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The Mystery
of the
Boule Cabinet
X Ey BURTON E., STEVENSON
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SYNOPSIS
Apparently by mistake PhUlp Vantlne
receives an antique Boule cabinet from
F irl. A Strang Frenchman la mysteri
(Kily killed near It.
Poison Inserted through two wounds
on his hand Is the cause of death. Van
tine's friends, Lester and Godfrey, a
arporter. are ' greatly interested. .
- VanUne himself is killed in the same
mysterious manner while or shortly
after examining the Boule cabinet.
Rogers, a servant,' accuses a woman
who visits Vantlne of Vantlne's mur
der. Rogers acts auspiciously.
With tha aid of Parka, Vantlne's va
let... Lester makes plana to carefully
guard the Boule cabinet from marau
fiers., Godfrey and Lester conclude that
tha cabinet haa a secret drawer guard,
d by a mechanism which stabs and
poisons.
While Godfrey vainly searches s for
he drawer with a secret drawer guard
ed by a mechanism which stabs and
poisons.
Lawyer Hornbloewr, . representing
"Mme X." asks Lester for a packet of
her letters hidden In the Boule cabi
net., which has been stolen from, her.
She calls upcoi Lester, says there . Is
no deadly ij-ieehaniam in the cabinet
and gets n letters rrom a secret
drawer. - -
"Mme. X's" maid, Julie, showed
Vantlne how to open the secret draw
er and knew Drouet, the dead French
man;', who sought the letters for black
mail purposes.
T7. i CHAPTER XI.
I Part With tha Boule Cabinet.
, HE coroner's inquest waa held
next day. Tha police had dis
covered practically no new
evidence, none certainly which
. kaed any light on the way Is which
Drouet and Philip Vantlne had met
. death. -
Poll co Commissioner Grady did not
go on the stand. He was not at the in
quest. .. The case had , been placed In
Elmmonda bands, and It waa he who
testified on behalf, of the police, admit
ting candidly that they were all at sea.
But he had not abandoned hope and
was still working on the case.
The end of the hearing waa that the
Jury brought in a verdict that . Philip
Vantlne and Georges Drouet bad died
from the effects of a poison adminis
tered by a person or persona unknown.
Godfrey joined, me at the door aa I
was leaving.
"I was glad to beer Slmmonds con
fess that the police are np a tree. he
said. ' "Of course Grady la trying to
sneak out of it. I'll see that Slm
monds gets a square JeaL"
"We're all up a tree, aren't we 7" I
aid. vy "Since my theory about the
Boule cabinet; exploded I have given
Bp hope. By the way. I'm going to
turn the cabinet over to lbs owner to
morrow." .
To ita owner 7" he repeated, his
ieyes narrowing. "Tea, I thought he'd
be around for It. though I hardly
thought he'd come so soon. Who does
tt happen to be, Lester?
"Why." I eald. a little Impatiently,
you know as well aa I do that It be
longs to Armand & Son."
- "You've aeen their representative,
then? be queried, with a little flush
of excitement.
Tie came to see me yesterday. I'd
Uke yon to meet him, Godfrey. He la
Felix Armand. . the 'son of the firm.
and one of the most finished gentle-
menJUerer met"
Td like to meet Mm," said Godfrey,
arafilng queer!. "Perhaps I ah all.
acme day. J hope so. anyway. But
bow did he explain the blunder. Lea-"
ter?" -
"In some way they aMpped the
wrong cabinet to Vantlne. The right
ece will get here on La Provence to
morrow. "It Is all most Interesting." Godfrey
commented. '
"Godfrey," I added. "I felt yester
day when I was talking with him that
perbapa he knew more about this affair
than be would admit. I could see that
he guessed In an Instant who the own
er of the letters was, and what they
contained. Do t you think I ought to
hold on to the cabinet a while longer?
I could Invent some pretext for delay,
easily enough." '
"Why. no; let him have his cabinet."
said Godfrey, with an alacrity that sur
prised me. "If your theory about it
has been exploded, what's the use of
hanging on to it?"
T dont see any use in doing so," I
admitted, "but I thought perhaps you
might want more time to examine it."
