Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-08

talked Of Geneva In MI. Wethermilli
room. and OF the distance between
that?
Yes.- replied Ricardo
do you remember. too, that ]
asked him for a road-book?
Yes: to make sure OF the distance
I do"
Yah. but 1t was not TO make sure
of the distance that, I asked for tht
road-book. my friend. asked n
order to find out whether Harry
Wethernaiar had q, road-book At AL
which gave q plan sof the roads be-
tween here and Geneva. And he
had. He handed It to me at once
and quite naturally. 3
ST hope that I took It calmly. but
I was not at all calm inside For
1t was q new roAd-book. which. by
the way. he bought = week before,
and I was asking myself all the while
now what was I asking myself. n.
Ricardo 2"
mo" said Ricardo. with a smile.
II am growing wary. l will not tell
you what you yer asking yourself.
you would make out that l was wrong
and leap upon me with injuries and
gibes. No, you shall drink your cof-
fee and tell me of your own accord"
A. Vital Question.
'ewell,' said Hanaud, laughing. 81
will tell you. 1 vas asked myself
Why does a man who owns NJ mo.
torcar, who hires no motorcar. go out
in AK and buy an a~utomobilists'
road-map? With what ob5ect?" And
I found it an interesting question.
NJ. Harry swethermill was not the
man to go upon a walking tour. Ell?
nA rrr- 4hfss~~ ln~~4n-EgHH
But then came an overwhelming
thing-the murder OF Marthe Goblin.
We know now how he did it. He
walked beside the cab. put his head
in at the window, asked, Have you
come in answer to the advertise
ment?' and stabbed her straight to
the heart through her dress The
dress and the weapon which he used
would have him from being stained
with her blood. He was in your
room that morning. when we were
at the station. AS I told you, he left
his glove behind.
He was searching for a telegram
in answer to your advertisement. Or
he came to sound you. He had al
ready received his telegram from
Hippoyte. He was like a fox in a
cage, swapping 1t everyone. twisting
vainly this way and that way, risk
ing everything and everyone to saw
his precious neck. Marthe Goblin
was in the way. She is killed. Nile,
Celie is a danger. So Mile. Celie
And off goes a telegram to the
Geneva paper handed in by a waiter
from the cafe at the station of Cham.
berry before S o'clock. Wethermil
went to Chambery that Afternoon
when he went to Geneva Once vi
could get him on the run. once VI
, could so harry and hustle him tina
! he must take risks-why. we hal
him. And that afternoon he had t,
take them.
A Sore Spot
bin was killed you were sure tina
Wethermill was the murderer"
Ha1aud's face ciouded over.
You put your finger on a sor
place. MI. Ricardo. II was sure. bu
II I still wanted evidence to convic'
I left him free. hoping for that evi
dence. 1 left him free. hoping tina
he would commit himself. He di
but-well, let US talk of some on
else. What of Mile. Celie?'
Ricardo drew a letter from hi
pocket.
IT have a sister in London. a vic
ow.' he said. She IS kind. ]. to-
have been thinking of what will b.
come of Mile. Celie. 1 wrote to m
sister. and here is her reply, MI
Celie will be very welcome"
Hanaud stretched out his han
and shook Ricardo's warmly.
"She will. not, I think, be for vel
long a burden. She is young. ST
will recover from this shock. She
very pretty, very gentle. If-if Z
lone comes forward whom she low,
and who loves her-I-yes. I myse
who was her papa for one night, v!
be her husband forever"
He laughed Unfortunately at his on