Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

cosop" be asked.
"prohohlv BIT | am not infallible
md may have overlooked some impor-
tont evidence. Take a seat and tell lie
all YOU know."
One could not deceive NJ. Lccoq. so
Fanferlot told the exact truth. a rare
thing for him to do. However. as lie
reached the end of his statement feel
ing of mortified vanity prevented his
telling how he had been fooled by Clip
sv and thc stout man.
ut seems to me. Master Squirrel, that
YOU have forgotten something. How
far did YOU follow the empty cUach?'
Fanfcrlot despite Ills assurance blush
cd and hung his head.
oh" he stammcred. you know
about that? How did you
But q sudden idea entered his brain.
He stopped short. bounded off his chair
and cried:
"Oh. | know. You were the large
man with rcd whiskcrs."
Fanfcrlot's surprise gave so singular
an expression to his face that NJ. Lecoq
could not restrain smile.
"Thcn II WAS YOU" continued the be-
villcrcd dctectiyp. You are the large
p,n,,rm.n Mt whom stared so as to
imnrcss his appearance upon my mind.
and never recognized you. What an
actor YOU would make if you would 20
on the stage. But | was disguised. too
very well disguised"
Every poorly disguised. 1t is only
inst 70 vou that should tell you so.
10 vou think that n heavy beard and Il
blouse are unrccogniZablc? The eye,
the eve, The art lies in being able to
change the eve. That is the secret
This explained why the lynx eyed
J.ccoo mover apncared at the police Of
fee without his gold spectaclcS.
"Rut" said Fanfcr!ot. following up
his idea, "vou have made the little girl
confoss which Mime. Alexandra could
NOT do9 You know why she leaves the
Archancel why she does not wait for
NJ. de CIameran and why she bought
calico dresscs:'
"She is following my advice"
"Iu that case" said the detective de-
iectedly, there is nothing left for me
to do but to acknowledge myself an
ass"
mo. Squirrel" said NJ. Lecoq kindly,
"you are not an ass. You merely did
wrong in undertaking task beyond
YOUR capacity. Have you progressed
one step since you started in this ar
fair! No. That shows that, although
you are Incompatible as q lieutenant,
you do not possess the qualities Of q
general. am going TO present you
with an aphorism. Remember it and
let it be YOUR guide in the future one
NAV shine in the second rank who
would be totally rclipsrd in the first y
Never had Fanfcrlot seen his patron
so talkativc and good naturcd. Find
ing his deceit discovered. he had eN-
pected to be overwhelmed with a
storm, whereas he had escaped with a
little shower that had cooled his brain.
Lecou's anger disappeared like one
of those heavy clouds which threaten
in the horizon for q moment and then
are suddenly swept away by a gust OF
wind.
Rut the husband Of Mime. Alexandra
felt uneasy. He was afraid that some
thing might be concealed beneath this
"Do vou know who the thief is?" he
asked
81 know no more than you do. and
vou seem TO have made up your mind.
whereas am still undecided You de-
clare that the cashier is innocent and
the banker guilty. don't know wheth.
er vnu arp rinli, or wrong. | started
after you and have only reached III!
prclmllarl'S. am cer'a'h "i "''' WV
thing. and that is that Scraifh WIS "'i
the safe door. That Scfalch IS III!
starting point
AS he spoke NJ. Lrcol TOOK from HIS
desk ana llllrollru an llliliiciS" Shet' VI
drawing paper. On inns paper "AH
photographed the door OF VI. fauNel
safe. Every detail was given nlil'n'el!'
One could see the five movable Dut'
tens with the engraved letters AMI the
narrow. projecting brass lock. Inc
scratch was indicated with admlraDle
cxactnrss.
"N"w." said NJ. Lrcoq. "hcre IS our
scratch. 1t runs from top to bottoiii'
starting from the hole i'll the lock. ulaS'
unally and. you srr. from l"ft TO rlSilt-
| that is to say. it terminates on the SIDE