Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 10, 2025
"On only one occasion, you say, M. Bonnechose?" asked the chief. "When was it?" "About the time I speak of, monsieur. They came in one night rather late. They had a light supper nothing much." "He did not tell you who she was?" "Not a word, monsieur! He was, as a rule, very secretive, this Federman, saying little about his own affairs." "You don't remember that he ever brought any one else there!
Celia caught her breath. "This this is the man who came to Hull," she whispered. "The man, you know, who called himself Lisette's brother. I knew him instantly." "And you, M. Bonnechose?" said the chief. "Do you recognize him?" The cafe-keeper, who had been making inarticulate murmurs of surprise and grief, nodded. "Federman!" he said. "Oh, yes, monsieur Federman, without doubt. Poor fellow!"
And," he went on, glancing at a scrap of paper which he held in his hand, "the description of him very closely resembles that of this man Federman. Of course, it's not an uncommon type, but " "Another of 'em!" exclaimed Allerdyke. He had suddenly remembered what Chettle had said about the new bill being a possible death-warrant, and the words started irrepressibly to his lips. "Good Lord!"
Fullaway briefly told the story of the discovery at the hotel in the Docks that morning, and explained the deductions which had been made from it. He detailed the connection of Ebers, alias Federman or Herman, with himself, and reported the conversation which had just taken place at his own rooms. And then he turned to Allerdyke, with an expressive gesture.
Many days he thus takes them to Hyde Park, to Kensington Gardens out of the neighbourliness, you understand. Madame is much obliged to him she regards him as a kind young man eh? And then, all of a sudden, we do not see Federman any more no. Nor hear of him until monsieur asks for news of him in the papers. I see that news last night Madame sees it!
"I'm going to take things clean up from this Federman or Ebers affair. I'm going deep deep! You'll see in a few minutes." "Willing to see and to hear aught," remarked Allerdyke laconically. "I've been doing naught else since I got that wireless telegram." Then they relapsed into silence until the Waldorf was reached. There Fullaway raced his companion upstairs to his rooms and burst in upon Mrs.
The chief turned to leave the room, saying quietly that that was all he wished. But Fullaway, who had been staring moodily at the dead man, suddenly stopped him. "Look here!" he said. "I know this man, too but not as Federman. I'm not mistaken about him, and I don't think Miss Lennard or M. Bonnechose are, either. But I knew him as Fritz Ebers.
"What we knew him by Federman," replied M. Bonnechose. "Carl Federman. He told me he was looking out for a job as valet to a rich man. He had been a waiter somewhere in London some hotel, I think I did not pay much attention. Anyway, while he was looking for his job he certainly had plenty of money plenty! He do himself very well with his lunches sometimes he come and have his dinner at night.
Madame sighs and says the poor darlings do not get sufficient exercise. He is good-natured, this Federman he say at once 'I will exercise them I, myself, So he come next day, like a good friend, Madame puts blue ribbons on the pogs, and bids them behave nicely away they go with Federman for the excursion.
Often we say to ourselves, 'Where is Federman? The pogs, they look at the seat which he was accustomed to take, as much as to ask the same question. But," concluded M. Bonnechose, with a dismal shake of his close-cropped head, and a spreading forth of his hands, "he never visit us no more no!"
Word Of The Day
Others Looking