The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-05-19
friends declared that. besides hts work
he loved only two things in the world
his n,Ofuor and Nj

| AT 3 O'Clock the detective rose fr3E
the dinner table and Withdrew iE,
his study, large room opening off til.
dining room and furnished like no ct,
err study in the world. Around the
walls were low bookcases with wide
tops. on which were spread. under
rlass. what Couuenil called his erin
tnal museum. This included souvenirs
Of cases OIL which he had been Ell
gagged. wonderful sets Of burglars
tools. weapons used by murdere:s-
saws. picks. jointed jimmies of TEN
pered steel. that could be taken apart
and folded w in the space Of n thick
cigar and hidden about the person
Melanie entered presently with cof,
fee and cigarettes. which she placed
on table rear the green SHADED!
lamp. within easy reach Of the great
red leather chair where H. Pau! WAS
seated
Suddenly there came c.ang at The
Iron gate in the garden and the sound
OF quick. cruncliii,g steps on the grave.
walk. Nj. Puugeot had arrived
| NJ LMien pougeo, was one of the
eighty police conmiSsaries who. each
in his own quarter. oversee the mora:
washing OF Paris dirty linen y.
Pou"eOt was one Of The most distii,,
guiShcd ana intelligent members u:
this interesting body. He was &c
voted friend Of Paul Coquenil
We'll" remarked the cummssarS
| lc,,
II suppose it's the Rio de Janeiro
thing: Some parting instructions. eli!
And he turned TO light il cigar.
Copuenii shack his head.
| when do you sail!'
"I'm not smiling"
"WhHt?"
For one" in his life N Pou~eot was
surprised He knew all about this
foreign offer. with its extraordinary
money advantages. He had rejoicrt
in his friends coed fortune after ivy"
unhappy years. and uow-Iow Coque
nil informed him calmly tha, he was
not sailing.
! Il have just made a decision. the
most important decision CT my life"
continued the detective. "anI want
you to know about it. Yon are The
only person in the world who will
know-everything SO listen! This
afternoon went into Notrp Dame
church. | saw Il young girl there
who sells candles. didn't know hpr.
but she looked up in II queer way. as
if she wanted to speak to NE. So |
f.>h
dream she had last night"
"A dream" snortel the comniSsavy
$50 She said She may have been
lying. or she may have been put up to
1t. | know nothing about her. not
even her name, but that's of no con
sequence. The point is that in this
dream. as she called it. she brought
events in my life"
HIN! What was the drenm?"
''She says she saw me twice-onre
IN forest near wooden bridge,
where man with Il beard was talk
ing to woman and little girl; then
she saw me on Il boat going to a place
where there were black people"
THAT was Brazil"
Il suppose 50. And there was
side that kept looking down at me
She says she often dreams of this
wicked face. she sees it first in dis.
tant star that comes nearer and near.
er until it gets TO be large and red and
angry AS the face comes closer Ter
fear grows until she wakes with a
start OF terror. She says she would
die Of fright If the face ever reached,
her before she awoke. That's abou,
ALL"
For some moments the commissary
did not speak. did she try to iu,er
pref this dream?"
mo"
why did she tell you about it?''
"She acted Oh sudden impulse. so
she says. I'm inclined to believe her
hut never mind that. Pougeot" he
rose in agitation and stood leaning
over his friend-"in that forest scene
she brought up something that isn't
known. something I've never even told
you. my best friend"
'Tiens: Whit is that?"
You think l resigned from the DO.
lice force two years ago. don't you?'
"Of course"
Every one thinks SO. Well, it isn'l
true. didn't resign. was dis
charged"
Nj. Pougeot stared in bewilderment,
as If words failed him. and finally he
repeated weakly: "Discharged! Paul
CoGuenil disc ilarScd!"
Yes. sir. discharged from the Paris
detective fierce for refusing to arrest
Il murderer. That's how the accusa.
ton read"
But ii wasn't true!"
Judge for yourself. 1t was the
case OF Il poachcr who killed Il guard
don't suppose you remember IT,"
Down near Saumur, wasn't ity'
"LXactly And il WIS near Sauuu,