South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-15

somewhere this memorandum writ
ten down. He suggested that For
neau make a search Of her writing
table.
ITO their surprise they found the
lock to the drawers OF this table
broken, and among some papers
hastily turned over. at the back OF
one Of these drawers, a small book
with a red leather cover. On the
last page. IN pencil. was precisely
the same memorandum which the
Marquis had picked up on the slip
OF paper under the door-'the COM
bination 10 the safe OF the Mar
h quise de Chantelle.' and following.
1.-THE four columns OF four figures
The problem which now present
ed itself was to discover what en-
plOye IN the building could have
written this memorandum FOrneau
and the Marquis had before them
the handwriting. With the histories
and associates of the valet, the
concierge and the older employees
they were familiar and were con-
WINGED that It was not one Of these
persons: but there were other en-
ployes in this apartment. and the
problem was how 70 obtain speci-
mems OF their handwriting without
mourning suspicion. In his per
plexity Forneau asked the opinion
OF the Marquis de Chantelle.
The Marquis suggested the fol-
lowing clever device; The Service
de Ia Surete should send an agent
TO the building pretending TO be an
official Of the government concerned
with certain mental tests required,
iu order to register citizens for the
electorate. Among other tests, he
should require them TO write the
names OF the president of France
and that OF the premier at the close
OF the war. This would include the
names OF AIillerand and Clemenceau.
and by this means they could OBJ
tain the NJ OF the word Marquis and
the c OF the word Chantelle. which
had been written by the unknown
thief upon the memorandum which
contained the combination of the
safe"
/ The Project OF Police stopped The
attention OF the Marquis de Chan
tclle seemed to have passed from the
narrative 10 a contemplation of the
opera
Nine. Zirtenzof was at the point
Of her Creates scene. Her voice
filed the immense house like a silver
bell like lnnumerable silver bells
a quality Of the human voice that
no other diva had ever brought 20
Paris. Her youth her allurins
beauty. added 20 the enchantmenL
Monsieur le Marquis de Chanteie
was looking at her. one hand finger
ing his mustache. the other turning
the monocle at the end OF the silk
cord. The Project Of Police did not
interrupt the absorption. but he
continued 20 speak.
And as IL happened" ne said &c
was the ingenuity Of this device
suggested by the Marquis de Chan
tcIle that enabled Forneau 10 locate
the one who had committed the rob
berry. He found an employe lately
taken on by the concierge because
ne offered 90 assist in cleaning the
building at a lower cost. The agent
from the Service de Ia Sureta came
10 this person IN the course OF his
interview with the employees OF the
building
MOne4EuEs ne eaAAf 4 an NAAtA-
PEELED 10 ask You TO submit 20 some
mental tests. but / viii make them
brief Tell me the form OF govern
ment under which we live and write
down for me the name OF the presi-
dent OF France and that OF the
premier who conducted the peace
terms IN the Great War. and 1 VIII
give you no further annoyance
The man replied that France was
a republic and wrote the name OF
Alexander Auucrand. But when he
came 20 write the c IN Clemenceau
he hesitated The agent seized him
az once. snapped a pair OF handcu1
on him and confronted him with
Forneau He was shown the slip OF
paper which the Marquis had picked
up "a his apartment He was told
the details OF the crime as he had
carried Il out. and IN his confusion
he confessed"
The Project OF Police continued 20
speak slowly. without a change OF
accent as y 20 himself
Monsieur le Marquis viii remem
Der the Apache's confessions ne haf
obtained "a position IN The build ms
and had watched thes Marquis apart