The evening world. Newspaper, May 1, 1906, Page 12

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- Da nae eee iN Nome Magazine, Tuesday ning World's Kvening, Retarding Justice. By J. Campbell Cory. ng Company, No. © to @ Park Row, New Tork Now York as Secand-Class Mail Matter. -- NO. 16,3824. f OPEN ALL BRIDGE PLATFORMS! 9 As a result of The Evening H World's exposures convicting the Brooklyn Rapid Transit of cc uting to the bridge crush by its dis- | use of two platforms at the Man-/ hatian ‘terminal, officials of the road | promise to remedy the conditions; d of. | May 30 the south platform i non-rush takes to A WISTOVENSO. This is decidedly better t and the herding which made a down—a litt But it utilized at all h locked gates and barred stairways bad matter worse, The coon has come ole length. Let all the platform space be proves, as the road’s « us solicit 2d, new measures of re to use the terminal facil has gone on for a year. er Stevenson from his f provided for it b; f a legacy in cessor, He has aut inch of platform space. as an earnest of e fit now holds, It is incumbent on him to e ss for the position of put SUNDAY HOODLUMISM, 4 The ri ung rowdies in J avenue “L” train on Sunday differ i) it ich have Occurred with These outbreaks of y yditum- ism grow s become more numerous, Scratch the average $ out for a lark and you find a spirit of : wanton an outlet, This particular exhibition of 2 outdoor season is a sample of what may November ur taken t ATHENS, | tes went to see a per- s Tyrannus.” But was that all? forman Imagine Wa Piraeus? which first cc dred ali omits or the Gr ing qua fe PROBS OSEABADAREA SHAT © choruses at i surroundings came for him. The one he, | il ny { Uta | at} f person y set Tt a child IN with vty Isit M. Bernet?” Y y sleur. I've nover la € tin ae spray nne said, turn- Copy rignt take mons 1 when he ¢ “Good 1 BA 1. Etienne, punced out you saying the quar: 1 8 sweeping outer st net you bee was done, Bei idn’t find M. nee: Att I ae from Hin Pistols Over the Rest of Him. t wae not h Sor may Senay ani eae hate A ‘ nie called { tion; a certain clatter and gurgle conyinced us sae 3 ‘ is entirely| that he was refreshing himself with supper or Sonione wit! ; breakfast before reposing. | x —__—_. iM enne stood still, his hand on the door- . CHAPTER XXIII. knob, eager, hesitating. Here was the man; were e ; cre | Ae x : yay the papers here? If they were should we secure i ; el The Chevalier ot the Tournelles. them? A single talse step, a single wrong word ; } vou T was a long walk to th e des Tournelles, might fol us. \ t Hane i] which lay in ¢ cr, not a de The sound of a chair pushed back came from ny s from the itself within, and # young man’s quick, firm step passed ete tullor’s across to the far side of the room. We heard a er. beat you 5 ox shut and locked. M. Etienne nipped my arm; I w ! or w in- We thought we knew what went In. Then came zs put nut, but at the conct steps again and a loud yawn and presently two e nform us that M, Peyrot did truly live whacks on the floor, We knew as well as if wo after was at home, having arrived could see that Peyrot had thrown his boots across ¢ e fer than He would go up the room. Next a crash and jangle of metal, that , n ur could sce us. meant his sword-belt with accoutrements flung on lay was e¢ nought that formality unneces- the table, M, Etfenne, with the rapid murmur, i at small expense, to convince “If I look at you, nab him,” turned the door han-/ fol We alone up the stairs dl i c ry quietly along th saige toward But M. Peyrot had prepared against surprise by tt Dur c door of M. Pes But our s made some the simple expedient of locking his door Mi 50 on the ; had he bee! aye heard us as easily as we b had not yet gone to bed after the night's exer-! still. t neither will his) 1 will profit yc | "It frien none.” S$ nota I've told y up in her arms to Etienne askeds he pick display bin to us, M, Etfenne called out softly: —— | He whole stair know {t, but to you I h ing he might heard us too, for ho stopped In the very middle of | tion in confiding that I am M, de Mar. d him, Peyrot|a prolonged yawn and held himself absolutely} HF Circus Busch, tn F | man, manufactured by watch Issable to to ride @ bicycle. giving power to his lens cumulators of a strength giving 2,700 amperes per dor a walk. The elephant cai gardens earn $4. ing visitors about o: thelr This whirting der vish of Constant!- |nople ts known |throughout Turkes | as the wearer of the te hair which once be: |longed to his wives. whom had M., and one of the reasons why the Ja- [bor men in the funenal procession the bodies af bis wife, the | France. “IT want to speak with you about something !m- portant.” “Who are you, then?” “I'll tell you when you let me in.” “I'll let you {n when you tell me.” “My name's Martin. I'm a friend of Bernet. I want to speak to you quietly about a matter of importance.” | ‘A friend of Bernet. Hmm! Well, friend of Bernet, it appears to me you speak very well through the door.” | “T want to speak with you about the affair of to-night.” +: ij “What affair?” “To-night's affair.” “To-night? I go to a supper party at St. Ger main. What have you to say about that?” | “Last night, then,” M. Etienne amended, with rising temper. “Lf you want me to shout {t out on your stairs, the St. Quentin affair.”” | “Now, what may you mean by that?” called the voice from within. If Peyrot was startled by tho name he carried it off well. | “You know what I mean, Shall I takethe house | into our confidence?” “The