Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-16
CHAPTER XIII
"SoM HIGHER UP"


betimes on the morning after that la
dy's examination n diver began work
along the ConcOrde bridge under the
guidance OF a young detective named
Bobet, selected for this duty by NJ
Paul himself Another man was cir
culating in and out among friends OF
MARTINEZ, whom he must study one
by one until the false friend had been
discovered. And another thread was
hurrying still another man along the
trail OF the fascinating Anita, for Co
Quenil wanted 10 find out why she had
changed her mind that night and what
she knew about the key to the alley
way door. Somebody gaze that Key 10
che 0sSaSSiHi
Besides all this, and more important.
NJ. Paul had planned a piece OF work
FOR Papa Tignol when the old man
reported FOR instructions this same
wednesday morning.
"Ah. Tignol"' he exclaimed, with a
buoyant smile. ITS a fine day, all
the birds are singing. and-we're going
20 do great things" He rubbed his
hands eTultanty. Il want you 20 do
little Job az the Hotel des Etran-
gers. where Kittredge lived. You are
20 take room on the sixth floor n
possible and spend your time playing
the flute"
Playing the outer gasped Tignol.
Il don't know how 20 play the iuter'
"All the betteri Spend your time
learning. There IS no one who gets so
quickly 80 touch with his nelghbors as
man learning 20 play the flute"
"Ah." grinned the other shrewdly.
you're after Information from the
sixth floor! En-. eh2 4 droll idea! I'll
learn 20 play the fiuter'
Meet me az Q tonight az the Three
Wise Men aud-good luck. I'm or 10
the Sante."
He proposed TO make Lloyd walk
back and forth several times I'm a pair
OF his own boots over soft earth in
the prison yard and then show the I'm
pressions OF these new footprints were
different IN the pressure marks and
probably IN the length OF stride from
those LETT IN the alleyway. This
would Zoe further Indication. along
with the differences already noted In
the nails, that the alleyway footprints
were not made 10y Kijtredge
Not made by Kittredge. reelected the
detective but by man wearing Kit
tredge'S boots. a man wearing the
missing third pair the stolen pair
All, there was "A nut TO crackl This
man must have stolen the boots. as he
had doubtless stolen the pistol, 10
throw suspicion on an innocent per
son. II was essential 20 his purpose
that the boots be found In Kittredge's
room. He must have intended 20 re-
turn them. Something quite unfore-
seen must have prevented him from
doing so What had prevented the as
sassin from returning Kittredge's
bootsf
As soon as Coquenil reached the
| prison he was shown into the direct
Or's private room, and he noticed that
NJ. Dedet received him with suspicion
What's the trouble?" be asked
Everything. What the devil did
you mean by sending that girl TO me q
What did / meanY' repeated Co
| quen!i. Didn't she tell you what she
wantedT"
Dedet made no reply. but he searched
among some envelopes and produced a
square OF faded blotting paper.
There" he said. And. with a heavy
finger, he pointed TO a scrawI Of
words. There's what she wrote, and
! you know d we'll you put her IN
to itF'
Il have no idea what this means"
declared Coquenn.
"You liey retorted the jRiler.
NJ. Paul sprang TO his feet Take
that back" be ordered, with 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 what?"
The jailer eyed Coquenil searchingly.
Nom dun CHEN. 1 guess you're
| straight. after all. but how did she
come 90 write thatT" He scratched
his dull head in mystification.
II have nc idea"
Coquenil took on his glasses and
rubbed them carefully. Then without
more discussion he left the prison and
drove directly to the Palais de Justice
to see Hautcville, who had previously
summoned bim. What did this mean
What could Il mean?
As he approached the lower arm OF
the river he saw Bobet saunterinp
along the quay.
what are you doing here4" he
asked. II told you TO watch that
4 diver"
The young detective shrugged his
shoulders. The jobs done. He found
the auger"
"Ahi Where Is itg"
Il gave 1t to NJ. Gibelin because he
l told me TO-"
'You must be crazyi You take your
orders from me-"
do II" laughed the other. M. CT.
belin says take orders from him"
wen see about this" muttered NJ.
Raul He entered the COURTYARD OF