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Show THE UNOFFICIAL SPY j T R UG du ou ee a le o o c J 1 by t e desk ta K nt o he n j I er I askdd I en elj as -we j Vx ouncd, no e u b of o j new Hote andereer one J e enlng afte recla m ne our ats from ! the p utoc at n o had acquired the e k j ng pr lege Yes ep led I ennedj what of h m He s he house etc e McBr de Vou d jou Hko to meet, h m? He s fu of good stor es an interest g chap The house detective had turned and had caught my eye Much to my surpr se he ad anced to meet me ay er er Jameson he began at last recalling my name though lie had. seen me only once and tl en for on y a short time You re on the Star I be 1 eve Yes I repl ed wonder ng what he cou d want. "Well er do you suppose you could do the bouse a I tt e er favor' he asked hesitating and dropping his vo ce What is it I Queried not feeling certain but hat it was a veiled attempt to secure a little free advertising for the L anderveer By the waj let me intro duce jou to my fr end Kennedy Mc Bride Cra g Kennedy he wh spered as de turning quick y to me I nodded Mr Kennedy excla med the house man defere lal j are you ver busy just now Not especial y so repl ed Cra g McBrlde looked about to make sure that no one was listen g There Isn t a man n the world I woud rather have met at th s Very Instant "Ir Kennedy than j jou sef he ald "We followed McBrlde nto an ele ator which he stopped at the fifteenth floor "With a nod to the joun0 woman who was tl e floor clerk the house detect e led tl e nay down the thlckl carpeted hal stop ping at a room which we cou d see J. through the tran on was lighted He drew a bunc of kes trom hs pocket and inserted a pass kej into the lock The door swung open into a sumptuous t 1 fit ed s t ng room I looked n ha I, fearfu y but althoug a 1 tl e Ugh we e urned on t e room was emb McB de ro5ed the room quick y open d a doo to a bedroo-n and jerked is head Lack with a quick motion s gn fy ng s des re for ua o follow St etched 1 fe e s on the whi e I nen of the in macu ate bed lay tie f or n of a w.oman a beaut ful woman she had been too though otj t the freshness w ch ( makes n eri a on en so a tract e There was on eth ng artlfi al about er beaut tie art ficia ty whel hinted at a h dden story of a oman t a pas She was a foreigner apparent j of one of the Latin races although at e mo ment in the I orror of the traged before us 1 could not guess er nat ona t I We stood aw est uck fo the moment fT e coroner ought to be 1 e e any n o ment, remarked McBrlde anj e en t ;e cal ousness of the regular detect e was not sufficient to h de the eal feet ngs of k to rran H s practi al sense soon re turned however and he cont ued Now Jan eson don t jou th nk ou ou d use t- a 1 tUe influence with the newspaper men to ktep this nD off the fron page The management are ju t as an ious o ha q the cr n e leared up as any one 1 it Is a crime But an it be done with the soft pedal We will stop at othing in the wa of epen&e just so long as the name of t e anderee is kept n the backgrou d hat was her nan e a ked ke eJ t least under what name was s e eg lstered She was registe ed as Madame d Ne ers it Is not qu te a week now s n e she came he e dlrec ly f om the steame Tr po tan It w I take t me to identifv her at tic best and n e meant me if a crime has been committed the guilty person may escape hat I want now right away ie act on Ha& nothing In her actons about the hotel offered any clue no matter how slight asked Kennedy Plenty of things replied McBr de quicklj Tor one thln0 she dldn t speak erv m ch Eng Ish and her maid seemed to do all the ta king for he even to or dering hr meals which were always served here ihe was evidently expect ing-some one for her maid had left word at the desk that if a Mr Gonzales cal ed sbe was at home if an one else she was out For the f rst day or two she kept here f closely conf ned except that at the end of the second day she took -a short spin through the park in a- ta cab closed e en n this hot weatl er TV he e she went I cannot sa but when