotiul - tion t0 appropriations steps are
i (ministration. in emphatic manner | ',p'nS taken to issue the canal bonds
Oiey mark the beginning of a new
••|*>eh in federaj 1 'gis.aUon — govern-
mental regulation on oirporations and
'•tie invocation of the police power, so
«'i speak, to stay the hand of private
«reed and protect the pocketbook and
the health and general welfare of the' <Pnt- "f the Cuited States and
authorized by the Spooner act, which
may be issued "front time to time"
to the extent of $1:10,000,000. During
the present session congress provided
that these bonds should have the
rights and privileges of other two per
llliUiSl
In the-end the house has had its
way mostly regarding the railroad rate
t'iil. Oil pipe lines remain iu the meas-
ure as common carriers, but the eoni-
.-aodily provision or (lie hill has been
lived Ml :is to make the prohibition of
J" alliance between transportation
'"d pr 'In' tion apply < nly to "railroad
• oiiiii,inies." The ra'lrjad.-i einnotown
oial mines or transport their own
products but :'tau lard Oil and the In-
depeudtut oil oimpnnfea can pipe their
"wn Product. The senate yielded on
• his point because ine house refused
"> nive in by a>i overwhelming vote,
•uid otherwise the while bill would
have died.
Senator Tillman con: en ted himself
with a hevera "roast ' of the Standard
Oil influence, and then as (he one in
• barge of the measure vote I to accep'
the conference report. The senate
gained a part of its contention in a
readjustment of the anti-po-s feilure
<>f the bill which prohibits fiee trans-
portation to every one save certain
•excepted classes, in. 1 ding railroad
♦miployes and their familieand the !
• itflciatu, attorneys', surge.ins, etc., of I
tae companies.
House Victory in Meat Bill.
The meat legislation was a complete
victory in- the house.. The senate
agreed to the conference report and
'lie house formally ratified it. Th?re
were i wo po.uts In coniroversy—the I an Inspection servi
payment tor inspection service and the
• loestion of putting dates on the labels
• if cans and packages of m-at pr d-
tiots, The government will pay the
' sen-
«'«st of inspection, instead of
«rs. am' labels will nat ie
«late of inspection or canning
*x>n tents.
in announcing the failure of th
nu- conferees to win on these disputeJ
lKiints, Senator Proctor .-aid the bill
accomplished a great deal, inasmuch
■IS it provides for thorough inspection
of all meat products and the sanitary
regulation of packing plants, and that
'he conferees felt they could not lose
everything by holding out for distinc-
tures which the public would
ept. lie paid his compliments
ti'.x of one-fourth of one per cent.
Imposed upon bonds deposited to se-
cure national hank circulation was im-
posed upon the canal bonds when used
for such security. It was also pro-
vided that the deficiency appropriation
should lie returned to the treasury
from the proceeds of the sale of the
canal bonds.
Statehood Tssue Settled.
The admission of Oklahoma and Tn-
dian territory as a single state was
accomplished by the act approved
June 10. The net also admits Arizona
and New Mexico into the union as a
single stale, provided that, a majority
in each of the territories shall vote
for joint statehood, "and not other-
wise." This bill was the subject of
bitter contention, as it had been in
former sessions. It passed the house
'ti the form of a bill admitting the
four territories as two states. The
senate amended the bill by eliminat-
ing all provisions relating to Arizona
and New Mexico. In conference the
conditional admission of these ter-
ritories as a state was agreed upon,
and after vigorous debate in both
houses the conference report was
agreed to.
After several years of effort on the
part of the state department congress
it this session passed an act reorgan-
izing the consular service. The con-
suls general ami consuls are grouped
by classes, and provision is made for
insisting of five
consuls general at large, with a sal-
ary $3,000 each. No officer in the
consular service receiving more than
$1,000 is permitted to engage in busi-
lie pack-1 ness or practice law. All fees are to
uire the | be turned into the treasury. Ori«i"-
)f the ally tue bill prvided that the higher
promotion
as eliniin-
Vstem has
ppart-
HOt
<ii 'i
offices should be filled b;
| only, but this provision
•itfii and the promotion
been Established by the s
nicut without further enactment.
