The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-21
7 he Scar

Cannot you guess7"
Il asked you to como here because !
want you 10 return me some letters, four
OF them. written TO you by Madame
r.. Do you understand now?"
Yes. / do. But. pardon me for say
ing. by. what right do You claim these
tut, tut. You are a stranger: yet I
dare say. you understand enough Of
French law to know that you have been
YOU Into serious trouble Are you aware
that l can arrest you here. In my office,
on a charge OF blacknail?'
The Cuban smiIed-not pretty smile
and twirled his mustache.
You cannot arrest me-" he said quiet
ly. You cannot do 80, unless someone
has laid such foolish charge against
have the pleasure OF knowing. would
never dream OF putting forward such an
accusation. Who. then. Is the myster!-
GUS GUS person l am supposed to have in
stranger. have some little knowledge OF
French law, and I have the right to
know whence you derive your intorma-
tion.'
The scoundrel was making fun of me-
He complacently stroked his mustache,
and. for the second time. I noticed that
he mechanically pulled down his right
I felt him slipping through my fingers /;
and there was the poor creature In the
adjoining room. his victim. depending
on me to release her from his clutches
lt was maddening.
He looked at his watch, rose from his
chair, and politely asked me whether I
ma ANYTHING moro to say. as he had an
important engagement In town
was growing desperate and felt
tempted to call Madame R into my
office. and force her to formally charge
A moments reflection showed me the
nselessness of such a course. She would
be 100 frightened to act upon my sug-
geston.
He walked toward the door.
stop" / shouted. Il have one or two
questions to ask you" I wanted to gain
nri.ns The Cuban looked at me. slightly sur
asked. "
Seven months" she replied
Then / risked q random shot.
What Is your real name? No not the
one on yonr card, but tho name your
added mentally.
Thus far my man had not turned a
hair; His tone now became sharp.
WHAT right have you 70 ask me such
a question: He was losing his temper
He gave his mustache another twirl
and. just as he was again pulling down
his cuff. l noticed a scar across his right
wrist, ~ e'
II was an ordinary scar, slightly Jagged
hoM towa'S .ne middle. scar that might
boy. Now. however, 1t took gigantic
proportions, and I felt instinctively that
had laid my finger on something that
might turn the scales In our favor. II
REQUIRED. nevertheless, grave caution with
such an opponent. A false move would
mean failure. In a moment had formed
my plan, and started the attack.
called In one Of my men. ordering him
TO remain with the Cuban until / re-
turned
1t was only intuition. not inference that
caused me 10 fasten on this scar as the
means OF bringing the fellow to bay: but,
as discovered In the course OF my career,
In difficult and subtle cases inspiration
is no detracting factor In detective work.
Madame R had warned me not 10
attempt to frighten the ruffinn This
would have been a wrong course towards
anyone with a clean record. With the
class OF man like the one before me. not
only could risk the experiment. but
had no other alterna tive.
After few minutes T returned 10 ms
Office, with book containing the photos
OF as fine a collection OF scamps as ever
disgraced this earth. The Cuban's hand
some features did not figure in the set.
at the portraits until I came TO certain
page. compared what was supposed 10
see with some papers I took out OF a
drawer, and then. walking UP TO him, said,
IN not very gentle voice.
SHOW me your wrist"
noticed an almost innperceptible
twitch OF the eyelids as he held out his
left hand.
mo. the other" I cried.
And this time It was who raised the
II long and then at the man whose hand
| held. ! saw he made violent efforts
TO remain calm. but the ferocity OF the
dangerous animal cleaned in his eyes,