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ARSENE
AYKOPE: Steve EmérRON, OF -Man, guarding the $200,000 do Gileado omerald, takes it backs to France after an attempted rob- bory in New York. The fool in atolen from the safe in the de Orissać home the day_vaforo the insurance policy is to be can- colled. Because the name of Ar seno Lupin was left at the soɑno of the theft on both occasions, Emerson believes that the no- torious French crimino¡ is alive, and is inclined to suspect Rend Farrand (the vani Arsone Lupin, now Heing as honest life). And Btovo in nomewhat jealous of Lorrato de Oriasso's interest in Ferrand. Whơn tươo of his for- mer henchmon acouse Farrand of the theft of the emerald, he admite it.
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Chapter Five
FARRAND IN ACTION
When the butler announced Rene Farrand, Lorraine went to the lib rary door to great him with out- stretched hands. "Bene, I'm so glad you're hero!"
I heard the anaguacement of the robbery on the radio. I am so so ry. Lorraine...Oh, good morning
The American detective had fol- lowed Lorraine to the door in somo Instinct of jonlottry or auapleton, fis rooiing was short, but that did not bother Farrand who went to Count de Grisone and expressed his sympathy.
"It's a horrible experience," said the Count, and shrugged. "Monster Martel, allow ma - this in Mansinuri Farrand. M. Martel in the Profect of Polico."
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Tarrand. "And as for Lupin, I've never met him, and from what I've hent about him bo's too amart for the polico."
"All right." snapped the Profoot. "Tako him away,”
Blave Emerson, by hiding behind the telephone booths in an office building, tricked the detectives ho knew were trailing him at the order of the Profeet, and made his way to n door marked "A. la Marchand -Confidential Agent."
Le Marchand was a plump, bald- jah, atout man noated behind a big deak. "Ah, M. Emerson, I have some raports. Itone Farrand is in- dependently wealthy. Thero years ngo he bought bis farm. We haven't been able to trace him prior to that Ume!"
"Koop after it. Could you trace him in Rome?"
"He took out a passport for Italy, but apparently he did not une He did not reglater at any Roma botel within the past two months." "I've a hunch," naid Bteve, "that, instead of being in Rome, he was to America perhaps under ona of Arsene Lupin'a many alluses. Check up all his alinses and sos it a paso- port to Amerion was issued under any of them.”
Joo and Alt were anxiously await- ing Warrand when he returned and questioned him eagerly about the omerald.
"I've already sent 1 about It's business of earning a little money for us. There's only one fence could cut an emerald that big."
"Pa Monello, you mean?" in- quired Joe.
"Exactly! And I want you to go to Papa Monollo and find out what progross he is maiting. There, show him this signature" - Farrand wrote the name of Arsene Lupin on a card "I think that will make him talk."
Papa Monelle, a thick-oet man of about sixty, talked all right whon The Profect, at the safe with Do- he had seen the card Joe and Air
BY
LEBBEUS
MITCHELL
Chapter Six
MURDER
Reno Farmand, still in the cas- tume of a groom, got a ride Into Paris with the driver of a milk truck, and met Alf and Joa at the appointed place on a Paris street. He assumed the groom's voice.
"Could you gentlemen direct me to the business establishment of a Monsieur Monelle 7"
Alt and Jos exchanged frightened giancos.
"Take It on the lam, sucker, un-¦ lena you want to die of lead polton- ing," admonished Joo,
screen had been knocked over at the foot of a safe, Farrand knalt in front of the safe and inspected the knob; it was donted and scratched,
"Whoover killed him irled to open the safe," he said,
"And whoever tried to ki him will be back again," said Alf, hus- kly.
And be'll bring the right tools with him,” added Joo.
All picaded: "Let's start movin', boss."
"Wait!" cominandod Farrand, "That's what people do in jail- wall! I'm for moving!"
Farrand spoke thoughtfully, na though aranging attern logically In his mind, "Whoever tried to slonl the emerald in New York, got the replica. He had no connection with a fonce in America o ho returned to Franes and came straight to Papa Monelle. He left the stone hero. When he came back to get Il monoy, Monello told him that what he had brought was really an imitation."
"Wan that may reason for mur- dor?" sald Alf. "A Bit thielt, I'l "But don't forget," said Farrand quickly, "that I sent the real stone here. When the thief learned that Monelle had the emerald, he must doublo-cross. have suspected a There was probably n fight and-" Joe Interrupted: Then it's in the safe!”
"Yos, and we're going to get it," returned Farrand.
"Now" questioned Joo, his thront tight.
"Certainly. If we don't we may never get another chance."
"It we only had the combination elock!" exclaimed Alf.
