Evening star., 1922-07-02
A MYSTERY OFFICIALLY
REMAINS UNSOLVED,

dress. This thought would attract
her, as she would believe that the
lady who wished to engage her had
| returned. This Advertisement was
placed by an advertising agency in
Fleet street In three London morning
papers and three Of the principal pa
pers in Paris.
| Then 1 waited-and very anxiously.
| About a week later I received a
letter addressed to Madame Wharn-
clifre" It was in a thin, angular
hand and bore a French stamp. The
writer gave her address as Is Rue
Royale. Nevers. and the note, which
was In French. read as follows:
Dear Madame: At last ! have news
of you. Dieu! have been much
worried and frightened. Where have
you been? At the Cheval Blanc they
| lied to me and said you had never
arrived there. I knew they lied. for
did not arrive with you? Do. 1 beg
OF you. tell mo what has happened.
The police of Marseilles did nothing.
They did not believe what told them.
Shall join you in London? 1 thank
heaven, madame. that you are safe.
| Your oDed1ent servant,
| "GEoRGETTE JACQUARD"
! This, indeed. was a curious re-
sponse. The Cheval Blanc was evil
IDENTIFY hotel, and the mention OF
the police showed that It was in Mar
seilies.
lON the day following the receipt of
| the letter 1 left London for Paris
and Travelled straight through to
Nevers. where I arrived at the old
Hotel de France late In the evening.
Next morning I called at the address
in the Rue Royale. 1t was a small
modiste's kept by the sister of the
girl Georgette jacquard, a good
looking young person of the usual
type of French maid.
| When I inquired for her and she
came forward she regarded me with
distinct suspicion.
| you have written to Madame
wharncliffe in London. mademoi-
selle," 1 said in French. II have
come here to inquire what you know
Of her"
Her face changed and I saw that
she was much agitated.
| IT know nothing, m'sieur.''
But pardon, your letter to her
shows that you know a great deal"
II repeat that I know nothing" the
girl declared.
May we go into that room yon.
der?' I asked. indicating small
room at the back of the obscure lit
1T
titons to put to you"
Her face went as pale as death
but she consented.
Now, mademoiselle," I commenced
seriously. IT want you to answer my
questions frankly, for much depends
upon you. What do you know con-
cerning madame? You saw her a,
the Carlton Hotel in London, did you
not?'
| Yes. and madame engaged mo az
her maid"
But you called at the Carlton and
saw Monsieur wharncliffe after hi,
wife disappeared"
.She sent me-" was the reply.
"why?'
II do not know madame's reasons
was her rather sullen answer. How
can II"
But you were in madame's conn.
dence." I said. why did she leave
her husband?'
Madame Is not missing now.
wrote to her in London In response
to her advertisement in the Petit
Journal"
Madame is still missing" I said
gravely. II put that advertisement
in the paper"
The girl was silent for some mo-
ments. Then she exclaimed:
II see. You are an English police
ofhcer. eh?'
To this I gave denial, assuring her
I was not there with any hostile in
! tent, but merely to solve the mystery
Of the brides disappearance.
IT am afraid. m'sieur. that I can
not help you." she replied. shaking
her head. "Madame's disappearance
Is just as great a mystery to me as IT
is to you"
I'm your letter to her you mention
the Cheval Blanc at Marseilles." l re-
marked.
Again her face blanched.
Yes" she faltered.
"Will you explain why you went to
Marseilles?'
ct don't know. Madame simply
went there"
"Alone?''
NO. I was with her"
where did you meet her after you
called upon Monsieur Wharnciffe"
II took train to Folkestone. where
madame waited for me. She had gone
down by car by way of Maidstone
and had sent monsieur a telegram
from there. I Joined her at Folke-
stone and we crossed to Boulogne to-
gether. and on to Paris"
Did she keep any appointment
with any person."
Not to my knowledge. m sieur,"
But she had engaged you on the
previous day, unknown to her hus-
band, eh?'
Yes. She told me to call after
she had gone and pretend that she
had not engaged me-"
"She had q motive in that, in order
to put her husband off the scent, no
doubt"
IT think so. m'sieur. In Paris we
remained At the Ritz Hotel for three
days. Madame had telegraphed to
some one in the south Of France and
Pawaited q reply"
Did you discover to whom she had
ltelegraphedg'
mo. m'sieur. Madame told me
practically nothing"
But what conclusions did you
form?' asked.