Boon in Alcohol Bill.
A most important piece of legisla-
tion is the removal of the tax upon
denatured alcohol. It was strongly
opposed by manufacturers of kerosene
and gasoline. In the debate It was
pac
:crs
„ , "e£ed that, with the tax removed.
ith^avTng eMin--UU',al">b0' C°Uld "0 manufacture<1 and
ated sentiment in
• barged them
the fecheme ti
favor ot making th
the eort of inspection. Other senators
Altered their protest against the con-
troverted provisions of the measure,
t>ul finally the conference rip rt was
adopted
In the house, acceptance of the re-
port was a pure formality, one im-
portant new feature or the measure
*-s it passed both houses is an added
appropriation or $900,000 to the
sold cheaper than either kerosene
gasoline and that it would enter into
'anient pay | universal use for illuminating, motive
power and otherwise.
A national quarantine law. provid-
ing for uniformity of administration
ami giving the federal government
power to establish quarantines in
port cities and supersede the local and
state authorities, has been passed.
An employer's liability bill, to meet
the demands or the trainmen of the
plans for inch a vessel, to ba submit-
ted to congress. The naval act of this
year makes small provision otherwisa
for the Increase of the navy.
A bill was passed defining hazing
and providing for the punishment of
midshipmen guilty of the offense.
No opposition of Importance devel-
oped when the motion was made to
concur in the conference report on the
naturalization bill. It provides a
board which will have charge of the
naturalization of aliens, and makes
some changes in the law relallng to
court proceedings in naturalization
cases.
General legislation during this ses-
sion included an act prohibiting in-
terstate commerce in spurious or
falsely stamped articles made of gold
or silver alloy, an act providing for
I tlio marking of the graves of confed-
| orate soldiers and sailors and an act
providing for the disposition of the
five civilized tribes of Indians.
The principal legislation affecting
the Philippines was an act postpon-
ing the operation of the coastwise
laws until April 11, 1909; another re-
vising the Philippines tariff, and a
third authorizing the purchase of coal
claims by the secretary of war.
A bill was passed providing for the
election of a delegate In congress from
Alaska. Provision was made for the
allotment of homesteads to natives of
that district. The "Alaska fund" was
created, through which receipts from
liquor and business licenses will be
devpted to the schools and road build-
ing. A bill was passed prohibiting
aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters.
An important measure to cattle in-
terests Is that changing the 28-hour
law so that cattle may he kept in cars
«U hours without unloading.
Immigration Bill Fails.
Among the important measures that
have failed 1he immigration bill de-
ls first consideration. It failed
because a conference committee was
not appointed to settle the disagree-
ment between the two houses. Alter
a spirited fight in the house, in which
Speaker Catfnon participated, the im-
migration bill, originally a senate
measure, was passed, with a substitute
for the "educational test," which re-
quired immigrants to possess the abil-
ity to read English or some other lan-
guage. The house substituted a sec-
tion providing for a commission to in-
vestigate the subject of immigration.
The bill will command attention when
congress reconvenes in the fall.
The bill to prevent contributing by
corporations to campaign funds was
start ',1 jn the house. It was forced
through the senate by the Indefatig-
able efforts of Senator Tillman. The
house leaders refused to let It come
up there, although it is understood
action will be.permitted at the next
sesssion. The Democrats charge that
the Republicans want to lay it over
tint II after the congressional ele -tions,
in order to geL one more chance at the
corporation barrel.
The Philippine tariff bill is still an-
other notable failure, it was one of
the lea iu res of the original admlnis-
tion programme, was whippsd through
the In use after a celebrated f'g.n with
the insurgents, and eventually landed
in the seclusion of a senate commit-
tee-room. it has been allowed to le
forgotten for the present.
The immunity bill, designed to pre-
vent the recurrence of fiascos such as
attended the prosecution of the Chi-
beef cases, passed the house and
a:*pyzxb*rr. js>OZ. by 772S"
j^csaus/isw <tvmrr
CHAPTER XI.—Continued.
The assassination of Alexander II
had sent a thrill of terror throughout
the world, and his successor on the
throne lurked In the private chambers
ot the palace at St. Petersburg shiver-
ing at every salute of the cannon.