they re turned the maid seemed rather agitated At least she was a few m nutes later when she can e all the waj downsta rs to telephone from a booth instead of using the room telephone. At arious times the maid was sent o t to exe ute certa n er rands but always returned pron pt y Did she have any v sltors f asked Kennedy She had one visitor a woman "wl o called and asked if Madame de Xevers' was stopp ng at the 1 otel answered Mc Bride That was what the clerk was telling me when I happened to catch sight of yog He sa s that obedient to the orders from the maid he tod the visito that Madame was not at home Who was the isitor do you suppose i asked Crate The clerk does not know this abso lutely but from his acqua ntance with society news and the Illustrated papers he Is sure that he recognized her Ho says that he feels positive that It was Miss Catherine Lo e ace The southern heiress exclaimed Ken nedy Wh the papers say tl at she Is engaged Exactly cut in McB ride the he ress who Is rumored to be e gaged to the Due de Chateaurouge Kennedy and I exchanged glances Yes I added recol ectlng a remark I had heard a few davs before from our society reporter on the Star I believe It has been said that Chateaurouge Is in this country Incognito A pretty slender thread on which to hang an Identification M Bride has tened to remark The first thing to be determined Is whether this Is a death from i atural causes a suicide or a murder After we have determined that we shall be In a wsition to r n down this Love la e clue A low exUamation f om Kennedy at tracted our attention Caug t in the filmy lac folds of t e woma s dress 1 hs ) found a few nall awJ th n pie es of glass As h turnel them o e a J o e and tried to ft t err togo he y seemed to form at east a part of what had on ben a o ow tz b f c 'hi g j P hap a a f an n r is .t"1 I , Ho was he bod d sco ered asked a g a eng ook ng up a McBr de k ! Da befo e e e da Madame s n a d i w en o he cas c epeated t e de ec e & ow y as if ehears ng the ase as u o s ow nformation as ou s nd sa d ha Madame had asked he o a o h n tha e was going awav a few das and that under no c ns an es was er rooms to be d sturbed e absence 1 e mad was comn s o ed o pa e b not on1 fo the n e ev had been e e but. a so for e en a nder of he week w en Madame o d moa kel re n not ear er e bi was made ou anil paid ce t en on the ambe maid 1 as e p ed th s s e The key to that clos e o er n he come wab gone and t m t ha e h dden ts secret until tl e end of he wee o per aps a day or two on e f the hamberma d adn t been b cu ous S e 1 unted till s e found ano e Key tha fitted and opened the o et door apparent y to see what adame had been so part ula o ock up n he absence There a the body of madame fu d essed edged n o e narrow space and hudd ed up In a o ne The c a bern a d screamed and e secret was ou An Madan e de e e ss ma d at as become of er asked Ken nedv eage She 1 as d sappea ed repl ed Mc Br de Kennedy s e e en ountered the curious gaze of McB de T s may prove to be a mos unusua case ne emarked In an er o tl e mpued qu rv of the de ec e Is ppoe ou a e heard of e endormeu s of Par s IcB de shook h s head n e nega e i It s a F en h word s gnifj ng a per ion who puts another to bleep the seep make & exp a ned Kenned T cy a e the a est sc entifl choo of mlna a who use h n os po e qu kebt a t ! ne b upef nD d ugs o e of the r ex pots & rrpasb an 0 o even m dg ned b he bu opea.n po e Tee ot n& n e epe o e bo ude as ora or kno k ou d op The men l are a of supe o Intel gence and daring ; e ef equ s e of e omen s ex i en e beau y a we a uns yupulous j nes. lew ake a li e n g ass ba i conta n ng a flu d or a e o d t a pocket handkp ef cru bhove unde the no1 of t e ad wh ff the ic n s n o s oua Hut o d na t e endormeur doeb o e Is usual sa s ed o st e o a then eaelbv m 1 he e son e n o e o th s ca e ha a e e b de o mu de M Bride Kennedy lad scar elv n ed when McBridc oroug t s g s dow t : a re ound ng fema k no e pa m of h s left hand i Say he cr ed n g ea c c pmcnt, I here s ano her ng w v o ma ! not 1 a e some onn t o case j The evening af e Madame a ed I ap I pened to be walk ng roug e a I wre e 1 saw a la e t at ooKed ami a to n e It was that of a la k a ed o e sk nned ma a fasc a ng face but a fa e o be afraid o I r ncmbe ed im I tr ought fron n y po e oacperien e as a notonoub ook ad not bee seen Iew York for yea Wei I ga e the waltc Cha cj the wink and he met me e rear of the uife around the corner 1 o n to be e j arefu about t e da k fa ed ma and tl e joungc man wl was w t hln 0 be particular to wait w em we I and to pick up any & raps of on orsatlon e 'cou d The e wasn t much ha he o c ea but wl at t ere was of 1 was bo susp Iou3 t at I did not es tate o on ude thai t e fellow was an un en ab e feues It was somethl 0 abou tie Pa ana a a and a oa Ing a a of a a a ns p and fru tone o esoeof one u the liUn mt a oun c I was e sa d n rea o be he oal ng to of a certain opeu p er w e did not an e but wl c oungc man iee ned to und s a be e atked of monev and thoug C a e a mos ass duous at 1 e tin e a e o e heard was someth nb a o te ou sand fran s and bu g e on" a Hnallv a wh spe ed o ft e o e caught t e words U o e o r ere away f o Pa la he da k man n m a pa e u b o confidence sa d some if a ou e ot er pans being the rea g af o a and that e w o e affa r ou d b g a 0 Mra s with wh e ou af ford to ba be a Char e ou d get no lik ng about w at t a o r g was But I felt su d ea enoug to wa ra e e a ome k nd of conflden e ga ne va be ng d ussed But I m afraid was n u mo e serious than I ough a e mo Well the da k ma n e sed 1 imse f and a tered n ob a u to the de k w n c a I e opposite h He o k k t e day a as on e in Ioueda waa n o ho eth ne I n Bnd ff b le n ga n n b H I H C H f O ff K S ex a ne ha H befo e he ou d fin sh I moved st closer and p nc ed hs bow A aul red g ow of supp essed anger spread o er his face b t he cut s words short He knew and I knew e knew That is the sign n he continenta oteis vhen they find a crook and quiet ask him to move on The nan turned on his hee and sailed out of t e I ote There was some h ng afoot between the e two ma k m vo ds But w do jou onne t t at n dent wjth thfs ase of Madame de Ne ers asked Kenned a tt e puzz ed Because the neT dav and the day at Madame s ma d d sapp eared I happened to see a n an b dd ng good bye to a worn an a e rea ca rane entrance of he hote T e woman was Madame s ma d and t e man was the da k man who had bee sea ed n the cafe Do ou t nk o ou d loca e e ma d The o e de e ve houg t a m nute or wo If s e as Oone o an of the ot er ho e s n th s ci I cou d he an swe ed s o v j. Then I can lea e t at part of t to vou McBr de asked Kennedy louht ful y as if la ng out a progran me of action n s m nd Trj to f nd some trace of the two men whom you saw in t e cafe at the sam t me But for the present I should say spa e no effo t to locate that g r Trust t to me agreed M Br de con f dent A hea tap sounded at the door and McBrlde opened it It was t e coroner pecul ar case remarked the oro ner at the conclus on of h s e am nation w th he air of a man who ou d shed mucl 1 ht on it from h s w de e per ence if e ci ose Didn t I te 1 ou rejo ned McB de dolefully af e we had e o one down a a ew m nu eb ate I k cw ou nk o el was d n0 sone ng fro m We an epwa eh nks-jyet c na ked C g Alwea dosto un down t y w a c I et e se ea s a 1 of ga dens set obyhsm I see if I can ge iSny Info a on on M ss Love a Find er addrcs Wa ter a d a cab The so t e -n hel ess wo a 1 at a ted mo e atte o by e eauty than bj he fo un v ic was on y nod e a e as Ame an fo unes go owadays I ed n an apa ment fac ng the park e mut er Vo t na e we arr ed a p par n ent ot ve man n n tes aftp e 0 I and aug te a d a ough was a p Kennedv sen up h s ca d w tl a g message to see t em r c o e ed us n a la ge drawing oon and ere plain y annoyed by our v s t W at is t that ou wishe o see mo about egan Mrs Love ace n a tone h ch wa intended o ose e er ew a mofct befo e t was begun Co J ou e me any h ng a o a Madame de Ne e s w o was stay ng a t e Vandervecr asked C "alg tu n g q k o e da glitp