The Washington times., 1918-12-15

% At any rate, in the early hours of Sat
urday. October %, NJ. Georges Valet, his
assistant and the three policemen made
their silent way to rooms 20s-210-212, as
has already been told.
The detective chief looked upon the white
napery, the glasses, the silver that decked
the table, the places set for two and the
indisputable evidence that whoever had
used the table had dined very well indeed.
Instantly the great detective realized that
he was face to face with profound mys-
terry.
'oh, that was just set for me" Mr.. Gould
is said to have declared easily. Just set
for me alone. Yes, alone. l dined there
last night alone"
But there are two places set" mused NJ
Wallet. Again he returned to Mile. Lacaze's
room hoping for a clue.
"The table," he said, pointing. 81 must
ask you again"
why that is the table where ! dined
last night Already have told you!"
"Alone?' queried NJ. Wallet
Alone? Why, of course, alone" replied
the vision among the pillows 1T was set
for me alone and dined there alone Alone
-toute seme!"
"Ah!" gasped NJ. VALET, "Quelle enigme,
What a mystery. Monsieur Gould dimes
there alone! You dine there alone, The
room is Mrs. Benefits! But we find no
Mrs. Bennett, unless she is the table.
Qu'est-ce que c'est?"
He departed
"A mystery indeed" he reported to Ex-
amining Judge Gilbert, who had fined Mrs
Gould and Don Mario. Observe the two
doors, each opening in the salon and she is
there and he is here and the table 1t is
between. and at 1t they each dine alone,
All, quelle enigme! Quel mystere! Quel
prodige!"
Mr.. Gould fatty denied the charges. But
Senor Cassasus asserts that during his stay
at the hotel he found the servants attend
ing to Mr.. Gould's apartments were gen.
timely under the impression that Mr. Gould
and Nile. Lscaze were not entire strangers.
Mr.. Gould, after Mrs. Gould's allegations
we're repeated to him. said he had no OBJ
lection TO her statements being made pub
lie, but refused to give his own version of
the event. pending the formal answer 20 be
made TO the charges when the case comes
uD in court. He said he knew nothing
definite as to the cause of Senor Casa.
sus's dismissal from the American Red
Cross in Paris. Major Daniel T. Pierce,
head of the Public Information Depart
ment Of the A. r. c., said the dismissal
was due to unsatisfactory service by Senior
Cassasus, and that so far as the American
Red Cross was concerned he knew nothing
Of the Mexican's own explanation. which
is to the effect that Mr.. Gould's lawyers
had privately INTERVIEWED to have him re-
moved from the Red Cross staff.
Senor Cassasus also insisted that his
personal enemies had tried to make It ap-
pear as IL the American Intelligence De-
nartment objected 10 his being employed
by the American Red Cross. He said he
was related by blood with political men OF
high standing in Mexico and the United
States, and that Immediately upon his
graduation from Princeton University
where he studied engineering, he Joined
the American Ambulance Service in
France as a driver. When the United
States declared war on Germany several
months later he transferred to the Ameri-
can Red Cross, he says, in spite OF warn
ings from the Mexican Consul in Paris
that he would thereby probably forfeit his
Mexican citizenship.
Senior Cassasus emphatically states
that while he lives on very dear terms
with Mrs. Gould he does not live on her
money.
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