Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
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M. Jonquelle, chief of the Service
de Surete and the greatest detective
in France. is attempting to solve
the mystery surrounding the theLt
If a diamond necklace from the
NAROUISE DE CHANTELLE,
wealthy American wife of the i'm
poverished
MARQUIS DE CHANTELLE.
The beautiful
NINE. ZIRTENZOFF was singing
when M. Jonquelle entered the
opera and proceeded to the box
entering he stopped an usher
who was leaving with a large
bouquet of orchids. On the pre-
text of sending the usher for
cigarets. NJ. Jonquelle held the
orchids for a time and then en-
tered the box of the Marquis.
The Marquis asks NJ. Jonquelle If
he can tell why Jean Lequex, who
confessed to the theft of the neck
lack. would not tell where the neck
lace was concealed.
Go on With the Story
CHAPTER II
NJ. Jonquelle smiled at the Mar
quis.
M DuL u NO
siea1r lie marquis, to hold my expla-
nation as a sort of wage against the
details OF your story. The Service
de la Surete is filed with admiration
for Won: you must omit no item of
the narrative /. All, how en-
chanting Nine Zirtenzoff is! Hair
like a sunburst of dreams, and the
figure OF a dryad! One would do
murder for her"
The Marquis laughed.
Murder, monsieur"
"Ah, yes" replied the Prefect,
smurder or any lesser crime"
The Marquis looked the Project
frankly in the face.
sYou believe this robbery could
have been committed for a wom-
an?"
FOR whom other could jewels be
antended?" replied Jcnquelle.
The Marquis continued to regard
the Project with a certain interest.
"You mean," he said, that the
reason why the Apache, Jean
Leauex. did not tell what he had
done with the necklace was. in fact,
because he had given it to a
woman"
The Project of Police looked at
the Marquis with some concern.
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wonder.
"Why, no. monsieur, that Is not
the aso at all"
The Marquis seemed puzzled.
"Do you generalize, then, to no
definite %purpose?"
"By no means replied the Pre-
feet of Police. ST would g~eneralize
to the solution of this mystery: and
with M. lie Marquis aid, I think 1
can arrive at it."
"Monsieur,' replied the Marquis
coldly, 81 believe the mystery has
already been concluded; I believe its
solution seems complete"
Seems" repeated the Project
Of Police, sis the word precisely.
While it is true that the criminal,
Jean Lequex, has confessed before
the court and been sentenced to a
term of years for the robbery of
these jewels, the jewels remain to
be discovered"
He paused and regarded the Mar
quis with an expression of compli-
ment.
I'VE feel, at the Service de Ia
Surete, that if we could bring to the
remaining feature of this matter the
same degree of excellent acumen
that was brought to its initial stages
by the MARQUIS dc CudnIelIe, we
should be able to restore the neck
lace to the Marquise upon her re-
from America. She returns
tomorrow, does she not? 1t seems
a brief time for SO difficult an I'M
dertaking.'"
NJ. Jonquelle smiled.
At regret to intrude upon your
pleasure, Marquis, and especially on
this, the final night of Nine. Zirten-
zoff's misunderstanding woman,
adorable woman! One should lose
no moment of her excellence"
He paused.
"But monsieur, I cannot ade-
quately admire your excellent hand
ling of this matter unless 1 am
quite certain that 1 have the details
of it correctly. Permit me, mon
Eieur, to repeat these details, and
correct me, L beg of you, if 1 should
present them with an item of in
accuracy. / was absent aud I have
only the memory of interiors"
The Project Of Police rested his
arm on the seat Of the box, while
the Marquis fingered his monocle
idly, twisting the silk cord. He as