The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-24
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 sar6e real q. Aurelle, whoever he may. turn out to be, may be able to help us, ,r he added eff he can't, we may learn something from the Paris police The dead mans Bertillon measure ments have been cabled over to them. Even that won't help if he has never been arrested And; of course we can't get at motives until we find out some thing about him.''
 .sBut, Godfrey" T. said, t'how was it donee That is what stqmps me. How was it done7''
 .-Ahr' agreed Godfrey. .grhaes it. How was it done9 told you 1t was a pretty case, Lester. But wait till we hear from Paris
 That rem1nds me,' said, sitting up suddenly. 'T,ve got to cable to Paris myself, on some business for Mir. Van tine''
 .sNot connected with this affair ?'' .sOh. no; his shippers over there sent him piece of furniture that doesn't' belong to him. He asked me to straight en the matter out"
 I rang for the haIlboy. asked for a cable blank and sent off a message to Armand & Son. telling. them Of the mistake and asking them to cable the
 
 fin MT. Vantine's possession Godfrey got to his feet 2 -I must be moving along,'' he Said. There's no xuse sitting here theoriz- ing until we have some sort of foun datfon to build on.s
 The ringing or my telephone stop. ped him
 Hello I said. taking down the re- rtsfver IS that you. MT. Lester7, asked a ssiee
 :-Yes.
 This is Parks and suddenly real: lzed that his voice was unfamiliar be- rause it was hoarse and quivering with emotion. "Could you come down to the house right away. sir2'
 why. yes-'J said wonderingly eff It's important Does MT vantine need mez-
 .we ali need you" said ele voice and broke into a5dry seb. flor Gods. sake. come quick. MT Lester.g
 .All right" said without further pariey. Tor evidently he had lost his self control Something has happen ed down at vantine's,'' I added to Godfrey as hung up the receiver. Shall come, too2r asked Godfrey. . pretty serious.
 We went down together in the ele. vator. and three minutes later we had hailed q taxf and were speeding east ward toward the avenue. As we reached the avenue. and turned doyn- town the driver pushed up his spark Five minutes later we drew uh before the yantine place.
 lParks must have been on the front steps looking for me. for he came run ming down them almost before the car had stopped. His face startled me. .'Is it you AIr- Bester2 he gasped. Steady, man.. I said. Don't let yourself go to pieces Now-what, has happened ?''
 s'I'tIs show you. sir he said and ran np the steps. along the hall. to Ssthe floor of the anteroom where we had found the Frenchman's body ''In there sIrI's he sobbed. s'In fherel'' The room was ablaze with light, and for an instant my eyes were so dag kled that I could distinguish nothing. Dimiy saw Godfrey spring forward and drop to his knees.
 Then my eyes cleared. and saw. on the very spot where DsA AureIle had lied another body faren1enlber bend >kng over and peeFing into the face
 It was the face of Philip yantine. Hes dead,'' said Godfrey.
 Then there was aii instant's silence
 Lester. look herer' cried Godfrey's s Foice, sharp. insistent.
 Godfrey was kneeling there holding something toward me.
 Look herer' he cried again It was the dead mans hand he was holdfng-the right hand. a swollen and 1fscolored hsfnd-and on the back of it. just above the knuckles. were two tiny wounds. from which few drops of blood had trickled-
 And as I stared at this ghastiy sight. scarce able to believe mt eyes, heard choking voice behind me saying over and over again:
 Tt was that woman done it, It was that woman done fir
 have no very clear remenlbrance of what happened after that. The shock was so great that l had just strength enough to totter to chair and drop Into it and sit there staring vaguely st that dark splotch on the caFpet. Two or three persons came into the rooni--Parks and the other servants. suppose heard Godfrey's voice giv- Ing orders. and finally some one held glass to my lips and coEnnianszed me zo<drink- Again. then, l saw Godfrey Standing over me
 -Eeel better2' he asked