The Washington times., 1912-01-25
N --.... THE, TIMEo pAIL SERIAL STORY
M. Dufreny Quest ri e! z I &C. e:
by. GORON,

n tent. He decided to wait on the stair
CT Use until she came out, and 1t was then
ht m that he was on the right track for
tn. famous Jewels.
When the young detective ARRESTED
the Apache and took the Jewels from
him at Father 'Lariha's wine shop, he
had tied the marquise ring and the ruby
leai t together. with a piece OF string
THAT he had picked from the zinc coub-
Sc es on the bottles Of Imitation yer-
me Nth of Turin. sealed with the Italian
N ow IT 50 happened that a pit Of this
strisog with the seal was attached to the
JEWELS when M. de Montelherg, the
Judge. had them on hts desk. .,ET.yfy
An err the door of Mathilde's apart
Durft ny, had picked up a piece Of Itai-
Ian string, the exact size and color.
There lwiAs not a shadow OF 'doultt THIS
womant Ii I'D brought the jewels to Ma
When, thu, woman came out he was on
the poi ut sm following her when sud
the PA CO r isaile and he lost sight OF
peaedY He Would never forgive HIM
self II was just a big professional
WREN he had lost track of the woman
he had seen MAthilde wa Tx OVER to the
subway sta tlon, so he des:ided to follow
her, btH with what result we ltn0w.cs
The, d.stect i've gave an account OF what
had halspel,ed at once 20 the Secret
N. carue.,. while appr eciating the
young m, WIS zeal, could not hide his
annoyance that he had let the women
TT is fate )" he said. .aoufreny. you
get these good clues. and then they
slip from gu like an eel from q Ash
erman. aim going to see NM. de
MonseiSerg ,1ne ~. Psrls tns y Judges who
erly murder.I and I'll tell them what
you have disco vered. We shall compare
the two dagsJrs-the one You brought
sna ns ss hss a anS perh n9ss
there that the knot is tied"
Have you sTeen Madame beverly,
day the Jewels were stoienr'
'She has not i'eft her residence once
since. The serva Mt takes her child on,
every day; NADIA ne beverly neve'' soe,
I out Of the house. -
"Perhaps she Is M -"
mo, DR.. LapagH le. who is her physi.
clan. has not Gale she never receives
visits from ANYONE she seems arI a charm.
in her life. Now. what could q woman
/, like she have beert doing on the bridge
of Neuiily on the night of the crime.
She has never e: tpia ah that 80 That ms !
the names OF Cha,iffard and his niece
have given rise to very grave suspicion.
Hut we have not sufficient evidence
upon which to arrest her. And then,
why can't we md that niece? Now.
Dufreny, IL you WANT to entirely con-
auer my professional esteem, you must
move yourself and make sensational
discovery. The thing is beginning to
DSfreny smiled siylyr $500 .
| "Chief,f he said, IT don't wasn't to 60
to the Judges and tell them what
/ hope to do, want to tell them what
have done. but know that you are in
duigent and will pardon my errors in
favor of my zeal; that h why I am go
Ing to make a confession to you"
| For a quarter Of an hour the cfdef
listened in silence to what Dufreny had
to tell him. The young man talked
rapidly, and when he had finished his
chiefs face wore m expression or az
Sao On. my boy" he said and you'll
Dufreny left the office with a light
heart 10 have received M. Cardec's
| appreciation gave him great confidence
| II, himself He jumped into cab and
| drove to Father Larifia's cabaret, where
he had arranged to meet Pousse-PousSe
| and Salsifls. This latter, beneath q
jeering exterior. hid great CUNNING.
/ and his help was very useful In certain
circumstances. .'N. Eag
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