The evening world., 1911-10-13
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Strangier! Together as
- usual! And II is you two
who rescue me IN the nick
OF time. Well, I'm In n pref
ty plight"
Calm yourself! Don't be troubiedN'
said Nine. Grenet.
You surely don't understand. dear
Madam" ne cried. Il must clear my
self in your eyes. I I'M a ruined man
my career Is destroyed! 1t Is not en-
t!rely my fault. you see! II began with
an offense-exceedlng the speed limit!
Bang, Three francs fine for the appren-
tice Marathon! 1t went on with n fox
terrier. cut In halves. Five louis dam
ages to the chauffeur already named
He buried his ghastly face in the dirty
hands OF a gloveless driver. moaning;
1T was TO end In this way, \ little
boy. An innocent little fellow. perhaps
six years Did, who was pla wing top on
the Boulevard Maillot, Oh brute That
I am, It was worth while 10 live to be
nfty-fivc years old, without ever having
shed the blood OF my fellow-creaturcs-
even In my formidable profession OF
Magistrate-to dc this. DO you under
stand now
I clearly understood that tails a OF
| mature age, of calm. well ripened eN-
periencc, WHO. by his calling, ought to
face every situation with composure.
lost his head as completely as william
| Eady, and was obeying only his nerves,
with as much precipitation as Maiiro
Juinot, the murderer o. his wIfc, mad
Just shown so unfortunately.
Accident for accident was limos
ready To rejoice owe being only the
| Suspected assassin OF NJ. Grenet.
And 1t is plain that. at this agltat4ng
moment. I was still. all things consid-
| cred. even In the distraction which
strangely moved me. capable or SINlhs
these two men a lesson In ca!mnoss!
We had reached the Rue dcs Ma
| thur!ns, and were approaching a very
handsome house.
"There IL is,' said N Marathon,
s~pringing out of the auto with astohish'
Ing llghtness.
Extending hi- hand CALAMITY 10 Nine
Grenet, he
Let us make haste we maven NJ
instant to LOSE"
While following him into the apart
ment he occupied on the second story
Nine. Grenet and ! exchanged n long
questioning look. We were asking out
selves the probable Intentions OF the
Magistrate, without being able 10 fore
see them.
What was he going to do with us
We dared not investigate too closely
NJ. Marathon's unfortunate situation
added another complication 10 the affal'
OF the Ru. laboeuf. of which at TINS
instant, IT must be confessed, the inter
ested parties were beginning 10 lose
sight!
The Magistrate had dragged MS into
his huge office. an enormous room win
light wa!nscct!nS. Tall bookcases sur
rounded the walls and theirshelves were
loaded with heavy. compact iolios, II
which human wisdom. with Ns illuSor!
estimates, has thought II could nmi
what is permitted. and notify what y
forbidden, without perce!ving that al
this Is a little l~aughable, IN any ease
%eternally subject to caution.
But at this instant what cared NJ
Marathon for penal and criminal law
He had many other cares than referrln.
to DalloZ, He was rummaglng az prcsen
In n safe of tolerable size. whose mas
slve door he had Just opened; and wa
extracting from Il. with n sort of furl
Gus rage portable securities n pile o
Dor DIS and b~anknotes, which he wa
stuhing, haphazard. into the pockets O
his coat and overcoat. lie even carric'
his excitement 50 far as to hand me
bulky package of "Ville de Paris" beg
Sing me, in a surly tone.
Take care OF these, n. You are not
! Nv INV 'AA' bNAA E1AH'f .
Pardon me, sir" | replied, ~
response to the confidence you hay
given us concerning the painful acciden
In the Boulevard Mailloi, We must teI
YOU, with equal candor, OF tae frlShthI
drama which has occu"rei IN the hom
OF Ma.tge Ju!not."
Nine. GreHet, In an oNpresslon'cs
voice. ~cndeavorod to complete my rt
mark, and ended 1t with these words
"Maltrc Juinot has just shot his VII
with a bullet from his revolver intendc
for me, Nine. %Juinot's maid, or probahl
for NJ. stephenson. who for two day
has been his guest, impclled by \
! !rritated. uawarranted jealousy"
I NJ. Marathon, his mouth open, h!
eyes STARRING from their sockets, wa
! staring with an idiotic expression Il
charming Nine. Grenet. Passing III
r trembling hand across his forehead h
at last stammerei:
~ you have sworn 20 drive m
utterly mad, say so Y~ou-yOu-Mm'
Grenet, Nine. Ju!not's mad? And yol
H., the Stranger. whom the best slcuth
have seen for two days, some at Per
gueux, others at ~Chambcry, have bee
for two days. you say. living at IN
Juinot's."
Z Il am going - explain It TO you
I replied, sitting down quietly IN an arm
3 chair.
) YOU are going to explain nothing q
I all cried NJ. Marathon, h9st.lng no
Z out Of my comfortable seat, Your au'
( Is waiting for Ms below. We haven't
second 20 lose
) Maze, l'renet tried 90 'nferpose.
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