Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14

W.. we were informed tiHt tllc pa
tient was stronger. but would not he
able to leave his bed for two or three
days.
"The JOurdains may tell him Of my
call. ] said. They'll suspect some
thing when | don't return today. yet
they may wait for me Il day or two lon
Eer--thcy have my mOney-and one day
is all ! want. It's Just possible that
they may keep silent altogether. They
have nothing to gain by speaking-i,'s
plain that they're not in the conspiracy.
Anyway, tomorrow I'll he out Of
reach"
Mr. Graham nodded.
"Yes-thats plainly the next step.
You must follow them 10 France-but
where in France will you look for
them? didn't think of that before.
Why. the search is just beginning.
thought II impossible to accomplish
what You have accomplished, but that
seems easy now beside this now prob.
lem"
Yes" asscnted. "Sill it may not
he so hard as T.. looks. We must try
10 find out where the women have
gone and I believe Rogers can help us.
My theory is that they're from one or
The towns which the Holidays visited
when they were abroad. and Mr.. liol-
laday must have kept in touch with
his office. more or less, during that
time"
My CHIEF srrang up and seized his
hat
the very thing" he cried. There's
no luck about that bit OF reasoning.
Mr.. Lester. Come. I'll go with you
"Only." | added as we went down to-
gethcr II very much fear that the
search viii lead to Paris, for Martigny
is undoubtedly a Parisian."
And TO find a person in Paris
| did not answer. I only shut my
teeth together and told myself FOR the
hundrrlih time that must not fail.
Rogers had been carrying on the
routine work Of the business since his
employers death and was supervising
the settlement of accounts and the
thousand and one details which must
be attended 10 before the business
could he closed up We found him in
the private Office ana stated our Grand
without delay,
in touch with the Office. of course. Let
me see What was the date
Let us look for the first six months
Of 1876" suggested.
He got down the file covering that
period and ran through the letters.
Yes here they are he said after A
moment. "In January, he writes from
/ Nice. where they seem to have re
manned during February and March
About the middle of April they started
north -- here's letter dated Paris
April 10 and from Paris they went tC
a place called Etretat. They remained
there through May. June and July
That is all the time covered by this
file. Shall get another:'
NO" answered. but wish you'd
make an abstract of Mr.. Holaday's
whereabouts during the whole time he
was abroad and send it to our Office
not later than this afternoon"
Very well, sir" he said, and we
left the room.
But why didn't you let him go far
thcr:" asked Mr. Graham as we left
the building.
because ! think I've found The
place, sir" | answered. Did YOU
notice-the time they stayed at Fire
tat covers the period of Miss Ilolla
days birth, with which, I'm convinced
these people were i'll some way con
cerned. We must look up Etretat.'
A map at the office showed us tina
it was little fishing hamlet and sea
side resort on the shore Of the Englisl
channel not far north of Havre
My theory is ] said, that Whel
the time of her confinement approach
ed MI Holiday brought his wife Il
Paris to secure the services of an cX
perienced physician perhaps. or per
hnpS nurse or linen. OF all of them
That done. they proceeded TO Etretat
which they may have visited before
and knew for quiet place with
bracing atmosphere and good climate
Just such a place ms they would nat
urally desire Here the daughter wa
born, and here, am convinced. W.
shall find the key to the mystery
though I'm very far from guesSin:
what that key is. But ! have premo
nition-you may smile if you wish
that III find the clew I'm seeking a
Etretat. The name has somehow
struck an answering chord in me.
The words, as recall them now
, seem more than "A little foolish ant