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Through the Wall
By CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Copyright, 1905, by D. Appleton & Co.
U docsnt kmJw anything aDout
iTttr sana except that his hnnd shut like
TAUSUEOT' XUTTXXXD TUX. SHRIMP.
a rise on the shrimp's throat and near
er choked the life out of him. You
am see the nail marks still on the
check and neck, but he remembers dis
tinctly that the man carried something
In his hand."
"My God! The missing pair of
toots r cried Coquenll. "Was itr
Tbrnol nodded. "Sore! Ho vras car-
Tying 'cm loose In his hand. I mean
they were not wrapped up. Ho was
going to IcaTo 'em In Kittredge's room.
Here it is. A." He pointed to the
diagram.
-Jrs true, must be true," mur
mured M. Paul. "And what thenT'
"Nothing. 1 guess the man saw it
was onlr a shrimp he had hold of, so
" lie shook him two or three times and
dropped him back into his own room,
and he never said a word."
GoqucnU's face grew somber. "It
uras the assassin," he said. "There
ae doubt about It." Tho detective
stopped short. "Great heavens." he
cried, "1 can prove It! You say his nail
'ssarks show?
TigEol stressed bis shoulders. They
show as little scratches."
"Utile scratches are all I want.'
said the other, snapping his fingers ex
citedly. "Ifs simply a question which
side of his throat bears the thumb
mark. We know tho murderer is a
left handed man. aud, being suddenly
attacked, he certainly used tho full
strength of his left band in the first
desperate clutch. Ho was facing the
man as he took him by the throat, so
If be used his left band the thumb
maris mast be on the left side of the
photographer's throat, whereas If a
Tight banded man had dono it the
thumb mark would be on the right
aide."
"res.- said TlgnoL
"Now bring the man in here.'
"Ill get him In," said the commis
sary. A few moments later was brought
In a thin, sleepy Httlo person wrapped
In a red dressing gown.
The photographer stood meekly for
tospection while Coquenll studied the
marks on bis face. There, plainly
marked en the left side of the throat,
wns n single Imprint, the curving red
mark where a thumb nail bad closed
bard, while on the right were prints
of the fingers.
"lie used his left hand, all right,"
said Coquenll, "and, sapristl, be had
sharp nails!"
"Iarblea!" mumbled tho shrimp.
w I'atiently the photographer stood still
wlillo the commissary and Tlguol tried
to stretch their fingers over tho red
marks that scarred his countenance.
And neither of them succeeded. They
could cover all the marks except that
of the little finger, which was quite
beyond their reach. Coquenll remem
bered Alice's words that day as suo
looked at his plaster casts.
A Tery long Httlo finger hero it
-was, one that must equal the length
of that famous seventeenth century
criminal's little finger in his collection.
But this man was living! IIo had
brought back Kittredgo's boots! Ho
was left handed! IIo had a very long
little finger! And Alice knew such a
maul
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( ' CMAPTER XIV.
THIS MEMOBT OY A DOCI.
T was a quarter past 4 and still
night when Coquenll left tho
Hotel dea Etraugers. He car
ried tho leather bag taken
from the automobile. A hundred
yards behind him, in exactly similar
tiros, came Papa Tlguol, peering into
tho shadows with sharpest watchful
ness against human shadows bent on
ttarcnias M. Paul. Gloso to Notre
Dame tho leader paused for bis com
panies. There's nothing," he said as tho
tattw Joined him. "Take the bag and
wait tor sue. but keep out of eight."
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Coquenll walked across the square
to the cathedral.
He was pleased aud coufldeut as ho
rang the ulght bell a. tho archbishop's
house beside the cathedral, for ho had
ono precious clew ho had the' indica
tion of this extraordinarily long Httlo
finger, and ho did not bellovo that in
all France there were two men with
hands like that And be kuow there
was one such man, for Alice had seen
him. Where had she seen him?
