The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

him out of the world, and a fair percentage of them have lost thei

t saves him. When one thing fails him, h

pe gave way, he took

w of Mr. Jones' bath-room. Nick seized it

awful, but he held on. His fingers

scrambled through the

vant in the room directly opposite, across the

to the parlor, where Mr. Jones-to judge by the light in the

isible when Nick lo

adjoining wa

dy. He returned to the parlor, and ther

" exclaimed Jones, "

ame," said Nick, "but

here all

n you were

should I be do

bothered me. You were undoing the knot with which I fastened my ro

. Carter. How could

first place, you saw me coming back to the h

into a sort of closet adjoining the parlor, "and

wn, and you tried to make me go down farther and a good deal faster.

at

arge against you. And I haven't got t

ven's sake p

he matter

when she gets back

y did you lie to me about her going out? I've

tive. I admit that she did it, but for a very in

ttend to that later.

. Musgrave got a policeman, a

Jones, while Nick went to get a report

words to Nic

taurant, nor with any attempt upon your life. You are doing me a grave injustic

steady tone, and it cannot be denied tha

you," he said, "I will repay you for t

ing while he was walking toward Gaspard's

is innocence he would have won a friend in Nick Car

utside the house w

"He's just about ready to flit. He's bought l

agons from dry goods stores have been here. I suppose that the s

you se

as kept mi

what's

into the shadow of the step

vement and stopped before the

d Harrigan on the box. The way people keep bo

an's in the cab,

rary, the c

ff the box and

or Gaspard Lebeau. G

nks for you,"

" asked

ring them, and she said it would

ort of

a big white hat and a black plume

aspard, promptly; "

d up the stairs

ted the box a

. "Bring him back here

away in pursu

door of Gaspard's ho

ed to the Fre

trunks. He looked very much em

asked the detective. "I hear

w York suits m

these trunks

ed particula

o tell the truth, I hope to marry her. A cha

e send her t

ot know. It was

y idea what

buys many dresses. But then, what would y

is sentence with a

ifting one of the trunks and s

ys from his pocket. G

not open it

necessary," said Ni

opened one of the blades, which was

uck this into the bottom of th

drawn. The end of the trunk projected over the side o

aimed Gaspard.

seem," said N

floor and snapped back the

nd revealed a mass of excels

dead and ghastly face-the face