The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-07-28
CHAPTER XIII.

had taken steps for the finding
HA OF the auger dropped into the
G Seine by Pussy Wilmott. and
betimes on the morning after that Ia
dy's examination a diver began work
along the Concorde bridge under the
guidance OF 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
hurrylng still another man along the
trail OF the fascinating Anita. for Co
quenil wnnted TO find out why she had
changed her mind that night and what
she knew about the key TO the alley
way door. Somebody OaUe that keD TO
| the assassin!
Resides all this, and more important.
NJ. Paul had planned piece OF work
for Papa Tigno when the old man
reported for Instructions this same
/ Wednesday morning.
! "Ah. Tlgnol." he exclaimed, with a
/ buoyant smile, Its fine day, all
the birds are singing, and we're going
hands exultantly. 81 want you to do
a little Job at the Hotel des Etran-
gers, where Klttredge lived You are
10 take room on the sixth floor II
possible and spend your time playing
the flute"
playing the flute" gasped TIgnoi.
II don't know how TO play the huteg
"All the better! Spend your time
learning. There IL no one who gets so
quickly In touch with his nelghbors as
a man learning 10 play the flute"
"Ah." grlnned the other shrewdly,
you're after information from the
sixth door! Eth. Ell? droll idea. I'll !
learn to play the huter'
Meet me at o tonight at the Three
Wise Men and-good luck. Tm Off to
the Sante."
He proposed 10 make Lloyd walk .
back and forth several times In a pair i
of his own boots over soft earth I'm
the prison yard and then show the Inn
presslOns OF these new footprints were
different I'm the pressure marks and
probably In the leugth Of stride from
those left In the alleyway. This
would be further Indication. along
with the differences already noted In
the nails, that the alleyway footprints
were not made by Kttredge.
Not made by klttredge. reflected the
detective, but by man wearing Kit
tredges boots. man wearing the ,
missing third pair. the stolen pair
An. there was nut TO crack. This
nan must have stolen the boots, as he (
lud doubtless stolen the pistol. 10
brow suspicion on an innocent per /
ion. IL was essential to his purpose [
hat the boots be found In kittredge's |
Dom. He must have Intended to re- |
urn them, Something quite unfore, Z
cen must have prevented him from r
oing So What had prevented the as [
ASSN from returning kittredge's v
cots?
AS soon MS Coqucnii reached the
rlson he was shown into the direct
RS private room, and he noticed that {
I. DeGet received him with suspicion. G
whats the troublew he asked. l
Everything. What the devil did I
on mean by sending that girl to meg" S
what did | meanT repeated Co {
uenil Didn't she tell you what she q
v
Dedet made no reply, but he searched &
noug some envelopes and produced n
luare OF faded blotting paper Il
THERE he said And with heavy u
lger. he pointed 10 scruwl OF
ords. There's what she wrote. and s.
~ know d. we'll you put her up
it, ly
IL have no idea what this MEANS" 81
'clared Coquenll a
you lie!" retOrted the jailer. b.
NJ. Paul sprang TO his feet TAKE az
at back he ordered. with a look of &c
enace, and the rough man grumbled oil
apology. Just the same" he NUT
red, ITS mighty queer how she W
lew II unless you told her"
Knew what?" W
The jailer eyed Coquenll searchlngly. fo
,om dun CHEN, | guess you're pl
raight. after all. but how did she ri
me to write thatT' He scratched
! dull head in mystificatiou. 'N
Il have no idea"
Coquenil took or his glasses and ba
bbed them carefully Then without he
ore discussion he left the prison and OF
owe directly TO the Palais de Justice sh
see Hauteville. who had previously gr
him. What did this mean7 a
hat could II mean?
As he approached the lower arm of
2 river he saw Bcbet sauntering
ing the quay.
What are you doing here?" he
ked. 81 told you to watch that -,
YER"
rhe young detective shrugged his -
builders. The jobs done. He found -,
: auger."
All Where is it?' -
I gave it TO NJ. Gibelin because he -,
d me to-" n
You must be crazy! You take your ~
lers from me-"
no IL laughed the other. an. Gil US