The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21


| levcs the sufferers 3 pain. She had dis
missed the three detectives on the day
Of the funeral and engaged just one
man and an old cook -housekeeper TO
take the place of the large staff OF
servants, the sight of whom reminded
her too cruelty of the past Not caring
what happened, she kept her room and
lett Ganimard free TO act as he pleased
He took up his quarters on the
ground floor and at once instituted a
series of the most minute investigations.
lie started the inquiry afresh, qucs-
toned the people in the neighborhOod,
studied the distribution OF the rooms
and set each of the burglar alarms go
ing thirty and forty times over.
AT the end of the fortnight he asked
for an extension of leave. The chief of
the detective service, who was at that
time NJ. Dudouis, came to see him and
found him perched on the top Of a
ladder, in the gallery. That day the
chief inspector admitted that all his
searches had proved useless.
Two days later, however, NJ. Dudouis
called again and discovered Ganimard
in very thoughtful frame of mind a
front of him. At last, in reply to his
superior s urgent questions, the chief
inspector muttered:
81 know nothing, chief, absolutely
nothing; but there's a confounded no
ton worrying me. Only 1T
seems SO absurd. And then it
doesn't explain things. On the
contrary, it confuses them rather"
.'Then I implore you, chief, to have
a little patience to let mo go
my own way. But if I telephone to
you, some day or other, suddenly, you
must jump into r taxi, without losing
q minute. 1t will mean that [ have
discovered the secret"
Forty-cjght hours passed. Then, one
morning, NJ. Dudouis received a tele-
gram:
HGoing TO Lille.
"GANIMARD.D
"What the dickens can he want to
90 to Lille for2'' wondered the chief
detective.
The day passed without news, fol-
lowed by another day But NJ Dudouis
had every confidence in Ganimard. He
knew his man, knew that the old de-
tectlve was not one of those people
who excite themselves for nothing.
When Ganimard "got move on him, -
1T meant that he had sound reasons for
doing SO.
As; matter of fact. on the evening
called to the telephone.
SIS that you, chief7'
els it Ganimard speaking7p
Cautious men both, they began by
making sure of each others identity.
AS soon as his mind was eased on this
point, Ganimard continued, hurriedly:
''Ten men, chief, at once. And please
come YOURSELF
Where are yOu7'
"In the house, on the ground floor.
But [ will wait for you just inside the
garden gate
ON come at once, In a taxi, of
eyes, chief. Stop the taxi fifty
yards from the house III let you in
when you whistle.
arranged. Shortly after midnight,
when all the lights were out on the up
per floors, he slipped into the street
and went to meet NJ. Dudouis There
was a hurried consultation. The Off
GERS distributed themselves as Cant
mard ordered. Then the chief and the
chief inspector walked back together,
noiselessly crossed the garden and
closeted themselves with every precau
ton.
"Well, what's it all about" asked
NJ Dudouis. ''What does all this
mean' Upon my word, we look like
a pair of conspirators!'
But Ganimard was not laughing His !
chief had never seen him in such state |
Of perturbation, nor heard him speak in |
a voice denoting such excitement:
amy news, Ganimard?'
Yes, chief, and this time !
out l can hardly believe it |
myself. And yet Pm not mis-
.aken; / know the real truth,
It may be as unlikely as you please, but
L is the truth the whole truth and
lothing but the truth"
He wiped away the drops Of perspira-
ion that trickled down his forehead
md, after further question from NJ
Oudouis, pulled himself together, swal-
owed glass Of water and began:
Lupin mas often got the better of
louis ;nterrupiting cssi him W5y WI ~; caDt D'
'ou come straight to the pointg Tell
ne, in two words, what's happened, /"
No, chief" retorted the chief in.
pector, 1T is essential that you should
lnow the different stages which 1 have
passed through. Excuse me, but L con
lder it indispensable. And he re-
I'm mas often got the better of me and
ed mo many a dance. But, in this con-
est IN which | have always come out
worst so far | have
t least gained experience of his man
er Of play and learnt to know his tao
les. Now, in the matter of the tapes
rios, it occurred TO me almost from the
tart to set myself two problems. In
he first place, Lupln. who never makes
move without knowing what he is
fter, was obviously aware that Colonel
parmlento had come to the end OF his
noney and that the loss of the tapes
rles might drive him to suicide New
Lupip, who hates the very
hought of bloodshed, stole the tapes
rIes.
''There was the inducement, said
i. Dudouis, ''of the five or six hundred
housand francs which they are worth. -
No, chief, | tell YOU once more.
Thatevcr the occasion might be. Lupin !
'ould not take life, nor be the cause !
another person s death, for ANYTHING
, this world, for millions and millions
hat s the first point. In the second
lace, what was the object of all that
in the evening, during the 5
ouse warming party! Obviously, don I '
on think, 10 surround the business I
18th the atmosphere Of anxiety and 4
error. in the shortest possible time. Z
nd also 10 divert suspicion from the y