The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-14
ontinued From Last Fridays Issue)
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Apparently by mistake Philip Vantine
receives an antique Boule cabinet from
Paris. strange Frenchman is mysteri-
~0Bly killed near it.
Poison inserted through two wounds on
his hand is the cause of death. Vantine's
fs4ends, Lester and Godfrey, a reporter,
ara greatly interested
V0ntine himself Is killed IN the same
mysterious manner while or shortly after
examining the Boule cabinet
Rogers. a servant, accuses a woman who
visits Vantine Of Vantine's murder Rog-
ors acts suspiciously
With the aid Of Parks. Vantine's valet,
AeRter makes plans to carefully guard
tho Boule cabinet from marauders.
Godfrey and Lester conclude that the
cabinet has secret drawer guarded by
mechanism which stabs and poisons.
While Godfrey vainly searches for the
drawer with steel gauntlet on his hand
Lester sees two burning eyes watching
them through shutter.
Lawyer Hornblower representing Mime
~ asks Lester for a packet of her let
ters hidden in the Boule cabinet which
has been stolen from her.
She calls upon Lester, says there is no
deadly mechanism in the cabinet and gets
her letters from secret drawer.
Mime. ks maid, Julie. showed Vantine
how to open the secret drawer and knew
Drouet, the dead Frenchman, who sought
the letters for backmall purposes.
m. Felix Armand" claims the Boue
cabinet for his Paris firm and takes 1t
Rwny, followed by Godfrey and Lester.
Armand captured by n giant French
man, Kills the giant with poison barb
but escapes from Godfrey and Lester.
The Boule cabinet is locked in police
station cell a bait for Armand" who
Ia really Crochard. great French Grim
inal
Crochard audaclously notifies Godfrey
that he will claim his property, the Boule
cabinet at the police station the follow
ing Wednesday,.
Hello. Lester" said Simmonds in a
voice which showed that he had not
wholly escaped the influences of the
evenings celebration, and even Grady
condeScended to nod, from which l in
ferred that he was feeling very unusu-
ally happy.
Hello. Simmonds.' answered. and
as / turned westward with them he
dropped back and fell into step be-
side me.
"Piggott is certainly wonder" he
said. "a regular wanted to see
everything and taste everything. He
says Paris amt in the same class with
this town.
Where are you going nowY l
asked.
We're going round to the station.
Fggott says he's got a sensation up
his sleeve for us-it's got something to
do with that cabinet"
with the cabnet?"
Eyes; that shiny thing Godfrey got
me to lock up in n cell"
"Simmonds." said seriously, docs
Godfrey know about this?"
mo" said Simmonds, looking little
uncomfortable. II told Grady we
ought to phone him to come up. but
the chief got mad and told me to mind
my own business. Godfrey'S been after
him. you know, for a long time"
Suppose l phone him." suggested.
''Therc'd be no objection to that,
would there"
Il won't object" said Simmonds.
''and | don't know who else will, since
nobody else will know about 1t. Good
night" and he followed his compan.
ions into the station.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Secret of the Cabinet.
~NHERE was a drug store at the
corner with public telephone
station. and two minutes later
/ was asking to be connected
with the city room at the Record of
fee.
No. said supercilious voice. Mr.
Godfrey was not there: he had left
some time before. No, the speaker
I'D mot know where he was going. nor
when he would be back.
Look here" l said. this is impor
fant want to talk to the city edi-
tor-and be quick about it"
There was an inStants astonished
silence.
what name?" asked the voice
'T.ester of Royce & LestG-and you
might tell your city editor that God
frey Is a close friend of mine"
The city editor seemed to under
stand, for was switched on TO him