"I've examined It all Im going to,"
Godfrey answered, and I told myself
that this was the first, time . I had
ever known him to admit himself de
feated. "Perhaps 111 see yon tomor
row." he added, and we parted at the
corner. .
But I did not see him on the morrow.
I waa rather expecting a call from him
during the morning, and when none
came I waa certain I should find him
awaiting me when I arrived at the
Vantlne house. In company with M.
Armand. But he waa not there, and
when I asked for him Parka told me
that be had not aeen him since the day
before.
I confess that Godfrey's indifference
to the fate of the cabinet surprised me
preKBn beaklaa. I wea feodng that be '
would wish to meet the fascinating
Frenchman mere fascinating. If poe
alble, than ha had. ban on Monday.
There had baan leaa delay than ha had
anticipated In getting the cahlnat off
the boa and through tha cuatome, and
tt vu not yet & o'clock whan we reach
ad tha Yantlna hooae,
1 haven't aeon Mr. Godfrey." Parks
repeated, "but there's others bar aa tt
fair breaks my heart to sea."
Ha motioned toward tha door of tha
music room, and, stepping to it, I saw
that tha inventory waa already tn
"The cabinet la In the room across
the ban." I said to M. Armand. and led
the way through the anteroom Into the
room beyond.
Parks switched on the lights for us,
and my companion glanced with sur
prise at the heavy shutters covering
the windows.
"We put those up for a protection,"
I explained. "We had an Idea that
some one would try to enter. In fact,
one evening we did find a wire con
necting with the burglar alarm cut.
and. later on, aaw some one peering In
through the hole In that abutter yon
der." "Ton dldT M. Armand queried quick
ly. "Would yon recognize the man. If
yon were to meet him again?"
"Oh. no: you see the hole la quite
small. There was nothing visible ex
cept a pair of eyes. Tat I might know
them again, for I never before saw
such eyesso bright, so burning,
M. Armand waa gazing at the cab
inet apparently only half listening.
"Will yon show me bow the secret
drawer Is operated. Mr. Lester?" be
said. T am moat cartons about It"
I placed my hand upon the table and
pressed the three points which the
relied lady had shown us. The little
handle' fell forward with a dick, and 1
pulled the drawer open.
He examined it with much Interest;
pushed it back Into place and then
opened It himself.
"Very clever. Indeed." he said. "1
nare never seen another so well con
cealed.' ' "My friend and I went over the cab
inet very carefully and could not find
It," I said.
"Tour friend I think you mentioned
his name?"
"Tea. His name la Godfrey."
"A man of the law, like yourself?"
"Oh. no, a newspaperman. But be
had been a member of the detective
force before that He Is extraordinarily
keen. But that combination waa too
much for him."
M. Armand snapped the drawer back
Into place with a little crash.
"I am glad, at any rate, that it was
discovered," he said. "I will not con
ceal from you. Mr. Lester, that It adds
hot a little to the value of the cabi
net" "What la Its value?" I asked. "Mr.
Vantlne wanted me to buy It for him
and named a most extravagant figure
aa the limit he waa willing to pay."
"Really," M. Armand answered aft
er an instant a hesitation. "I would not
care to name a figure. Mr. Lester,
without further consultation with my
father."
"What la it. Parker I said aa that
worthy appeared at the door.
"There's a van outside, sir," be said,
"and a couple of men are unloading a
piece of furniture. Is it all right, sir?"
. "Yes." I answered. "Have them
bring it In here, and ask the man In
charge of the Inventory to step over
here a minute. Mr. Vantlne left his
collection of art objects to the Metro
politan Museum," I explained to M.
Armand. "and I should like the repre
sentative of the museum to be present
when the exchange Is made."
"Certainly," he assented. "That is
very Just"
Parka was back in a moment, pilot
ing two men who carried between
them an object swathed In burlap,
and the Metropolitan man followed
them In.
"I am Mr. Lester," I said to him,
"Mr. Vantlne's executor, and this Is
M. Felix Armand of Armand dc Son of
fans, we are correcting an error
which waa made Just before Mr. Van
tlne. died. That cabinet yonder waa
shipped him by mistake In place of
one which be had bought M. Armand
haa caused the right one to be sent
over and will take away the one which
belongs to him. I have already spoken
to the museum's attorney about the
matter, but I wished you to be present
when the exchange was made."
