Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-31
CHAPTER ONE. -CContinued>

oftSScu to me. Monster lc Prefrt
de i'otice-to be opened in ease of
accident
"Oh. yes said the secretary.
81 was forgetting. That from
Inspector Nerot, too: something of
Importance. he said. and serving
to explain the co1tents OF the let
ter.
"Wcll, said NJ. De>malions.
who could not help laughing. the
letter certainly needs explaining
and, though there's no question OF
accident. | may as We'll open the
parcel.
AS he spoke. he cut the string
and discovered. under the paper, d
box. a little cardboard box. which
might have como from a druggist.
hat which WAS soiled and spoiled
by the use TO which it had been
put.
He raised the lid. Inside the box
Mere a few layers OF cotton wool.
which We're also rather. dirty, and
im between these layers was halt a
cake OF chocolate.
"What the devil does this
mean growled thc project in
surprise.
He took tIe chocolate. looked at
it. ana al once perceived what was
peculiar about tins cake OF choco-
late. which wa also MndouhtcdlN
the reason Why Inspector Ncrot
had kept it,. Above anl below. it
bore the primes vi teeth. Very
plainly marked. very. plainly sepa-
rated one lHom The other. penetrate
ing 20 lep6h Of y tenth Of an inch
or so into the chocolate. Each pos
sessed lis individual shape anoI
width. and each WAS divided from
its n%cighbors by a different int
val. The jaws which bad started
eating the cake OF chocolate had
dug into ii the mark OF -four upper
and five lower teeth
NJ. DESTINATIONS remained
wrapped iii Thought and. with hi,
head sunk OH his chest. FOR solG.
minutes resumed his walk up an,
down the roona. mHtterlmg:
This is queer. q & IS There s ;
riddle here TO which should Like
to know the answer. That sheet o
paper. the marks OF those teeth
what does it all mcane
But he was not the man TO vast
much time over d mystery which
was bound to be cleared mp pres
entity. as Inspector Ncrot must b.
either at the police office or some
where Just outside: and he sal'
to lis secretary:
81 cant keep those five gentle
men waiting amy longer. Pleas
have Them shown i'm now. ii In
s,,ector Ncrot arrives While the.
are here. as he is sure to do. le
me know at once want to Sc
him as soon as he ome ENcep
for that. see that I'M not disturbr'
ON AMY prrtrxt, won yon?
Two minutes later the messrl
gel, showed in Maitre l.rpertnls.
stout. red faced man. with wins
kers and spec1aclcs, followed b
Archibald Bright. the secretary @
embassy. and Cacer"S, the Peru
Wan attache. NJ. Dcsmalions, viii
knew all three OF them. chatted
tl,em until he stepped forward t
receive Major Conte d Astrgna'
the hero of La Chouia. who ha
been forced into premature retlr'
ment by his glorious wounds. IN
project was complimentlng hl'
warmly on his gallant conduct i
Morocco when the door opcnc
once more.
Don Luis Pcrenna. ] believe?
said the project. offering his han
to a man OF middle height an
rather slender build. wearing IL
military medal and the rcd rihbt
of the Legion 81 Honor.
The. newcomers face and c:
preston. his Way Of holding him
self. and his very youthful Msv
ments inclined air to look uht
him as \ man Of 10. thsngh the
were wrinkles nj tl4. corners
the eyes and Oh the f"rehex
which perhaps pointed to = fe
wears mare. He Isswed.
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