Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-05-18
aUre 10 ieav. his bed for two or three

aDre 10 ieave his bed for two or three
days.
1.-THE Jourdains may tell him Of my
CALL" I said. They'll suspect some
thing when I don't return today, Jet
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-thats plainly the next step.
You must follow them to France-but
whore in France will you look for
them1 I didn't think of that before.
Why, the search Is just beginningl !
thought It impossible to accomplish
what you have accomplished, but that
seems easy now beside this new prob
lem"
EYES," assented. "Still 1t 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-
laday must have kept in touch with
his office, more or less, during that
time"
My chief sprang up and seized his
hat
1.-THE very thingv' 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 Martigry
Is undoubtedly Partisan"
"And to find person In PARIS
I did not answer. I only shut my
teeth together and told myself for the
hundredth time that l must not fall.
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
b. attended to before the business
could be closed up. We found him in
the private office and stated our errand
without delay.
"Yes," 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 1876" suggested.
He got down the file covering tlot
period and ran through the letters.
Eyes. here they are" he said after
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 a letter dated Paris,
April 10-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 anotherr'
NO" I answered, "but l wish you'd
make an abstract Of Mr.. Holidays
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 rs we left
the building.
Because l think I've found the
place. sir" 1 answered. did you
notice-the time they stayed ut 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
1T was little fishing hamlet and sea-
side resort on the shore Of the English
channel not far north Of Havre.
my theory is" l said, that when
the time Of her confinement approach
ed Mr.. Holiday brought bis 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 a quiet place with a
bracing atmosphere and good climate
just such a place rs they would nat
urally desire. Here the daughter was
born. and here, 1 am convinced, we
shall find the key to the mystery.