The Tacoma times. [volume], May 20, 1910, Page 5, Image 5

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Friday, May 20, 1910
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jlsJLlLlo) By Jacques Futrelle
Copyright 11909 T7 (5? A TED TC? TT
" By Bobbe-Merrlll Co, ]_ itj> < _^ > JgS JR. JLi
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"No force was used in opening
the safe," Mr. Grimm resumed. "It
was unlocked. It's an old model
and I have demonstrated how it
could have been opened either
with the assistance of a stetho
scope, which catches the sound ol
the tumbler in the lock, or by a
person of acute hearing."
Miss Thorne sat motionless,
waiting.
"All this means—what?" she
Inquired, at length.
"I'll trouble you, please, to re
turn the money," requested Mr,
Grimm courteously. "No reason
appears why you should have tak
en it. But I'm not seeking rea
sons, nor am I seeking disagree
able publicityonly the money."
"It seems to me you attach un
due importance to the handker
chief," she objected.
"That's a matter of opinion,'
Mr. Grimm remarked. "It would
be useless, even tedious, to at
tempt to disprove a burglar the'
ory, but against it is the diffi
culty of entrance, the weight ol
the gold, the ingenious method ol
opening the safe, and the assump
tion that not more than six per
sons knew the money was In the
safe; while a person in the house
might have learned it in any of c
dozen ways. And, in addition, is
the fact that the handkerchief Is
odd, therefore noticeable. A lace
expert assures me there's proba
bly not another like it in the
world."
He stopped. Miss Thome's eyes
sparkled and a smile seemed to be
tugging at the corners of bet
mouth. She spread out the hand
kerchief on her knees. .
"You could identify this again
of course?" she queried.
"Yes."
She thoughtfully crumpled uf
the bit of lace in both hands, then
opened them. There were twc
handkerchiefs now— were
identical.
"Which is it, please?" she
asked.
If Mr. Grimm was disappoint
ed there was not a trace of it on
his face. She laughed outright,
gleefully, mockingly, then, de
murely:
"Pardon me! You see, it's ab
surd. The handkerchief the but
ler restored to me at dinner, after
I lost one In the senor's office,
might have been either of these,
or one of ten other duplicates in
my room, all given to me by her
Maj— I mean," she corrected
quickly, "by a friend In Europe."
She was silent for a moment. "Is
that all?"
"No," replied Mr. Grimm grave
ly, decisively. "I'm not satisfied.
I shall Insist upon the return of
the money, and if it is not forth
coming I dare say Count di Rosi
ni, the Italian ambassador, would
be pleased to give his personal
check rather than have the mat
ter become public." She started
to interrupt; he went on. "In
any event you will be requested to
leave the country."
. Then, and not until then, a
decided change came over Miss
Thome's face. A deeper color
leaped to her cheeks, the smile
faded from her lips, and there was
a flash of uneasiness in her eyes.
"But if I am Innocent?" she
protested.
"You must prove it," continued
Mr. Grimm mercilessly. "Person
ally, I am convinced, and Count
di Rosini has practically as
sured me that—" •
"It's unjust!" she Interrupted
passionately. "It's — it's — you
have proved nothing. It's un
heard of! It's beyond
Suddenly she became silent. A
minute, two minutes, three min
utes passed; Mr. Grimm waited
patiently.
."Will you give me time and op
portunity to prove my inno
cence?" she demanded finally.
"And It I do convince you—?"
" I should he delighted to be
lieve that I have made a mistake,"
Mr. Grimm assured her. "How
much time? One day? Two
days?"
"I will let you know within an
hour at your office," she told him.
Mr. Grimm rose.
"And meanwhile, in case of ac
cident, I shall look to Count dl
Rosini for adjustment," he add
ed 1 pointedly. "Good morning."
One hour and ten minutes later
he received this note, unsigned:
"Closed carriage will stop for
you at southeast corner of Penn
sylvania Avenue • and Fourteenth
Street tonig_Mt one." • '--
He was there; the carriage was
on time; and my lady of mysterj
was j inside. ft He stepped In an
they swung out into Pennsylvania
Avenue, - noiselessly over the
asphalt. ** * - . ,* > '
"Should the gold be placed in
your hands now. within the hour,"
she . queried | solicitously,. "would
it be necessary for you to know
who was the—the thief?"
"It would," Mr. Grimm . re
sponded tout hesitation.
* "Even if it destroyed a repu
tation?" she pleaded.
"The Secret Service rarely de
stroys a reputation, Miss Thorne,
although It holds itself in readi
ness to do so. I dare say In this
case there wouldl be no arrest or
prosecution, because , of—of rea
sons which appear to be good."
