Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-03-19
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Parks laughed.
"BecauS" threw off the switch. sir"
he explained. when | came out to get
the shutters. The switch is in a little
iron box an ~" wall Just back of the
stairs. Sir It's II of my duties to
turn it ON every night before l go
to bed.
| brea'iled II sigh Of relief.
us it on again now"
lit certainly is. sir. After what YOU
told me I'd not be likely to forget IL
You'd better have IL weapon handy,
too" | SUGGESTED.
Il have a revolver. sir"
That good. And don't hesitate to
Use it. I'm going home. I'm dead
tired
Shall ! call Il cab. sir"
No: the walk will do me good. III
see YOU tomorrow"
The walk uptown did me good. 1t
was long past midnight when | finally
turned in ut the Marathon. Higgins,
the Janit"I, MAS Just closing the outer
doors. and he joined me in the elevator
Il moment later.
"There'S Il gentleman waiting to see
you. sill he said as the car started
upward. Mr.. Godfrey, sir. He came
in about ten minutes ago. He said
YOU wer" expecting him. so l let him
into your rooms"
| found Godfrey lolling in an easy
'hair. and he looked up with IL smile
ut my entrance.
How do YOU keep it NJ. Godrrey?'
| asked, sitting down opposite him.
You don't seem tired Ut all"
IL am tired. though" he said. "a lit
tie. But I've got II fool brain that
won't let my body go to sleep so long
as there is work to be done. Besides,
I have 1t thing or two to tell YOU"
go ahead" I said.
I'VE had Il cable from our Paris of
flee just before | left. 1t seems that
NJ. Theoplile D'Aurelle plays the fiddle
in the orchestra of the Cafe de Paris.
He played as usual tonight. so that it
is manifestly impossible that he should
also be lying in the New York mor"ue.
Moreover. zone of his friends. so far
rs he knows. is in America. No doubt
he may be able to identify the photo
graph of the dead man. and we've al
ready started one on the way. but we
But my guess was ri"ht-thp fellows
name isn't D'.Aurellc."
You say you have Il Photographic
Yes; | had some taken of the body
this afternoon. Here's one of them.
Keep it. You may hive Il use for it,"
| took the card. and. rs | yazed mt
the face depicted upon it. realized
that the distorted countenance | had
seen in the afternoon had given me
no idea of the mans appearance. Now
the eyes were closed and the features
composed and peaceful. but ever death
failed to give them any dignity. 1t
was Il weak and disSipated face. the
face Of Il hanger on OF cafes. of Il lott
ercr along the boulevardS.
Il don't see what business he could
have had with Philip Vantine." | said.
Neither do l: but no doubt we can
establish this fellows identity in time
sooner than VIC think. perhaps. for
most of the morning papers will run
his picture. and if he is known here in
New York at AL. it will be recognized
by some one. When we find out who
he is. we can probably guess at the
nature OF his business with Vantine.
We can find out who the woman was
who called to see Nantine to~night-that
is just Il case of grilling Rogers: then
we can run her down ANA get her Sc
crel out of her. We can find why Rog-
ers is trying to shield her. All that is
comparatively simple. But we don't
want to know these things. What we
want to know is how Philip Vantine
and this unknown %Frenchman were
killed. And that is just the one thing
which. | am convinced. neither the
man nor the en- nor Rogers nor
anybody else we have come across in
this case can tell lis. There's Il per-
Sonality behind all this that we haven't
even suspected yet. and which. l am
free TO confess. l don't know how to
get at"
Godfrey" | said. what | nm about
to tell you is told in confidence, and
must be held in confidence until | give
you permission to use it. Do you
agree
$50 on" he said, his eyes on nv
face.
"Well, l believe l know how these
two men We're killed. Listen.''
And | told him in detail the story of
the Roule cabinet. l repeated Van
tines theory of its first ownership:
named the price which he was ready
to pay for it.; I described the difference
between an original and il counterpart
and dwelt upon Vantine's assertion
that this was an original of unique and
u~nqueStionable artistry.
Beautiful" Godfrey murmured from
time to time. Immense. What a
case it will make. Lester" he cried.
"Then you see it too?" l questioned.
"See it," and he dropped into his
chair again. "a man would be blind
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