The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-10
CHAPTER xiI-(continued.)

Monsieur" he went on, and there
was a tense note In his voice. the
ambassador Of France had disap-
peared, gone. vanished! We searched
the house from the cellar to the serv-
ants quarters. even the roof. but
there was no trace of him. Tn, hat
he usually wore was In the hall, and
all his other hats were accounted for
You may remember. Monsieur, that
Tuesday was cold. but all his top-coats
we're found in their proper places. So
1t seems. Monsieur" and repression
ended In a burst Of excitement, "if
he left the embassy he did not go out
by either door. and he went without
hat or coat!"
He stopped heIplessly and his gaze
alternated inquiringly between the be-
nevolent face of the chief and the ex-
pressionless countenance OF Mr.
Grimm.
IF he left the embassy" Mr.. Grimm
repeated. IF your search of the
house proved conclusively that he
wasn't there. he did leave 1t. didn't
her"
Monsieur Rigolot stared at him
blarkly for a moment. then nodded.
And there are windows. you know"
Mr.. Grimm went on. then: AS | UNI
derstand II. Monsieur. no one except
YOU and the stenographer saw the
ambassador after ten o'clock in the
morning.
"Oui. Monster, Cest-" Monsieur
'Rigolot began excitedly. II beg par
don. l believe that is correct
You saw him about ten. you say:
therefore no one except the stenog
rapher saw him after ten o'clock"
That is also true. as far as know"
ANY callers? Letters? kilograms?
Telephone messages?"
Il made inquiries In that direction.
Monsieur" was the reply. II have the
words of the servants at the door
and Of the stenographer that there
were no callers. and the statement OF
the stenographer that there were no
telephone calls or kilograms. There
we're only four letters for him per-
sonally. He left them all on his
desk-here they are"
Mr. Grimm looked them over leisure
~. They were commonplace enough.
containing nothing that might be con-
strued into a reason for the disap-
pearance.
The letters Monsieur Boissegur had
dictated were laid on his desk by the
sstenographer." Monsieur Rigolot rushed
,on volubly. excitedly. "In the anxiety
and uneasiness following the disap-
pearance they were allowed TO remain
there overnight. On Wednesday
morning, Monsieur"-and he hesitated
impressively-"those letters bore his
signature in his own handwriting!"
Mr.. Grimm turned his listless eyes
full upon Monsieur Rigolot's perturbed
face for one scant instant
NO doubt OF II being his signatureY"
be queried.
Non. Monsieur, mont" the secretary
exclaimed emphatically. "Vous avez-
that is. have known his signature for
years. There is no doubt. The letters
we're not of a private nature. II you'
would care TO look at the copies OF
them?"
lie offered the duplicates tentative
ly. Mr.. Grimm read them over slowly.
the while Monsieur Rigolot sat nery.
a2sly staring at him. They, too,
seemed meaningless as bearing on the
matter in hand Finally. Mr. Grimm
nodded and Monsieur Rigolot re-
sumed:
And Wednesday night. Monsieur.
another strange thing happened
Monster Boissegur smokes many ciga.
rettes, of a kind made especially for
MIN in France. and shipped to him
here. lie keeps them In case on his
aress,ng table. On Thursday morning
oils valet reported TO me that this case
nj cigarettes had disappeared!
"of course" observed Mr. Grimm.
Monsieur Bcissegur has a latch key
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