Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-15

small private safe Ia the apartment
when .t should be deposited with a
banker? But TO these objections the
Nlrgu.se always returned the sum,
lnswcT--that she alone had the com.
1ua,.on OF the safe? This is true?'
It Is true" replied the Marquis
But 10 was not discreet, as after
events have demonstrated. Perhaps
hy these discussions we gave Ia.
formation OF the whereabouts %
this necklace to this Apache lie.
quyy'
The Project Of Police made
vague gesture and continued 10
speak
The Marquis. upon discovery Of
the robbery. az once notified the
Service DC Ia Surete, old Forneau
and an agent arrived Immediately.
Upon examination OF the bit OF pa
per. Il proved TO be a slip bearing
the name Ia prln, OF Moore.Poole &
Co, a irm OF American brokers tn
Paris.
"Old Forncau at once suggested
that the robbery must have been
committed by some one from the
Office OF these brokers. probably an
American. since the clip Of paper
must have come from some ono en-
p,oyed IN that establishments
But here the Marquis Chantellet
showing an Intelligence superior 20
that OF this officer OF the Suroto.
pointed cut that no one would come
on such an adventure bringing with
him a piece Of paper, and especially
an indicaJory piece OF paper. upon
which 10 set down such a memoran.
DUN, II was far more likely that the
piece Of paper had been acquired
somewhere In the apartment
lie then suggested that an inquiry
be made to discover whether some
ono from this American firm OF
Moorc.Pool & Company had not al
one time occupied an apartment in
the building.
'F0rncau acted upon this mgges.
ton and ascertained that Monsieur
the Marquis was correct. lie dis.
covered quantity OF these blank
printed slips in the basement OF the
building, whore. with other rubbish.
they had been retained by the con.
clerge 20 kindlc fire In the furnace.
Thus Monsieur the Marquis al
one stroke removed any suspicion
that might have been attached 20
this firm OF brokers and confined
the inquiry TO some one having &c.
cess 90 the building aud knowledge
OF a.. else he would not have been IN
the basement where this debris from
the apartments o; old tenants had
accumulated.
THE query as % how the robbcr
had obtained access 90 the MARQUIS
apartment on this night now ad.
vanced itself There is no key 20
these apartments except the one de-
llvcred 20 the tenant by the bank
making the lease
When the door Is closed, Il Il
locked from the outside-that Is 70
say. the knob OF the door does not
turn on the outside: Il turns only
on the inside. 50 that 6; can always
be opened from the inside. whether
locked or not.
1T cannot be opened from the out.
side because the handle OF the door.
knob. as / have said, does not turn.
How. then. would this robber enter
the Marquis apartment? Again
the Marquis was able 10 give For.
noau an explanation.
'on the evening OF the robbery. Il
was his intention 10 remain IN his
apartment lie had dismissed his
valet and the servants and was
alone Later he changed his mind
and concluded 10 go out. Upon re-
fiection he remembered that he did
not entirely close the door: but I,
was a thing which did not at the
moment impress him.
1T was his habit. always. OF
course. 10 close the door. and he had
closed Il. but upon returning for
glove. he had left the door ajar. This
he was Rfterward able 20 establish
because OF a trivial incident. lie
remembered the glitter OF the cleo.
trio light on the point OF a gold frame
az the corner OF the drawing.room
table.
1T caught his eye as he descended
the steps. But II did not impress
him with the fact that he had neg.
lected entirely 10 close the door. I,
impressed him merely as an incident
which he afterward remembered.
and he continued to descend
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