Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-16

EHD at the Hotel Monte Rosa
 lW few hours after the bWA Claibornes' departure. While he waited Mir. Armitage employed his time to advan- tage. He carefully scrutinized his wardrobe, and after process of elimi- nation and substitution he packed his raiment in two trunks and was ready to leave the inn at ten minutes notice. Between trains, when not engaged in watching the incoming travellers. he smoked pipe over various packets of papers and letters, and these he burned with considerable care. All the French and German newspaper accounts of the murder of Count von Stroebel he read carefully, and even more particu- larly he studied the condition of affairs in Vienna consequent upon the great statesman's death. Secret agents from Vienna and detectives from Paris had visited Geneva in their study of this astounding crime and had made much fuss and asked many questions, but MT. John Armitage paid no heed to them. He had held the last converse tion of length that any one had en- joyed with Count Ferdinand won Stroebel. but the fact of this interview was known to no one unless to one or two hotel servants, and these held a very high opinion of MT. Armitage's character, based on his generosity in the matter of gold coin. and there could of course be no possible relationship be- tween so shocking tragedy and a chance acquaintance between two trav- elers. Mir. Armitage knew nothing that he cared to impart to detectives and q great deal that he had no intention of imparting to any one. He accumulated a remarkable assortment of time ta- bles and advertisements of transatlan- tic sailings against sudden need and even engaged passage on three steam CTS sailing from English and French ports within the week.
 l He expected that the person for whom he waited would go direct to 1 the Hotel Monte Rosa for the reason that Shirley Claiborne had been there. and Armitage was not mistaken. When this person learned that the Claibornes had left he would doubt less hurry after them. This is the conclusion that was reached by Mir. Armitage. who at times was singuiarly happy in his speculations as to the mental processes of other people. Sometimes. however. he made mis- takes. as will appear.
 The gentleman for whom John Armi- tage had been waiting arrived alone and was received as a distinguished guest by the landlord.
 M. Chauvenet inquired for his friends the Claibornes and was clearly annoy ed to find that they had gone. and no sooner had this intelligence been con- veyed to him than he. too. studied time tables and consulted steamer adver. tisements. John Arrnitage in various dircreet ways was observant of NJ Chauvenet's activities, and bookings al steamship offices interested him SC l SIeully tIdt uc lCSClACu od two additional steamers and ordered the straps buckled about his trunks for it had occurred to him that he might find it necessary to leave Geneva in a hurry.
 It was not likely that NJ. Chauvenet being now under his eyes. would escape him. and John Armitage. making $ leisurely dinner, learned from his waiter that NJ. Chauvenet, being worr from his travels. was dining alone 1T his rooms.
 At about o'clock. as Armitage turn ed the pages of Figaro in the smoking room. Chauvenet appeared at the door scrutinized the group within and passed on. Armitage had carried his coat. ha and stick into the smoking room. to b. ready for possible emergencies, ant when Chauvenet stepped out into thu street he followed.
 It was unusually cold for the season and fine drizzle filled the air. Chau