The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-27

TessiOnaI pride II IFS achievement was
such that he had no thought OF pro-
motion or any other reward Ills was
the JOY OF success disiuterested JOY
that inflated him almost with vanity
When the cab stopped he hastily paid
the driver and rushed into the build
ing On the stairs be met @ fellow
d eCIives who said 10 him IN passing
Better go Up quick The old man
IS waiting for you think he has
sclething 20 tell you
Javel shrugged his shoulders and an
sWered with an air Of assumed leisure
there's no hurry He'll have 20 wait
4 few minutes
he expected 70 be reprimanded for
having absented himself without leave
Events had taken such q turn that he
had neither the time nor, for that mat
ter, the idea OF paying ths slightest at
teutiOn TO department rules Besides,
he hoped that he would tee sternly re
ceived- The news OF his achievement
would be all the more startling de had
made up his mind that he would bow
his head 10 the storm without the
slightest sign Of protest and without
the CHIEF had exhausted himself he
would open his own batteries and over
wfelm him
was in a nervous. frascibie mood The
prosecuting attorney had asked MIN 10
submit a preliminary report on the
Iurder and 10 detau what progress had
rsen made IN tracing the murderer he
had practically nothing t. eel him he
I rOmptly seized the opportunity Of pour
ing out his wrath upon the head OF
/ Javel.
he stormed, that an Inspector should
| Ietsurely 80 his way without 50 much
as asking permission VINO nad given
Javel permission TO absent himself2 he
had been charged to perform q certain
duty and beyond telephOnllg he had
apparently done nothing. Suppose that
there had been a pressing cal Tor him
-1F act h
The other inspectors were al busy
Every -.an counted For eight hours
he had been expecting JaVel- what eX-
| PLANTATION had Javel 70 o1er Tor his
| dereIictfon2
true to his purpose, JaveI calmly en-
dured the attack. When the cHieI coulo
| find no further words Win winch 70
upbraid him he began the chronicle OF
his adventures:
Z am a new man in tho secret sev-
ice. and because / am q new man you
ought . know that I would not break
any OF the rules without VeEy gOoC
cause. II you want 10 know what has
kept me away so long, follow me and
| I will show you In less than an hour
I viii point out 70 you the muToereI
/ Of Boulevard Lsnnes, and you VIII only
have to arrest him You see that I've
not been amusing myself al night"
The chief listened with an 1ncredutOuS
| ear The mans statement seemed so
/ hopeIessIy impossible that he began to
suspect Javei of impuCenLly joking al
| his expense To assure himself he as
suned his severest judicial manner and
/ SAID with sarcastic cains
you'll have to explain somewhat
| more clearly
At am so sure Of my facts that can
! only ask you to follow me We have no
| time TO lose On the way I viii give
You all the details that you want
may say now. however. that the man
/ who killed old Forget, the man whom
I have been shac owing all night, the
man whom one CT our inspectors has
/ tracked to his hiding place In Avenue
/ d'Orleans and whom he is shadOwing
at this very minute, the man whom Il
win be your pleasure to arrest, is no
l other than Victor Barton"
| you're crazy, mani The chiefs IN
| credulity had given place TO astonish-
/ ment-
| mo, I'm not crazy. When 7 tell you
| that the sleeve link which was found
/ in the dead mans room has a twin
/ brother which I saw on the mantel-
/ niece Of the house at Is Rue de Douaf
/ YOU viii agree with me that II may be
| worth while to ask this Victor Barton
what ne was doing on the night OF the
18th
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