The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

the lights we're going. As entered
| noticed oodfrey's gauntlet lying
on chair.
rs 1, tho right one. mAdameT" !
asked.
"Ycsi" ahe answered. and took a
step toward Il.
is there not. connected with the
drawer" asked. "A mechanism
which. aa the drawer Is opened.
plunges two poisoned fangs into
tho hand which opens III"
NO. Mr.. Lester" she answered.
aa,onlshment In her voice. Il as-
sure you there IL no such mechan.
ism"
AT any rate. madame" I said.
Il would ask that. In opening the
drawer. You wear this gauntlet. -
and picked up Godfrey's gauntlet
from the chair on which II lay. 1T
is needless that you should take
any risk. however slight. Permit
me" and slipped tho gauntlet
over her right hand.
sho moved toward the cabinet.
Godfrey and ! close behind her.
Tho yelled lady bent above tho
table and disposed tho fingers OF
her right hand to III the metal
inlay midway OF tho left Eido.
1T II a little awkward" she said
Il have always boen accustomed TO
using the left hand. You VIII no
tlce that am pressing on three
points. but to open the drawer. one
must press these points In n Ger.
tain order-firEt this one. then this
one. and then this one"
There was a sharp click. and at
the side OF the table a piece OF the
metal inlay fen forward.
THAT is the handle" said the
yelled lady. and. without nm in.
stant's hesitation. while my heart
stood stlll. she grasped Il and drew
out a shallow drawer. Ali" and.
casting aside the ridiculous gaunt-
let. she caught up the packet OF
papers which lay within.
then told her OF the recent
tragedies and that all we knew OF
the Ffenchman was that no ar
rived on La Touraine
That Is the boat upon which
came over" she said.
1T has occurred 10 me. madame.
that you may have seen hlm-that
he may even DO known 10 YOU"
What was his name?"
we believe It TO have been an
assumed name" | said: but per.
haps YOU viii recognize his photo
graph" and drew II from my
pocket and handed Il TO her.
She took e. looked at Il. and
shook her bead. Then she looked
at II again.
There seems 10 be something
familiar about the face" she said.
at last. II am quite suro that |
have seen hlm-and yet | can't say
where"
Perhaps" said. in low voice.
The may have been one OF the
friends OF your husband"
| saw her hand tremble under
the blow. but IL had to be struck.
And she was brave.
Tho same thought occurred TO
me. Mr.. Lester she answered:
but know very few of my hus-
bands friends; certainly not this
one. And yet Perhaps
my maid can help u.s."
Photograph In hand. she stepped
thru tho doorway into tho outer
room. The maid was sitting on
the chair whore we had left her.
julie" said the yelled lady, IN
rapid French, Il have here the
photograph OF a man who was
killed In this room most mysterl-
ously few days ago. These gen.
tlemen wish TO identify him. The
face seems to me somehow famr.
lar, but | cannot place 1t. Look
at H."
Julio put forth shaking hand.
took the photograph, and glanced
Mt It; then. with long sigh. slid
Imply To tho floor. before either
Godfrey or | could catch her.
As she fell. her veil. catching on
the chalr-back, was torn away. and.
looking down at her. great emo.
tlon burst within me. for | rocog. |
nizcd the mysterious woman whose
photograph dAurello had carried in