"That la a very handsome piece,"
said the Metropolitan man. "I am
sorry the museum Is not to get It"
The two men meanwhile, under M.
Armand'a direction, had been strip
ping the wrappings from the other cab
inet and It finally stood revealed. It
too, waa a beautiful piece of furni
ture, but even my untrained eye could
aee how greatly It fell below the other.
The other cabinet la yours," I said
to M. Arnsend.
"I shall hope to see yon again. Mr.
Lester," he said, with a cordiality
which flattered me. "and to renew our
very pleasant acquaintance. When
ever yon are in Paris I trust you will
not fall to honor me by letting me
know."
"Thank you." I said. "I shall cer
tainly remember that Invitation. And
meanwhile, aince you are here in New
Tork"-
"Tou are most kind." be broke in.
"and I waa myself hoping that we
might at least dine together. But I
am compelled to proceed to Boston
this evening, and from there I shall go
on to Quebec."
Then he signed to the two men to
take up the cabinet and himself laid
a protecting hand upon it aa it waa
carried through the door end down
the steps to the van which was back
ed up to the curb. It was lifted care
fully inside, the two men clambered
In beside it the driyer spoke te the
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1914.
horses, and the van rolled slowly away
np the avenue.
2JL Armand watched tt for a moment.
then mounted Into the cab which was
waiting, waved a last farewell to me
and followed after the ran. We
watched It until It turned weal ward at
the first cross street
"Mr. Godfrey's occupation will be
gone," said Parka, with a little laugh.
"He baa fairly lived with that cabinet
for the part three or four days. Hs
was here last night for quite awhile."
"Last night?" I echoed, surprised.
"X waa sure be would be here today,"
I added.
The next Instant I waa Jumping
down the steps two at a time, for
cab In which two men were sitting
came down the avenue and rolled slow
ly around the corner tn the direction
taken by the van. One of its occu
pants turned toward me and waved
his hand, and I recognised Jim God
frey.
It was with a certain vexation of
spirit that I found myself racing after
Godf reya cab. for 1 realised that he
had not been entirely frank with me.
Certainly be had dropped no hint of
bis Intention to follow Armand.
And It suddenly dawned upon
that even I did not know the cabinet a
destination. M. Armand had vol on
teered no information.
I reached the corner in time to
the ran turn northward into Sixth av
enue. At Sixteenth street It turned
westward again, and then northward
Into Seventh avenue.
What could Armand be doing in this
part of the town? 1 asked myself. Did
he propose to leave that priceless cab
inet In this dingy quarter? And then
I paused abruptly and slipped Into an
archway, for the van had stopped some
distance ahead and was backing up to
the curb.
Looking out discreetly. I saw the cab
containing Armand stop also, and that
gentleman alighted and paid the driv
er. ana other cao rattled on at a
good pace and disappeared up the are
nut. Then the two porters lifted ont
the cabinet and, with Armand show
ing them the way, carried it into the
building before which the van had
stopped.
They were gone perhaps five min
utes, from which I argued that they
were carrying It upstairs; then they
reappeared, with Armand accompany
lug them. He tipped them and went
out also to tip the driver of the van.
Then the porters climbed aboard, and
It rattled away opt of sight Armand
stood for a moment on the step, look
ing up and down the avenue, then dis
appeared Indoors.
An Instant later I saw Godfrey and
another man whom I recognized as
Slmmonds come out of a shop across
I 8aw the Cab Containing Armand
Stop.
the street and dash over to the house
into which the cabinet had been taken.
Tbey . were standing on the doorstep
when I Joined them.
It waa a dingy building, entirely
typical of the dingy neighborhood. The
ground floor waa occupied by a laun
dry which the sign on the front win
dow declared to be French, and the
room which the window lighted ex
tended the whole width of , the build
ing except for a door which opened
presumably on the stairway leading
to the upper stories.
Godfrey's face was flaming with ex
citement aa he turned the knob of this
door gently gently. The door was
locked. He stooped and applied an eye
to the keyhole.
