The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-09-15


How did you know wllmott would
not be there until Or
Martinez told me- II was In Anita e
petit bleu that Mrs. Wllmott showed
him
Had you no direct dealings with
AnitaT'
The baron shook his head II never
saw the girl. The thing just happened.
and-I took my chance"
you bought The auger for Martinez
and told him where to bore the holes y''
"Yps"
Aud the key 20 the alleyway door"
81 got duplicate key-through Du-
bois. Anything else?"
AIR said Coquenil. by the way,
how long have you known that was
working here In your stableE"
The baron smiled Since the first
day." 49,,
sand about the safeF" ~
I'll was all arranged"
"Then-then you wanted me to read
the dlaryf"
Yes" answered the other, with
strange expression. II knew that II
you read my diary should be pro-
tected"
II don't understand.
"Of course not, but Suddenly his
voice grew harsher. and NJ. Paul
thought OF the meeting on the Champs
Elysees. do you realize. SIR the
baron went on. and his voice was al
most menacing. THAT not once. but
half a dozen times since this affair
started. | have been on the point of
crushing you. of sweeping you out of
my path?"
~ can believe that"
"Why haven't done III Why have
! held back the order that was trem-
bling on my lips? Because admire
you. I'm interested in the workings of
your mind. Ives, by God. in spite of
your stubbornness and everything-I
like you, Coquenil, and | don't want
to harm you.
you may not believe It," he went
on. but when you sent word to the
Brazilian embassy the other day that
you would accept the Rio Janeiro Of
fer after all was honestly happy for
you. not for myself Then suddenly
you went mad again and-and did this
SO | said to myself. All right: he
wants it; he'll get it,. and-l let you
read the diary"
WHY"
"Why?" cried the baron hoarsely. |
Don't you see whyi You know
everything now. everything. Ii isn't /
IL isn't deduction: it's abb
solute certainty. And because it's
true, and because we both know II to
be true. neither one of US can draw
back. We cannot draw back If we
would. Suppose | said to you. Co
luenil, like you: I'm going TO let you
20 free You would say: Baron de
aeidelmanU- Bruck. | shall not only
AXE this fortune from you and make
you very poor instead OF very rich.
)ut | shall denounce you as muir
lerer and shall do my best to have you
out from a cell in the Ro-
luette prison some fine morning. about
lawn. between jailer and a priest to
he guillotine.
Yes" nodded the other.
"Ah. smiled the baron. ~ must
lestroy you or be destroyed" {
II See" murmured NJ. Paul. I
For some moments the two were ST. S
ent; then NJ Paul asked gravely. {
How soon will the girl be here:" &
shes undoubtedly here now. She '
) waiting outside He pointed to
eavily barred iron door. {
"But-she doesn't know anything /
bout you or against you" added NJ.
'aul. and he seemed TO be almost e
leading. o
"She has caused me lot of trouble.
nd-she might know"
You mean-her memory?"
"Yes; ii might come back"
"Of course" agreed the other with
Idiclal fairness. Il asked Dnprat
bout 1t. and he said II might"
"Goodby. Coquenll." He held out his
and I'm sorry"
"Goodby." answered the detective
18th quiet dignity. III it's all the
=
"No? He moved toward the heavy
,or
Wait" said NJ. Paul. "You have
IT your diary" He pointed TO the
BILE.
The baron smiled mockingly. 81
tended TO leave It. The book has
rived it's purpose. Don't be alarmed.
will not be found" lie glanced
lib grim confidence at the stacked
bod. ''You'n have fifteen or twenty
Inutes after she comes in. Goodby."
The door swung open. and Coquenll
W dim. white clad figure among
Q shadows. and Alice. with beauti-
|, frightened eyes. staggered toward
IN.
To be Continued. i