Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-02-12

NJ the articles TIE had taken from the
dead mars pockets
You Seutirmru will have to give
your testimony II the i,,Quest," he
said. SO will rurk> and Rogers. Il
will be day after tomorrow. probably
1T IL O'clock, but III notify you OF the
hour,
VERY we'll" said. wen be there,
and GuldberSer badc us GSodhy ana
left the house, And now. added
to Nantinc, Il must I've getting bach t.
the office. They'll hr asking the police
to look for me next Man alivc"-and
glanced IT my watch-"it's after :
O'Clock"
Too Hte for the office, said Van
tine. Better come upstairs and have
drink BESIDES | want to talk with
YOU
AT least I'll let them know I'm still
alive" said, and called up the 81
ticr and allaycd any anxiety that MAJ
have been felt there concerning me !
must admit that it did not seem acute
Tell me. Lester" said Nantinr. ANA
he looked at me earnestly. do YOU
think that poor devil came in here just
to grt rhaucr to kill himself quietly
NO. don't" said
Then what did ~ come ii for
Il think Goldhrrgrr'> theory a pre-,
ty good enc that hr had heard ct Noa
rs Il generous fellow aud caulv in hrit
to ass help ana waite 10 MSS within
suddenly save it up'
"AHd siHrd him>rltf" N%mnr com
pIetrd
hr>it"tnd. WAS a>toui>hei to tn@
ut the tack OF my mind Il growin%
doubt
See here Lester" Nantiue drmaInl
ed. If he didn't Kill himself, WHAT
happened to him?"
"ueavcn only knows" | answered
in despair. I've been asking myself
the same question without finding 4
reasonable answer to it But il any
body can see through it Jim Godfrey
can
Nantine seemed deeply pcrturbcd
Tell me. Lester" he said, do you
believe that theory of Godfrcy's-that
that insignificant wound on the hand
caused DEATH
asked myself the same question
before / answered.
Eyes. do" said finally.
Lester have Il queer feeling that
the business which brought this man
here in some way concerned the Boulr
cabinet | was telling you about. Per
hapS it belonged to him"
Hardly" protested. recalling his
shabby appearance.
AT any rate. | remember as was
looking at his card that some such
thought occurred to me. 1t was for
that reason told Parks to ask him to
wait"
It's possible of course" | admit
ted. But that wouldn't explain his
excitement. And that reminds me-" !
added, Il haven't sent off that cable"
ANY time tonight will do. 1t will
be delivered in the morning. But you
haven't seen the cabinet yet. Come
down and look ut It."
He led the way down the stair
Parks met us in the lower hall.
There's delegation of reporters
outside. sir" he said. They say
they've got to see you"
Vantine made movement of impa-
tience.
Tell them" he said that | posi-
lively refuse to see them or to allow
my servants to see them. Let them
get their information from the police.
Very well, sir" said Parks and turn
ed away. grinning.
Vantine passed on through the ante
room in which we had found the body
of the unfortunate Frenchman and
into the room beyond. Five or six
pieces Of furniture. evidently just un-
packed. stood there: but. ignorant rs
| am of such things. he did not have
to point out to me the Boule cabinet
| looked at it for some moments. for
it was certainly beautiful piece Of
work with Il wealth of inlay and in
cruStation little short Of marvellous
But | may as we'll say here that J
never really appreciated it. The tiorid
style of the fourteenth and fifteenth
Louis is not ut all to my taste. am
afraid that Vantine found me Il littl"
cold
You don't seem to care for it, he
said. looking ut me.
That's my fault and not the fault
OF the cabinet" | pointed out. I'm
not educated up to 1t I'm too little OF
an artist perhaps"
He was flushed, as man might be
should another make disparaging re
mark about his wife. and he led the
way from the room at once.
Remember Lester" he said II little
sternIy pausing with his hand on the
front door there is to be no foolish.
ness about securing that cabinet fOr
me. Don't you let 1t get away. I'm
in deadly earnest. Let me know n