"The key la In the lock." he whia
pered. Slmmonds took from his pocket a
pair of slender pliers and passed them
over.
Godfrey inserted the pliers in the
keyhole, grasped the end of the key
and turned it slowly.
"Now!" he said, softly opened the
door and slipped inside. I followed,
and Slmmonds came after me like a
shadow, closing the door carefully be
hind him.
Then we aH stopped, and my heart
at least was In my mouth, for from
somewhere overhead came the sound
of a man's voice talking excitedly.
Even In the seimdarknees I could
see the look of astonishment and alarm
on Godfrey's face as he stood for a
moment motionless, listening to that
voice. I also stood with ears a-etrain.
but I could make nothing of what it
was saying. Then suddenly I realized
that It wag speaking in French. And
yet It waa not Armand'a voice of that
I waa certain.
Fronting us waa a narrow stair
mounting steeply to the story over
head, and after that momenfa amazed
hesitation Godfrey eat down on the
bottom step and removed his shoes
quietly, motioning us to do the name.
Slmmonds obeyed phlegms ttcally, but
my hands were trembling.
When I looked up Godfrey and Slm
monds were stealing slowly np the
stair, revolver In hand. I followed
them, but I confess my knees were
knocking together, for there waa some
thing weird and chilling in that rolce
going on and on. It sounded like the
voice of a madman. There was some
thing about it at once ferocious and
triumphant
Godfrey paused an Instant at the
stair bead, listening Intently. Then
he moved cautiously forward toward
an open door, from which the voice
seemed to come, motioning ua at the
same time to stay where we were.
And as I knelti bathed in perspiration,
I caught one word, repeated over and
ever:
"Revenge, revenge, revenger
CHAPTER XII.
"Death.
Gr
ODFREY. on hands and knees.
waa peering Into the room.
Then he drew back and mo
tioned as forward.
In the middle of the floor stood the
Boule cabinet and before it with his
back to the door, stood a man ripping
savagely away the strips of burlap In
which It had been wrapped, talking
to himself the while in a sort of sar
age singsong and pausing from mo
ment to moment to glance at a hud
dled bundle lying on the floor against
the opposite wall. For a time I could
not make out what this bundle waa
Then, straining my eyes. I saw that it
was the body of a man, wrapped
round and round in some weblike
fabric.
And as I stared at him I caught the
glitter of his eyes as he watched the
man working at the cabinet a glitter
not to be mistaken the same glitter
which had so frightened me once be
fore. What waa the meaning of tola
ferocious scene?
My heart leaped Into my throat for
Godfrey, with a sharp cry of "Stop."
sprang to his feet and dashed into the
room. Slmmonds at his heels.
I suppose two seconds elapsed before
I reached the threshold, and I stopped
there, staring, clutching at the wall to
steady myself.
There was the cabinet with its wrap
pings torn away, but the figure on the
floor bad disappeared, and before an
open doorway into another room stood
a man, a giant of a man, bis bands
above his head, bis face working with
fear and rage, while Godfrey, bis Hps
curling into a mocking smile, pressed
a pistol against bis breast
Then, as I stood there staring. It
seemed to me that there was a son oi
flicker in the air above the man's head.
and he screamed shrilly.
"Death!" he shrieked. "Death!"
For one dreadful Instant longer be
stood there motionless; then, with a
strangled cry, he pitched forward heav
ily at Godfrey's feet I have a con
fused remembrance of Godfrey stoop
ing for an instant above the body.
staring at it and then, with a sharp
cry, hurling himself through that open
doorway. In a moment Godfrey was
back in the room, crossed it at a bound
and dashed to the door opening into
the hall. Just as it waa slammed in
bis face.
I saw him tear desperately at the
knob, then retreat two steps and hurl
himself against it But it held firm.
and from the hall outside came a burst
of mocking laughter that fairly froze
my blood.
Slmmonds was quicker than I, and
together they threw themselves at the
door. It cracked ominously, but sun
held. Again they tried, and this time
it split from top to bottom. Godfrey
kicked the pieces to either side and
slipped between them, Slmmonds after
him.
