The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-19
if you never see me again.
He spouted Mussct's lines;
"Plant a willow by my grave.

if you never see me again. :"
He spouted Mussct's lines
Plant willow by my grave
The weeping willow that ] love. &. B"
/ walked away. Three minutes later
j am continuing the narrative as he
told it to me next day-tbree minutes
later, Lupin rang at the door of the
Hotel Repstein.
els monsieur lie baron at home2'
eyes, replied the butler. examin'
ing the intruder with an air of sur
prise, "but monsieur lie baron does not
see people as late as this
HDoes monsieur lie baron know Of
the murder of M. Lavernoux, his land
agent7"
"Certainly.
"Well, please tell monsieur le baron
that I have come about the murder
and that there is not moment to
lose.''
A voice called from above:
"Sbow the gentleman up, Antoine.
In obedience to this Deremptory or
der. the butler led the way to the first
floor. In an open doorway stood a
gentleman whom Lupin recognized from
his photograph in the papers as Baron
Repstein, husband Of the famous bar.
oness and owner of Etna, tho horse of
the year,
He was an exceedingly tall, square.
shouldered man. His clean-shaven face
wore n pleasant, almost smiling ex
preston, which was not affected by the
sadness OF his eyes. He was dressed
in a wellcut morning coat, with a
tan waistcoat and dark tie fastened
with a pearl pin, the value Of which
struck Lupln RS considerable.
he took Lupin into his study, a
large, three-windowed room, lined with
bookcases, sets Of pigeon holes, an
American desk and safe, And be
at once asked, with ill-concealed ca
gerness:
eyes, monsieur lie baron
About the murder Of that poor
LavernOuxf
eyes, monsieur lie baron, and about
madame lie baronne also
"Do you really mean it' Quick
He pushed forward chair. Lupi1
sat down and began:
"Monsieur lie baron, the circum
, stances are very serious. Will be
brief
eyes. do, please
HWell, monsieur lie baron, in q
few words, it amounts to this; ivc OF
six hours ago, Lavernoux, who, FOL
the last fortnight. had been kept IL
sort Of enforced confinement by his
doctor. Layernoux-how shall / put it
photographed certain revelations by
! means OF signals which were partly
taken down by me and which put me
| on the track Of this case. He him
self was surprised in the act OF max
| ING this communication and was mur
dered.''
''But by whom7 BY whom'"
ssBy his doctor,
HWho is this doctor!'
81 don't know. But one OF Mr.. La
vernoux' g friends, an Englishman called
Hargrove, the friend, in fact, with
whom he was communicating, is bound
| to know and is also bound to know
the exact and complete meaning of the
communication. because, without wait
| ing for the end, he jumped into
motor cab and drove to the prefecture
Of police h
! is the result Of that stepf
| ''The result, monsieur lie baron, Is
| that Your house is surrounded, There
are twelve detectives under your win
| dows. The moment the sun rises, they
will enter in the name Of the law and
arrest the criminal.
.'Theu is Lavernoux's murderer con
ccaled in my bouse' Who is he? One
of the servants' But no; for you were
| speaking Of the doctor. ~
! ''I would remark, monsieur le baron
that when this Mr.. Hargrove went tc
the police to tell them of the revela
| tions made by his friend Lavernoux
| he was not aware that his friend La
vernoux was going TO be murdered, The
step taken by Mr. Hnrgrove had tc
do with something else, -
with what'i
''With the disappearance Of madame
Ia baronne, Of which he knew the Sc
cret. thanks to the communication made
| by Lavernoux."
What! They know at last They
have found the baroness, Where is
she7 And the iewelsv And the money
she robbed me OFF,
Baron Repstein was talking in a
great state of excitement. He rose
| and, almost shouting at Lupip, cried:
''Finish your story, sir. I can I
endure this suspense
Lupin continued, in slow and hest
| tating voice