Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16

that the Marquis had lcf, me door
Enclosed week before. boo nad ,rt
10 Enclosed ia the afternoon o. vl-
then that this man had gone 800
taking with HIM slip az paper fi.m
the basement open the Mar
quisos desk and sclrOhi fJr ice
combination. which he finally found
and wrote down Toe search mad
required a very long time. and he
had not time on this day to open the
safe lie had taken the papcr with
him and waited until this nigh, on
which the Marquis had again gone
out. leaving the door Unattached
"Then he had opened the safe and
removed the necklace lio thought
that loo putting the necklace into his
pocket he must have pulled the Zip
ot paper out. ant by this means IL
had fallen 10 The floor where the
Marquis had picked II up.
The man made no defense and
waived all legal procedure lie con.
fossed and has been sentenced to a
term sot Imprisonment But he re.
fused 10 say what he had done with
the necklace"
NJ Jonquolle. watching the Mar
qu.s. took a box OF c.garcts out OF
his pocket and slipped his thumb.
nail around the stamp, but he did
not open the box lie spoke sudden
~ 20 the Marquis de ChantClle. his
voice was sharp. clear. and its tones
arrested The mans attention.
Monsieur lie Marquis" he said.
mime. Zirtenzoif will not be
pleased with her bouquet Of orchids"
The Marquis turned suddenly on
him. his eyes were now contracted
with an intense expression.
You know. monsieur. that have
sent a bouquet OF orchids TO Nine.
ZirtenzofI?'
Surely. monsieur" replied the
Project OF Police. Il passed the boy
departing with them when I entered.
They were very lovely. superb. eX-
quisite. the Notified Butterfly How
aptly adapted Is that flower 10 Mon.
sieur le Marquis"
The Marquis continued TO regard
him.
"And why. monsieur. do you com.
pare me with this variety OF orchid?'
IF you will tell me Monsieur le
Marquis" replied the Prefect OF
Police. why Jean LcQueX refused
TO say where the necklace was that
he had stolen, will answer your
question"
The hauteur IN the Marquis
voice was now distinctly audible
Monsieur" he said. IT was you
who promised 10 tell me that"
And shall tell YOU" replied
Jonquclle. Jean Lequex refused
TO say where the necklace was for
the very good reason that he did
not know where Il was"
NJ Jonquelle looked the Marquis
steadily In the face.
THE agent OF the Surete neglected
20 mention 10 monsieur an item or
/ two Of their discoveries. the writing
on the slip Of paper had been made
with the left hand; and the con.
cierge. as Il happened. seeing the
Marquis Chantelle 90 out leaving his
door ajar. closed u.
"Ah. monsieur. We have been On.
gagged In a bit OF comedy. Pardon
us II we have deceived YOU. .
II was | who conducted the invest.
cation OF your affair. disguised as
Forneau. and Il was the agent For.
neau disguised as Jean Leduex who
confessed 10 your robbery and took
a mock sentence Of Imprisonment
under an arrangement with the
court. We did not find, then.
the thief who opened the safe to
your apartment"
The Marquis regarded the Project
OF Police with an amazed express
sion. his lips parted. his eyes wide.
Then. monsieur" he stammered.
you have discovered neither the
thief nor the necklace"
"Ah, yes" replied NJ Jonquelle
lin the modulatcd voice Of one who
bids another adieu. we have dis.
covered both"
He took a mass Of jewels out Of
his waistcoat pocket and handed
them 10 the Marquis.
Il found these In the bouquet OF
orchids which you were sending TO
Nine. Zlrtenzof. Nav trouble you
20 present them 20 Madame IN Mar.
aulsc when she shah return from
America tomorrow"
The Man With Steel Fingers" an.
other thrilling adventure of W. Jon.
quelle. viii begin In our next issue.