The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-14
Copyright. 1913. by Burton E. Stevenson


the matter to NJ. Vantine: would per-
suade him to restore to me the letters
with which would fly to madame.
knew also that could rely upon her
gratitude.
ut was not until evening that found
an opportunity to leave madame. |
FASTENED here: rang the bell, but
confess | should have failed. ShOhld
not have secured an entrance if it had
not been that it was my husband who
opened the door to me. NJ. Vantine
himself came into the hall. and ran
to him and begged that he hear me.
1t was then that he invited me to enter
this room
She paused again, and a little hiver
of expectancy ran through me. At last
we were to learn how Philip Vantine
had met his death!
II sat down" continued Julie 81
told him the story from the very be-
ginning. He listened with much in
should restore to me the letters he hes
itated. He walked up and down the
room. trying to decide, then he took
me through that door into the room
beyond The cabinet was standing in
the center of the floor, and all the
lights were blazing.
II went to the cabinet and pressed on
the three springs, as l had seen ma
dame do. The little handle at the
side fell out. but suddenly he stopped
me-
Those letters do not belong to you,'
he said. They belong to your mis-
tress l cannot permit that you take
them away, for, after all, do not
know you. You may intend to make
some bad use of them.
she brought me back into this room.
I could have cried with rage!
Return to your Mistress he said,
'and inform her that shall be most
happy to return the letters to her But
it must be i'll her own hands that
place them
Il saw that it was of no use to ar
que further. He was of adamant.
So left the house, he himself opening
the door for me. And that is all that
know. madame"
"Of course" Godfrey suggested gent
ly. las soon as you reached home you
related to your mistress what had &C.
curred?'
Julie grew little crimson.
NO, monsieur" she said. 81 told her
nothing. feared that without the
letters she would misunderstood my
motives"
And then. Of course, without the
letters, there would be no reward"
Godfrey supplemented.
The yelled lady rose. Julie resumed
her veil, shooting at Godfrey a glance
anything but friendly. The yelled lady
turned to me and held out her hand.
II thank you, Mr.. Lester, for your
Kindness" she said. "Come, Julie"
and she moved toward the door, which
Rogers FASTENED to open.
Mr. HornblOwer nodded and passed
out after them, and Godfrey and l
were left alone together.
Well" said Godfrey-"w what a
story it would make! And / can't use
it. It's bitter reflection. Lester"
1T would certainly shake the pillars
of society" | agreed. Tin rather
shaken myself. | hadn't any idea this
was the right cabinet didn't see how
II could be-
That's it exactly. How did it hap
pen when the yelled lady went to
Armand & Son in Paris that she was
directed to Philip vantine? According
to his own story. he did not purchase
this cabinet. He had never seen it
before. 1t was presumably shipped
him by mistake. Armand & Son cable
you that it was mistake. and yet
they cite Vantine as the purchaser"
There is no poisoned mechanism
about that drawer, that's sure"
added.
NO. and never has BEEN" Godfrey
agreed.
And that leaves us all at sea,
doesn't it? But there is one thing
sure. The killing, whatever it's cause.
was done out there in the anteroom.
not in here"
What makes you think that?"
I'VE believe that Drouet came here
to get Vantine's permission to open
this drawer andSket the letters. saw
the cabinet, tried to open the draw
er and was killed in the attempt. But
1t is evident enough now that there is