The chief spy of the Czar was sec-
retly closeted In one of the private
rooms of the palace with his Majesty,
whose face wore a look of fright.
"Will your Majesty allow me to
bring Deneau to the palace?" said the
Chief, looking strangely at the white
face of the imperial autocrat.
"This Deneau, is he the same who
captured the twenty conspirators in
Paris?" and the monarch shuddered
as the words left his lips.
"The same, your Majesty, and the
safety of the empire, I believe, Is in
this man's hands."
"Then summon him at once, and let
us judge of his plans."
The officer departed, and In an
hour's time, Deueau, his black eyes
flashing with triumph, was In the
presence of the Czar.
Deneau stood silently returning the
look, and in his cunning face there was
a force, a power, u daring, that could
not be mistaken.
The chief spy, Martinoff, at last
spoke:
"Will your Majesty allow me to say
that Victor Deueau, the great French
detective, awaits your Majesty's or-
ders?"
The Czar smiled coldly, and Deneau
stood, without bowing, as if he were
the equal of the Czar.
"You are aware, sir," said the Czar,
"that this kingdom is a network or
nihilistic conspiracy?"
"I am sure that your Majesty's lire
is threatened by a greater hand than
nihilism."
"A greater hand than nihilism," said
the Czar; "speak man?"
"There Is a conspiracy." said
Deneau, "which has been in existence
for many years—a conspiracy founded
upon the alleged outrages committed
upon the Poles and Jews at Warsaw,
and the cruelties practiced upon the
Hebraic race, as well as the treatment
they receive at the mines. Their re-
sources are Incalculable. ■ This con-
spiracy is thought to have Its tentacles
spread over the habitable globe, and
compared to which nihilism is as a
bubble to the sea."
"What proof have you of this con-
spiracy, and of its strength?"
'I have found a Judas," said Deneau,
"who will betray his master for a
price."
"But his word—Is he trustworthy—
being a Jew. whose god is gold?" and
his Majesty imitated a smile.
"He can be trusted."
in amended form was reported favor- i The" the Czar Ulriie>d to his officer
ably trom the senate committee on ju- and sp°ke 1,1 R ssll">'
" The officer led Deneau from the pal-
ace by a secret exit, and, when they
<100,000 for inspection provided in 5e fhfst.u.TS.k^aft'ro-eai'ro^^rL
house amendment. This was brought
•'bout by combining the amount orig-
inally appropriated to the bureau of
.-tnimal industry for inspection under
Hie old system with the new perma-
nent appropriation.
Pure Food Bill Criticised.
Congress has had difficulty with the
executive departments through the
expenditure of money and the ineur-
'ing of obligations In excess of ap-
propriations for many years. Several
amendments to appropriation bills
were made during this session de-
The conference report on the pure j slf-rnpd to correct this abuse. Here-
• >d hill was adopted by both houses after the heads of executive depart-
wiihout any change. In the opinion i men,s are required to apportion ap-
->f Dr. Wiley and other officials of the | P«'PHations made for their depart-
•igricultural department, it is a good i nients order to avoid deficiencies
T.ieasure as far as it goes, but Mr. j an(1 deficiency appropriations will be
Mann, of Chicago, who had charge of J ma^e only to cover unforeseen enier-
'he conterence report, says that it was Kelu'ie?- Congress also put its toot
not as good as had been hoped for. down "I"00 <he disbursement of money
If is weak In that, it does not provide collected by any department and not
a standard by which drugs, roods and \ l"rned into the treasury.
(rinks can be measured to determine All money received hereafter' must
whether they comply with the law.
That Important question is referred to
the courts, which under the bill as It
will become law must add to their
already great burden the consideration
be turned into the treasury, and no
disbursements may be made except in
accordance with appropriations of
congress. Detailed estimates of all
appropriations are required from all
of cases raising the issue as to wheth- departments. It also is provided that
*r certain articles of food or drugs no clerk shall be transferred to an-
oontain harmful ingredients, are mis- other department at a higher salary
branded or because of their labels vio- until he has performed three years-
service in his first position.
late the pure food law.
