Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10

soon frustrated, for the unknown died
without regaining consciousness, the
only clue to his identity being a Ham
mer and Sickle emblem tattooed on
his right forearm and a huge anchor
on his chest.
Another impasse," the colonel
growled, gnawing at his flowing NOUS
tache. The only ray of hope is that
neither Prokurovsky nor Hahn Pasha
have left the neighborhood, which in
dicates that neither has benefited by
the theft. Whichever of them Is inter-
ested in Hassan's table will be. as we
are: seeking the trail of that cart" he
added shrewdly.
Nothing, bar the account of the &C.
cident, appeared in the papers Mean
while, the police spread their net
over the flower market and the Vieux
Port districts, which were combed
thoroughly for a possible accomplice
OF the dead thief, while both the soviet
and the Turkish diplomats were kept
under discreet surveillance and every
one OF their movements duly recorded
and tabulated.
OF Hassan Bey or the missing car
there was no news and Sir Percival
gave up his golfing holiday and re-
turned modify to London.
1t was about a week after those
SfeAus WHICH, upOu gazing over the
morning paper-the Eclaireur de Nice
I CHANGED upon an intriguing ad-
vertisement and departed forthwith to
investigate.
The house sought was at the very
END OF the Avenue de la Care and the
office entered at the back of a dark,
winding corridor. at the top of the old
In the small outer office a girl at
a typewriter received me without curl
oslty or enthusiasm and volunteered
the information that Maitre Ossipoff
being disengaged I could go at once
into his private room.
The man who rose to greet me was
different from what I had expected
elderly, MISUNDERSTANDING, while
had been prepared to meet the adven-
turer type. However, there was no time
to waste and plunged Immediately
INTO the object of my visit.
Am right that you have inserted
this advertisement in the Eclaireur,
monsieur" read the paragraph
aloud: Wanted Flower cart, Stolen
on on the morning Of May Z, in the
to owner. Reward No questions asked.
Apply Avenue de la Care, 1874, suite H."
Correct, madame. Am I to under
stand that you bring me news of the
missing object?" His eyes twinkled
merrlly behind thick lenses
Hardly that. But there are ques-
tons wish to ask you
That's unfair, madame No cues
lions lions asked. no questions answered,
You might change your mind if
the questions were asked by the chief
OF police" I parted.
Il have the greatest respect for
Colonel Asselin," he bowed, still smil-
ing, and I am entirely at his dis
Later. in the colonel's office. Maitre
OsSlpoff told us his side of the story
This was meager, though mysterious:
Two days before, typewriter letter
mad come to him by hand-dropped
into his letter box while both he and
the typist were at lunch-which said,
in substance:
Dear sir-On the morning of Nav
7, flower-seller was fatally Injured
on the Place Massena and in the con.
fusion her flower cart was stolen.
Kindly insert an advertisement in the
papers for recovery of same, offering
suitable reward.
!, The reward is to be of 1,5OO francs
the balance to defray your expenses
and trouble. If successful kindly make