The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-31
CHAPTER xII.-(contInued)

'''''Suis no WVht Ous anu tntIe
was 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. The 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
were found In their proper places. So
II seems, Monsieur" and repression
ended In burst Of excitement. III
he left tho embassy he did not 70 out
by either door. and he went without
hat or coat"
lie stopped helplessly and his gaze
alternated inquiringly between the be-
nevolent face Of the chief and the ex-
pressionless countenance OF Mr.
Grimm.
III he left the embassy" Mr.. Grimm
.ssSsssea. fr wa. -sesfsd-cf t6s
house proved conclusively that he
wasn't there. he did leave II. didn't
her"
Monsieur Rigolot stared at him
blankly for a moment, then nodded.
And there are windows. you know.
Mr. Grimm went on. then: AS | un.
derstand It. Monsieur, no one except
you ard the stenographer saw the
ambassador after ten o'clock In the
morning."
"Oui. Monster, C'est-" Monsieur
Rigolot began excitedly. II beg par
don. ] believe that Ia 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 callersY Letters7 kilograms
Telephone messages
u made inquiries In that direction,
Monsieur" was the reply. II have the
words OF the servants az 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
were only four letters for him per-
sonally. He left them all on his
desk-here they are"
Mr.. Grimm looked them over leisure.
H, They were commonplace enough,
containing nothing thatlmight be con.
strued into q reason for the disap
pearance.
The letters Monsieur Boissegur had
dictated were laid on his desk by the
stenographer." Monsieur Rigolot rushed
on volubly, eIcitedly. In the anxiety
and uneasiness following the disap
pearance they were allowed to remain
there overnight On Wednesday
morning. Monsieur" he hesitated
imprsssively-"those letters bore his
signature In his own handwritingl"
Mr.. Grimm turned his iistless eyes
full upon Monsieur Rigolots psrturbed
face for one scant instant.
No doubt of It being his sisnature,"
he Queried.
Non. Monsieur, nonl" the secretary
exclaimed emphatically. "Vous aver
that Is, have known his signature for
years, There is no doubt. The letters
were not OF a private nature. II you
would care to look at the copies OF
them p
lie offered the duplicates tentative
". Mr.. Grimm read them over slowly,
che while Monsieur Rigolot sat nerv.
Ausly 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 olga.
rettes, Of kind made especially for
him In France. and shipped to him
here. He. keeps them In a case on his
dressing table, On Thursday morning
his valet reported to me that this case
Of cigarettes had disappeared
"of course observed Mr.. Grimm,
Monsieur Boissegur has q lstch-key
"a the embassy"