so as o catcl p fu ef e of Ir quest on f and then a ng as if expc t ng e answe fron er T e oung; al s fa e h an od s ghtl an 1 k e sec el o a c cath fo n nstant but she kept er on p sure a n abl in spite of e c de t sho I of C a g s pu pose y abrup iues o 1 have heard of e Miss fo ca f rep ted w tl fo ce a mness as c qn t nued o look o e o an answo W d o ask Bo use a woman who s supposed t be Ma a nc de Ne ers as omm ted h de a t c Va e nl was o g L hat pe aps o den f h r B is time so a h one pc ec m strc s of herse f aga I len f er W 1 c c h nnpyknw asu a au ex Do o H pposc c Du e a oa o f,e be a o e f c d ed ne o s p pea ada tf,te b oo of a nazeme c fa cason to bcl e a ke s t s o nt 5 1 cogn ose not Inst a of peak ng s e ne v a u dr s fa on of a h o as e c s sn p g a ho mk ap a p tm a e gett ng ow e s e a eab so ho g c nc s o csp J e d ss hs f M Lo I p lo e e he 1 ad gal e 1 r s pol t le now fc s1 c t at M hh o e a o knew o ft d pe a s so e g a bo Ma ae Nc e s We w e as gra e a ou awkwn 1 pos p n ed A s ot ng e be one t a a e nlg de ded to a oep sound e asp Imrneo npp err g at e ng wa o v e o er n ae f o w h a nc a wan h prg p mo off p art a ng w o j an p a o 1 e ' z o n hr o a 1 fin a n n s H n o (, n -fi s om c de and sui de Now Professor Kenned f we m ght turn o er hat re search part of the case to jou s r 1 w 1 engage o see t at a reaso able bi 1 for your profess onal sen ces goes through the off ce of m fr end the c ty corup tro ler prompt y Cra g snapped at he opportun tl ough 1 e d d not a ow he coroner 10 ga n t at mp ess on, Ver we ag eed that off c a I shall see hat a the necessary organs for a thorough test as to the cause of he death of this woman are sent up to the Chemlstrj bui d ng r ght away The coroner was as good as his word and we had scarce y b eakfasted and a ri ed at Crags sc ent f c workshop before that off c a appeared accompan ed by a man who carried in uncanny jars the necessar materia s for an in est ga on fol ow ng an a topsj- Kennedy was now in h a e en ent The case had taken an u expected urn which made him a leading factor n Its so u tion He too a 1 tt e p ece of lung tissue and w th a sharp ster zed kn fe cut t up Ihen he made t s ght y a ka ne w t a 1 ttle sod m carbonate talk ng half to us and a f to Tin self as he wo ked I he ne t step was to pace the n atter n a & ass flask n a wate bath where It was hea ed From the flask, a Bohen lan glass tube led nto a cool jar and on a part of t e tube a flan e was p ay ng whicl heated It to redness for two or three inche ce eral m nutes we wa ed n s ence F na y hen t e process ad gone far enough I ennedy took a p ece of paper which had been reated w th iod zed starch as he after exp a ned lie plunged the paper in o t e cool jar b ow It tu ned a s rong b ue t nt C a g sa d noth ng but it vas evident at e was ore ha gia necr by what had appened V k ea hed for a bott on the s p pfo e h n and I ou d ee f om abel on tho b own g ass t a as h e of M er s he P c: d a r a ps ube n o tho da o 0 p p ate was gradua ly formed Is e de Jed pact nn for ch oro form he ex aimed n mplj n rrply to ou spoke que o s C lorofo n epeated the oroner rat er doubtfu o Id ho oforn be d s overed In ngs o e a afte so nia da s 1 1 am ot rying to quest on he cs s of ou wok ex ppt a ev m g nat al be que onPd our T en aga n n Ight not o e subs a es e ge e atw a dead bod whhwodgea rea t o ery mu Ike ch orofo n Remen be t Is e summe tin e oo and c loroform ou g apora p p mu more rap d now t a 1 w n e Ke nod m led but lis conf dence re mained uns ake I an n a po o meet al of or objec ions 1 c pxp a ned s mpl J F k I ould la ow as a ru e t at by prope et ods o oforrn may be d s o p cd e sea mucl o ge af er dea t an s o monly s pposed n b n e fro I days to three weeks wt apa al wo king range of my we ve sa e w c v n e n aj ho found oven afte hp p al mont s bv t e Ig t met od pan h s ase o es v t In he a e age eng of t e More nan ta no anes generated bj the procpss of le o pos tion vh u wi 1 it a e tl e test fo orofon w ch I a J s n ade nd Madame le Ne ers