I reached the stair head in time to see
Godfrey try the front door and then
turn along the lower hall leading to
the back of the house. An Instant
later a chorus of frenzied women's
shrieks made my hair stand on end.
How I got down the stairsrl do not
know. But I, too, turned back along
the lower ball, expecting any instant
to come upon I knew not what horror.
I reached an open door, passed through
it and found myself in the laundry In
the midst of a group of excited and in
dignant women, who greeted nay ap
pearance with a fresh series of screams.
Unable to go farther, I sat limply
down upon a box and looked at them.
I was still sitting there when Godfrey
came back, breathing heavily, chagrin
and anger in his eyes.
"A crime has been committed up
stairs." he said to the manager. "This
gentleman with me is Mr. Slramonds
of the detective bureau." and at the
words Slmmonds showed bis shield.
"We shall have to notify headquar
ters," Godfrey went on. "and I would
advise that you keep your girls at their
work. I don't suppose you want to be
mixed up In it"
"Sure not" agreed the manager
promptly, and while Slmmonds went
to the phone and called up police head
quarters the manager had the girls
back at their work in short order.,
Godfrey came over to me and laid
his hand on my shoulder.
"Why. Lester." he said, "yon look as
though you were at your last gasp."
"I am." I said. "I'm going to have
nervous prostration If this thing keeps
up. You're not looking particularly
happy yourself."
"I'm not happy. Ive let that fellow
kill a man right under my nose liter
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"Kill a man!" I repeated. "Do you
mean"
"Go upstairs and look at the right
hand of the man lying there," said
Godfrey curtly, "and you'll see what I
mean."
Simmonus jomeu v witn B'tnom
smile on his lips, and I saw that even
he was considerably shaken.
"I got Grady." he said, "and told
him what had happened. He says
he's too busy to come up and that I'm
to take charge of things. The ambu
lance will be around at once. We'd
better get our shoes on and go back
upstairs and see if anything can be
done for that fellow."
Elmmonds knelt beside the body and
held up the limp right hand for ua
to see.
Just above the knuckles were two
'tiny Incisions, with a drop or two of
blood oozing away from them, and
the flesh about them swollen and dis
colored. "I knew what it was the instant b
yelled 'Death." said Godfrey quietly.
"And he knew what It waa the in
stant be felt the stroke. It la evident
enough that be had seen It used be
fore or beard of it and knew that It
meant Instant death."
I sat down, staring at the dead man,
and tried to collect my senses. I saw
a man roughly dressed, with bushy
black hair and tangled beard; a very
giant of a man.
A sudden thought brought me bolt
upright.
"But Armand!" I cried. "Where la
Armand?"
Godfrey looked at me with a half
pitying smile.
"What. Lesterr he said, "dont you
understand even yet? It was your
fascinating M. Armand who did that."
and be pointed to tbe dead man.
I felt as though I bad been struck
a heavy blow upon the bead; black
circles whirled before my eyes.
"Was It Armand." I asked, "who lay
there in the corner?"
"Certainly it was," Godfrey answer
ed. "Who else could it be?"
"Godfrey!" I cried, remembering
suddenly. "Did you see his eyes as
he lay there watching the man at tha
cabinet T'
"Tee; I saw them."
They were the same eyes 7"
"The same eyes."
"And the laugh did yon hear that
laugh r
"Certainly I beard It."
"I heard it once before," Iaid, "and
you thought It was a case of nerves!"
I fell silent a moment, shivering a
little at the remembrance.
"But why did Armand lie there so
quietly?" I asked at laet "Waa ho In
jured ?
Godfrey, made a little gesture to
ward the corner.
"Go see for yourself," he said.
Something lay along the wall, on tha
spot where I bad seen that figure, and
as 1 bent over it 1 aaw that it waa a
large net. UneJy meshed, but very
strong.
"That was dropped over Armand'a
head as be came up the stairs," said
Godfrey, "or flung over him as he
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man yonder jumped upon him and
trussed him up with those ropes."
Pushing the net aside, I saw upon
toe floor a little pile of severed cool
"Yes," I agreed:, -noticed his size.
tRfrey?" He was almost a giant!"
