The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-14
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NARQClSE LIZ CAl|A4N 1879 "~.'tN'y
''- 3,,srlcan wife Of the impoverished
,,,poyUs DE CHANTELLE.
,n, T 71PTrNZOFF was singing when
" T~r7reIlo entered the opera and
-.,oslad 10 the box occupied by
- .farouis Before entering, he
- nm usher who was leaving
.a, large bouquet Of orchids. On
w.. nrstayt Of sending the usher for
..r,~ets NJ. Jonquelle held the orchids
go time and then entered the box
NJ the Marquis
y, MARQUIS asks N. Jonquelle II he
ZEN vhv Jean Lequex, who con-
,.---t ~ th4 theft OF the necklace.
800 NOT ell where the necklace was
'''' GO on With the Story.
CHAPTER II
n Jonquolle smiled at the Marquis
ant must be permitted. monsieur
=, r,ayoujs. to hold my explanation as
sor, ~ wage against the details Of
,rr storv. The Service de la Surete
~. ,iIod with admiration for you; you
r,rsr omit TO item Of the narrative
An how enchanting Nine. Zir-
..,vosf is, Hair Ike a sunburst Of
5rc,ros. and the figure Of a dryad! One
would do murder for her"
The Marquis laughed
Murder, monsieur"
IAN yes" replied the Project, muir
5.r mr. 7ry lesser crime"
rbs MARQUIS looked the Project
SranIly in tho face.
.,you believe this robbery could have
ooo committed for a woman?'
,.r,,- ,rhar other could jewels be in
ended" replied JonQuelle.
,r1a MARQUIS continued to regard the
|prosact with a certain interest.
.,vo,, moan" he said, that the rea-
.c r.hv the Apache, Jean Lequex, did
sot tell what he had done with the neck
srs was. i'm fact. because he had given
10 a woman?'
Tho Project Of Police looked at the
kf.rauis with some concern, with, IN
~, certain element of wonder.
aU.bv no. monsieur, that is not the
reason at all"
Tho MARQUIS seemed puzzled.
oDo Won generalize, then, to no DEF
t,no purpose ~
A INV no means" replied the Project OF
Police. II would generaiize to the SO
r;on Of this mystery; and with M lie
sfarquis' aid I think can arrive at II.
f Monsieur" replied the Marquis
idly. Il believe the mystery has al
Fldv been concluded; 1 believe its solu-
3 oa seems complete"
o, Seems" repeated the Project Of
Anrfca lis the word precisely. While it
Y true that the criminal, Jean Lequex,
y he confessed before tho court and been
sfntenced 10 O. term Of years for the rob-
serv Of these Jewels. the jewels remain
10 be discovered
q He paused and regarded the Marquis
sith an expression Of compliment.
we feel, at the Service de Ia Surete,
hat II we could bring to the remaining
leature Of this matter the same degree
II excellent acumen that was brought
10 its initial stages, by the Marquis de
fhantelo, we should he able to restore
Iho necklace to the Marquise upon her
laturn from America. She returns to-
borrow. does she not? 1t seems a brief
ma for SO difficult an undertaking."
NJ Jonquella smiled.
4 regret 10 intrude upon your pleas !
re. Marquis, and especially on this, |
aa final night of Nine. zirtenzoff's |
snumph-amazing woman adorable wo-
ban One should lose no moment OF her |
eycolcHce."
HI paused.
SIT monsieur. cannot adequately |
1nira your excellent handling Of this |
Fa,"r unless am quite certain that !
have the details Of IL correctly. Permit |
be- monsieur, 10 repeat these details. |
nd correct me, beg of you, If I |
aould present them with an item of |
accuracy I was absent and l have |
s0y the memory Of Interiors"
he Project Of Police rested his arm |
~ the seat Of the box. while the Mar |
lis fingered his monocle idly. twist |
ng the silk cord. He assumed an at |
Itvdo Of careless attention, and NJ. !
Sonquel!e went on:
On the night OF the 18th Of Feb |
laTE MONSIEUR 10 Marquis, opening the |
poor Of his apartment at a late hour, |
"a" slip Of paper beside the door. |
the moment the Marquis gave this |
ZEN no attention; It did not impress |
him, It was late. the servants having |
e'ired, and the Marquis withdrew to
BIS bedroom alone.
II appears, however, that disgres-
'+t+ tiAA4lN bCSuA " 3NAA u
ven to the Marquis de Chantelle on
No border OF dreamland. 1t occurred
hin that this slip Of paper was a
memorandum by the concierge to call
We attention Of the Marquis upon his
L''.Fal to some inquiry that had been
maze for him. The Marquis, however,
not arise at that hour to verify
Wy Impression, but in the morning
'-ea he awoke, he remembered 1t,
10 going into the drawing-room in his
Shg-gowR and slippers-it was be-
s The arrival OF his valet-he found
SLIP Of paper where it had re-
named as though it had been slipped
~.sI the door.
'3s Marquis was surprised when he
@I' to examine this bit Of paper. 1t
.A0sd some numbers written with
.,II' and the words in strained, I'M
~ped hand: The combination Of the
80 ~, the Marquis Chantelle.'
~cosieur turned at once to the small
-. which is built into the wall OF the
",~eht after the American fashion '
Hled the combination written on
S.p Of paper, found 1t correct,
,"'0 The safe and discovered that
17'Glace had disappeared"
| Pretact Of Police hesitated in
narrative and addressed an inquiry.
h., tue, monsieur" he said,
you did not know the combina-