q er ed 1 e oroner a f t e n of e enls was ccesHltati g a omp ete reco st uc on of h s theor o e ase Was m rdrrcd ompleted I e ned a o e t a o ng more to be Ha d o c b b 1 B pe s s cd p orone f s o as mu de ed h e Br of c orofo m ovdoo on or ho fa t lt as o o s ggle F o n po c i pw a bn 1 pa e a o f pd w t t g o es son o n a- o ngc a s a p de k fpw c ga s n ga s po ntepan f s u e o d see p na ke s e a da en e of e endor pu W oe c ob h nc 1 u o Ma1u e s oo ts c y i oeoneel h e J p f o ve a on r e poad ens den en a e ou po ke a ke e d e ose T n I hp gho uln e In dire pf In ot o sc o snesb ft o oforn w s ad n c ed out a str gg e a I a k f n f ca on we ob tern n he body was p a ed n t p o o a 1 p na d el e as p n or a esso too e os ke v mea o post o it sue pay ng e b ad a e a t j,e off e d en Msa pea ed Kenned pped t e x hack o s po et e o one nd I Ink ee pe g agf ed at oug as nao pk p o i ad o tu po e mc In pw a no e f o n h lo ke p e I sup op p ega en a ve ak o no p ns g a o b f o u n h a ano K e acson h fo ft on a n f g so u n n s w Amtmum Bo Rbbyb I ave hea d a runor to that effect rep ed Kennedy There was nothing n h s manner e en to hint at the fact t at we ad gone further and interviewed t e youne lady In quest on "We resumed the coroner n v ew of what you haie ust d s overed I do K t m nd te ng you ha I be eve it was more than a rumor I have had a man watch ng the woman and th s s a eport I received Just before I came here We read the note w 1 n he now handed to us It was ju&t a has j 1 ne M ss Love ace eft hur edly for Wash ngton th s morning Wha was he mean ng of t 'W hy ad Al ss Lo e ace gone to ash ng on of a p aces at th s torr d season of the year T e corone had scarce y eft us more mys fled than ever when a te ephone n essage came from M B de sai ng t at he had some mportant news for b f we ou d meet h m at e S Cenlb 1 otel with n an 1 our The descr pt on vhic he houseman had se t out to tl e o her ote detect Ives the n ght before ad a read pro duced a result W th n the past two days a man answer n he descr pt on of the young man whom McBr de had seen in the cafe and a woman worn 0ht ery poss by 1 a e been Madame s ma d had come to the St Cen s as M and Mn e Duva The houseman of the St Cen s wel corned us ord a i pon McB jde s In trod ction and ag eed to ta e us up to the rooms of the st anBe ouple f they were not in As t happened it was the luncl hou and they were not in t e room til 1 ennedv dared not be too part c a i h s bearch of t eir effects for le dd ot wish to a ouse susp Ion upon t eir re ur at least not vet He as ook ng about the room n an apparen l a ml ess manner On t e side va I hu g a c eap etch ng of a ood and scene Kennedv seen ed eng osbed n vh e t o rest of us dgetei at the delay Can o get me a oup e of old teie phone i st u ncnts e asked at 4engt turning to us an address ng the St Cen s detect ve T e dete 1 e odded and d sappea ed down tl e a 1 A few m nu es ate he depos ted the nstrun ents o a table WJ ere I got them I do o know but I suspect he sin ply lifted hen fron a ant rooms Now so e No AO copper w Vo and a coup c of d j el s orde ed Ken edy fal ng to work med a el o t e tele p o es The detect e d spatel ed a bell boy down to the basement to get the wi e fron tie house e ectr cia I ennedy removed t e transmitters of tl e te ephones and taking the carbon capsules fron t em placed the capsules on the tab e caref 1 y Then 1 e ifted down tl e etc ng from the vail and la d It flat on- its face befo e us Quid ly he rcmo ed the ba k of he p tu e Press ng the t ansm tter fronts wltl t e carbon capsu e aga nst the paper and teg ass on he p cture he n ounted them so that t e paper a d g ass acted as a large d ap ragn to co c t a I the bounds n tl e roon The sze of the g ass diapl rag he o plai ed as we gat ered around i in tense te est at vwt e vas doing wl produce a str k gly se s ti e l crophone a t o ad e ne est vl sper be rep odu ed vlt start rig d s tlDctnee- T e boy b oug t t e wl e up and also the news at le oup e n w 0"e roon we were had er ea fl is Pd unc con