Hetzler

I shall be there, at the rendezvous, awaiting you, and the thing must be in our hands when von Hetzler comes.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

"And before even Clodoche or von Hetzler have arrived!" she replied excitedly.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

A single whistle, short and sharp, such as this, was the signal agreed upon that the real Clodoche was coming, and that he and Count von Hetzler had already appeared in the square beyond.

Cleek, the Master Detective Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

Fouchard's son was to give when he and von Hetzler arrived at the place where I am to meet them.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

It was five minutes later when the Count von Hetzler, crouching back in the shadow of the square and waiting for the return of Clodoche, heard a dull, whirring sound that was unmistakably the purr of a motor throb through the stillness; and, leaning forward, saw an automobile whirl up out of the darkness, cut across the square, and dash off westward like a flash.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

Count von Hetzler will be there about midnight to-morrow to complete the deal and pay over the money.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

It was five minutes later when the Count von Hetzler, crouching back in the shadow of the square and waiting for the return of Clodoche, heard a dull, whirring sound that was unmistakably the purr of a motor throb through the stillness, and, leaning forward, saw a limousine whirl up out of the darkness, cut across the square, and like a flash dash off westward.

Cleek, the Master Detective Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

Hetzler will be there about midnight to-morrow to complete the deal and pay over the money.

Cleek, the Master Detective Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

Count von Hetzler had already appeared in the square beyond.

Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

When Max Hetzler showed the candles in Stuttgart in late 1982, not a single one sold even though the asking price was just 15,000 Deutschmarks then $5,800.

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