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detectives, to the
was demanding
.. murder in Paris
.r.,. citizen Dernburg had
p I.4 lead i'm the library of his
wv, NV. throat was slashed and a
III an the white squares of
% .~.. marble floor apparently
aF'n' .... s-rlpc Of the assassin.
a. . have killed him." said NJ.
T- .yuu might have killed
.a' ,,. ,,..1r have been killed by a
..,ag,r living.
~ theory startled the Envoy.
Go on win the story
CHAPTER III
umreivable theory" re-
lr..lcur Jonquelle, that
gu, raaha was struck down by
.s-.'... we can no longer consider
...,,.e please. we will take up
..1.or.es i'm their order. Did
~. r.~aurg Pasha? 1t is an in
..-r r,1.thesis, and l should be |
. consider it at some length.
. ,-ams to require no extended =
'.l,s To conclude it. We have !
,..- tha mysterious visitor
rrs#.t oa Deruburg last night
w.. MS assassin, because the evil
-. ,,.tcr seem 50 to indicate
1.l down by the intention 'of
.,.re... some person who wished
+t,,.sr that this visitor was the
INT the visitor himself
rl+ flr wished to establish
~ oas ,..e assassin; consequent
=. Coura not have made these in
~, erflences, and therefore he
M. the assassin Of Dernourg
ha"
md now. monsieur, as I was the
~. who called on Dernburg
s., las. night, it must be clear
r. was not the assassin that
Al. t,r down. These conclusions
.ssm tn interock with a slight
.,-v. But if you reflect upon
monsieur, YOU will observe that
.re sound and convincing.
..ra was a moments silence. > ne
anal did not speak, and the IRE
4 n Police continued:
| y.w monsieur, we approach me
"a hypothesis: did you murder
|aburg pasha? ,.,s
@sre monsieur. one finds himself
,,,r.ad with certain difficulties.
took charge Of this house the
men. il was asCertained that the
h was dead"
he Envoy interrupted;
fd monsieur. AS a repTesen-
10 NJ the Turkish Government II
NV duty to take charge at cnce
he property of one Of it's muir
hi citizens. I came at once ana
X Charge OF it .....,5
7ss, is true, monsieur, continued
prs,act OF Police. You came as
t.l the right to do. and you
..a- This house as it was YOUR
|,y to DO And from TINS oase we
O., toward with the HYPOTHESIS
..s t~st inquiry--namely, did
40 these false evidences on the
l., q, this drawing room, or aiu
~ ala The agency not now NV
undertake lt?'
B.vow. monsieur, let US conslaer
csc suggestions in a reverse orueI
Dprragrr Pasha was struck oo"h
hand not moving alike in the
ia after he died on the floor Oh
rbrary wonder, then such a hand
MA moi have gone forward with the
Enufactura Of these false evidences
his assassination, and we may
,riss il cannot have manutaC-
-ed them, monsieur. because II Is
|, corce.yabre that one undertaking
assassination would construct
dsrc, of his crime to convict him
Therefore. monsieur, by elm
.or. We seem to arrive at the con-
san that it was YOU who manutac-
|,sd them . -
The Enyoy's face seemed to form IL
into q sort Of plastic mark.
Sow" Jonqueue went on, III you
|srgiactured them, monsieur 1t was
IA A deliberate object. That object
yW he TO fasten the crime upon
|,her. But one does not undertaNe
gsten a crime upon another
hout an adequate reason in nm
Now, what reason, monsieur
lsd you have had for wishing 70
|abHsh that I, who called upon
|nburg late last night, had accom-
lhed his murder and fled care
dropping aplotches of blood on
white squares of the floor Oh TINS
lsvtug room. and escaping over d
b covered with coating OF dusI
Oh did not remove? What could
/, been YOUR object in undertaking !
establish these facts, II you Weie
|gseH guiltless Of his death! !
,ae mans reply was quite simple
without emotion.
|Ehy, monsieur. should / WISH "
|aanate Dornhurg Pasha? ~
Did Won not wish to take over TINS
|seo' replied the Project OF Ponce,
Eai il you took it over, you woul"
|s IL over with what it contains
ne show you, monsieur INC
asgre that it contains" -.
4, stopped over. slipped the polhC
a knife.bladc under one of the
be- white marble squares in the
|svHg room floor and lifted it up :
These squares had been laid down
wooden sins. nailed together ana
-ei over underneath. Each square
therefore, sort of WOODEN
IKE, under the white square that
aHeur JonQueue removed was
with gold-pieces.
lie Oriental, bending over, made a
Sound exclamation of surprise. he !
laa.ael immovable in an over ;
Filming wonder. That the man was
E27ed at something of which up 10
Y moment, he had not had the
1'est conception, was clearly eVl-
-.asieur Jonqueue permitted the
'oe square TO go back into its
Z. and he returned to his chair
Oriental sat down beyond him.
saess In his amazement. The
ae,t Of Police continued to speak as
's' the mans concern were not
"7s which he had observed.
''a SO You see, monsieur. we
mere the motive, the opportunl- !
,'- Tie construction Of these false
VINES, o. Indicate that you were