The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-08
SYNOPSIS
Continued From Last Fridays lssue)

SYNOPSIS
Apparently by mistake Philip" vantine
receives an antique Boule cabinet from
Paris. A strange Frenchman is mysteri-
@usly killed near It.
Poison inserted through two wounds on
his hand Ia the cause Of death. Vantine's
friends. Lester and Godfrey, q reporter.
are greatly interested.
yantine himself is killed in me same
mysterious manner while or she rt,y after
examining the Bouie cabinet.
Rogers. a servant accuses a woman who
visits Vantlne of Vantine's murder. Rog-
erD acts suspiciously.
With the aid OF Parks, Eantine's valet,
Lester makes plans 10 carefully guard
the Bouls cabinet from marauders.
Godfrey and Lester conclude that the
cabinet has secret drawer guarded by a
mechanism which stabs and poisons.
"And DO you know what we. shall
5A0 in that drawer, Lester? But no.
e is only a gness--tlle widest sort OF
q guess but II 1t Is right II II is
xightI Anyway, you will help me,
Lester? You will comeY
There was wizardry In his man
ner not to be resisted.
YES" ] answered. with a ,Snick in
taking Of the breath: "I'll CONFER
Il knew you would! Tomorrow
Might, then-I'll call for you here at
o'clock. We will have dinner to.
gether- and then, hey for the great Sc
cretp
The door closed behind him. and bis
footsteps died away down the hall. !
looked at my watch-it was nearly
O'clock.
Dizzily / went to bed But my sleep
was broken by a fearful dream--a
dream of serpent, with blazing eyes
and dripping fangs. poised to strike!
My first thought when awoke next
morning was for Parks. II was with
q lively sense of relief that | beard
Parks voice answer my call on the
phone.
''rbls is Mr.. Lester" said. us ev.
erything all right|
Everything serene, sir" he answer.
ed ut would take a mighty smooth
burglar to get in here now. sir"
How is that?" asked.
Reporters are camped all around
the house, sir. They seem to think
somebody else will be killed here to.
day."
II hope not" said quickly. sand
don't let any of the reporters In nor
talk to them. Tell them they must go
TO the police for their information. If
they get too annoying let me know,
and I'll have an officer sent around
Don't let anybody In the house-no
matter what he wants-unless Mr..
Grady or Mr.. Simmonds or Mr.. Gold.
berger accompanies him. Don't let
anybody in you don't know. If there
is any trouble call me up. | want you
TO be careful about this"
Il understand, sir"
"How is Rogers?" asked.
Much better, sir. He wanted to
get up, but told him he might rs we'll
stay in bed, and I'd look after things.
! thought that was the best place for
him, sir"
1T Isl agreed Keep him there
as long as you can. I'll come in dur.
ang the day, IL possible. In any event,
Mr. Godfrey and l win be there this
evening. Call me at the Office if you
need me for anything"
Very good, sir" said Parks again.
and hung up,
l glanced through Godfrey's account
of the affair while | ate my breakfast
and noted with amusement the sly
digs taken at Commissioner Grady.
Under the photograph of the unknown
woman was the legend:
"Mr. Vantlne's Mysterious Caller.
GRADY Please notice."
And it was intimated that when
Grady wanted any real information
about an especially puzzling case he
had to so to the Record to get It.
This, however was merely by the
way. for the story of the double trag
edy. fully Illustrated. was flung across
many columns and was plainly consid
cred the sreas 2ews feature of the
day.
| glanced at two or three other pa
pers on my way downtown. All OF
them featured the tragedy with a riot
OF pictures. But when 1t came to the
story of the tragedy itself their &c
counts were TAR less detailed and init
mate than that In the Record. sus