The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-10

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 The Bertillon measurements of the victim had been cab1ed to Paris, and he had been instantly identified as a fellow named MoreI. we'll known to the police as daring and desperate crim- inaI; |; b fact, M. Lepine considered the mattes so important that he cabled next day that he was sending Inspector Pigot to New York to investigate the afEafr further and to confer with our bureau as to the best methods to be taken b apprehend the murderer. In- spector Pigoe. 1t was added. would sail at once from Havre on La Savoie.
 MeanWh1le. Grady's men, with Sim rnonds 1t their head, strained every nerve to discover the whereabouts of the fugitive; a net was thrown over the enfiM city, but, while number of fish wers captured, the one which the police psrticulariy wished for was not among hem Grady asserted conf dentIy flat he had left New York
 The Bule cabinet remained locked up in sell at the Twenty third street station, md Simmonds kept the key in his pocet. I was. much amused at the pafs which Godfrey took to in form te fugitive as to its where abouts md as to how it was guarded Over ad over again, while the other papers wondered at his imbecflity, he told hsv it had been placed in the stronget cell at the Twenty third street tatfon. cell whose bars were made chrome nickel steel which no saw chld bite into; a cell whose lock was yDrked not only by key, but by a c0Ibination, known to one man enIy,t cell isolated from the the oth-l ers, mnding alone in the middle of the fhfrd.orrIdor, in full view of the off, cer guard, so that no one could ap- pr0aa it, day or night, without being tnstaf1y discovered; cell whose deor was connected with an aueoinat1c alari over the sergeant,s desk in the frOr room.
 0 the Bouie cabinet itself Godfrey sait little, saving his story for the de noument which he seemed 50 sure woid come. But the details which I has given above were dwelt upon in the Record, until, happening to meet Gofrey on the street one day, I pro- tesed that he would only succeed in frfhten1ne the fugitive away alto geaer. sven if he still had any designs on the cabinet, which I very much dobted But Godfrey only laughed
 There's not the slightest danger of fri;htenzng him away, he sald. This feI5w init that kind. 2
 Tut man would be foel Co at ternt td get that cabinet,' P protested. ssIt's simply aEnpossfb1e." !"
 s.Tt lodka impossible, I'm free to ad- init, hs agreed 'sBut, just the same, I wakeevery morning cold with fear and ruT to the phone to make sure the eabtnffs safe You don't appreciate this slow as do. He's a genius Noting iz impossible to hinn. He dis dafnf easy jobs When he thinks q job 5 too easy he makes it harder, just 6 sporting chance
 Ya know who he is, then9' de- named
 sI mink I dol hope do. But am not Dtnw to tell even you tlll I'm sure TH say this: If he is who I thinE he s it would be g delight to matci ons,s brains with his We have1i got any one like him over here, sh1ch is pdtyg'
 ws inclined to doubt this, for I have b romantic admiration for gem t1emeF burglars. even in fiction. How ever pcturesque and chiyaIric, q thief 1ss afef all, thief
 { ponted out to Godfrey now that, if his inEut1ons were correct. be would soon have a chance to match his wits with th@e of the great unknovtn
 'eY es, The agreed, ..and Pm scared to death have been ever since began to suspect his identity"
 It wa while I was sitting moodily i'm my pom one night that a knock came q the door, a knock recog- .nized, md arose Joyfu1ly to admit Godfre.
 [ eoud see by the way his eyes were shinins that he had something un- usual Q tell me.
 s.T kzow who the great unknown is,'' he began, 'eand I'm going to tell you presetIy. Day after tomorrow, .Wedresday, Tsll know all the rest. The who'll story win be In Thursday morn ng'spapef."
 "9dfre7." ! protested, q wish you wOud pick out somebody else to prac- ficeon. You come up here and explode e pmb just to see how high I'll jump zEs amusing to you no doubt and per Mps q little Instructive, but my nerves fon,t stand 1t
 My dear Lester he broke in, .4that wasn,t bomb, that was q simple statement of facts. Before I answer my questions want to ask you one. Did you by any chance mention me to he gentleman known to you as M Felix Armandfs
 Yes, I answered after a moments thought. @I believe I did. told him vcu were a genius at solving mys- ;eries- s