The Washington times., 1919-03-03
Man With X-Ray Eyes
THE sTRANcEST STORY You EVER READ.
Nam Creeps Into Lucien Delomes
Room and Slabs the Figure
Sleeping in the Bed

GgAd ~ AGk4L ~ ~
lection and devotion you give mel"
But just as he was going 20 press
the button OF the bell to call hes,
Nomeone raped at the door. and
the Hindoo appeared
M. CIamart, the chief OF the a.
tective bureau" he said, wishes e
see YOU
The comte started violently.
"The chief OF the detective serv-
ice? on. ] knew very well tha4
the day wouldn't pass withon1
bringing me something annoying!@
'arol-6e-rolf' answered Nam
calmly . SHOW little coolne84,
Why do you have so many OF these
idle fears2 Haven't we a right -
pass for honest people sOmetimess
Hang IL, you must get over this
police phobi4 q little, my good fsi-
low. Come, keep cool, take some Of
the Liquor put IN your coffee.
Besides" he added, II shall
be in my usual hiding place, behind
the curtain. and I'll listen 90 what
he says to you, ready for anything
Whatever may happen. don't woE-
~"
An instant later the comte joined
the police officer, apologizing fer
receiving him. on account Of the
early hour, In such an undress cos
tune"
1T Is I. on the contrary. who am
intrusive In coming TO your house
so early" replied the latter, -buts1
had some urgent news for you
aAnd on what subject"
The wall-eutters who robbed
you. believe that we have az last
q good clsw."
"AhY' said the eomte. justly as
tonished. what Is it?"
II will not relate our investiga-
tioEs or our inquiries since the day
when you were in my Office with
Baron Plucke. You doubted. didn,t
you. whether they would have the
Ieast success? Then, In despair %
finding any motive. returned -
my first idea, that the robbery must
have been committed by the aid q
someone very closely associated
with you, who knew all your habits
and was aware Of all your acts ana
movements. Now, who would have
been better situated for the part Of
guide than your serVants?
my serVantsF
$50 established a watch upon
them as close as Il was cautious
must tell you az once that we have
found nothing suspicious IA con
nection with your butler"
THAT would certainly have been
extraordinary. Man is as devoted
as a watch doRsssh not 10 me, ut
least to. the MahRrzjah Who placed
him here, and to suppose for an in
slant s''
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case Is very different with your
'Juiistteg" cried the eOmts. start
ing up.
yes. We have the most seriohs
reasons for believing that she Is as
ISOLATED with a band OF criminalas
"ImpossfbTeP
yet il Is so. BY carefully shad-
owing her we have discovered GER
tain things which opened our eyes
TO others. Do you know, NJ Ie
Comte, what your maid does several
times a week, toward nightfallEs
Really, I never asked her. an
very liberal to my servants. when
they have done their work, as I an
at home very little, I give them
their liberty
"WeIl, your maid rushes into a
moving picture theater on tha
boulevard. You will say" he has
tened to add. seeing the smile which
his listener could not prevent, that
love for this sort of entertainment
could have not connection with
her guilt? But wait. The most
curious thing about it Is that after
having entered the place she never
comes out Of IT,"
How is that?' asked thu connta-
trying to understand.
Il mean that after having fol-
lowed her from the time she ssta
. foot outside Of your apartment. we
always lose track Of her as soon a.
she has gone into the building.
How does she pass out? We do net
know. We have never seen her
come out. She disappears. And a.
the manager has told US that there
was no secret door through which
she could leave unceremoniously,
we don't know what to think. But
what is &c be inferred from all this,
except that your maid has very Sc
rious motives for evading any in
discreet shadowing and, IL she takes
so many precautions, IL Is to pre-
vent having us reach, through her,
accomplices whom she is deeply in
terested in not betraying."
YES" murmured the comts.
thoughtfully. But" ne added.
seeming unable to belieYe what he
heard, "who could ever have mag
ined this about Juliette? A girl
who possessed my entire conh-
dence! And IT is she, you say, n.
Clamart, who acts as guide to the
wall-cutters?"
at don't state that yet. These are
mere conjectures. But we shall
soon known
"And how?"
'sBy arresting herr
"Arresting herr" repeated the
comte, slowly; "but don't you think
this proceeding would be rather ar
bitrary?"
Yes. But in defending itself.
society must not always regard
means. II she gives US satisfactory
explanations of her conduct we shall
be ready to release her with ample
"And il she refuses them, for,
after all ."
M Clamart shrugged his shoul-
ders and, smiling with a knowing
expression. answered:
an. lie Comte, q woman always
ends by speal<ingi A man often
obstinately keeps his secret-pray-
ers, threats, tempting dishes, moth
ing will unseal his lips. But .
woman! I don't recall a single
instance, in my long service
as a police officer. in which we have
not succeeded in lOOsening a wom-
ans tongue Before q