The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-20
CHAPTER w.
NJ Itcon Steps In.

NJ falls" beard ana "A hnen ul"une,
making himself look Ike one OF
those men who 60 about LOOKING i"i WORN
and nt the same time hoping th'N may
not find any followed her lic dlHgulShea
himself because he did not wish tue WON
an to recognize him Aa the man VINO hhI
dire ted her to hceh refuge Al the faant
Archuugel During her stay there he hhd
kept out OF her way Ana none OF ran,
ferlots ucighhnrs suspected that he had
anything to do with IA" police
The uunilus ono" Wa' iull OF people
going and coming ~ ~" pIunibuSrs az
lived and departed when Nina entered IT.
Ehufrtlut seated NJ q distance from the
woman. watched her Presently, just as
the clock struck ., II stout. m"aiIm- slkeu
man entered lie had a crimson race
and fiery red whskerB lie went up TO
Gypsy Rt once, ana after ho"inS SAT
down by her side
When he sat down she started as II
seeking 10 escape But single "oid
from the sttang"r made her resume he'
seat Nlna's air hctnycd certain hp
prehcnsion The stranger ~as evidently
asking her 10 do SOtnethins which she Te.
fused TO do Then. suddenly. she seemed
10 consent The stout man arose, Nlut
took his arm. and they entered cab .
which was waiting In front of The ofn'r
The cab drove or Hud fhut"i.ot hhh /
to exert all the agility which had gwen .
him tho nickname u squirrel to ~. .
low II Finally II Sopped NJ a vino
mop ma inc OflNrf tfHiful'u l''ll W. ]
seat nnd went In FHufcrlpi p"ckcf INTO .
tho cab II was empty GIlH nud her !
companion had. evidently praolsed the .
old trick Of entering the cab h} on" a"oi .
and Immediately goiug out hy me "'htr /.
Tho driver when the detective tired 10 !
question him. drove him OF WIN hls !
whip He Was evidently iu league win |
the mgitlvcs Fnuf,rlot returned de
jrCtedy 10 the hotel
II was hHf pnst eleven when ne
a l. .
fool returned yeti" he asked his we
so. but two bundles have arrived Tor
her. Fan'eflot opened them. one con
talned three cotton dr"sses and some
heavy shoes and the other some "hiie
men caps such as houscmuids wear y
was O'Clock In the morning when GipHy
returned FRn'oriot and his wife had
been sitting ~ for her Tho defective
went into HIS closet and HIS WE "'
pressed the fears she had entertained on
m glfls behalf
Nina Inquired n aoue bundles had ar
| lived for Ser nud being assured mat
| they had been uiF""i I'm her room, rhld
good night Her appearance had E'r'k-
! |iuElv changed She wrr still snd, hut no
! longer detected 81, paused on the way
ont n the office lp say. by the war.
| shall be leaving tomorrow she cv,
IDENTITY mistrust VS. said fhntefIpt
| coming out of his closet 60 ana see
| l.cCoq.' replied his wife
| ! NJ ilFNl il'l lllIh "''I'i wv wv ~ 49,
soc l.ccoq We'll" SAID tho great de-
tective. II seems that you have not
| made piuch h"adWAy 10 tho Her'oml
raS-." What my chief. you know
I know that YOU are an nss You havs
muddl"d everything am especially In.
tercs'ed In This case myself" YOU
Whyt' gAsped Fan'erlot
Don't he too curious Hereafter you
win DO NJ tell you and nothing else
DO you know that on the day you were
s'ut for ~ the comm1ioner to V"rify
the ruhbcry YOU udh m YOUR hands. prob
ably. the means of knowing which key
was used to open the ssic lou haw
4 scratch on the safe door md saw that
n Was fresh scratch. that II had been
made, eyidrntly. by n key Now. why
keys the bankers and the cashier s.
one Of them would probably have had
PARTICLES ot the hard. green paint OF the
safe sticking to A. How far did you
My chief began Fanferlot, then.
suddenly, An. see You were the stout
man with the red whisk,rs"
"Precisek," went on Lecop. and here
!, small iron box tainted exactly M
m, n' To- ,"1ST, .STatch i" IT," "Tarhlcu mi, paint
is very hard" said Fnnterlot,
| Precisely. and the paint on the safe
Ia harder SO YOU zee. the scratch could
not have been made by the trembling
NHilN ~ I'lf fll'I 'Nl'F NlNNN lhNF h''ll
applied liut how"
Walking to door, Lecoq said. Come
here aud stand boy my side Now, sup
pose ! wanted 20 unlock this door and
you wanted to prevent me-whht would
he your first impulse" To grab your
arm and draw IL toward mo so as Ia
prevent you from inserting the key In
the lock Precisely Now let VS. Try
IT. Fnuferlo, obeyed and tho key, held
by l,'col was pulled aside from the lock
Ii al. . ~. .YI
diagonal scratch l.ecoq then showed
him an enlarged photograph OF the door
Of fnuyels safe upon which appeared
an exact reproduction ~ tho scratch on
the door
Two persons" continued Lccoa. were
present Mt the robbery one wished IA
take thf money the other to prevent
him. Tho cashier. having access to IN,
safe nj NIL times. would not have had q
witness present when he wanted 10 com
nit theft Neither would the bankers
Look for the third rogue-or rather n,
others are suspected The banker KEEP
his key IN thn cScritolre In his bedroom
The ward guarding the safe was Gip,y
the name ~ the cashiers mistress
Now look for man sufficiently intimRt,
with Prosper 10 know ~ this fact, an,
h the same time sufficiently intlmat,
, with the Eauvr family to have the priv
ilege NJ entering VI. Fauvelt bedroom
J Then YOU viii discover the guilty party
Fanterlo, had stood as,onishsd NJ IN,
clarity ~ lccou" | have reasons for NO
= appearing In this case No matter wha
happens forbid YOU To mention my name
r N We succeed an success will bc attrih
uted TO YOU Now carry this photograph
" tho safe door 10 NJ rAtriscnt lie Il
much pcrpleSed ahnu, this case En-
plain 20 him. as n II were your own di.
cuvery, what | have shown YOU. rspea
,, with him the experiment We have made
!" am convinced that this evidence vii
determine him 20 release the cashier
rtosper must he ~ liberty before I ca
begin my operations
when YOU have heen dismissed ny IN
magistrate return home Immediately an
. provide Yourself with wig and the com