Evening journal., 1922-11-15

tion was known only 70 your wife.
the Marquise, and that more than
once, for example at the Cafe An
glals on the 14th of December at
midnight, when any creature from
the underworld Of Paris might have
been present, you spoke of the
danger OF keeping this necklace in
small private safe in the apartment
when Il should be deposited with a
/ banker? But to these objections the
Marquise always returned the same
answer--that she alone had the COM
bination of the safe? This is true?"
1T is true" replied the Marquis.
But It was rot discreet, as after
events have demonstrated. Perhaps
by these discussions we gave infor- !
nation Of the whereabout OF this
necklace 10 this Apache Lequex."
The Prefect OF Police made a |
vague gesture and continued to |
speak.
THE Marquis. upon discovery Of
the robbery, at once notified the /
Service de la Surete: old Forneau |
and an agent arrived Immediately. |
Upon examination OF the bit OF \
paper. 1t proved TO be n slip bearing /
the name in print OF Moore-Poole &
Co., a firm OF American brokers In
Paris.
"Old Forneau at once suggested
that the robbery must have been
committed by some one from the
office Of these brokers. probably an
American. since the slip of paper
must have come from some one en-
ployed In that establishment.
but here the Marquis Chantelle.
showing an intelligence superior 10
that of this officer of the surete.
pointed out that no one would come
on such an adventure bringing with
him a piece Of paper. and especially
an indlcatory piece OF paper, upon
which to.set down such a memoran-
dunn. II was fare more likely that
The piece of paper had been acquired
somewhere in the apartment.
He then suggested that an inquiry i
De made 10 discover whether come
me from this American firm OF
doore-Pooie & Company had not at y
me time occupied an apartment in 7
he building. Z
'Forneau acted upon this sugges- I
lon and ascertained that Monsieur .
he Marquis was correct. He dis 1
overed quantity OF these blank g
rinted slips in the basement OF the ?.
uilding. where. with other rubbish, ~ ~
ley had been retained by the con- ~ ~
ierge to kindle fire in the furnace. tn
Thus Monsieur the Marquis at Il,
ne stroke removed any suspicion ,.
fat might have been attached TO ess
lis firm OF brokers and confined "a
le inquiry 20 some one having ac- ~ ~
SIS to the building and knowledge s.
Il, else he would not have been In
ne basement where this debris from
le apartments OF old tenants had -
ccumulated 70
The query az TO how the robber OF
ad obtained access 20 the Marquis lhr
partment on this night now ad- N
anced itself. There IS no key to a,
nese apartments except the one de- j.
vered 70 the tenant by the bank
iaking the lease. in
When the door Is closed. 1t IS tn
cked from the outside-that Is 10 nj
y, the knob OF the door does not ge
I'm on the outside; It turns only ed
the inside. so that It can always
opened from the Inside, whether M
cked or not. III
1T cannot be opened from the
itside because the handle OF the
'or-knob. as I have said, does not
rn- How, then, would this rob
r enter the Marquis apartment?
;ain the Marquis was able 10 give An
'rneau an explanation. ce,
"On the evening OF the robbery. ter
was his intention 10 remain in be,
; apartment. He had dismissed ~,
; valet and the servants and was ~
one. Later he changed his mind ~
d concluded 70 go out. Upon re- IL
elton he remembered that he did ~.
{ entirely close the door: but II
ls thing which did not at the
oment impress him. III
TT was his habit. always. OF -
urse. to close the door. and ne n
d closed IT, but upon returning III
: glove. he had left the door
ar This he was afterward able
establish because Of a trivial in
lent He remembered the glitter
the electric light on the point OF
gold frame at the corner Of the
awing-room table.
1T caught his eye as he descend
the steps But il dLd not I'm
ess him with the fact that he
d neglected entirely to close the
or. II impressed him merely as
incident which he afterward re-
ambered, and he continued to de-
md.
The final installment OF "The Mot
d Butterfly will appear in our
NJ issue.