New Ulm review., 1906-06-06

is all want. It's just possible that
they may keep silent altogether They
have nothing to gain by speaking
plain that they're not In the conspiracy
Anyway, tomorrow I'll be out OF
reach
Mr.. Graham nodded
s-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 it impossible. to accomplish
what you have accomplished, but that
seems easy now beside this new prob
lem"
YES" assented 'Still it may not
be so hard as 1t looks We must try
to find out where the women have
gone, and believe Rogers can help us.
My theory is that they're from one of
the towns which the Holidays visited
when they were abroad, and Mr.. Hol-
iaday must have kept In touch with
his office, more or less, during that
Hme."
My chief sprang up and seized his
hat
''The very thingr' 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-
gether. II very much fear that the
search will lead to Paris, for Martigny
Is undoubtedly Parisian."
"And to find a person in Paris
did not answer. I only shut my
teeth together and told myself for the
hundredth 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 to before the business
could be closed up We found him in
the private Office and stated our errand
without delay.
Eyes" he said, "Mr. Holiday kept
in touch with the Office, of course. Let
me see What was the date?"
"Let US look for the first six months
Of 1885, I suggested.
He got down the file covering that
period and ran through the letters.
Eyes, here they are he said after "a
moment. In January, he writes from
Nice, where they seem to have re-
mained during February and March
About the middle Of April they started
north = here's a letter dated Paris,
April 19-and from Paris they went to
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" I answered, 'but wish you'd
make an abstract Of Mr.. Holladay's
whereabouts during the whole time he
was abroad and send it to our Office
not later than this afternoon"
every we'll, 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 think I've found the
place, SIR" 1 answered. did you
notice-the time they stayed at Etre-
tat covers the period Of Miss Holla-
days birth, with which, I'm 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 Havre.
"My theory is,' I said, that when
the time Of her confinement approach
ed Mr. Holladay 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 2
bracing atmosphere and good climate
just such place as they would nat
urally desire. Here the daughter was
born, and here, am convinced, we
shall find the key to the mystery
though I'm very far from guessing
what that key is. But have premo.
nition-you may smile if you wish
that I'll find the clew I'm seeking al
Etretat The name has somehow
struck an answering chord in me-"
The words, as recall them now
seem more than little foolish and
self assured; yet, in light Of the result
well, at any rate, my chief showed
no disposition to smile, but sat fol
some moments in deep thought
II don't doubt that you're right, Mr.
Lester" he said at last. cat any rate
Tn ready to trust your experience
since I have absolutely none in this
kind Of work. don't need to say thai
i have every confidence in you. I'll
have letter Of credit prepared at once
SO that you may not want for money
Shall we say five thousand to star
with?''
stammered that was certain tha
would be more than enough, but b,
silenced me with gesture
you'll find foreign travel more ex
pensive than you think" he said. .'I
may be, too. that you'll find that none,
will help you materially with your in
vestigaHons I want you to have al