Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-30
The Mystery
of the
bOuIe Cabinet
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Copyright, 1918, by Burton E.
Stevenson.

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l could not see Inspector PigOt's
face, but | could see that he held him
self erect, in manner bespeaking
military training. The messenger from
the legation was youngish man, with
waxed mustache and wearing an eye
glass. He was greeting NJ. Pigot ut
the moment and after a word or two
produced from an inside pocket an of
fetal looking envelope. tied with red
tape and secured with an immense red
seal.
NJ. Pigot looked at it an instant,
while his companion added a sentence
in his ear. Then, with a nod Of assent.
the detective turned down one of the
passageways. the other man at his
heels.
Official business. no doubt" CON.
mented the purser. HE will. no doubt,
soon be disengaged."
"Yes, but meanwhile my esteemed
contemporaries will arrive" said God
frey, with a grimace. They are on
my heels, Here they are now"
Ill ldCl, IOI lLc ueAl twenty minutes
reporters from the other papers kept
arriving, till there was quite a crowd
before the purSer's office. And from
nearly every paper special man had
been detailed to interview NJ. Pigot.
Evidently all the papers were alive to
the Importance of the subject There
was some good natured chatting, and
then one of the stewards was bribed
to carry the cards of the assembled
multitude to NJ Pigot's stateroom.
with the request for an audience
The steward went away laughing
and came back presently to say that
M. Pigot would be pleased to see US
in few minutes. But when five min
utes more passed and be did not APP
pear Impotence broke out anew. The
lords of the press were not accustomed
to being kept waiting.
II move we storm his CASTLE" sug.
gested one man.
And just then, NJ. Pigot himself step
ped out into the companiOnway. In
an instant he was surrounded.
MY good friends of the press" he
said. speaking slowly. but with only
the faintest accent, you will pardon
me for keeping you in waiting but
had some matters of the first impor
lance to attend to, and also my bag to
pack. Steward" be added, you will
find my bag outside of my stateroom
door. Please bring it here, SO that
may be ready TO go ashore at once"
The steward hurried away, and NJ
Pigot turned back to US
1t was to Godfrey that the position
of spokesman naturally fell
I'VE wish first to welcome you to
America, NJ PigOt." he said land to
hope that you will have pleasant and
interesting stay in our country We
hope that with your assistance our po-
lice may be able to solve the mystery
surrounding the death Of the three men
recently killed here, and to arrest the
murderer. OF themselves they seem
to be able to do nothing
NJ. Pigot spread out his hands with
little deprecating gesture.
Il also hope we may be successful"
he said but II your police have not
been, my poor help will be Of little ac-
count"
He spoke with an accent 50 sincere
that was almost convinced he meant
every word OF it, but Godfrey only
smiled.
1T is a proverb." be said that the
French police are the best in the world
You. no doubt. have a theory in regard
TO the death Of these men,
II fear it is impossible, sir said VI