5 "There 4 wouldn't?" and ;■ there
was a, note of eagerness In '"&. her
voice. "The identity 7 of the
guilty person would never ,-, ap
pear?'! „y ,:, ;/7:;, - ; ■"'. •
j "It would become a matter of
record \ In* our office, but '• beyond
that I ■ think ' notat least in this
one instance." .
. ■?: Miss Thorne ; sat * silent ' for a
Mock or mow
"You'll admit, Mr. Grimm, that
you have forced me into a most
remarkable position. You seem
ed convinced of my guilt, and. if
you'll pardon me, without reason;
then you made it compulsory up
on me to establish my Innocence.
The only way for me to do that
was to find the guilty one. I have
done It, and I'm sorry, because it's
a little tragedy."
Mr. Grimm waited.
"It's a girl high In , diplomatic
society. Her father's position is
an honorable rather than a lucra
tive one; he has no fortune.
This girl moves in a certain set
devoted to bridge, and stakes are
high. She played and won, and
played and won, and on and on,
until her winnings were about
eight • thousand dollars. Then
luck turned. She began to lose
Her money went, but she con
tinued to play desperately. Final
ly some old family Jewels were
pawned without her father's
knowledge, and ultimately the}
were lost. One day she awoke
to the fact that she owed some
nine or ten thousand dollars in
bridge debts. They were pressing
and there was no way to meet
them. This meant exposure and
utter ruin, and women do strange
things, Mr. Grimm, to postpone
such an ending to social aspira
tions. I know this much is true
for she related It all to me her
self.
"At last, in some way—a mis
placed letter, perhaps, or a word
overheard —she learned that fifty
thousand dollars would be in the
legation safe over night, and evi
dently • she learned the precise
night." She paused a moment
"Here is the address of a man Ie
Baltimore, Thomas Q. Grlswold,'
and she passed a card to Mr
Grimm, who sat motionless, lis
tening. "About four years ago
the combination on the legation
safe was changed. This man was
sent here to make the change,
therefore someone besides Senor
Rodriguez does know the combi
nation. I have communicated
with this man today, .for I saw the
possibility of just such a thing
as this Instead of your stetho
scope. By a triok and a forged
letter this girl obtained the com
bination from this man."
Mr. Grimm drew a long
breath.
"She intended to take, perhaps,
only what she desperately need
ed —but at sight of it all —do you
see what must have been the
temptation then? We get out
here."
There were many unanswered
questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
He repressed them for the time,
stepped out and assisted Miss
Thorne to alight. The carriage
had turned out of Pennsylvania
Avenue, and at the moment he
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didn't quite place himself. A
narrow passageway opened before
them—evidently the rear entrance
to a house possibly in the next
street. Miss Thorne led the way
unhesitatingly, cautiously unlock
ed the door, and together they
entered a hall. Then there was
a short flight of stairs, and they
stepped into a room, one of a
suite. She' closed the door and
turned on the lights.
"The bags of gold are in the
next room," she said with the
utmost composure.
Mr. Grimm dragged them out
of a dark closet, opened one
there were ten—and allowed the
coins to dribble through his fin
gers. Finally he turned and
stared at Miss Thome, who, pal
lid and weary, stood looking on.
"Where are we?" he asked.
"What house is this?"
"The Venezuelan legation," she
answered. "We are standing less
than forty feet from the safe
that was robbed. You see how
easy— !"
"And whose room?" inquired
Mr. Grimm slowly.
"Must I answer?" she asked
appeallngly.
"You must!"
"Senorita Rodriguez—my host
ess! Don't you see what you've
made me do? She and Mr. Cad
wallader made the trip to Balti
more in his automobile, and —
and —-!" She stopped. "He
knows nothing of' it," she added.
"Yes, I know," said Mr. Grimm.
He stood looking at her in si
lence for a moment, staring deep
ly into the pleading eyes; and a
certain tense expression about his
lips passed. For an instant her
hand trembled on his arm, and he
caught the fragrance of her hair.
"Where is she now?" he asked.
"Playing bridge," replied Miss
Thorne, with a sad little smile.
"It is always so—at least twice a
week, and she rarely returns be
fore two or half-past." She ex
tended both hands impetuously,
entreatingly. "Please be gener
ous, Mr. Grimm. You have the
gold; don't destroy her."
Senor Rodriguez, the minister
from Venezuela, found the gold
in his safe on the following morn
ing, with a brief note from Mr.
Grimm, in which there was no
explanation of how or where it
had been found. * ♦ * And
two hours later Monsieur Boisse
gur, ambassador from France to
the United States, disappeared
from the embassy, vanished!
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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