Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
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sneer on his face. I'll break you ike
that he said. left him before 1
went completely insane"
Prof. Johns eyes and voice were
calmer as he went on.
Mr. Samuels," he said earnestly
my feelings toward Parados have been
mitigated by his death, but I tell you
frankly I could have killed him with
my bare hands had 1 been strong
enough" Prof Johns flung out his
hands. There you are, gentlemen.
have emptied my heart and I'm glad to
be rid of IT,"
You've made it pretty clear" Sam
uels admitted, chewing on cigar
Your point of view. I mean"
'Mais oui," Anatole Flique agreed,
twirling his mustache. do not share
it with M lie Professor and M. IAN
tique, this love of the ancient? With
me now it is the collection of old
stamps"
Il used to collect cigar bands when
was a kid" Samuels said with a mo-
rose grin, as Prof. Johns nodded. And
then, "Parados didn't make good his
threat, since you are still here, eh?"
Yes l am still here Prof. Johns
answered bitterly THAT was his way
to keep a man on the sharp edge of
uncertainty. When he had tired 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. met him in San Francisco.
He'd just bought San Lucas Island and
he offered me the position of curator of
the fort at small salary. I wanted to
do research in marine biology and it
was great opportunity for me"
You had no trouble with him until
this matter of the fort came up?"
Nothing Of moment. I knew his rep
utation, Of course, but he usually let
me alone
Hmm" Samuels muttered Il guess
that's all, professor
Prof. Johns invited us to inspect the
fort and took his departure.
We'll, he's Strengthened it out" Sam
uels said, but he's given himself
pretty strong motive. OF course. he
couldn't have done it--not with that
alibi"
"Ah, that alibi my friend" F1ique
murmured. mo, it would seem not.
Parados was shot with a pistol, you say,
and M. lie Professor was Is or 20 min
utes' walk away when it was done
And now you will laugh at me. Mon
sieur, I have a feeling for evidence-it
is of the inward eye. But I am not
enthused yet. The evidence we have
found has not the significance. You
will see"
ITS my opinion we've turned up
enough evidence to keep you enthused
as long as you live" SamuelS grunted
But what of it?" And FIique shrug-
ged. "A petal, two roses, a slash across
the cheek OF servant a blackness
trodden into carpet, a newspaper with
oil stains upon 1t, the hearsay of I'M
derlings-"
You are leaving out the stuff that
counts" Samuels interrupted What
about the conduct of that Brent girl
Annersley's and everybody's hatred of
Parados; those two birds, lie Balafre
and Bee, Jahries shopping in Anners-
ley's room
Exactly" Flique cut in. There is
also the price tag in the dead hand of
monsieur, that phoenix, that advertise
ment in the Marseille journals and
Lum Yves affection for his ancestor
But these are the little mysteries, my
friend-the conduct of Mile. Brent ex-
cepted. But we have not yet put our
fingers on the-how do you say it?-
living tissue. You may laugh-Anatole
Flique has been laughed at before The
inward eye is the secret Of the greatness
of Anatole Flique"
Samuels shook his head irritably 1--WE
are wasting time. Therell be a crowd
of the boys here soon. I have work to
do"
Flique bowed. ut will be a merry
party, monsieur. And now you will see
the shoe that trod that blackness into
the carpet, Ell? And I shall consider
the-um-in of that admira-
bic Lum We. But I implore you, M ie
Deputy, to remember that he is of the
immortals-whatever may happen"
Flique laughed and with a wave of
his hand left the room. followed him
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