The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-05

sassin from returning Kittredge's boots?
 AS soon as Coquenil reached the prison he was shown into the direct or's private room, and he noticed that M. Dedet received him with suspicion. "What's the trouble?" he asked. Everything What the devil did you mean by sending that girl to mel" What did I mean?' repeated Co., quenil. Didn't she tell you what she wanted?"
 Dedet made no reply, but he searched among some envelopes and produced a square of faded plotting paper.
 "There!' he said. And, with heavy finger. he pointed to a scrawl of words. "There's what she wrote, and you know d. we'll you put her up to itv'
 declared Coquenil.
 You lie!' retorted the jailer.
 NJ. Paul sprang to his feet. Take that backr' he ordered, with a look of menace, and the rough man grumbled an apology. Just the same," he nut tered, its mighty queer how she knew it unless you told her"
 "Knew whatT
 The jailer eyed Coquenil searchingly. "Nom dun chien, I guess you're straight after all, but how did she come to write that?" He scratched his dull head in mystification.
 "l have no idea"
 Coqneni took off his glasses and rubbed them carefully. Then without more discussion he left the prison and drove directly to the Palais de Justice to see Vaudeville. who had previously summoned him. What did this mean? What could it mean? As he approached the lower arm of the river he saw Bobet sauntering along the quay.
 "What are you doing hcre" he asked ''I told you to watch that diver'
 The young detective shrugged his shoulders "The jobs done. He found the auger.''
 "Ah! Where is it?"
 'T gave it to NJ. Gibelin because he told me to-"
 "You must be crazy! You take your orders from me-"
 Do I?" laughed the other "M. Gi beln says I take orders from him."
 "We'H see about this," muttered NJ. Paul. He entered the courtyard of the Palais de Justice and hurried to the office of Judge Vaudeville On the stairs he met Gibelin.
 See here." he said abruptly, what have you done with that augerT'
 Put it in the department of old iron," rasped the other "We cant waste time on foolish clews"
 Coquenil glared at him. We can't, eh? 1 suppose you have decided thatT' Precisely" retorted Gibelin.
 And you've been giving orders to young Bobet?"
 "Go in there and you'll find out sneered the fat man, jerking a deri- sive thumb toward Hauteville's door.
 NJ. Paul entered the judges private room.
 "My dear Coquenil,' exclaimed Vaudeville, with cordial hand extend ed "Fm glad to see you. but yon must prepare for bad news. They have taken you off the force Your commis- sion is canceled.'
 "But-but why?"
 "For influencing Dedet to break a rule about prisoner au secret
 'I thought the girl might get impor- tant evidence from her lover"
 No doubt, but you ought to have asked me for an order. I'm afraid you will have to suffer"
 Did you make the complaintF
 "No. no! The order came from high CT up."
 ''The chief revoked my commission! 'The order came from his office"
 And now Gibeln is in charge of the case?"
 "Yes."
 And I am discharged from the force discharged in disgrace? Then I'll tell you what Gibelin will do, and that is important He will let this American go to trial and be found guilty for want of evidence that would save him."
 Not if can help it." replied Haute-