a g t be o pec ed back in a few nt tos I en c I took c t v wires and after onne e 1 g up e picture ago. n an ra t e up a ones do t g p tu e w os eadlng f on tl e ugo rans it to p to c p ct re n o Ing Vlong tl e top of e o 1 ng a d out ro g he t anno it was cae no gh 0 un the wires a d so down the mil to a vaca t roon w ere Cra g attac e I t em q I kly to one of the o d telepho o rpcpl era Then wo sat ow n s roon to a vu t de clopmfentD fron o as y Im p o sod picture f a c n crop o e de G At ast we coul ea e e e a o door Obe o ou flo on ent ater It us e dent f on e press o of I e ned s fa e t at omc o e had e te ed 1 e com wh ch c ad J s ef He ad finis ed ot a o e t o soo It 8 a good t ng I d d a to pu a dl tag apl t pre he r markod to tho g s e ko g w o reason 1 e oup e wloe e ey a e Hra a kl g 1 ones a d ook ng about t o roo o se f a g as been d stu be el abse e Kenned alone of co rse ou d fo ow e s pnd of t e lepl o o wha tl e aeofa ale a oelece n i,foa g e r vo are s o nried b ap eft se oes . o o en be I t6 d ou n, ap e e a p Vh e eer t e aft a e n w o wo nppan we k q e w a c sa c w an ho at was it that you woud not tell me just now at luncheon asked l e woman whom Kennedy recogn zed as Madame de Nevers s maid I ha e a c pi er fron "Wash ngtbn Wa t unt I I trans ate 1 ere was a pause "U nat does it say asked the voma impa ent y It says repeated the man s owly that M ss Love ace as gone to W abh Ington She ins sts on knowing whether the death of Marie vas a su cide or not Worse than that t e sec et eer ice must have w nd of jsome part of our scheme for they a e act ng suspic ou y I must go do vn there o the who e affa r may be exposed and fa t o gh Th ngs cou d ha d y be wo se especia y th s sud den move on her pa Who vas that detect ve wl o forced is way to see le the n g t they d s ov ered lares body asked t e woman I hope that tlat wasn t the ecret berv i e also Do you t nk the could ha e suspected anyt ing I hard y tl nk bo t e man repl ed Bejond the deat o Madan e they aus pect no h ng he e n New York 1 am on v need You are su e that a 1 her et ters ere e ured that a I clews to co nect her wit the bus ness in land were aestroyed and part cu arly that tl e pa k age s e was to de I er s safe' The package "ou mean the pans fo the oa ng stat on on the Pac he near the canal You see Henri I 1 now Ha ha jes repl ed the man Lo e &ha I ell you a secret Can you keep it You know 1 can Henr We 1 Ldulse t e scheme s deepe than even jou t nk We are pay nQ one country against another Arrier a against you know the gover n ent our fr end Sc m dt works for in Par s Now 1 sten Those ilans of the coal ng sa t on are a fake a fake We now that hey are a fake But we are go ng o sell t em throu0 that friend of ours n e Ln ted Sates war depart nent But t at is on y pa t of the coup tl e pa t hat wl 1 B ve us t e money to u n the m ch arger oups we ha e n t e futu e Louise here is the b 0 secret. By ub n0 those fake p ans as a ba t we are gn& o obta n someL ing wh ch w e woa eturn to Par s we can convert n o thousands of francs There I can say no more But I have told you so inuc to mpress upon you the extreme need of caut on And how much does M ss Lo cla e know Very tt e I 1 op That is hv I must go to Wash ngton m se f he must know noth ng of this coup nor of t e real de Nevers or the wl ole scheme nay fa through It woud la e fa len rough before Louise If you had failed ais and had let any of de Ne ers s lette s si p through to M bs Lovelace fahe richly deserved her fate for that a t of t cacl ery The affa r wou d ha e been so s m pie otherw se Luck was with us un 1 her inne jealousy led her to is t M ss Lo e ace It was fortunate the VjuHc lady was out wl en Madame called on her or all would ha e been lost Ah we owe ou a great dea Lou se, and we s aU not forget t e er You wi 1 be ery careful wh e I am gone7 Abeolu e When wiU you return. Jo me Henri . Tomorro morning at the latest. Th s afternoon tl e fa se coal ng stat on pans are to be turned oer to our ac complice ia the war department and n exchange he is to