Canal Type Is Fixed.
With the adjournment or congress
It is possible to make a survey of the; tary establishment
Greater Aid for Militia.
Among the acts affecting the mili-
fleld of Important legislation
enacted during Ihe session. The
most prominent measures already
were those in-
diciary. Ever since then effoits to get
it up have failed owing to the objec-
tion ol some senator or other.
It has been a hard session for treat-
ies. The Santo Domingo convent.on,
much desired by the administration,
has ueen kept down by the hostile mi-
nority in the senate. No action has
been taken either on the Isle ot Pines
or Algeciras treaties.
Fate of Labor Bills.
Hills, most of which were denian 'ed
by 'he leaders of organized labor, have
met their fate as follows:
1. 'ihe antl-injunctirin bill-dead in
the judiciary committee.
-■ The eight-hour bill, reported from
the committee on labor, but not acted
upon.
■'1. The election of senators in con-
gress by direct vote of the people-
dead in committee.
4. 'Ihe publicity of campaign ex-
penses bill, recently reported to the
house, but not acted upon.
f>. The letter carriers' bill—dead in
committee.
H. The bill to regu'ate the hours of
railway trainmen—dead in commliteo.
7. The bill for the re'ief of the Slo-
ciim survivors—dead in committee.
, S. The bill to prevent convict-made
goods from competing with the goods
manufactured by honest labor -dead in
committee.
Outside the line of actual legl latlon
the piesent session will be hist >ric
through having authorized the investi-
gatio-i that has led to th? railroad-coal
exposures. Another resolution adopted
bv th° senate will cause an investiga-
tion <.t the alleged grain trust and
railroad-elevator combine in the w st
that promises to be equally if not
more nsational.
What Congress Has Spent.
The following is given as practically
an accurate statement of the disburse-
ments authorized from the public
treasury:
ft/ A
Kumi. —7^/ ; A
fession, and find nlso received the
promise of protection to the frontier,
but he stood trembling before the
Chief, as it afraid to move.
"What alls you, dog," cried the Chief
Jn anger, "do you suppose that any
harm can come to you here?"
"They will find me—they will kill
me, even In the palace of the Czar."
Martinoff touched a bell. Two offi-
cers entered. One of these looked up-
on the trembling wretch with a cold,
disdainful stare—a look which was not
observed by the Chief.
"Armfelt," said the Chief, "you are
to take (his dog to the frontier. Guard
him well, and let no harm befall him.
Do you understand?"
The officer bowed, casting a signifi-
cant look at his companion, whose lips
slightly curled.
When Ihe two officers had left the
room with the shivering traitor be-
tween them, they exchanged a strange
signal; then they 'both cast terrible
eyes upon the wretch, who could
scarcely stand upon his feet.
Hershburg was taken to the rooms
of the officers and placed under guard.
The two officers had again met with-
out.
"The gods favor us," said Armfelt.
"How so," replied the other, with a
scowl. .
"Our enemy is given into our keep-
ing." As he said this, he significantly
ran his finger across his throat.
"Not that," said the other. "He
mtirt be given over to the council."
That night five men left the city by
a private road, on their way to the
frontier. The following night, they
drew rein at a small bouse in an iso-
lated wood. The door swung open, as
if they were expected. Five men oc-
cupied this little room.
A sign was given and the four offi-
cers entered with their charge.
A tall man stood at the fireplace.
His gray hair and smooth face gave
him the look of a priest.
Armrelt caught Ihe Jew by the arm,
and, leading him forward, said:
"Brothers, I bring you the man
whom we once know as Clement, but
who is now Judas." .
The tall man with the white hair
and smooth face walked forward, and
received a scroll of paper from Arm-
fell—a copy of the betrayal—then
spoke as follows:
"Should one. or all of you ever have
reason to be called to the retreat of
'The Invisible Hand,' you will surely
find this traitor in the cell of Dead
Man's Cave."
Two days later the officers returned
to St. Petersburg.
"And the dog of a Jew," said Mar-
tinoff, "did you leave him beyond the
frontier?"
"We did, sir, but alas!"
"Why do you say, alas—did he not
reach his journey's end?"
