The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-19

have been mitigated by his death; but I tell you frankly I could have killed him then with my bare hands. There you are, gentlemen have emptied my heart, and I'm glad to be rid of it."
 You've made it pretty clear, I Samuels admitted, chewing on a cigar. Your point of view l mean. v
 "Mais oui," Anatole Flique agreed, twirling bis mustache. Do I not share it with M. le ProfeSSeur and M. PAntiquarie, this love of the ancient? With me now, it is the collection of old stamps"
 T used to collect cigar bands when I was a kid" SamuelS said with a morose grin, as Professor Johns nodded. And then, "Parados didn't make good his threat, since you are still here, eh?"
 "Yes, I am still here" Professor Johns answered bitterly. That was his way-to keep a man on the sharp edge of uncertainty. When he hadetred of his little joke he probably would have thrown me out"
 There was silence for a moment
 Lets see, you'd known Parados 20 years, hadn't you, Professor Samuels inquired.
 "Yes. I met him in San Francis co. He'd just bought San Lucas Is- land and he offered me the position of curator of the fort at small salary. I wanted to do research ir marine biology and it was a great opportunity for me"
 You had no trouble with hin until this matter of the fort camt up?"
 Nothing of moment. I knew hi reputation, of course, but he usually let me alone"
 "Hmn," Samuels muttered. C. guess that's all Professor" Professor Johns invited us to in. spect the fort and took his depar- ture.
 Well, he's strengthened it out, Samuels said, "but he's given him. self a pretty strong motive. Oi course. he couldn't have done it. not with that alibi."
 | "Ah, that alibi, my friend,' Fiji que murmured. No, it would seen not. Parados was shot with pis. |tol, you say, and M. le Professor was Is or 20 minutes walk away when it was done. And now yor will laugh at me. Monsieur, have la feeling for eyidence-it is of tht inward eye. But am not enthusec Eyet. The evidence we have found has not the significance. You vii Isee."
 Its my opinion we've turned III enough evidence to keep you en unused as long as you live" Sam. |uels grunted.
 But what is it?" and Fliqul shrugged "A petal, two roses, { slash across the cheek of ser. want, a blackness trodden into { carpet, a newspaper with oil stainl upon 1t, the hearsay of underling -"
 You are leaving out the stuff that counts" Samuels interrupted What about the conduct of tha Brent girl, Annersley's. and every body's hatred of Parados, those twt birds, le Balafre and Bee, Jahrie' snooping in Annersley's room-?'
 "Exactlyl' F7ique cut in. "Ther' is also the price tag in the deat hand of monsieur, that phoenix that advertisement in the Marseille journals, and Lum We's affection for his ancestor But these are tn, little mysteries, my friend.-the con iduct of Mile. Brent excepted Blu we have not yet put our fingers ol the-how do you say it? living tis sue. You may laugh-Anatole Eli lque has been laughed at before The inward eye is the secret of tn greatness of Anatole Flique."
 Samuels shook his head irritably live are wasting time. Therell b a crowd of the boys here soon. have work to do."
 Flique bowed. Tt will be a merr party monsieur. And now yo will seek the shoe that trod tha blackness into the carpet, eh? An II shall consider the ---um-indiscre ton of that admirable Lum We. Bu I implore you, M. le Deputy, to re member that he is of the immortal l-whatever may happen" I Flique laughed and with a way of his hand left the room. I fol lowed him.
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