Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-06-07

Th6 prefect made q note OF the
name in his pocketbook. II think 1t
likely" he remarked, that we shall
fnd NJ. Reinhardt to have been the
doctor who attended the old man,
Mercier, in his last illness, and not
Hartmann, as the girl said"
Every likely. You will be able to
nnd out at once by cabling your Office
In Paris, no doubt"
Eyes. In fact, the information may
already be awaiting me at the hotel. l
directed the steamship line to send
any messages which might come for
me there"
Good" Duvall rose. Hartmann
evidently took his satchel along with
him. Well, there seems nothing more
to do here. wish we knew what our
unfortunate friend there was trying to
write on the wall"
M. Lefevre had already searched
the dead mans pockets without re-
suit. No doubt they had been emptied
by his companion. The whole party
made ready to leave the room. They
all gave their cards to the clerk in
case they were later wanted as wit
nesses by the police.
Just as they reached the door Mr..
Morris stopped and picked up a small
object from the floor.
"By George!" he remarked. "An-
other franc piece"
Duvall took it and examined it care
fully. ALSO of the period of the first
Napoleon" he said. II wonder which
was the one old Mercier really sent
this, or the one we just gave to his
daughter? Neither, probably. Will
you call her, please?" he said to the
clerk as they reached the ground
noor. II would like to speak to her
for a moment"
The maid came forward, no better
disposed toward her questioners than
she had been before.
"Mademoiselle," Duvall said to her
earnestly, you have in your pocket a
franc piece which your father sent you
and which we recently placed in your
hands. / want to give you a piece of
advice. Do not part with it. Do not
carry it about with you. When you
leave the hotel place it in an envelope
and have it put in the safe. Some day
1t may prove of great value to you.
VIII you do as ! ask"
The girl saw that he was in earnest.
Yes, monsieur" she replied. II will
put 1t in the safe now, since you ad.
wise it. might lose It, 1t is true; and
as keepsake from my father l value
1t too highly for that" She took the
coin from her pocket, enclosed it in an
envelope she took from the hotel desk,
wrote her name upon it, and requested
the clerk to place it in the safe.
why did you do that, Mr.. Duvall?"
asked the banker as they reached
the sidewalk.
II cannot tell you now. / have an
idea regarding this coin, and the one
you found on the floor of the room
upstairs, that may or may not be Of
value. We shall know later on. II
my idea is the correct one, Mile. Mer-
cier would in all probability have been
robbed of that coin within the next
twenty-four hours. Come; We must
hurry back to the hotel. My wife is
on the track of a dangerous criminal
We must arrest him as soon as We
learn his whereabouts. That / hope
she will be able to tell us, but she
cannot communicate with me except
at the hotel. 1 am anxious to get
there as soon as possible"
Mr.. Morris concluded that he would
go to his home at once. Il will meet,
YOU both at The Office OF the Transat-
lantic Line at ten o'clock tomorrow" -
he said. You are TO inform Mr.. Ger
maine, then, believe, whether or not
NJ. Lefevre will take Hp this case"
Il imagine Mr.. Germaine thinks
there is no longer any case to take
up" laughed Duvall.
Ito be continued.l