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Updated: June 14, 2025
"Very clever of you, Groener," said the judge dryly, "to imagine the exact street where the encounter took place. You couldn't have done better if you had known it." "You see what comes of talking without the advice of counsel," remarked Maître Curé in funereal tones. "Rubbish!" flung back the prisoner. "This examination is of no importance, anyhow."
The judge said "milk" and Groener at once, by association of ideas, said "cream"; the judge said "smoke," Groener replied "fire"; the judge said "early," Groener said "late"; the judge said "water," Groener answered "river"; the judge said "tobacco," Groener answered "pipe."
The whole aim of this investigation has been to get the secret and we have got it! Groener, you have delivered yourself into our hands, you have written this secret for us in words of terror and we have read them, we know what Martinez knew when you took his life, we know the story of the medal that he wore on his breast. Do you know the story?"
"Everything," answered the latter. "Is this the er the subject?" he glanced at the prisoner. Hauteville nodded and the doctor beckoned to the guard. "Please bring him over here. That's right in front of the lantern." Then he spoke gently to Groener: "Now, my friend, we are not going to do anything that will cause you the slightest pain or inconvenience.
On the other hand, if you are innocent, we shall know that, too, and if you are innocent, Groener, here is your chance to prove it." If the prisoner's fear was stirred he did not show it, for he answered mockingly: "How convenient! I suppose you have a scales that registers innocent or guilty when the accused stands on it?" Hauteville shook his head. "It's simpler than that.
Coquenil was watching closely and, through the prisoner's half shut eyes, he caught a flash of anger, a quick clenching of the freed hands and then then Groener sat down. Quickly and skillfully the assistant adjusted the leather sleeve over the bared left arm and drew it close with straps. "Not too tight," said Duprat. "You feel a sense of throbbing at first, but it is nothing.
During the meal Groener talked freely, speaking with a slight Belgian accent, but fluently enough. He seemed to have a naïve spirit of drollery, and he related quite amusingly an experience of his railway journey. "You see," he laughed, showing strong white teeth, "there were two American girls in one compartment and a newly married couple in the next one, with a little glass window between.
"Does she know that Groener is her stepfather, and not her cousin?" "No." "Why not?" "I think I know why not, but, until I'm sure, I'd rather call it a mystery. See here, we've talked too much, you must hurry back to her. Better take an auto. And remember, Papa Tignol," he added in final warning, "there is nothing so important as to guard this girl."
"You made up your mind, Groener," said the judge as he glanced over the sheets, "that you would answer the critical words within your average time of reply and you have done it, but you have betrayed yourself in another way, as I knew you would.
Tell our men at the other exits not to let a yellow dog slip past without sizing it up for Groener." "I'll tell 'em," grinned the old man, and he slouched away. For five minutes Coquenil waited at the Place de la Madeleine exit and it seemed a long time. Two ladies arrived in carriages and passed inside quickly with exaggerated self-possession.
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