The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-09

HNothiug,'' she said,
"No.H said her nephew, who was
also looking. And rosuming her seat,
she said:
II feel frightened my arms
fail me :, you hnish nm
Gabriel confessed;
az am frightened, also." "
"Still stu. she stam-
mered, tits got TO be done. :.
Making one last effort, she returned
to Lupin and prasped his neck with her
stiff fingers. But Lupin. VINO was
watching her pallid face, received =
very clear sensation that she would not
have the courage TO kill him. To her
he was becoming something sacred IN
vulnerable. \ mysterious power was
protecting him against every ATTACK, a
power which had already saved him
three times by inexpiicablc means and
which would find other means to pro-
tect him against the wiles of death.
She said TO him, in Il hoarse voice;
"Uow YOU must be laughing AT me- ;
"Not at all. upon my word.
should feel frightened myself, in your
place. -
"Nonsense, you scum of the earthl
You imagine that you Will be
rescued that YOUR frlcHuS are
waiting outsider 1t s out Of the cues
tion, my fine fellow
"I know. It's not they defending
me o.. Nobody's defending me
"'Well, then' ."
"Well, all the same, there's some
thing strange at the bottom of it, some
thing fantastic and miraculous that
makes your flesh creep, my fine lady.
"Gou villain, You II be
laughing on the other side of your
mouth before long
az doubt it.
"You wait. and see''
She reflected once more and SAID
to her nephew:
"'What would you do7"
"Fasten his arm again and let's be
off - he replied.
A hideous suggestion 1t meant con
demning Lupin to the most. horrible OF
all deaths, death by starvation.
"No," said tho widow. "He might
still find means of escape. L know
something better than that.
She took down the receiver Of the
telephone, waited and asked:
"Number S224S. please
And after a second or two:
"Hullo! Is that the Grim
inal investigation departments
Is Chief Inspector Ganimard there
In twenty minutes, you sayG
I'm sorry! -. However!
When he comes, give him this MESA e
from Nine. Dugrival. Yes
Nine. Nicolas Dugrival. ASH
him to come to my flat. Tell him Il
open the looking glass door of my ward
robe, and, when he has done so he viii
see that the wardrobe hides an Quite
which makes my bedroom communicat,
with two other rooms. In one Of these
he will find man bound band anf
foot. It is the thief, Dugriyal
me' Tell M Ganimsrd; ne u
believe me right enough. p. Oh,
was almost forgetting to give you thu
man g name; Arsene Lupin!'
And, without another word, she re
placed the receiver.
"There, Lupin. that's done. Afte
all, l would just as soon have my re
venge this way. How I shall hold ms
sides when [ read the reports of th'
LuPin trial! Are you coming
Gabrielin
eyes, aunt
HGood by, Lupin. You and I shan ;
are going abroad But I promise Il
send You some sweets while YOU re il
prison
Chocolates, mother! Wen eat then
together -
E'Good bye"
90 Au revoir -
The widow went ont with hei
nephew, leaving Lupin fastened dowr
to the bed.
He at once moved his free hand anj
tried to release himself; but he realized
at the first attempt that he would never
have the strength to break the wir,
strands that bound him. Exhausted
with fever and pain, what could ne dc
In the twenty minutes or so that were
left to him before Ganimard S arrival
Nor did he count upon his friends
True, he had been thrice saved from
death; but this was evidently due tc
an astounding series of accidents anC
not to any interference on the part oi
his allies. Otherwise they would not
have contented themselves with these
extra ordinary manifestations, but
would have rescued him for good anC
all.
No, he must abandon all hope. GAM
mard was coming. Ganimard would
find him there 1t was inevitable
fact.
And the prospect of what was com
ing lrritated him singularlv. He al
ready heard his old enemie 5 gibes
ringing IN mis- ears. He foresaw the
roars of laughter with which the in
credible news would be greeted on the
morrow. TO be arrested in action, SO
to speak, on the battlefield, by an i'm.
posing detachment of adversaries, was
one thing; bat 20 be arrested, or rather
picked up, scrapcd up, gathered up. in
such condition, was really too silly
And Lupin, who had so often scOifed
at others, felt all the ridicule that was
falling to his share in this ending OF
the Dugrival business, all the pathos OF
allowing himself to be caught in the
widow 8 Internal trap and finally of
being "served up to the police like
dish of game, roasted TO turn and
nicely seasoned
'Blow the widow ne growled.
." had rather she had cut my throat
and done with 1t. -
He pricked up his ears Some one
was moving in the next room. Gani-
mard! No. Great as his eagerncss
would be, he could not be there vet.
Besides. Ganimard would not have
acted like that. would not have opened
the door as gently as that other per.
son was doing. What other person /?
Lupln remembered the three miraculous
lDterVenfions In which bn orved b;v l;ca