Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-02


Then this murderer must have
known that the billiard player was
/ going 20 bore these holes" went on
Papa Tignol half to himself. "He
| must have been waiting Ina No. T; he
must have stood there with his pistol
! ready while the holes were coming
through: he must have let MARTINEZ
finish one hole and then bore the other:
he must have kept No. Z dark so they
| couldn't see him
"a good point. that" approved Co
| quenn. paying attention. He certain
/ " kept No z dark"
And he probably looked into No. 6
| through the first hole while Martinez
was boring the second. I suppose you
! can tell which Of the two holes was
! bored firstf" chuckled Tlgnol
NJ Paul started. and Il see-thats
| st. He bored this hole first: it's the
right hand one when you're in this
room. the left hand one when you're
/ IN No. :. AS you say. the murderer
/ looked through the first hole while he
waited for the second TO be bored; so.
naturally, he fired through the hole
where his eve was That was his FIRST
great mistake"
what difference does Il make which
hole the man fired through"
Just this-by firing through the
left hand hole he has given us pre-
cious evidence against him. Come
back into tive other room and I'll show
you" And when they had returned
20 No. : he continued. Take the
pistol Pretend YOU are the murderer.
You've been waiting your moment
while the anger grlnds through from
the other side The first hole is finish
ed. You see the point Of the auger as
il comes through the second You grip
your pistol and look through the left
hand hole; you see the woman holding
back the curtains. you see Martinez
draw out the anger from the right
hand hole and lay Il down. Now be
leans forward, pressing his face 60 the
completed eye holes; you see the
whites OF his eyes not three inches
away. Quick, Pistol up! Ready 70
FIRE; No. no; through the left hand
hole where he flrcd."
'Sacre matinw muttered TignoI. It's
awkward aiming through this left
hand hole. because its too near the
sideboard. I can't get my eve there
20 sight along the pistol barrel"
You mean your right eyer
cor course"
Gould you get your left eve there
yes, but II ] aimed with my left
eye I'd have 20 fire with my left hand.
and 1 couldn't hit cow that way"
Coquenil looked az Tlcuol steadily.
''You could If YOU were "a left handed
man"
You mean TO say The other
stared.
We've got TO look for a left handed
murderer
IL was nearly 4 O'Clock when Co
queni LETT thc Ansonia aud started up
the Champs ElyseeS. breathing deep OF
the early morning air The night was
still dark. although day was breaking
in the east. And what a night IL had
beeni After ali. what had he acted
on? a girls dream and an odd coin
cidence. Was that enough? Was that
enough 20 make a man alter his whole
life and face extraordinary danger?
Was Il enough?
Coquenil was just CHANGING about
for cab 10 the Turkish bath place
in fact. he was signaling one that he
saw jogging up the Avenue de la
Grande Armee-when he became aware
that gentleman was approaching
him. Turning quickly. he saw man
OF medium height with a dark beard
tinged with gray. wearing loose
black cape overcoat and silk hat
The stranger Saluted politely and said
with a slight foreign accent: How
are you, VI. Louis? / have been ex-
pecting you
The words were simple enough, vet
they contained a double surprise for
COquenil. He was at loss 10 under
. stand how he could have been expect
ed here. where he had come by the
merest accident. and certainly this
was the first time in twenty years
that any one. except his mother, had
addressed him as Louis. He had been
christened Louis Paul.
How do you know that my name
is LOUISE"
II know a great deal about you" an
swered the other, and then, with sig.
nificaDt emphasis, II know that you
are interested in dreams"
Coquenil instinctively felt that some
thing momentOus was preparing.
Rather clever, your getting on that
cab tonight" remarked the other.
"Ahs you know about thatr'
'Yes, and about the Rio de Janeiro
offer. We want you 10 reconsider your |
decision"
"Who. pray, are 'weY"
Certain persons interested in this
Ansonia affair"
Persons who know about the
erimeY"
Possibly"
HIN. Do these persons know what |
covered the holes In No. ~"
"a japanese print"
"And In No. 6?v
Some yellow hangings."
"Ahr exclaimed Coquenn in sur
prise- do they know why Martinez