The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-02

to know if Captain Jeanniot was young
But Louise d 'Ernemout said;
UAnd suppose he does not, comeT
nWe shall still have the five thou
sand francs to divide said the beg
gar-man.
For all that Louise d 'Ernemont S
words had damped their enthusiasm;
Their faces began TO look suilen ana
felt an atmosphere as of anguish
weighing upon u.s.
Az half past one. the two lean Sis
ters felt faint and sat down. Then
the fat gentleman in the solled suit
suddenly rounded on the notary:
"It's you, Maitre Valandier, who
arc to blame. You ought to
have brought the captain here by main
force. He's humbug, that s
quite clear. -
He gave mo savage look, and the
footman, in his turn, flung mnttered
curses at me.
confess that their reproaches
seemed 10 me well-founded and that
Lupin S absence annoyed me greatly:
HHe won come now, L whispered
TO the lawyer.
And 1 was thinking Of beating a re.
treat when the eldest of the brnts
appeared at the door, yelling;
"Theres some one coming! !.
A motorcycle!
side of the wall. A man on motor
cycle came tearing down the lane al
the risk of breaking his neck. Sud
denly he put on his brakes, outside the
door, and sprang from his machine,
Under the layer of dust which GOV.
cred him from head to foot, we could
see that his navy blue REFER suit, his
carefully creased trousers, his black
felt hat and patent leather boots were
not the clothes in which a man usually
goes cycling.
"But that g not Captain Jeanniotr'
shouted the notary, who failed to rec
ognize him.
"Yes, it is,'' said Lupin, shaking
hands with us, "I'm Captain Jeanniot
right enough only I've
shaved OFF my mustache. Be.
sides, Maitre Valandier, here's your
receipt"
He caught one Of the workman g chill,
dren by the arm and said:
''Run to the cab rank and fetch a
taxi to the corner of the Rue Ray
nouard. Look sharpl I have an ur.
gent appointment TO keep at O'Clock
OF a quarter past at the latest. y
There was a murmur Of protest
Captain Jeanniot took out his watch:
" Well! It's only twelve minutes to
twol have good quarter of an
tired ! feel! And how hungry into
the bnrgain!'
The corporal thrust his ammunition.
bread into Lupin s hand; and be
munched away at 1t as he sat down
and said:
"You must forgive me. was in
the Marseilles express, which left the
rails between Dion and Laroche There
were twelve people killed and any mum.
Der injured, whom I had to help. Then
1 found this motorcycle In the luggage
van. Maitre Valandier, you
must be good enough to restore it to
the owner. You will find the label
fastened to the handle bar. All, you re
back, my boy! Is the taxi there7 At
the corner Of the Rue Raynouard7 Cap.
italiD
He looked at his watch again:
'Hullol No time to lose!'
| stared mt him with eager curiosity
But how great must the excitement
of the d d'Ernemont heirs have been'
True, they had not the same faith in
Captain ,leanniot that [ had in Lupin.
Nevertheless, their faces were pale and
drawn. Captain Jeanniot turned slow
~ to the left and walked up to the
sun dial. The pedestal represented the
figure of a man with a powerful torso,
who bore on his shoulders marble
slab the surface of which had been so
much worn by time that we could hard
ly distinguish the engraved lines that
marked the hours. Above the slab a
Cupid, with outspread wings, held an
arrow that served as gnomon.
The captain stood leaning forward for
minute, with attentive eyes
Then he said:
Somebody lend me knife, please. -
a clock in the neighborhood struck
2. AT that exact moment, the shadow
of the arrow was thrown upon the sun
Int dial along the line Of crack in
the marble which divided the slab very
nearly in half.
The captain took the knife handed
to him; And with the point, very gent
ly, he began to scratch the mixture of
earth and moss that filed the narrow
cleft.
Almost Immediately, at a couple OF
inches from the edge, he stopped. as
though his knife had encountered an
obstacle, inserted his thumb and fore
hnger and withdrew small object
which he rubbed between the palms
OF his hands and gave to the LAWYER:
Here, Maitre Valandier. Something
to go on with
1t was an enormous diamond the
size of q hazelnut and beautifully cut,
The captain resumed his work. The
next moment, fresh stop. A second