Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22

known" answered the other, and then
he added, with all the authority OF his
fine. grave face: "It's more than inter
| esting. It's the most important crimi-
| nal case Paris has known for three
| generations"
Again they, stared at him.
| 'sMy dear Coquenil, you exaggerate.' ,.
| objected NJ. Simon after all, we
have only the shooting Of q billiard
! player"
| NJ. Paul shook his head and replied
impressively: 1.-THE billiard player was
| pawn in the game. He became trou-
blesome and was sacrificed. He Is of
no importance, but there's greater
ter player, and I'm going to be in it."
why do you think it's great
gamer questioned the Judge.
'Why do / think anything? Why
did I think commonplace pickpocket
| at the Bon Marche was q notorious
criminal, wanted by two countries
Why did think we should find the
| real clew to that Bordeaux counter
feiting gang in Passy wineshop
| Why did 1 think it necessary tonight
/ to be on the cab this young American
took and not behind it in another
| cab?" He shot quick glance at Gibe-
lin. Because good detective knows
certain things before he can prove
them and acts on his knowledge. That
is what distinguishes him from an OF.
binary detective"
Meaning me?" challenged Gibelin.
mot at ALL" replied NJ. Paul smooth
~. II only say that
"One moment" interrupted NJ. ST.
| mon. "Do understand that you were
with the driver who took this Ameri-
can away from here tonight?"
| Coquenil smiled. 81 was not with
| the driver. l was the driver, and I
had the honor Of receiving francs
from my distinguished associate" He
bowed mockingly to Gibelin and held
| up a silver piece. II shall keep this
| among my curiosities.''
! t'It was foolish trick, perfectly
useless trick" declared Gibelin, furi.
Gus.
Perhaps not" answered the other,
with aggravating politeness. Perhaps
1t was rather nice coup leading to
| very important results"
Huh! What results?"
Eyes. What results % echoed the
judge.
"Let me ask first,' replied Coquenil
deliberately, what you regard as the
most important thing to be known In
this case just now
'eThe name Of the woman" answered
Hauteville promptly.
'Then the man who gives you this
woman's name and address will rem
der real service?"
"a service" exclaimed Hauteville.
.The whole case rests on this woman"
| "Come, come, interrupted the chief.
what are you driving at|
Il have the woman's name and adj
Dress" exclaimed CoQuenil.
'Impossibley' they cried.
II got them by my own efforts, and
| will give them up on my own terms"
He spoke with a look of fearless pur-
pose that N. Simon we'll remembered
from the old days.
"a thousand devils! How did you
do ity' cried Simon.
II watched the American In the cab
as he leaned forward toward the Ian
tern light, and I saw exactly what he
was doing. He opened the lady's bag
and cut out leather Zap that had
her name and address stamped on It"
"No," conradicted Gibelin; there
was no name in the bag. I examined
it myself"
1.-THE name was on the undersfde OF
the fap," laughed the other: "'in gilt
letters"
Gibelin's heart sank.
"And you took this dap from the
Americana asked NJ. Simon.
mo. no! Any violence would have
brought my colleague into the thing,
for he was close behind, and wanted
this knowledge for myself"
What did you do?' pursued the
chief.
II let the young man cut the Dap
into small pieces and drop them one
by one as we drove through dark lit
tie streets. And noted where he
dropped the pieces. Then drove back
and picked them up-that is, all but
two"
ssryelousg' muttered Hauteville.
81 had q sEqall scare alight lantern to
help me. That was one Of the things
I took from my dssk." he added to
Pougeot.
"And these pieces Of LEATHER with
the name and address, you have
themy continued the chief.
81 have them
with you?"
"Yes."
'.May see themT
Certainly. II you viii PROMISE to
respect them rs my personal prop
erty %
Simon hesitated. "You mean He
frowned and then said impatiently.
ooh. yes, promise that"
7 CoQuenil drew an envelope from his
breast pocket and from It he took
number Of white leather fragments.
And he showed the chief that most Of
these fragments were stamped In gold
letters or parts Of letters.
I'm sattsfied," declared Simon after
examining several OF the fragments