The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28

VIII happen neNt?"
The contributor will send a paragraph
to the Reveil. stating that the detective
Is staying at Caudebec"
Exactly; and one of two things fol-
lows: either the fish U mean Cahorn)
does not rise to the bait. in which case
nothing happens. or else (and this Is the
more likely presumptIon) he nibbles in
whlch case you have our dear Cahorn
imploring the assistance Of one of nv
own friends against me-"
This IS becoming more and moro
original"
"Of course the sham detective begins
by refusing. Thercupcn a telegram from
Arscnc l-uPin. Dismay Of the baron.
who rcncws his entrcaties with nv
TREND. and offers him so much to watch
over his safety. The friend aforesaid ac-
ccrts. and brings with him two chaps Of
our gang. who. during tho night. while
'ah"rn Is kept In sight by his protector.
Fen"V" certain number OF things
through the window. and lower then,
with ropes into 4 barge freighted for the
purpose. It's as simple as-Lup,n."
And its just wonderful" cried CANT
mard and ] have no words in which to
praise the holiness of the idea and the
ingenuity Of the details, But I can
nardiy imagine detective so iIlustrious
t''''t my f'iilt nave attracted and
impressed the baron to that extent"
The most illustrious of them all. tha
arch-enemy of Arsene Lupin-in snort.
Inspector Ganirnard"
What! myself"
Yourself Ganimard And that's Tho
delightful part Of it: If you 20 down ana
persuade the baron to talk you will end
pE discovering that 1t is your duty To
arrest yourself Just as you arrested M,
III .Aherica- humorous revenge. what?
snail have Ganimard arrested by CANT
mard.'
Arsrne Lupin laughed long and Ioud
while the inspector bit his lips with vex-
AXIOM. Inc joke did not appear to him
worthy Of so much merriment.
Inc entrance of a warder gave him
time to recover. The man borught tho
meal which Arsene Lupin. by special IA
Nor' was allowed to have sent in from
IN" neighborins restaurant. After plac-
ing the tray on the table he went away.
Arsenc sat down. broke his bread, ate a
mouthfui or two. and continued:
But b" easy. by dear Ganimar1. vou
VIII not have TO go down there. am 20
ing to reveal 4 thing to YOU that will
strike You dumb; the Cahorn case is
about to he withdrawn"
.'WhatT'
About to be withdrawn, 7 said
Nonsense! 1 have Just left the thief"
And then? Does Monsieur Dudouis
KNOW more than / do about what con-
Germs me: You must learn that Cant
mard-excuse me-that the sham Can't
mard has remained on very good terms
with Baron Cahorn- The baron-and this
Is the main reason why no has kent the
thlnS quiet-has charged MIN with the
very delicate mission OF negotiating a
deal with me; and the chances are that.
by this time, on payment of a certain
sum, the baron Is onco more in possess
sion of his pet knicknacks, in return for
which he will withdraw the charge.
Wherefore. there is no question OF theft,
Wherefore. the public prosecutor viii
have to abandon"
Ganimard gazed at tho prisooer with
an air of stupefaction.
But how do you know an thAsF'
L have Just received tho telegram T
was expecting"
You have just resolved q ts,esrsmr..
This very moment, my friend. I was
too polite to read IL in your presence.
But II you WIFI allow me"
You're pol>ing fun at ma, Lupfn.''
BE so good. my dear friend. as to cue
or the top OF that egg gently. You will
see for yourself that I am not poline
fun at YOU
Ganimard obeyed mechanically. and
broke the egg with the blade Of a knife.
A cry of surprise escaped him Tho
shell was empty but for n sheet OF blue
paper. At Arsenes request he unfolded
It. 1t was telegram. or, rather. a por-
ton of a telegram. from which the pos
tai indications had been removed. He
read:
Arrangement settled. Hundred thou
sand spondulics delivered. All we'll"
Hundred thousand spondulics!" he ut
tered.
Yes. n hundred thousand francs. IT'S
not much. but these arc hard times.
And my general expenses are so heavy,
II You knew the amount OF my budget
it's like the budget of a big town.
Ganimard rose to go. Ills i'll humor
had left him. He thought for a few
moments. and cast mental glance over
the whole business, to tryto discover n
weak point. Then. in Il voice that frank
ly revealed his admiration as an expert,
he said:
ITS a good thing that there are NOT
dozens like you. or there would be moth
ing for us but to shut up shop"
Arsene Lupin assumed a modest SIM
per. and replied:
''Oh. had to do something to amusc
myself to occupy my spare time-e.pe-
cially az this stroke could only succeed
while ! WAS in prison.
What do YOU mean" exclaimed CANT
mard. Your trfs& your defence. Your
examination: isn't that enough for YOU
10 amuse yourself with
NO. because have decided not to at
tend my trial"
"Oh. ! sayr'
Arsene Lupin repeated. deliberately:
Il shall not attend my trial"
"Rcally!'
'Why. my dear fellow. YOU surcIv
don't think that ] mean to rot in taiI-
The mere suggestion is an insult. Iet
me tell You that Arsenc Lupin remain, (
in prison as long as he thinks At, and
not moment longer"
1T might have been moro prudent to
begin by not entering IT, said the In
spector. ironically.
Friday. On Wednesday next I'll come
and smoke cigar with you in tho Rue
PcrGolese at o'clock IN the afternoon"
'Arsene Lupin. shall expect you"
They shook hands like two friends who
have a proper sense Of each others VAL
NC. and the old detective turned toward
the door.
"Ganimard,'
Ganimard looked round
What is it?''
'Ganimard. you've forgotten your
watch"
MY watch:''
Yes. I've just found il In my pocket"
He returned 1t. with apologies.
Forgive me. They've taken mine, but
that's no reason why I should rob you Of
yours-especially as I have a chrono-