The evening world., 1911-03-03

1870 - 'fh' wv 8'
almost at once, accompanied by Alice
Demun.
Shears appeared not 10 se. her and,
turning abruptly toward NJ. d'lmble-
vale. made his statement In a tone that
admitted OF no reply:
After an inquiry extending over sew
eral days, and although certain event
FOR q moment altered my view. I will
repeat what ! said from the first. that
the Jewish lamp was stolen by sons one
Nvlng In this house"
1T IL not enough that tho culprit
should be confounded. lilo must re-
store. .
The Jewish amp' I, is IN my pos
session."
The opal necklace7 The snun-Sox'
. ."
The opal necklace. the snurr-box. IN
short everything hat was stolen on tho
second occasion. is In my possession"
Nothing tomains but that you should
reveal the name OF the thief. Whom do
YOU accuse?'
81 accuse the person who cut out the
letters from thAs alphabet and commun!-
Gated. by means ot those letters. with
Arscne Lupin."
How do you know that this PERSONS
correspondent was Arsene Lupin7"
From Lup!n himself"
lie held out q scrap of moist and
crumplod paper. II was the page which
IApln had torn from his notebook In
Ike boat. and on which no had written
Tho sentence.
Shears copied out the letters and
figures In pencil:
q II y II ~ n r ~ y IT O-spy
"Well?' said NJ. d'Imblevalle. That's
tho formula which you have just
SHOWN us yourself"
NO. If you had turned his form
ula over and over. as l rave done. you
would havs seen at once that II CON
tains two more letters tina the frst.
an j. and nm o."
AS n matter of fact. I did not no.
G and II which remained over from
the word R-pondcz. and you viii see
that tho only possible word is
ECHO"
(which means Pc
(Which means the Echo de France.
Lupin's newspaper. his own organ. the
one for which he reserves his official
communications. send reply to the
Echo do France. agony column. No.
381.'"
Ana shears spread out seven news
papers. opened at the fourth page. and
picked out the following lines:
/. AIRS LuP, Indy impl. protect.
Gao.
=. $40. Awaiting explanations. A. l..
3. A. L. Under dominion OF enemy.
lost.
$40 write address. VIII make
enq.
e. A. L. Murillo.
6. 6iO Park Il. NJ violets.
Z. 9S7. Agreed sat Shall he park.
sun morn.
"And you call that a detailed storyl"
exclaimed VI. d'Imblevnlle.
"Why. OF course. and II you will IA
attention you VIII think the same. First
Of al a lady, signing herself $40, Inn
p'orcs the protection OF Aresene Lupln.
To TITS Lupin replies with "A request for
explanations. The lady " that
she is under the dominion OF an enemy-
BrcesOn, no doubt-and that she is lost
unless some one comes 70 her assistance.
Lupln, who IL suspicious and dares not
60 M Interview with the stranger.
asks for tho address, and suggests an
inquiry. The lady hesIta'es for four
1aye-sce the dates-and at last. under
the pressure OF events and the influence
VI HAfHnhlA = NAfaNH EAHfa NAN aAii W
ar street. the Rue Nurlllo. The next
day Arseno Llpin adyrrtlscs that h.
viii b. IN the p4rc Monreau at 3 O'Clock
aud asks the stranger to wear a bunch
Of vlolets as a token. Here follows an
interruption % eight days in tho CORE
~spondence, Arseue Lupin and tho lady
no longer need write through the medi-
um OF the paper: they see each other
or correspond direct. The plot Is con-
rived; 70 satisfy Bresson's requirements
Tho lady Will take the Jewish lamp. II
romans 70 fix the day. The lady who,
from motives ~ prudence corresponds by
means OF words cut out and suck to-
rotlcr, decides upon Saturday. and adds,
send reply Echo, 2Gf' Lupln replies
that q, is agreed and that. moreover, ne
v.., 20 in tue park on Sunday morning.
On sunday morning tho Their took
place.
''rns second tibet, was provoked by
the fret. After tho newspapers had
GOA how TIE jewish lamp had disap-
pelrel some ono Thought OF returning
90 the attack and seiging hold OF every
thing that had not been carried away,
And this time 4, was not a pretended
THEFT, but = real theft. with Il genuine
burglary, ladders and 50 on"
"I.up'n, az course . go
40, Luplu does not act so stupidity
Iupln docs not iirs at people without
very good reason
''rhcn who WIS 49,
'Bress1n. no doubt. unknown TO the
lady whom ne had been ~ylackmai.!ng
II was Brcssou vino broke IN here.
whom pursued. who wounded m
poor Wilson
"ImmeIll,cly after Luplu's disappear
ancc / took advantage of the Va which