The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19

Yes: III never forget II. i mad my
pistol ready. and he was defenseless,
and once was just springing forward
to take the fellow when he bent over
and kissed his little girl don't know
how you look at these things. Pou-
geOt, but / couldn't break in there and
take that man away from his wife and
child. The woman had been kind to
me and trusted me. and-well. it was
breach Of duty. and they punished
me for it. But l couldn't do it. 1
couldn't do it. and didn't do it."
And you let the fellow goE'
II let him 90 then. but / got him a
week later in a fair fight. man TO
man. They gave him ten years"
And discharged you from the
force?"
'.Yes-that is. in view Of my past
services they allowed me to resign"
Coquenil spoke bitterly.
"Ouuag eous! UnbeIievabler' NUT
rered POugeot.
COquenil looked at Pcugeot with an
odd little smile. You take it just as
| thought you would-just as took it
myself until today. 1t seems like a
stupid bIunder. doesn't IL? Well. IL
wasn't a blunder: it was a necessary
move in the game"
The game! What gamer The
commissary stared.
"A game involving a great crime"
you have the facts of this crime?"
NO: ii hasn't been committed yet"
Not committed YETI repeated the
other. with a startled glance. But you
know the plan: You have evidenced?
Il have what is perfectly clear evil
dence TO p?e-so clear that / wonder
never saw it before. Lucien. suppose
you were Il great criminal, wealthy,
educated. daring and resourceful. and
suppose there was one person in this
city who was thwarting Your pur-
poses. perhaps jeopardizing your safe
ty. What would you naturally dog
I'D try TO get rid of him"
Exactly" Coquenil paused. and
then, leaning closer to his friend, be
said with extraordinary earuestness.
'Lucien, for over two years some one
has been trying TO get rid Of me-
The devil.' started POugeOt. How
long have you known this:"
Only today" frowned the detective.
81 ought to have known il long ago"
HIN: Aren't you building a good
deal on that dreamT'
The dream? Heavens. man." snap
ped Coquenil. I'm building nothing
on the dream and nothing on the girl.
She simply brought together two facts
that belong together. Why she did it (
doesn't matter: she did il, and my rea- /
son did the rest. There is a connec-
ton between this Rio de Janeiro offer /
and my discharge from the force. | I
know il. III show you other links in 1
the chain Three times in the past 1
two years ! have received offers of 1
business positions away from Paris, /
tempting offers. Notice that-business
positions away from Paris! Some one |
has extraordinary reasons for wanting 1
me out of this city and out Of detec-
tive work.
And you think this some one was
for your discharge from
the forceE"
Il tell you l know it. NJ. Giroux, /
the chief at that time. was distressed 4
at the order-he told me so himself; 4
he said it came from higher up"
The commiSsary raised incredulous
eyebrows. You mean that Paris has
I criminal able TO overrule the wishes
IF chief Of police?"
lis that harder than 10 influence the
Brazilian government? Do you think
Rio de Janeiro offered me hundred
francs a year just for my
beautiful eyes:"
You're a great detective"
"A great detective repudiated by his
,wn city. That's another point. Why
hould the police department discharge
ne two years ago and recommend me
low to foreign city? Don't you see
he same hand behind it all?''
Its queer" Pougeot muttered. But
,ou think some great crime is pre-
'aring?'
Don't you?" asked Coquenil abrupt
:.
"why-er"- hesitated the other.
Look at the facts again. Some one
rants me OF the detective force. out
# France Why7 There can be opiy
me reason"
And when-when do you think this
rhine may be committed:'
who can say? There must be great
Urgency to account for their insisting
hat | sail tomorrow. All. you didn't
now that? Yes. even now. at this very
moment, | am supposed TO be on the
teamer train, for the boat goes out
arly iu the morning before the Paris
apers can reach Cherbourg."
NJ. Pougeot started up. his eyes wild
ming. "What~ he cried You mean
possibly touight?"
And then came one of the strange