The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-09

after seeing my poor brother, for l knew the police could do no more to .njure him. and I wanted him remov- ed from that dreadful place. They questioned me many times about him, and told me some of the circum- stances under which he was found. Tt is supposed that an overdose of medicine caused his death. But I do not know I am sure, at least, that he would not have taken his own life on that evening of all others But if one could find the man who, they say, was asked to watch him and who abandoned him as he lay l dead-or even if one found the man who robbed him in the hospital! "Yes, monsieur. they robbed him in the hospital itself a malachite ear ring, which was one of a pair which belonged to our grandmother, who gave one to each of us. That ear ring could have paid for his burial;
 but they robbed him. and had it not been for my finding him, who knows | what would have become of his poor body?"
 Shuddering, she elasped her hands together. Arnold turned to the win dow again. What answer could he | make to this appeal? He was saved the embarrass ent of an immediate reply, for the door, bell rang, and Mile. d'Aurigny made an effort to recover herself. Angel iaue went to the door, before which, as Arnold saw from the window, a small electric 'brou gham had stopped. Tt is a gentleman about the wreath which mademoisel1e ordered" an nounced Angelique, returning. ''I had forgotten murmured Mile | d'Aurigny, glanc:ng at watch upon her wrist. Ask him to wait" Arnold took advantage of the op- portunity.
 T will take the liberty of calling tomorrow he said hurriedly. Mean while. you -could trust me with the 1 remaining earring that you have. un- til then?"
 '"The earring? You mean, that it might help you"
 Mile d'Aurgigny's delicate, dark eyebrows drew together. In the hall. the unseen visitor could be heard de-
 corously wiping his shoes upon the mat. The sound seemed to arouse madem oisel1e.
 "Yes," she said quickly as if throwing aside doubt. "I will fetch it''
 She left the room and returned i'm | mediately with a small cardboard | box, which she handed. open to Ar hold. It contained a malachite ear-
 ring, an exact duplicate of the one he had purchased.
 Thank you" he said. CT will take the greatest care of it, madem oiselle, | until tomorrow"
 | Without waiting for any further remark from her. he bowed and left l the room.
 Angelique opened the street door l for him in a manner which indicated | that he could hardly leave the house 1 too soon, in her opinion. and of his 1 polite salute she took not the slight l est notice.
 Upon leaving the Avenue d'Iena Arnold went to despatch a cable mes sage postponing his return to the United States, and as. while talking with Mile. d'Aurigny. the idea had l occurred to him that the mention Of | the sale of the scarab bracelet might | help in tracing the sale of the earring, he also sent a letter by messenger to
 Polozzi with this information, in care of M. Caradec, since he did not know where else to address him. There now remained about an hour | until the time of the appointment with Dr. Albrecht, and as Arnold walked. | to the boulevard by a rounda bout | route, he tried to reassemble in his | mind all the features of the Morin case, for he had begun to form a | theory which he intended to test. if 1 possible, that night.
 He reached the Cafe de Ia Pafx at | the appointed hour. The doctor was already seated at O table, and Ar | mold appeared he rose and saluted him very courteously. You are very punctual, my dear MT. Arnold he exclaimed. And l Monsieur Polozzi, is he going to join us?"
 "I have not seen him for several
 hours" replied Arnold; but as he spoke they both saw Polozzi crossing
 the road toward them. The talkat1ve old getleman was the last person whose society Arnold craved for Just then, for it was in his power to frus- trate Arnold's intentions.
 You sec cried Polozzi gal1y. as he approached them, 'I took your advice. But I have really come to triumph over you. doctor!"
 "And how?" asked the doctor. smiling.
 Po1ozzi glanced about him, ana spoke in a lower tone.
 "Becaus we have received aoo.- .ional Identification of Morins body"
 The doctor made quick move
 nent, which he tried to render less
 
 his chair.
 ''Really?'' he exclaimed. after moment "You interest me: Would it be indiscreet to ask particuIa rs %
 He spoke in the same tone - halt argumentative, half mocking that had characterized his manner fin the morning But Arno1d's impression
 was strengthened that he was re- pressing a very vital interest in the case itself rather than the abstrac, idea to which their discussion re- ferred. Polozzi. however, suddenly reminded of another matter, noticed nothing of this.
 'Your note reached me just before I left" he said to Arnold. ''It will be at once acted upon. An. That unfortunate earringi"
 ''The earring?" echoed the doctor. ''Whaf does monsieur by any chance alluded to the naIachite earring?"
 Arnold began to feel irritated ata Polozzi's lack of retficence. He re- mained silent. leaving it to PoIozzi to