figures, and an address of the establishment of 'Vulcan's Forges.'
But that's not all--"

The brigadier took a step, and eyed his auditors mysteriously; he
was preparing his effect.

"That's not all. While they were bringing him along in the
court-yard, he tried to get rid of his wallet. Happily I had my
eyes open, and saw the dodge. I picked up the wallet, which he
had thrown among the flowers near the door; here it is. In it are
a one-hundred-franc note, three napoleons, and seven francs in
change. Yesterday the rascal hadn't a sou--"

"How do you know that?" asked M. Domini.

"Dame! Monsieur Judge, he borrowed of the valet Francois (who
told me of it) twenty-five francs, pretending that it was to pay
his share of the wedding expenses."

"Tell Francois to come here," said the judge of instruction. "Now,
sir," he continued, when the valet presented himself, "do you know
whether Guespin had any money yesterday?"

"He had so little, Monsieur," answered Francois promptly, "that he
asked me to lend him twenty-five francs during the day, saying that
otherwise he could not go to the wedding, not having enough even to
pay his railway fare."

"But he might have some savings--a hundred-franc note, for
instance, which he didn't like to change."