Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-26

brought to him there. 1t was brought
by a waiter in the hotel who remem-
bers the incident very we'll. Wether.
mill has seven minutes and the time
it will take for Marthe Goblin to drive
from the station to the Majestic.
What does he do? He runs up first
to your rooms, very likely not yet
knowing what he must do, He run
up to verify his telegram"
"Are you sure of that?" cried Ri
cardo. How can you be-? You were
at the station with me. What makes
you sure?"
Hanaud produced a brown kid,
glove from his pocket.
This"
THAT is your glove; you told me SO
yesterday"
81 told you So" replied EHanaud
is Wethermi11's; there are his initials
stamped upon the .lining-see? I
picked up that glove in your room.
after we had returned from the sta
ton. 1t was not there before. He
went to your rooms. No doubt he
searched for a telegram. Fortunate
" he did not examine your letters, or
Marthe Goblin would never have
spoken to us as she did after she was
dead"
Then what did he do !" asked Ri
cardo eagerly and. though Hanaud
had been with him at the entrance to
the station all this while, he asked
the question in absolute confidence
that the true answer would be given
to him.
The Last Chance.
HE returned to the verandah won
dering what he should do. He saw
US come back from the station in the
~notorcar and go up to your room.
We were alone. Marthe Goblin, then,
was following. There was his
chance. Marthe Goblin must not
reach US. must not tell her news to
us
He ran down the garden steps to
the gate. No one could see him from
the hotel. Very likely he hid behind
the trees, whence he could watch the
road. A cab comes up the bill; there
comes q oma in it-not quite the
kind of roman who stays at your ho-
tel. M. Ricardo. Yee she must be go
ing to your hotel. for the road ends.
The driver is nodding on his box. re-
fusans to pay any heed to his fare lest
again she should bid him hurry. His
horse is moving ar a walk.
3Wethermir1 puts his head in at the
window and asks il she has come to
see M. Ricardo. Anxious for her four
thousand francs she nswe Yes
Perhaps he steps into the cab, per-
haps as he walks by the side he
strikes and strikes hard and serikes
surely. Long before the cab reaches
the hotel he is back again on the YER
andah."
YES" said Ricardo, fits the dar-
ing Of which you spoke which made
the crime possihle-the same daring
{ which made him seek your help.
That WAS unexanSpled.'
NO replied Hanaud. There's an
historic crime In your own country.
monsieur. Cries for help were heard
tina hy-street of a town. When peo-
pie ran to answer them. a man was
found Rneelfng by a corpse. It was
the kneeftng man who cried for helm
butt II was also the kneeling man who
did In murder. I remembered that
when Z frst began to suspect Harry
Wetharmil1..
i I'm for Time.
Hfcardo turned eagerly.
And when-when did you ffrsf be.
gin to sS1spect Harrxw ethermillf.
Hanal1d smiled and shook his head.
That you shall know in good time.
am p eaptatn Of the Ship. HIS
voice Q on q deeper note. aEut I
you. Listsnt Daring ana
Drains were the property of
HARRY Wethsruiill-yea But Il in not
he who Is the chief actor n tha
crime. OF that 4 am sure. He nsas
no more than one Of he insf,,s
ments1 ~
'sOnae Of the irs4-r,,r,ar..a