"Yours to command, Alf ontd Farrand, taking a leather casa fran "How would we know any Mon- uta pocket. He took from the cany Allo?" Inquired Alf defensively. | a small battery and a watch-11 "We're bonost, law-abiding people] instrument with two long, black in -having a bit of night air, as it wulated wiros attached to IL Ho
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CLOTH BOOKBINDING
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A TYRO
BERDAMER
A ROMAN GLADIATOR WHO WAS READY FOR HIS FIRST COMBAT, BUT HAD NOT YET MADE A PUBLIC APPEAR - ANCE, WAS CALLED A"TIRO' (RECRUIT), FROM THIS WE DERIVED TYRO" TO MEAN A BEGINNER, IN ANY STUDY OR CRAFT.
"Pastel”” cried Alf, "You, mean Lupin got fooled?"
"It's Papa Monelle!" whispered Farrand.
tectivo Duval, acknowledged the in- presented.
troduction, while Lorraiño explain- "I'm not cutting the stone i got ed to Farrand that she had in- last night. It la paste -- not worth tended to go for a horasback ride bothering about" with Emerson.
"I'm glad I arrived in time to in- terfere with that,” he said.
"Lupin beat you to the interfer- ence," said Steve. "I've got to stick on the job,"
"Paste" cried Alf, "You micu Lupin got fooled? Why, they ought to be put in jall-foolin' the Chief!"
"It's possible Lupin is fooling somebody," roplled Papa Monello. "I would like to have a talk with kim in person.”
"Alright," said Alf. "When will you ano him?”
"I'm beginning to like Lupin," nald Farrand, and turned his alton- tion to the unmo written on the safe door. "So that's Lupin's signa- ture. M. le Prefect. The writing in "To hero with him tonight at one- common enough. Would it be hardį thirty." to forge?"
They left Monells's and sought "We are convinced it la genuine.ja telephone and reported to Far- Ah, Duval, that must be "Martin rand. with Payloff, Stand by the door, It was after midnight, and Far- Have him face me. I don't wantƐrand was aware of someone skulk- him to see the safe till I'm ready, ing about his country place in the And I'll do all the talking" The shadow of the troos. Há telophoned Prefect planted himself between the to Emerson's hotel and was inform- door and the wall safe. Duval stop-ed that the American-detective hud pad to the library door and, he left strict ordora he was not to be Martin entered with his prisoner, disturbed. Ferrand smiled. He took took Pavloff by the arm and fork-f off his coat, put on a pajama jacket ed him juto a position facing the over his shirt, and showed himself I'refect.
nt, the window which he proceeded to open. Than he turned out the light, but remained al the window. Soon he heard the voice of a groom "Who's that?”
"Well, Paviott," said the Profect, "Are you ready to talic? I want to know to whom you signalled in this room last night."
"I didn't signni anyone." "Sen anybody you know "Who would I know in a place,
ko tala?"
"You did algnal someone — and I'll tell you who it wa
"You'll be tellin' mo something I don't know,"
"It's me - Emoron."
"Ob, you gave me a start, mir. 1911 täsi M. Farrand you're here."
"No, don't bother. I dropped my riding crop and came over to got If. I know right where it is over
by the target. You go to bed."
Farrand waited unțll the groom The Prefect grabbed his arm and came under ħla window. Then to apun him about so that Pavloff called the man inside, and exchang- faced the ante, moving so that he of clothes with him. "You know could watch his prisonor's expres where the brandy is — if you feai a pien. For an instant his features chill coming on. Remain here for Betrayed amazement; that he smii half an hour." He slipped out of n od fleetingly, only to have the stern, back door and made his way to the aullen look reappear.
"Why were you smiling?" naked the Profeot sharply.
"Can't a man oven mile?" "You know that algnature?" "Who doesn't? It's boon secawled across Boough safon. Did he have any luck?"
stables.
Emerson, returning from the tar- get ground whore ho had dug a bullet out of the target, encountered the grool again --- lie was convinc- od it was the groom — the clothen ware the same, and no was tho voleo.
"So you found your crop," said the groom. "Tm sorry 1 wasn't of more help.”
"You know what he was after. Ha Tot it the do Griesse em arald. Thora's a substantial reward for the man who can tell us about "I didn't need any help. Want Lupin and this job. Enough so righi to the spot whero I dropped that you wouldn't have to worry for it
white."
The groom yawned. "If there's
Ivan Pavloft's lips curled into a nothing ela), sir. F'll turn in. The
day smile that was almost a encor.
around starts early
"That don't mako menss, If I was | stáblos.”
Lho
In on this job and I ain't — "Go right along. I'm heading for what would I wait a raward when home myself."
I'd git a bit of the haul?”. He turn-
ed to Farrand with a grin. "I'll
But when the groom had entered.
It to you, Monalour, am I o stables, Steve appronchod the house. There was a fight in a rear "Stubborn follow, len't ho?" ob-room. He glanced inside, and saw nerved Parrand to the Pretect. Then the groom, a bathrobe about h he turned his attention to Pavioff. shoulders, pouring out some brandy. "Why not be sensible and tell every- Thon Blevo realized he had been thing. The police will catel Lupin duped, and that Farrand was all on eventually and when they do it'll nemo orrand, the purpong of which be the worso for you."
he wanted very badly to know, "They've got nothing on mo," said Pavloff, after a quick glance at
Rare Edition Found
WON."
