Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16

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in the wall. and the door was at once
opened and instantly closed.
! Armitage. following at twenty yards
on the opposite side of the street
paused abruptly at the sudden ending
of his chase. 1t was not an hour for
lettering. for the Genevan gendarmerie
have rather good eyes. but Armitag sc
had by no means satisfied his curiosity
as to the nature of Chauvenet's errand
He walked on to make sure he was
unobserved crossed the street and
again passed the dark, silent house
which Chauvenet had entered He
noted the place carefully. 1t gave no
outward appearance of being occupied.
He assumed from the general plan OF
the neighboring buildings that there
was a courtyard at the rear of the
darkened house. accessible through a
narrow passageWay at the side AS
he studied the situation he kept NOV
ing to avoid observation and presently,
at moment when he was quite alone
In the street. walked rapidly to the
house Chauvenet had entered
Gentlemen in search of adventures
do well to avoid the continental wall
Mr.. Armitage brushed the glass from
the top with his hat 1t jingled softly
within under cover of the rain drip.
The plaster had crumbled from the
bricks in spots, giving Il foot its op-
portunity, and Mr.. Armitage drew him
self to the top and dropped within
The front door and windows stared at
him blankly, and he committed his
fortunes to the bricked passageway.
The rain was now coming down in
earnest, and at the rear of the house
water had begun to drip noisily into an
iron spout. The electric lights from
neighboring streets made kind of
twilight even in the darkened court,
and Armitage threaded his way amor
a network Of clothcslines to the rear
wall and viewed the premises. He
knew his Geneva from many previous
visits. The quarter was undeniably
respectable. and there is, to be sure, no
reason why the blinds Of house
should not be carefully drawn at night
rail- at the pleasure Of the occupants.
The whole lower floor seemed utterly
deserted. Only at one point on the
third floor was there any sign of light,
and this the merest hint
The increasing fall Of rain did not
encourage lettering in the wet court
yard, where the down-spout now ratified
dolorously, and Armitage crossed the
court and further assured himself that
the lower floor was dark and silent
Balconies were bracketed against the
wall at the second and third stories.
and the slight iron ladder leading thith
er terminated foot above bis head.
John Armitage was aware that his
position. II discovered, was, to say the
least untenable, but he was secure
from observation by police. and he as
sumed that the occupants Of the house
were probably too deeply engrossed
with their Affairs to waste much time
on what might happen without Ar
mitage sprang up and caught the low
est round Of the ladder. and in a mo-
ment his tall figure was dark blur
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ward. The rear rooms o. the second
story were as dark and quiet al
those below. Armitage continued to
the third story. where a door as well
as several windows gave upon the
balcony. and he found that 1t was
from broken corner Of the door shade
that sharp blade Of light cut the dark
All continued quiet below. He heard
the traffic Of the neighboring thorough
fares quite distinctly. and from kitch-
en- near by came the rough clatter Of
dishwashing to the accompaniment of
a quarrel In German between the
maids. For the moment he felt Sc
cure and bent down close to the door
and listened.
Two men were talking. and evidently
the matter under discussion was of i'm
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