Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-23

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open, one might easily make q mis-
take"
She shook her head positively. II
have made no mistake; it was the end
window
Just then Coquenfl heard the click
Of the door opposite and, looking over.
he saw Papa Tignol beckoning to him.
across the street.
Its there" whispered TignoL
'srhe pistol?"
yes
''You remember what told you?"
The old man looked hurt. "Of course
did. haven't touched it. Nothing
could make me touch it."
Again Coquenil rejoined the seam
stress. Thanks. my good woman" he
said. "Now go right back to your
room and don't breathe a word Of this
to any one"
A few moments later CoQuenil and
the commissary and Papa Ygnol were
standing in the courtyard near two
green tubs Of foliage plants between
which the pistol had fallen. The door
keeper Of the house had Joined them.
"see here" said the detective, ad-
dressing him, edo you want to earn s
francsy' The doorkeeper frightened.
'I'll make it TO-" continued the other,
III you do exactly what I say. You
are to take cab-here is the money
and drive to Notre Dame. At the right
of the church is high iron railing
around the archbishop's house. In the
railing is an iron gate with night
bell for extreme JUNCTION. Ring this
bell and ask to see the sacristan Bon
neton, and when he comes out give
him this" Coquenil wrote hastily on
card. cts IN order to let you
have dog named Caesar-my dog;
he's guarding the church with Bonne-
ton. Pat Caesar and tell him he's go
ing to see NJ. Paul-that's me. Tell
him to jump in the cab and keep still
He'll understandable knows more than
most men. Then drive back here as
quick as you can"
Coquenil began at once with ques-
tons to NJ. Gritz about private room
No. Z. Who had reserved this room,
and what had prevented the person
from occupying it? NJ. Gritz replied
that No. . had been engaged some
days before by an old client who, at
the last moment, had sent petit bleu
to say that he had changed his plans
and would not require the room. The
petit bleu did not arrive until after the
crime was discovered, so the room re-
mained empty. More than that, the
door was locked-locked on the out
side, with the key in the lock.
"Then any one coming along the
corridor might have turned the key
and entered No. 7?'
ut is possible" admitted n. Gritz.
''but very improbable. The room was
dark. and an ordinary person seeing
door locked and room dark
eve are not talking about an ordi-
nary person." retorted the detective;
1--WE are talking about murderer.
Come; we must look into this" and he
led the way down the corridor, nod
ding to the policeman outside No. G
and stopping at the next door, the last
in the line. the door to No. Z.
"You know haven't been in there
yet" He glanced toward the adjoin-
ing room Of the tragedy; then, turning
the key In No. Z, he tried to open the
door.
''Hellol It's locked on the inside
too!''
.Tiens! You're right" said Gritz as
he rumpled'his scanty locks in perplex-
ity.
'some one has been inside-some
one may be inside now
The proprietor shook his head and
rather reluctantly went on to explain
that No. was different from the 9TH
er private rooms In this-that it had a
separate exit with separate stairs lead
ing to an alleyway between the hotel
and wall surrounding It. The alley
way led to a gate in the wall opening
on the Rue Marboeuf.
As Coquenil listened his mouth
drew into an ominous thin line and
his deep eyes burned angrily.
IN. Gritz," he said in cold, cutting
voice. you are man Of intelligence;
you must be. This crime was COM
mitted last night about 8 o'clock; it's
now half past in the morning. Will
you please tell me how It happens that
this fact Of vital Importance has been
concealed from the police for over six
hoursY'
why" stammered the other, ell
don't know"
Are you trying to shield some one?
Who is this man that engaged No. 7?'
Gritz shook his head unhappily. II
don't know his name. We have to be
discreet in these matters"
"But what do you call him?" per-
sisted Coquenil. "You must call him
something"
"In speaking Of him we call him
the tall blond He has been here
several times with woman he calls
Anita"
Tho detective shrugged his shout
ders. '.Some one has been here and
locked this door on the inside. II
want It opened"
"Just q moment" trembled Grft7.
II have . pass key to the alleyway
door. Wen 60 around"
They left the hotel by the main en-
trance and were just going around into
Rue Marboeuf when the concierge
from across the way met them with
word that Caesar had arrived.
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