The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09
Edited by Albert Keyser
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Rue Labordere. Is well known in the
ers OF new gambling club opened month
ago in the Rue Maubeuge. Goes there
nearly every night. Means unknown; but
"P. s>-The night before last. at half
past twelve, sent for a policeman be-
cause Marthe D, his former sweet
heart, was creating disturbance out
The Diver had acquitted himself we'll
of his task and told him SO. But what
he could not know was that the most
important part Of his report was in the
postscript.
went to the police commissary in the
vicomte's district and asked him TO give
me some details about the disturbance
| caused by Marthe De She had, II
seems. smashed a window, using threat
+, ening language, and the vicomte had
| applied for summons.
] sent for her. and little before she
was announced: a tall, dark-eyed girl,
| who played an insignificant part In the
| new farce at the Folies-Dramatiaues.
She was very self-possessed. and asked
what I wanted OF her.
An eastern proverb says: 'It is easier
| to extract honey from donkey's foot
| than the truth from an angry woman
| and | made up my mind not to attach
| too much value to the statements the
young lady would likely make. For al
| that, | was anxious TO have a chat with
| HeT ana as the OtienSe Snc mao co'n-
mitted did not come within my sphere
OF action, ] pretended / wanted some
| information about an accident that had
occurred at her theater. Having replied
| to my questions in a quiet voice, she rose
| to go, when said TO her:
And so you had a scene with your
| friend, the yicomte?'
She turned sharply around, and her
pense with such friends when a man
not pay her, the least he can do is to
THAT is true. Why did he borrow
II don't know. At times he has
plenty of cash, and at others not
II suppose he CANDLES a bit?"
You betI Since he goes to that new
club in the Rue Maubeuge he is always
flush with money. He has been wonder.
fuy lucky foo there nncb too much so' fancy
''Oh. I don't know!" And she shrugged
her shoulders.
did not think it prudent to press the
"If he borrowed money from you, and
as you say has now plenty why does
Gle might have done so; but he has
his silly pride, He was annoyed that
| alluded to It in the presence OF his
rsn r1nd did an not Word tha at
French-and he had specially asked me
to come that evening, / would have done
1etter to have zone aSny MS was set
the time"
Possibly he. too, was Gloss. if the
kEs'tshman PAID you too much atten-
mo" she laughed she is too fond of
himself to notice such things, And the
the vicomte was saving"
was getting Interested IN that English
and the evening ended in a
Rather. After the man had left. the
yicomte and l had violent quarrel, and
The following evening. when en- 1 w went mt to
his place to ask for my money, 1 was
refnsed admlttance. You know the rest, :"
have taken the law into your own hands
she remained moment In thought.
aonEv dfd sn she tata at last said II
not not 20 you assist list sY me? " "'Dp'' ''''"s' Na''-
in my power But suppose the the vieomte leo ae
shoha e withdfagy e fhs Rou don't know
MIN MIN. He Is vindiotive, and he would
Tut Tut see a possibility"
'Oh, monsieur. I would be so grateful
TO you. You don't know how sorry am.
IT may tnjure my position at the theater."
and she burst out crying.
is necessary I should know something
about this Englishman, who may have
been the indirect cause Of the row that
night Who Is hep
81 have forgotten his name. I only saw
II once, on note sent to his hotel"
..,Do. you remember the address?"
Let me think. Yes, now 1 do-Hotel
'Is he young or old2''
II should say thirty three or four,
short rather stout; with dark mus
"That will do Good-bve. 7 sbsu re-
member my promise"
An hour later l learned that Mr.
Harold W had stayed at that hotel:
that he had left the night before. and
| book.
| ] asked for the volume.
III | had been q detective OF fiction,
who, by glancins at your left boot, can
tell you your age. the name OF your dog
and how much money you have at your
hos hhroHers; ,o,G that book would undoubtedly
But as ] was not one Of these wonder
| ful creatures, / examined the volume.
and noticed 1t bore on the covers the
| initials u. x. and on a torn envelope
inside, the name-Edward K
Beyond the meagcr details Allen B
had given me- had only my reasoning
be dangerous to approach any OF the
actors In this affair with the view OF
obtaining more evidence, The men who
such skill had to be treated in the same
way they had treated their victim
My only chance was to strike them be-
| fore they could ward off the blow
| Bernard knew that Allen was engaged,
| that he would return to England before
the end Of the year. and that there was
! no necessity to stoop to a crimo to rid
| himself of n supposed rival
| On the other hand, despite the prom
| ises OF secrecy given by the members OF
xnuE E@& GAEJNs