g e us something e settle se-ttle secret of whic I spoke Then you a e to meet your friend n Washington, tongt ttl en do you start Henri Don t let the time s ip by Trust me We are to meet about 9 o clock and therefore I lea e on the m ited at 3 30 in about an hour From t e station I am going stra ght to the ouse on Z street et n e see the c pher avs the number s 101 and ask for a man named Gonzales 1 hall use t e na ne Montez He s to appear hand o e t e package that h ng 1 ha e told ou about t en 1 an to e ur here by one of tl e m dnigl rai b 1 U see you eary ton orrow mornln nfe cherts, and Jemembcr be read for the Aquttanla SaKenned was te ephon ng franUcal y throuE the reg la o el ser Ice to find out how the train -an for ash nion. The only one that would get -there before 9 was the 3 30 . . - , At al costs we must beat tms le iow to t e Claimed Cra - wai ing to hear o oreo er JL mproy sed d ctograph Come Wal er we must ca ch tie 1 m ned for Wasl ngto nmed ately Mc Br de I leave ou and the regular hou e w r-or v& ken'aCther t was an unW?t, &1 The1 dining car ever getting he nan r C0aw?tha0tUrweS were wishing h?Ju Ncver th eless I could not help askine n yself 'Sin cae to a stop n the u on ?p7e Aon"8? ?j cab stand Suddenly I enned dar ed ahead a d for a n oment we were walk ing abreast or 1 i KM,. rra as I beg your pa -don began Crag as we aml to a turn In the shadow of Ue arc lights -but have you a match? The man halted and f mb ed for lis matchbox Instantly Kennedys pocket handkerchef was at h a nose Some of tl e medicine of your own gang of endormeurs ground out Ken nedy crushing several of the 1 ttle glass g obes under Us 1 andkercnief to n ake do b y sure of t eir effect The an ree ed and woud lave fallen f we had not augl t hin between us Ud tho platform we led him in a daze Here oho ted Craig to a abman my fr end s i 1 D We us around a b t It w I sober h n up Cone on Walter j up n the air w do us a 1 goo3 Those who were in Washington during t at s n ne vl 1 ren ember the s p pressed a ti It nto state war and na v departn ents on a erta n e unld ng t I ccs, I lat as we rode a 1 ttle o t of o av pabt the army huldl g erely to ec If ti e e was a y oxcltame t ve found t a blaze of lights Sometl ing was pan afoot e en at this sualy d perod of the ea T ero was t eac er of eon e kind and so ne trusted en p o ee as ol ed I felt n stlnc e , Tl o n a ad o e o ered v e wr arr ed w t n e e al b o Ks of o des t nat on nor 1 d s ow s gnb of c o c f o I p of u d st po i e ned h opped e ab in a b de st eet piesHol a note abn an s and and bade n nat nt 1 we et rned e ad t ned 1 e ome of Z s reet a wo c app-oa 1 g the house who a man wa king n e opposl c d re o eved s s spi ous u nod a d fo owed s a step o o I e ed Ue e c a cd Cra g eeld about h dde T en e tool p nLvtean Coc t e sa d q k and vo t ee d e o ( the s ado of an a e s e pa sed Kenned was e fi 1 o spoa B oe a tsB e of e e et e c 1 e c c n ed Foa oneto oBIc and I e I ed spoke pe t e e d Ig t f om 1 e street I o I e e fa el etanlwoklgw c te nen No wo e t e wa depa nen Is a b nze of g s p ease noelo f o wngH or c e se p sc p an B ke ad o de w c k ase T sod d n aaop ns s feel a r d p no e e p o Bees pc oh coo f s no pad oe owcp g as o p e b o snoeopr ono a e nou d e we of pop and a neg ess answered t e behi Mr Gonza es n aske Kenned The ha wa In o wh ch we wei mit ed was dark but opened sitt ng room weeadn g asf Ing behind e ck po e e Nil, a word e neg ess ushered s n room wh ch was otherwise emp ' Te 1 h m M Montez s he e Cra g as we a dow The neg ess d sappea ed upsta r in a few m lutes e ned v t t sage t at he wou d be down d e No ooner ad e ff e of e steps d ed awa an Kenned vH h s feet 1 sten ng n e a e I The e was o sound He ook & and ptoed out nto e dark ha it Turn ng t ps de do vn he t at the foot of he s a rs w t t legs point ng ob que up Tl drew me In o a corner w t h m How ong we wa ted I canno ba next I 1 new was a muff ed step land n0 above then t e read sta rs A c ash and a deep vo ev o o Frenc fo owed as the man head ong over the ha