The Washington times., 1919-03-05
Man With X-Ray Eyes
THE STRANCEST STORY YOU EVER READ. s
The Authorities Discover That 1t Is
Not DelOrme Who Was Murdered
But That a Corpse Was Stabbed 8
DRY YOU EVER READ.

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with the utmost care, II.
CIamart. However. we didn't find
much! A few letters. some bills
that seem to prove he - really
LueIen DeIorme, a student. resident
OF Eu, a. told you just now
'-rhat gives some information.
have rather an idea that this name
does not belong to him. and that hs J
must have created a false citizen /,
ship BY stealing papers
He passed his hand across his
forehead, trying to recall his mem
cries.
Besides, I have eorrespondsd
about him with the chief Of police
at Eu: I'll have his report looked
up, and see what he says Of the
young man" -
There was aIso," Risaale cone
tinued, "a woman's likeness left, n
a pocket, one OF those photos the
open air artists take for ten sous,
setting included. I brought then
all"
Leave them on my desk. Ris-
dale, I'll look at them later. Mean
while, not a word to the press, en- =
"I have already given a note "a,
the reporters at the police ofnee,
merely saying that a man named
I,ucien DeIorme had been found
murdered this morning at the Hotel
des Observation-Disclosures, and that
police were investigating the
crime" sEa
ssVerv weIl-but nothing more.
No one must be put on the aleEt,
But. now l think Of it," he went
on, "this Lucien Delorme was Tor
some time in the employ OF Baron
Plucke, the financier OF the Avenue
/ des Champs-Elysees; perhaps can
obtain from him some interesting
information"
He had not finished speaking
= when someone knocked At the door
Of his office and the attendant aD-
peared on its threshold
sBaron PIucke would like %
speak to NJ. Clamart-"
slrhat's what would be called just
i in the nick Of time" exclaimed III
4 CIamart: show him in"
] Then, as the chief OF police from
Epinettes discreetly rose to leave
the room, he added:
\ Don't go, Risdale, perhaps shan
need you presently"
Baron Plucke entered
II was just going to telsphone -
Won sir" said n CIam9ft, aTtos Z
] request an appointment; aceideat
has favored US But sincS
certainly owe your visit 70
some important communication, i
will listen nrst to what you have
to say"
81 have come about an old story,
N. CIamart," replied the baron; my
uucle's murder. I will not recau
the details; you probably remember
them?"
II FOLLOWED it closely. and rscOl-
lect the particulars perfectly"
Then I will proceed directly 70
| the facts. You know that robbery
was the motive OF the crime, ana
that all the victims jewels WerO
stolen by the miscreantS?" 0f
yes"
at have left no stone unturned to
discover them. Unfortunately, !
vainly promised q large reward, en-,
gagged the best private detectives.
constantly harassed justice, my eif
forts were futile. The criminals
had left no trace behind to. md
their track. I had lost my last
hope when, a few months ago, .
foreign lady was murdered in the
| Avenue Mozart --,
| Mrs. Tankery?'
Certain details given by q young
man who declared that through
some ineomprehensible phenomenon
OF telepathy, he had been witness
OF the crime, attracted my atten-
| tion and wondered II these two
| crimes had not been the work %
the same authors"
ssIndeed?'' cried NJ ClamaPt, his
attention suddenly doubly on the
alert.
$50. the next morning I went to
ind the young man and onered .
very large sum IL he would place
at any disposal a sort OF double
vision which he seemed to possess
oh" protested n. Clamart.
double vision! But 60 on, please"
This was the way he entered
my service, and IL told you moth
ing about il the last time I came
here with Comte d'Aba1oli-Viscosa-
1t was because I considered II use
less under the circumstances"
well, sir" answered the official.
sit was on the very subject OF this
Lueien Delorme that ], too wanted
to speak to you No doubt you can
give me some information about
him.
None at all. Who is he? Where
does he come from? What does he
do? I am utterly ignorant. After
having hesitated = few miautas
about accepting this commission.
he at last decided to 90 to work.
A few days after. - fact, he came
to see me and without going into
further details, said that he
thought he had discovered . GOOD
clew. So imagine my astonishment
when, the next morning. ] learned.
perhaps from your own lips. that
he had committed suicidei All this
was very strange"
"And the more 30, SIR cried -.
| Clamart because this man never
killed himself. His suicide was .
sham
Baron Plucke, bewildered BY what
he had heard, remained silent an
instant. then he continued: e..
But did not come to speak 70
you about Lucien Delorme. Allow
me to go on in regular order ana
tell you the whole story. since
yesterday I have obtained q new
fact which will perhaps give tAa
investigation z new direction
While looking over some old family.
| papers which I wanted to arrange
found something especially In
teresting. and I now have cleWs
| though a very
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