"He couldn't have done it if Armand
hadn't been willing that he should,"
retorted Godfrey curtly. "Ton sea he
had no difficulty in getting away," and
be held up the net and pointed to tha
great rents in it "He cut his way
out while he was lying here. I ought
to have known"
He threw the net down upon tha
floor with a gesture of disgust and dia
palr. Then he stopped in front of tha
Boule cabinet and looked down at it
musingly, and, after a moment, his
face brightened. The burlap wrap
pings bad been almost wholly torn
away.
"Was H Armand who lay there In the
corner V
""But well get him, Slmmonds," said
Godfrey, and his lips broke Into a
smile. "In fact, we've got him now.
We have only to wait, and he'll walk
Into our anna. Slmmonds, I want yon
to lock this cabinet up in tha strongest
cell around at your station, carry tha
key yourself and give your reasons to
nobody."
"That'll be easy," laughed Slmmonds.
T haven't got any reasons."
"Oh. yea,-you have," -and Godfrey
bent upon him a gaze that waa pos
itively hypnotic "Ton will do it be
cause I want you to and because I tell
you that, sooner or later, if you keep
this cabinet safe where no one can get
at It, the man we want will walk into
oar hands. And IH tell you more than
that, Slmmonds; if we do get him, Fll
section TVtc
y i ever had. and
have the blfzest M famoua, Franca 1
you will be r-
of tbe
will make '
aunas. me i
Leirloi firs' fellow is thV blrcest catch
wa could make. He's tha greaiw j
criminal or modern tames. -"V '
witn Armana. so nmiaea. so
poised, so distinguished. In my miiL,
and the body of his latest victim be
fore my eyes, I nodded gloomily. .
"But, Godfrey, who la this man?" I
aaked. "Why did he kill that poor
fellow up there? Why did be HI!
Drouet and Vantlne? How did be get
Into tha Vantlne house? What la it all
about?"
"Ahl" ha said, looking at ma with a
smile. "That la tha Important que
tlon what la It all about! If X can,
111 drop in tonight to sea you, and w
can thrash it out Will that suit you?"
"Tea," I said; "and for heaven's sake,
don't fail to comer t
That night I had begun to fear that
Godfrey waa going to disappoint ma
so lata It waa before hla welcorai
knock came at my door. I hastened t
let him In, and I could tell by tha algl
of relief with which ha sank Into i
chair that ha was thoroughly weary. I
"If you have an explanation. God
frey," X said, "for heaven's aaka tall
me! Tell me first how you and Slnv
monds came to be following Armand.' ,
"Simply because I had found out be
wasn't Armand. Felix Armand ia in jr
Paris at this moment Ton were ik-- '
credulous, Lester." ,
"Why, I never had any doubt af bis
being Armand," I stammered, "He
knew about my cablegram; ha ksrw
about the firm's answer"
"Of course ha did, because your fa
ble waa never received by tha ir
man da, but by a confederate in tlla
fellow's employ, and It waa that en
federate who answered it"
"Then you still believe that the jbl- T
net waa sent to Vantlne by design, d
not bv accident?" I
"Absolutely. It waa sent by thslr
manda In good faith because theybe
lieved that it had been purchased br
Vantlne, all of wheh had been arriv
ed very carefully by tha great un
known." ; ,
"Ten ma how yon know aH 6.
Godfrey," I said. V ;
"I cabled our man at Paris to, j
tlgata. Our man want at one? J
elder Armand and learned a 54stnr f
of very Interesting things. C4 TiM
that the son, Felix Annan f
Parte; another was that ng&fi
of tha firm knew anything "f
cable or the answer to it; i
that had tha cable beert '
would have been Imder'liecim
tha Armands hooka a, i;1 I
cabinet waa bought by A2' Vfta j
for the Bum of 15,000 ttT3'
"Notthlaoneriprsta:l
"Tea, this ana. anf t
the price."
"But Vantina to? r- lmaife!f tl,
he did not buy tbr'ctfcj,st"
J
"Nor did he. J6 omebody bocslii.
It in hla rame directed that It Im
sent farward um'
"And paid ir-KX franca for it?"
"Certalaly.-. And aid 15,009 franca
to the Arm f
. foo
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