The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-10
THE MALACHITE EARRING
BY M. T. L. ADDS

and then the doctor, with slight in- clination toward him, raised and emp tied his glass.
 Arnold looked at his watch It was now seven-fifteen, and in quarter Of an hour whatever chance
 here might now be of obtaining the information which he was sure the doctor possessed would be gone, for it would only need a few words from the talkative Polozzi to put the doc tor au courant with the real situa- ton.
 ''Dr. Albrecht." he sad, 1T have promised Morin's family"
 The doctor interrupted him excited ly:
 why could you not tell me that before?' he demanded. You were wrong to threaten me with the po- lice. How did the earring come into your hands? How many people know about it? And, besides what did Polozzi mean about your note?"
 'I can assure you that no one ex- cept yourself and one other person knows that I have it." said Arnold.
 "But what are you going to do with it? I assure you if you stir up all this business again, you will do a very bad service to Morin's family
 ''I can judge better of that when you have told me what you know said Arnold who began to feel glad that he had not hinted to the doctor what was his own private suspicion.
 That is true,' said Rr. Albrecht more calmly. He leaned farther across the table and spoke rapidly in a low voice.
 T am late," said the doctor, half an hour later: 'tbut, after all. what does if n19tfar9 TaSicyn af once. I can easily manage an urgent summons to my native Alsace. What is that you say? An, but, mon ami, a secret which is known to four per sons is no longer a secret. And now, tell me. what was your theory"
 Arnold appeared slightly embar- rassed.
 gro tell you the truth, doctor" he said, 'T had thought it possible that. finding Morin only in a stupor instead of being dead, some one at the Hotel Dieu had finished him off,
 The doctor smiled, not at all of- tended.
 And now you cannot duplicate me without embroi1ing yourself with the relative of Morin, in whom, I gather you are greatly interested, nest ce pas? But it is droll. You have not hesitated to ascr:oe to me the crime or murOory WInl0 l Ildo rdHheo- you less ambitious enemies of so- mean detectives. It is true that we both have one indispensable qualification for the latter profes- sion."
 And what is that?'
 ''We are not too communicative to the po1ice.''
 At two o'clock on the following af- ternoon Arnold again approached No. 1502 bis, Avenue dIena.
 Earlier in the day he had been called to the Palais, where he had been informed by Monsieur Caradec that the assistant at the shop in the Rue de Provence had succeeded in finding an entry of the sale of the bracelet, which luckily included note of the sale of the ma1achite earring. He had then been formally exoner ated of any blame, while gently warn ed that his action in emitting to wait for the police on the night of the discovery of the man in the taxi might have resulted in trouble, had not Monsieur Arnold been a foreigner and doubtless unacquainted with the civilized customs of France.
 He had then partaken of poulet Neapolitaine with Polozzi at the Cafe Julien (to the accompaniment of lutgini's 'Ballet Egyptien'D, and had been assured by that gentleman that the suicide of Morin would absolute y paralyze all further activities of he Societe des Freres de Jeanne 1'Arc for years, if not forever, and hat the theft of the earring had been traced to a sweeper, who had been by the day only, and whom I he police were even now engaged in racing.
 The door was opened by Angelique with a little less ferocity of manner han that with which she had shut t on the same visitor the day before. | Arnold was ushered ineto the same | 1itting room, and in "a, few minutes | Mile. Aime d'Aurigny entered. She | looked, if possible, more attractive han she had the day before in spite 1 of her sa dness. and her greeting was | Iufetly cordial.
 'I have news for you," she said in | ! moment. '"The earring has been | 'ound, though I do not yet know low 1t was lost.
 It was bought, however, in some nagasin by a gentleman, and in some way the police got possession of it, nd am told it will ultimately be estored to me-
 .I am very glad" responded Ar old. 'Did you mention the disposi- ion you had made of che other ear- ing?'
 fFNo, monsieur. have come to the conclusion that one ought to be dis rect, and not act too quickly in any, hing"
 ''You were wise. mademoiselle. And LOW may l ask you to take spectai are that we are not overheard? For myself, it will not matter. as I sup 'ose your maid does not understand English; but please be careful not o betray any surprise at what I am ,ofng to tell you. for absolutely no ne but yourself must know it.''
 every well Ange1ique, you neec rot wait. And now, monsieur?"
 Madem oiselle, when you went to he morgue on Tuesday, upon what id you base your identification of he unfortunate man we saw there?"
 My Identification But-upon a icture of myself and an old watch, S told won oh monster. T have