Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05

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/ breathed a >;-h Of relief
is it on again now"
ut certainly is. sir After what YOU
told ME Id not be likely to forget it,"
You'd better have weapon handy.
too" suggested
Il have Il revolver, sir"
That's 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. I'll
see you tomorrow
The walk uptown did ME good 1t
was long past midnight when finally
turned in at the Marathon Higgins,
the janitor, was just closing the outer
doors. and ne Joined me in the elevator
a moment later.
There's Il gentleman waiting to see
you, sir" he said as the car started
upward. Mr.. Godfrey. sir. He came
in about ten minutes ago. He said
you were expecting him. 50 let him
into your rooms"
found Godfrey lolling in an easy
chair. and he looked up with a smile
ut my entrance,
How do YOU keep it up. Godfrey 2"
l asked sitting down opposite him.
You don't seem tired NJ all"
II am tired. though" he said, ~ lit
tie. But I've got a fool brain that
won't let my body - to sleep 50 long
rs there is work to br done Besides.
| have Il thing or two to tell YOU"
GO ahead" said,
I'VE had cable from our Paris of
flee just before | left It seems that
NJ. Throphir p'Aurellc plays the fiddle
in the orchestra Of the Cafe de Paris
He played rs usual tonight so that it
is manifeStlY impossible that he should
also be lying in the New York morGuc
Moreover none of his friends so far
as 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
can't hear from it for six or eight days.
But my guess was right-thc fellows
name isn't DAurelle."
lou SHY YOU nave II nHbl'lSEIpI
Yes: had some taken of the body
this afternoon Here's one of them.
Keep it. You may have a use for it
took the card. and. as | gazed at
! 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 even death
failed to give them any dignity 1t
was weak and dissipated face. the
face of a hanger on of cafes. of Il lott
erer along the boulevards.
II 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 we think, perhaps. for
most of the morning papers will run
his picture, and if he is known here in
| New York at all. it will be recognized
/ 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 Vantine tonight-that
is just a case of grilling Rogers; then
we can run her down and get her Sc
cret 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 woman nor Rogers nor
anybody else we have come across in
this case can tell us. There's per.
sonality behind all this that we haven't
even suspected yet, and which | am
/ free to confess. | don't know how to
get at
Godfrey" | said. what am 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 my
| face.
well, | believe l know how these
two men were killed. Listen
And told him in detail the story OF
the Boule cabinet. repeated Van
! tines theory of it's first ownership;
named the price which he was ready
to pay for it; | described the difference
! between an original and counterpart
and dwelt upon Vantine's assertion
that this was an original Of unique and
unqueStiOnable artistry
Beautiful" Godfrey murmured from
time to time. Immense! What q
case it will make. Lester" he cried
Then you see it too?" | questioned
See it," and he dropped into his
! chair again. "A man would be blind
not to see it. But all the same. Lester
+ | give you credit for putting the facts
together"
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