The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
CHAPTER XIII.
NuAI1 Elk NH.
mr.. GRAHAM'S congratulations
N next morning quite over
'lVl whelmed me.

did work"
1 pointed out to him that, after all,
my success was purely the result of ac-
cideNA Had l been really clever I
should have instantly suspected what
that sudden seizure ON the station plat.
form meant. / should have hurried
back to the scene and followed Mar.
tigny-as still called him I'm nv
thoughts-to the hospital on the chance
Of securing his first address. Instead
OF which. if chance had not befriended
me. / should have been as far as ever
from solution of the mystery. 1
trembled to think upon what q slender
thread my victory had hung.
But my chief would not listen. He
declared that man must be Judged by
his achievements and that he Judged
me by mine.
Let us find out how our friend is"
1 said Mt last, so the hospital was called
up. We were informed that the pa
tient was stronger, but would not be
able to leave his bed for two or three
days.
'The Jourdains may tell him of my
CALL" I said. They'll suspect some
thing when don't return today, yet
they may wait for me day or two Ion
ger--they 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-its
plain that they're not in the conspiracy.
Anyway, tomorrow I'll be out OF
reach
Mr.. Graham nodded.
"Yes-that's plainly the next step.
You must follow them to 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 new prob
lem."
Yes" l assentel. "S;ill it may not
be SO hard as it looks We must try
10 find out where the women have
go.e, and believe Rogers can help us.
NJ theory Is that they're from one OF
the towns which the IIolladays visited
wlca they Were abroad, and Mr.. Hol-
laday n.act have kopt in touch with
his office, EJ-e o: less, during that
time"
My chief sprang W and seized his
hat.
',T.c very tliGg!' lie cricl. There's
no luck about that Bit of reasoning.
Mr.. Lester. Come. III SO with you
only" / added as we welt down to-
gethcr, II very much fear that the
search Will .cad to Paris, for Martigny
Is undoubtedly a Par.s.an."
( "And to find person In Paris
did no. answer. ! only SHIT my
teeth together and told myself for the
hCnlredth time that must not fail.
Rogers had been carrying OH the
roatine wo,t OF the business since his
employers death and was supervising
the settlement of accounts and the
thousand and one details which must
be attended to lcfo-c the business
could be closed up. We found him in
the private Office and stated our crranG
without delay.
"Ies." hc said, MIR. IIoi!aday Kept
in touch with the Office, of course. Let
me see What was the dnte?'
Let us look for the first six months
Of 1876" I suggested.
He got down the fiic covering that
period ana ran through the letters.
Eyes, here they are" he said after Il
moment. lin 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 datel Paris,
April 19-and from Paris they went to
place called Etretat. They remained
there through May, June nnd July.
That Is all the time covered by this
file. Shall get another?"
"No," l answered, "but l wish you'd
mais an abstract of Mr.. IIolladay's
whereabouts during the whole time he
was abroad and send it to our Office
not later than this afternoon"
Every well, sir" he said, and we
left the room.
"But why didn't you let him go far
ther?' asked Mr.. Graham as we left
the building.
Because I think I've found the
place, sir" I answered. did you
notice--the time they stayed at Etre-
tat covers the period of Miss Holla-
days birth, with which, Pm convinced,
these people were in some way con-
cerned. We must look up Etretat."
A map at the office showed us that
It was little fishing hamlet and sea-
side resort ON the shore Of the English
channel not far north Of Hayre.
"My theory is," said, shat when
the time Of her confinement approach
ed Mr. Holiday brought his wife to
Paris to secure the services of an ex-
perienced physician perhaps, or per-
haps a nurse or linen, or all Of them.
That done, they proceeded to Etretat,
which they may have visited before
and knew for quiet place with n