r on e steps Kennedy wh pped ou his e o f red po nt bank at the p os ate The e gra pod m arn and me, to ard the door V s c en seen ed to per ade e a L t ere was shout ng and banging of Closer Wa er he mu e ei to the door and open a tt e sha I both be suffo ated It we secret se ice gun I sho off that Hhoots stupefying gas f c vapor fi ed cartr dges and enab to put a cr m na out of com wltnout ki n 1 m Here o up he shouted ad ance an n h or as show you heads o er the a I pump a shot at jou too Wa e the gun you se f Fi e a a mo them I think the gases a e awaj enoug now I mu ge fo e he reco e s cons ousneb A tap at t e door came and tak m eje off the a s I op Bu ke si d n and gu ped at he n atmosphere W at h up e gasped I s o Wl e e s Kenned I mot oned n t e darkness Ke e ectric bu s eye flas ed ui at t stant and we h n def y br ght pa r of manac es on e w the ma on the floor who wab b hea j w e b ood flowed f om s ght cuts due o s fa Dexterous y as a p ckpocke reached nto be man s coa puL a pa ket of paper and gazed at one after ano e F om amon he unfo ded one w tten n F e Madame Ma e de Ne ers so e we fore I trans a e , Dear Ma e Herr Schm dt me that h s agent n he war ment at Wash ng on L i A cured some mpo tan nformat on wi 1 nte est the go e nment for Herr Schm dt s the agent of ,3 0u know who that s j It is nece "iarv that ou shou r-the r-the packet w cl w be anded if y ou agree to nj proposa Yo k by the steamer T po a a the anderveer hotel ad a e as soon as a certa n ex hange made ether our friend n Vas or myse f wil cal on jou us name Gonzales In retu fo th a0e whicl ou ca ry e w a another Lose no time n b ngi second pa ka0e back to Pan I a e arranDed that you w 11 10 000 f ancs and vou expenses f services in t s matter Lnder dltlons betray your connect pn wit Schm dt I was to 1 ave carri packet to America m se f and mi exchange but know ng our r money I have secured the work f You had bptter take our maid much better o tra e w t d s n th s cae If howe e ou acc commiss on I hal conside ou r bound to surrender you la m ur nan e for whic I agree to pa yo frarncs upon my marriage w t the can he re s of whom y ou know let me know mmed atel t rou mutual fr end Henr Duval w et! proposal is sat factor Henri v you that 60 000 s m t matum CHATEAUROt The scroundel ground out K He lured h s w f e from Paris t York thinking the Pars pol ce to for h m I suppose Then by n the treachery of the maid Lou se friend Duval, a rook w ho w oul debcend to p ay the pa t of va 1 n and fa n lo e w th the m has su ceeded in remo Ing the w ho stood bet veen h m and an Ar for ne Mar e rambled Chateauro ge came bl nking sneez ng and chok of 1 is s upor Mat e yo a e e not too cle er fo me Th s ba ing must stop M es Lo elace someth ng thanks to ou but sh ne er know a never ne e Y btop Do you tl k you c n e back now w tho e 1 tt e and: on jn wHs s I wrenct loose o and ugh What s this an I The nan gazed dazedl at tl ac es that he d h s wn s n ead del cate hands e had been drea as he II ed oer the te be scene-struggle scene-struggle with the woman who v w fe A the andeneer Chatea ro ge aln ost h ssed I s r g teous w ath ake no rea sw nd er of Re cont nents de Ne ers all e btood in the wa JQ man age to the heiress M s L (1 Dead he pre ents it abso u el Cra g continued to turn o er t pers n s hand as 1 e poke he cane to a smal er packet in o 1 As he broke the seal he g anced f f surprise then hurriedly exc a med Bu ke. Take tl e e o he war me t and tell them tie can t ! their 1 ghts and s op the r tel j Th s seems to be a cop o the ; n ent s plans for he fo t fi a o Panan a cana he g of g n of searcl llgl ts fi e ontro s e er -thing fro pa nstak ng ea off clal and confide a e o d wl at 11 is fel ow o a ed n ex for la fa se blue pr ts of he s coa ng station on t e Pac flc U I lea e tl p se e er ce to f eak in t e wa depar ment 1 an interested n s no t e n a pla ed sp for two nat ons and h one of them To n e s ad entur ca s hlmse f Chatea rouse s mer murde er of Madan e de Ne ers (Copyright 1913 b the MeClure paper faynd cate |