"He reached his end, sir; but just
as we left him he was set upon by a
dozen men, and though we ran to his
rescue, we failed to overtake them, un-
til the frontier was a mile behind us."
"Ah," said t"he Chief "then he was
taken after he had passed the lines—
not while under your charge?''
"He was beyond the lines, sir."
"That is well," said Martinoff, "I
hope they will flay the knave alive."
He laughed and dismissed the officers.
This remarkable statement caused
the police to stare Incredulously, and
to question even the sanity of M. Kau-
con, the shrewd speculator, and the
head of one of the largest banking es-
tablishments in France.
A few hours later, the police were
notified of the case of M. Pellet, and
their astonishment amounted almost to
frenzy when that gentleman repeated,
almost word for word, the same state-
ment as they had received from M.
Faucon.
The papers teemed with sensationnl
rumors, detectives moved like shad-
ows in all directions, and the wildest
theories wore advanced from every
source. Descriptions of the swindler
were sent broadcast, to the effect that
he was tall, and rather slender, middle
aged, with Iron gray hair, striking ap-
pearance, a strange expression of the
Hps, eyes of extraordinary brilliance,
restless, black and piercing, and filled
with a magnetic Are.
Many of the papers quoted the pro
bable employment of hypnotic siigges- ,
Hon, as a means of obtaining, first, the
money, and afterwards assisting the
operators to regain possession of the
shares, which all agreed were extreme-
ly clever forgeries. The police cottld
not find a trace of M. Ijingdon.
The hotels were guarded night and
day, and the docks were shadowed by
a multitude of detectives, and every
train that came or went, every ship
that cast anchor or left port, was
searched with the most exacting at-
tention, and yet there was no clue.
"All," said Denau, his eyes burning
with a feverish Are, his thin lips
drawn tightly, and his dark browa
scowling, "a million francs—but the
rewards, they must be enormous."
Then he sank into his chair and
sat for hours, his body motionless, his
active brain whirling with a thousand
clues. Darkness finds hin still silent
and motionless.
And thus sat Deneau for hours,
when suddenly his eyes flashed, lie
sprang froqi his seat:
"Ah." he cried, "why not—wny
not?—"
And then he drew from his inner
pocket the betrayal of Hershburg, and
read it with eagerness.
"Height, same; eyes, Bame; hair—
let's soe; hair, red—red, did 1 say-
but what of that, my hair is black, but
I can make It gray. Ah. he can have
changed—but the eyes, the mystery of
the man, the betrayer of the man—the
eyes. Ah, when I have a man's eyes.
I have his person, and no disguise can
save him—give me the eves and I can
make the man. I^a Hardy's eyes
brought him to the guillotine—he saw
the men hanged, and in his eyes I
read his secret.
"But l^angdon—his eyes; height
same; man same; beard and hair-
but no, he wore no beard. Ah, M.
I-angdon, alias Jean Valdemere, alias
the devil himself, I am on your track-
but I must be wait, 1 must be calm-
let the credulous asses follow their
noses—and where will their noses lead
them?—to hell—there is about as
much scent in their noses as there is
in a cactus."
The rewards increased until they
reached a fortune and Deneau took
charge of the case. He could now
Deneau Before the Czar.
civil
of Columbia.
creasing the efficiency of the ordnance
deojirtment of the army and inrreas-
I in3 the appropriation for- the militia
li*ve been referred to. and their gen- from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 annuallv
-ral provisions are well known to the Congress took a new tack in th?
country. Next in point of interest naval aprpopriation bill. Instead of Mineral
perhaps comps the Panama canal act. authorizing the construction of the I—-^iaii'v'o.
Th- house first declared in favor of biggest battleship afloat, as firs' pro- offlc.-
the lock canal, by providing that no . vided by the house the bill as finally Miscellaneous
portion of the money appropriated in 4 passed authorizes ;he preparation of ■ Total
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Fortifications ....
Military academy
Pensions
Agricultural '!!!"'
Public- buildings .
Indian
Militia
Statehood
Trent deftclenry
•nl deficiency
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tt.iHXi.MO
M'l.flon-mo
! I vr I /VV1
• fc73.000. U
had reached the office of the Chief, the
latter said:
"You have won. sir, and should you
be able to bring proof—the empire is
yours."
