Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-30

NoquenH WAS now LOOKING ABOUT Dim
wonderingly. scting the damp stone
walls and high vauIted ceiling Of a
large. windowless chamber By the
uncertain light OF the baron's candle
he made out an arched passageway at
one side and around the walls piles Of
logs carefully roped and stacked to-
gether.
"Coquenil." said De HeideImann-
Bruck slowly. Il give you credit for
unusual cleverness. but IL you tell me
you have any inkling what I am wait
ing for
II know that you are waiting for the
girl"
The giriP' The other started.
The girl Alice or Mary. your step
daughter"
God AlmightyT burst out the bar
on. What a guessr'
NJ Paul shook his head. mo. not a
guess-a fair deduction. Ny ring is
gone. II wa on my hand before you
gave me that chloroform. You took
it. That means you needed Il. Why?
To get the girl You knew It would
bring her, though how you knew II Is
more than can understand"
"Gibelin heard you speak OF the ring
70 Pougeot that night in the automo-
bile"
"Ahl And how did you know where
the girl wasT
Guessed It partly and had Pougeot
followed"
And she's coming here7"
The baron nodded. "She ought TO be
here shortly" then with a quick, cruel
smile, Il suppose you know why 7
want her?"
"Im afraid ! do" said Coquenn
Suppose we come in here" suggest
ell the other.
With this be led the way through the
arched passageway into another stone
chamber very much like the first. only
smaller and lined in the same way
with piled up logs. In the middle O.
the door were rough table spread
with food and two rough chairs. on
the table lay the diary.
'Sit down" continued the baron.
"Coquenu, I've watched you for years.
/ know all about you. and I'll say
this-you're the most interesting man
I ever met You've given me trouble,
but-that's all right; you played fair.
and like you, like you"
Thanks" Coquenil said simply.
Its a pity YOU couldn't see things
my way ] wanted 10 be your friend
/ wanted TO help you. Just think how
many times I've gone out OF my way
TO give you chances, fine business
chances"
II know"
Now see where you are! See what
you've forced me 20 dol It's a pity; IL
cuts me up. Coquenil" He spoke with
real sadness.
Il understand" answered NJ. Paul.
i appreciate what you say. There's a
bond between good detective and
a great detective" put in the baron
admiringly. the greatest detective
Paris has known I'm fifty years or will
know IN hfty more. Yes, yes. it's
pityr'
Il was saying" resumed the other.
that there Is bond between a de-
tectve and a criminal suppose 81
gets stronger between "a great de
tective." he smiled. land great Grim
inal."
De Heidelmann-B ruck looked pleas
ed. You regard me as q great crim-
nalp"
Coquenil nodded graveIy. 81 GER
tainly dO-the greatest since Ludovico
SchertzL You know be had your iden-
IDEAL little finger"
Really
Coquenil was silent a moment. This
American what or hlm-nowT'
He will be tried"
And be found guiltyg"
Yes. but-with jealousy as an ex-
tenuating circumstance. He'll do
few years. say i've"
"Ah, that brings me to the main
point-how did Martinez get posses
sion OF your secretg"
He met the girl accidentally and
remembered her"
"As the one he had rescued from the
charity bazaar hreY'
Eyes"
Coquenil thought "A moment. "Oh.
Did you know that private room No.
would not be occupied that night by
Wilmott and the dancing grip
NO"
Then how did you dare go in
thereY'
"Wilmott and the girl were not due
until Q. and / had-fnished by half
past s."
How did you know Wilmott would
not be there until 90"
MARTINEZ told me. 1t was in Anita's
petit bleu that Mrs. Wnmott showed
him"
Had you no direct dealings with
Anita"
The baron shook his head. II never
saw the girl The thing just happened.
and-I took nay chance"
you bought the auger for Martinez
and told him where to bore the hoIesY.
Eyes"
"And the key to the aneyway door,"
- got a duplicate key-through Du-
bois Anything else?"
Abr said Coquenil. by the way,