, 1922-11-15

Service dc Ia Surete. old Forneau
and an agent arrived Immediately.
Cpon examination OF the hit OF pa
1sr II proved to be n slip bearing tho
anime in print of Moore-Pooie & Co.
F., firm of American brokers in Paris.
"Oid Forneau at once suggested
tina tile robbery must have been
committed by some one from the
office OF these brokers, probably an
American. since the slip of ape
m,Ist have come from some n en-
pioyed In that establishment.
But here tho Marquis Chantelle,
| showing an intelligence superior to
| that of this officer OF the Sufetc.
| pointed out that no one would come
| IN such an dventu bringing with
him n piece OF paper, and especially
an indicatory piece Of paper. upon
| which TO set down uch n emo
| andum. II was far moro likely that
| The piece of paper had been acquired
in the apartment.
He then suggested That an inquiry
be made to discover whether some
one from his American firm OF
Moore-Poole & Company had not nt
one time occupied an apartment in
the building.
"Forneau acte6 upon this sugges-
ton and ascertained tha- Monsieur
the Marquis WIS correct. He dis
1yered a quantity of these blank
printed 81 ps In the basement of h
building, where. with other rubbish.
they had been retained by .he con-
| clerg to kindle fire in the furnace.
THUS Monsieur the Marquis at
one stroke removed any suspicion
that might have been attached TO
lihis firm of brokers and conf' ned the
inquiry TO some one having access
20 the building and knowledge of it,
else he would not have been in the
basement where this debris from the
APARTMENTS Of old tenants had nc
cumulated.
..The query as to how the rob
Der had gained access to the Mar
quis' apartment on This night now
| advanced itself. There is no key
to these apartments except the
delivered TO h tenant by the bank
making the lease.
.'When the door is closed. It IS
locked from the outside-that is to
say. the knob of the door docs not
turn on the outside: It turns only
on the inside. so thai 1t can always
be opened from the inside. whether
locked or not
at cannot be openeo from the out
side because the handle of h door
knob, as I have said. does not turn.
How. then. would this robber enter
the Marquis apartment? Again the
MARQUIS was able TO give Forneau an
explanation
the evening of the robbery, 1t
was his intention TO remain in his
apartment. ! He had dismissed his
valet and the servants and was alone
! Later he changed his mind and con
lciuded 10 go out. Upon reflection lie
remembered that he die not entirely
close the door: but it was a thing
which did rot at the moment Inn
press him.
Tt was his habit. always, of
course. % close the door. and he a
closed II, but upon returning for a
glove. he had left the door ajar. This
he was afterward able to establish
because of a trivial Incident. He re-
membered the glitter OF the electric
light on the point OF a gold frame at
the corner OF the d-rawinsroom
table.
"It caught his eye as he desccneS
ed the steps. But it did not impress
him with the fact that ne had neg
lected entirely TO close the door. 1t
impressed him mercy as an Incl
dent which he afterwsrd remembered
and he continued TO descend.
The final installmsnt Of ''The Mot
tied Butterfly win appear in tomor-
rows issue.