Deneau's evil face lighted with a
strange smile.
"In two days." he said, "we shall
have a written statement."
At the appointed time the statement
was produced, the plans of the con-
spirators were described, the time of
action was decided upon, the resources
of the conspiracy were also given—but
there was no mention of names, save
one. Je:*n Valdermere; no designation
of numbers
Hershburg was brought to the office,
and rigidly questioned by the Chief.
His face showed great terror, and his
manner was that of a man who spoke
the truth.
"But the names." said Martinoff.
"who are the leaders of this conspir-
acy?"
"That I can't say." he replied, "as
the real names are unknown to all
«ave the council, for. you must re-
member. sir, that this is considered
necessary to preserve the secrecy of
their work."
Deneau rose to quite the presence of
the Chier.
At this moment Hershburg's move-
ments caused him to pause. The trem-
bling Jew had been paid for hla con- possession
CHAPTER XII.
When Deneau returned to Paris he
found a message awaiting him. it
was a hasty summons from the Pre-
fect of Police. '
"Ah. Deneau," said the superinten-
dent, "I have waited patiently for your
arrival," and opening one of the draw-
ers of his secretary and taking there-
from a large bundle of newspapers, he
handed them to the detective
Deneau withdrew into the private of-
fice and read the articles marked.
The city of Paris was greatly
aroused over the operations of a man
who had swindled the banker, Fau-
con. to the extent of 500.000 francs.
This same operator, whose methods
his victims themselves could .not ade-
quately describe, had also forced M.
Pellet io place In his hands a sum
equal to that of M. Faucon.
The mystery of this case had deep-
ened. and no tangible clue had yet
been found to locate the swindler.
He had been described as possessing
a striking personality, a singularly
strong face, and a most engaging man-
ner.
M. Faucon said that he had come to
him with valid shares in a well-known
railroad enterprise In America—a con-
cern known to the banker. His cre-
dentials were unquestionable, his
shares were correct and approved, be-
ing attested by the proper and legiti-
mate conditions.
M. Faucon had purchased these
shares at a discount. He distinctly re-
called paying over the money and re-
ceiving the shares. After that, he could
remember nothing for many hours, and
when his secretary came in. he seemed
to have been asleep.
The man. who gave his name as
I-angdon, was gone. He did not re-
member when he had departed or that
he had seen him depart. He had
searched his desk, his flies, and his
private vault, but no trace of the
shares could be found. He wired his
American correspondent, but after in-
vestigation a reply was received stat-
in? that no such a man as Langdon
had held any such shares, and that
the shares referred to belonged to a
Mr. De Tavenier. resident of New Or-
leans. and were still in the latter's
"Oh," H« Cried, "Why Not—Why
Not?"
serve Deneau first; France second;
and the Czar third. His fortune was
made—Jean Valdermere, the man of
Hershburg's confession—the leading
spirit of the great cabal, was no other
than Langdon. the arch swindler of the
nineteenth century.
A few days later Deneau had left
Paris. No one could say whither, or
no one did say whither, but as time
passed other crimes shocked the Cap-
ital, other secret circles made bombs,
other murders rent the excited popu-
lace, and M. Langdon was forgotten—
and Deneau, what had become of him?
Only a few men knew. Perhaps M.
Faucon and M. Pellet smiled, when a
year after he had disappeared a daily
paper published a rumor of his death.
Perhaps M. Faucon and M. Pellet
smiled knowingly at this account, but
it was generally believed that he had
been murdered by some one who had
many reasons to fear him.
Criminals whom he had driven
away returned to Paris. Murderers
who were in hiding came forth upon
the arena'or crime, and the city was
again infested with criminals and fel-
ons, and was rent with crimes.
Years passed, and even Deneau was
forgotten, and at the end of a decade
we find him a guest ot the "Bald
Eagle," almost at the end of a trail
which had covered the globe—almost
within arm's length or the prize he
had shadowed for ten years—almost
ready to reach out and secure that
priceless prize, and then—return to
reap the fortune and the fame that no
man in his profession ever dared t
aspire to.
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