"Night air doesn't breathe honest ly into your lungs, Alf," sald Phr rand in his own volco,
"Tho bossi" cried Joe, sinrtied though ro-assured.
"Looks more like a pig-border" every day," was Alt's comment.
"I had a visitor tonight Mr. Emerson. He was strolling about iny grounds.”
uncolted the wires and addresses Joe-tucisively: "Look in the front room. There must be a back door. Find It."
There is," Alt stated. “It leads to a little alloy."
**Thon malo sure the way in clear. We might want to use it tonight." While they wore executing his orders, Farrand placed the battery, the wires and the watch-ilke instru-
Alt was disturbed. "Did he scament on the desk and proceeded
rpoke to him."
"What about?" Alf demanded. "About me." Farrand dropped into the groom's valeo: "The rooster retired carly."
The street was deserted in that quartor of Paris Bitlo frequented fato at night by honest altizons, and they reached the cafe which mask- ed Papa Monella's real calling with out tuaving soon a policeman. Tho electric light over the cafe was out and the entire building was in dark-
teas.
They left the car and ontored a Joorway which opened a stair tend Ing to Papa Morielle's living quar ters above the cafe. At the top of the stairs, dimly lighted at the land- ing they stopped.
"livion whero Monelle lives," anisl F'n, rand,
1 knocked cautiously on the door. There was no answer, oven when he tapped louder. He then tried the door and found it locked, "Ile can't bo out courtin' a girl, at his age," remarked At
to hook them up. Joo returned to report that there was nothing In the front of the building except a bedroom with a window over-look- ing the street. Farrand ordered him to keep a lookout. While ho hesitated, At returned, anxious and fearful.
"Boes," he pleaded, "It ain't worth the risk. If wo got caught hero with that he stopped and pointed at the body of the murdered man.
"He's right," agrood Joe. "It'd bo the gallows for us!"
"Gallows nothin'," said Alf plaja- tively. "It's off with your hand in this country."
"I'm going to open that nate if I have to do it alone," said Farrand In grim determination. "Are you with me?"
"Bure, bons," Jos acqulenced, half- ashamed. "I'll take the window."
"Itoport anything suspicious. Alf, remember how we work this?"
"I remember, but I'm out of pro-
tice."
"You'll get back on your gamo quick enough"
"Get to work, Joo," ordered Far- With his kairo Farrand began rand, "We've got to get inside." tapping the safe in the vicinity of "Just like old times, hose. Makes the combination disk. Finding ono me feel a better man." Bald Jos to his king ho plaoca a suction as he dug into hla pocket for skelo cup at the end of one of the long ton koyo. Io attacked the lock and wires from the watah-like Instru in a few moments, the bait shot meni over it; repeated tho back and the door opened to his cedure on the opposite side of the diek. In each auction cup was a tiny
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"You still have your professional coll of wire like a sprlug. Then he landing, Joe," said Farrand, and sat down at the desk with the in advanced into the dark room. The strument while Alt busied his hands beam of bin Nashlight, darted with the safe dial. An occasional quickly about and came to rent ellok Indientod that a tumbler bad upon the figure of a man aprawled fallen into place. On the dial of the over an old, worn, loather-uphol- instrument was a metal arrow lite
the pointer of, an ampmeter. stered chair.
"Holy" Alfa astounded volos trailed off into llence.
"Quiet!" criod Farrand. "Alf, turn out that hall Night Joe, draw the shades!"
While they were aboying his or dern, Farrand bent over the sprawl- ed body turned the face in the beam of his flashlight. There was blood-spot on the breast of the
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"Check! Six!" repeated Farroad. "Eleven," said Alf as the arrow quivered again.
Thoy Hatened intently. "Complete turn of the tumbler. You missed it," said Farrand.
"Maybo I did. You can't blamo mo for being nervour with n dead man on the floor." man's cont.
"It's Papa Monelle" whispered "Come on, Start again. Now."
"Blx" and "Check", "Eleven" and "Dead?" asked Alf, shutting the "Check" came the volees raonaton
ously "We had oloven before." hall door.
"Eleven can repeat, nt rouletta. "Ho'n boen plugred!” said Joe. "Let's get out of here. It ain't Why not here? I think that's it." healthy" and Alf, fearfully, "It's In the dim light, the arm of Papa horribly close in this room."
Monelle raised itsolf slowly, 'gróp
It's no mero healthy outalde,ing towards the telephone; relaxed, now!" said Farrand, sternly, and then again moved alowly upward, finnhed his light on different, ob- removed the telephone from ita Jeste in the room. They were sost-oradio. The fingere relaxed, the tered about in dieardor: two chairs, hand dropped noiselessly on Pape n finne lamp and a small stand had| Monelle's "chest. been overturned na though in a desperate struggle. In on QOTIVATI
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In the North (7).
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