And presently, after a sleepy saluta
tion from the archbishop's servant and
a brief explanation, M. Paul was
shown through a Btone passageway
that connects the church with the
house, and he found himself alono in
Notre Dame, As he stood uncertain
which way to turn the dctcctlvo heard
a step and a low growl, and, peering
among the arches of the choir, he saw
& lantern advancing, then a figure
holding tho lantern, then another
crouching figure moving before tho
lantern. Then be recognized Caesar.
"Phce-et, phee-ct!" he whistled softly.
"Good old Caesar! There, there!"
murmured Coquenll, fondling tho
eager head. "It's all right, Bonneton,"
and, coming forward, ho held out his
hand.
Wondering, Bonneton led the way to
a small room adjoining the treasure
chamber.
"Hey, Francois!" He shook a sleep
ing figure on a cot bed. "It's time to
make the round."
Francois looked stupidly at Coquenll,
and then, with a yawn and a shrug
of Indifference, he called to the dog,
while Caesar growled his reluctance.
"Ifs all right, old fellow," encour
aged Coquenll. "I'll sec you again,"
whereupon Caesar trotted away reassured.
"Now, then," began M. PauL "I
want to ask about that girl who sells
candles. She boards with you. You
know she's In love with this Ameri
can who Is in prison?"
"Iknow."
"She came to see me the other day.
and the result of her visit was well,
It has made a lot of trouble. What
I'm going to say you mustn't tell a
soul least of all your wife."
"You can trust me."
To begin with, who Is the man with
the long little finger that sbo told mo
about?'
Wby, that's Groener," answered
Bonneton simply.
"Groener? Oh, her cousin?"
"Yes."
(To Be Continued.)
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BISMARK. DEAD,
LIMDBJ WOMEN
Suffrancttcs Rejoicing In Fact Just
Discovered That Iron Chancellor
Would Advocate Their Causo If He
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BERLIN, May C There Is rejoic
ing among the suffragettes over the
discovery tnat Bismark would have
been a champion of theirs were he
now living. The uooKseiiors expect
them to look him up aud clear tho
shop shelves of overstocks of writ
ings on his career. Ho appears to
have committed himself to the cause
on the eve of his dismissal from tho
councils of tho present emperor, ac
cording to a suffragette who heard
of it from the woman to whom on
that occasion he said:
"I am what I am because, of my
wife. Every woman who elevates a
man has m? profound respect. A
good woman appeals to a man's bet
ter nature. She teaches him truo
morality and religion, 6ho upholds
his Ideals and oho weaves tho roses
of heaven Ineo his earthly llfo.
"For a long time It has boon my
wish to draw women Into politics. 1
fear that the time has not yet ar-1
rived. We are only In tho school-1
room of our uolltlcal experiences.
Our great Queen Louisa was a poll-'
tlclan, however, and a shining ox-j
ample of what the good woman may
do In public life. Her slnglo ambi
tion was to make tho Fatherland
great, rich and powerful. No noe(
that has ever lh'd has had from moi
more slncero reverence.
"If our cultured women would bo
politicians with such ideals there j
would be no danger of trespass upon j
a man's preserves. Their Influenco
would tend toward the constant hot-
ternlent of government. Tho ladles
of salons of other times resorted to
politics. Some of them brought It
Into dlccrdlt, because their nmtives
were not good and pure but they
pursued selfish alms. Tho day will
come when women will he asked to
co-operate with the men for tho wol
fore of the nations.
"Men pre clumsy creatures, espec
ially Germans. Even our diplomats
are ungainly bears. There would bo
fewer leaks to disturb the good un
derstanding of governments If wo
men were In diplomacy. No one
knows so well as a women tho pro
per time for silence. A sensible
women Is the best repository for a
secret.
"On the other hand, such a wom
an can draw secrets from othors.
By mere .banter or lively chatter sho
can lead a man to tell things he
would never disclose to n man.
Women talk so ingratiatingly on tho
most difficult subjects that wo men
drop our guard, donkeys that we are,
and before we know it we have said
more than we have intended, for
everything feminine beats us in
cunning."
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