The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-16

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Instructions. ~hereupon the old maj
hurried across the street and pulled
the bell az the doorway indicated.
ibid you happen to see the person
who threw this thIngT continued NJ
Paul gently.
! "No. but saw his arm"
/ Coquenil gave n start OF satisfaction
"TIis arm. Then man threw itF'
"Oh. yes: saw his black coat sleeve
and bis white cum quite plainly"
"Do you remember the window from
/ which he threw this objectT The
detective looked at her anxiously.
/ eyes. indeed: It is easy 10 remember,
IT'S the end window on the first floor
/ OF the hotel. Therew
Coquenll felt thrill Of excitement,
for. unless he had misunderstood the
commissary's diagram. the seamstress
was pointing not to private room No.
q, but to private room No. I!
'Lucienw he called. and, taking his
friend aside. he asked. Does that end
window on the first floor belong to
No @ or No. ~
mo. T."
"And the window next TO itY'
"No. o."
Thanks! Just a moment" and he
reioined the seamstress. But one
point is not quite clear" he said Just
look across again. You see two open
windows-the end window and the one
next to IT, Isn't 1t possible that this
bright thing was thrown from the win.
dow next 10 the end oneY
"No, no"
"They are both alike and. both being
open, one might easily make mis-
take"
she shook her head positively. II
have made no mistake; 1t was the end
window"
Just then Coqueni heard the click
OF the door opposite and. looking over.
he saw Papa Tignol reckoning to him,
Excuse me-" he said and hurried
across the street.
ITS there" whispered Tignol.
THE pistoli"
yes"
you remember what told you?"
The old man looked hurt "Of course
l did. | haven't touched It. Nothing
could make me touch II"
Again Coquenil rejolned 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 commlssary and Papa Tignol 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, adj
him. edo you want to earn 5
The doorkeeper frightened
I'm make It TO-" continued the other,
III you do exactly what | say. You
are 20 take cab-here Is the money
and drive TO Notre Dame At the right
of the church Is high iron ruling
around the archbishops 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
a card. Its an order to let you
have dog named Caesar-my dog;
he's guarding the church with Bonnie
ton. Pat Caesar and tell him he's go
Ing TO see NJ. Paul--that's me, Tell
him 20 jump In the cab and keep still
Hen understand he knows more than
most men. Then drive back here as
quick as you can"
Coqueni began at once with ques-
ions 10 NJ. Gritz about private room
No. I. Who had reserved this room,
Ind what had prevented the person |
rom occupying it? NJ. Grltz replied |
hat No. had been engaged some |
lays before by an old client who. ut
he last moment. had sent petit bleu |
o say that he had changed his plans .
md would not require the room. The
,etit hleu did not arrive until after the
rhine was discovered. so the room re
NAMED empty. More than that, the
loor was locked-locked on the out.
ide. with the key In the lock.
Then any one coming along the
orridor might have turned the key
nd entered No. ~"
1T is possible" admitted NJ. Gritz,
but very improbable The room was
ark, and an ordinary person seeing a
oor locked and a room dark
1--WE are not talking about an ordi-
ary person." retorted the detective;
we are talking about a murderer.
'ome; we must look into this" and he
ed the way down the corridor, nod
ing TO the policeman outside No. 6
nd stopping at the next door, the last
n the line. the door TO No. I.
"YOu know | haven't been in there
ct" He glanced toward the adjoin-
ng room of the tragedy; then, turning
he key in No. Z, he tried to open the