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among my curiAsities."


"lpr!ans not. answered tho othor
with aggravatiny poliicncss. "rerlap,
1t was rather nice coup leading ia
very important results"
Huh! What results?"
Eyes What results?" echoed the
judge.
LET me ask first" replied Cooucnil
deliberately. what you regard as the
most Important thing to be known in
this case just now"
"The name Of the woman" answered
Hautevflle 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?"
II have the woman's name and I'D.
Dress" exclaimed Coquenil.
Impossible" they cried.
Il got them by my own efforts. and
l will give them UP on my own terms"
he spoke with look of fearless pur.
pose that Nj. Simon we'll remembered
from the old days.
"A thousand devils! How did you
do it?" cried Simon.
II watched the American in the cab
as he leaned forward toward the Ian.
tern light. and | saw exactly what he
was doing. He opened the lady's bag
and cut out leather flap that had
her name and address stamped on it,"
NO." contradicted Gibelin; there
was no name in the bag. examined
it myself
1.-THE name was on the underside of
the flap" laughed the other, lin gilt
letters"
Gibelin's heart sank.
And you took this flap 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 doy" pursued the
chief.
Il let the young man cut the flap
into small pieces and drop them one
by one as we drove through dark it,
tie streets. And l noted where he
dropped the pieces. Then drove back
and picked them up-that is, all but
two"
marvellous" muttered Hauteville.
IL had small searchlight lantern to
help me. That was one of the things
l took from my DESK" he added to
Pougeot.
And these pieces of leather with
the name and address. you have
them?" continued the chief.
II have them"
with you?" !.
EYES,"
MAY see them?"
Certainly. If you will promise to
respect them as my personal prop
erty?"
Simon hesitated. "You mean'- He
frowned and then said impa tiently.
"Oh. yes. promise that"
Coquenil drew an envelope from his
breast pocket and from It he took a
number of white leather fragments.
And he showed the chief that most of
these fragments were stamped in gold
letters or parts Of letters.
'Tm satisfied" declared Simon afte,
examining several of the fragments
and returning them. bon Dieuw he
stormed at Gibelin. "And you had
that bag in your handsv
Gfbelin sat silent. This was the.
wretchedest moment in his career.
'Well." continued the chief, tive
must have these pieces Of leather.
What are your terms?"
II told you." said Coquenil, II want
to be put back on the force. / want
to handle this case"
NJ. Simon thought a moment. THAT
ought to be easily arranged. will see
the prefet de police about 1t In the
morning."
81 But the other delnurred. "lsask you !
to see him tonight. It's ten minutes
to his house In an automobile. III
wait here"
The chief smiled. You're in a hur-
~, aren't you! Well. SO are we. Will
you come with me. Hauteviller'
EYES,"
In less than an hour the men re-
turned with good news for the great
detective.
THE prefet was extremely NICE"
said NJ. Hauteville. He took our
view ut once" |
"Then my commission is signedy"
"Precisely." answered the chief
"YOu are one Of us again. and-I'm
glad"
"Thank you. both Of you" said NJ.
Paul, with culver Of emotion.
CHAPTER vi. %r!Ti
THE WEAPON.
light across from the Ansonia.
on the Rue Marboeuf. was a
III little wineshop that remained