house knows as much of your meaning I, See here, friend of Bernet, {f you are that gen- tleman’s mate perhaps you have 4 password about you.” “Aye,” sald M. Etienne readily. twenty pistoles.” No answer came immodiately, I could guess Peyrot puzzled. Presently he called to us: “By the bones of St, Anne, I don’t belleve a word you've been saying. But I'll have you tn and sea what you look like.” We heard him getting {nto his boots again and| buckling ou his baldric. Then we listened to the turning of a key; a ld was raised and banged down again and the loak refastened. It was tho box once more. M. Etienne and I looked at each other, At length Peyrot opened the door and surveyed ‘Who {a it?” | “This 1s it: Ms | “What, two friends of Bernet, ventre bleu!” But he allowed us to enter, | He drew back before us with a flourishing bow, his hand resting Ughtly on his belt, In which was gtuck a brace of pistols. Any idea of doing yio- Jenco on the person of M. Peyrot we dismissed for the present. | Our eyes travelled from his pistols over the rest of him. He was small, lean and wiry, with dark, sharp face and deep-set, twinkling eyes, One mo- ment's glance gave us to know that Peyrot was no foo). My lord closed the door after him and went straight to the point. M. Feyrot, you were engaged last night in an uttack on the Duke of St. Quentin, You did not ucceed In slaying him, but you did kill his man,| ind you took from him a packet, 1 come to buy it.” | He looked at us a little dazed, not understand- ing, I deem, how we knew this, Certes it had been too dark in the lane for his face to be seen, and he had doubtless made sure that he was not lowed homo, He said directly: | ‘ou aro the Comte de Mar.” | I did not caret. ,¥9 the » no hesita- “Even 60, M. Peyrot. M. ‘ouched the floon : ‘A Group of Oddities in Picture and Storm Diditing a remarkable me wal is called, standa 6 foet hig! @even electric motors, the twe Fo! him to progress and maintain Mortum. The picture shows “ Telle and Me. Ireland, the inve: 0a year t Last winter the Norweiians varied the excitement of sk! running by yok!ng the runner to a motor cycle by a long leather great skill is required to avold bet. |the fect The pastime ts grov This picture seems to represent a squadron of cavatry horses with Ittle gotas on thelr backs. As a niatter of fast, it ls 1 board troop, ined up in honor of a king Cambodia. The cantboant horses formal the Royal funerals in Camb of the person to be buried, and twenty-one mc and the cremation of the late King of Camboiln His Majenty deft $240,000 defray the cost of his funeral. His body was cremated, and with {t were bred noes of the royal bouss. The present King of Cambodia will shortly pay « 8 gested. | rh Poyrot swept a bow till his head almost) fu of St bacies, enormous, ang : over, &8 the body ts apt to outrun é very popular, Ear ny House of Commons” want earller alttings is that they have ne autos/or broughama and cannot He chooses them Ke the length of e paid a very for an which ithout @ stop twenty minutes the Sultan's we! J HE i a8. F u ® photograph of a longer Uving—the inte King ummy escort that figured tn ake place long after the de: 5 Gapeed between the death BER wite of the present King, and about twenty PRAEAMARAAAARAAREARRMEACALER AREA AASEALARAEEES EOLAEASESEEEEEEEE EELEEAESESSESELES BEOEEEEESESRESORS BELEELEFLEDEES SENS HEFL EES Ac sccseesssseascessee see “My poor apartment ts honored,” As he louted low I made « apring forward: thought to pln btm before he could rise. Bui Was up with the lightness of a bird ‘from bough end standing three yards eway from where I crouched on the spring like » foiled Ho grinned at mo in open enjoyment, Monsienz desired?” he esked sympathe “No, {t {s T who destre,” anid M. Etlenna ing Bimself a place to sit on the corner of talle. “I desire that packet, monsteur, You tho Ittle expedition of yours to-night was thing of a failure. When you report to the eral-duke he will not be in the best of hum He does not Ifke faflurps, the gemeral; he will {ucline to reward you dear, While T am in ines pes humor tn the world." @ smiled to prove {t. Nor dol think his plaisance ultogethar feign temper a host amused him, en ee s As for friend Peyrot, he still 4 thought {t was because he had isonet = his mind what Une to take; but had [ viewed with neutral eyes I might easily have deemed bewilderment genuine, “Perhaps we should get on better ir understand what monsleur {s driving at?” he “Monsieur's remarks about his ni father and the generul-duke are interesting, humble Joan Peyrot, who does not move in co’ circles, et a loss to translate them In words, fave no notion wha ety ponds, t you are talk: ; “Oh, come," M. Etfenne cried. “no shuff Peyrot. We know as well as you wi Bie you where oul rent “Bofore Marry, I was sleep! of the yirtuo Pe eee M. Etfenne slipped across the room as quickty as Peyrot's self might haye done, Hfted up a heavy curtain hanging before an alcove and disclosgt nt the bed folded smooth, the pillow undisturbodky He turned with a triumphant grin on who showed all his teeth plenanaly pgp no whit abashed, “For all you are a count, monsfeur, you have the worst manners ever came inside these walla” M. le Comte, with no attempt at mending them, in answen, went on a tour about the room, examining with sniffing interest all its ft even to the dishes and tankar ot, leaning against the wall 1 with imp over to the y put bls hand on the key. stantly Peyrot’s voice rang out, “Stop!” Mf. Etienne, turning, looked into his pistol barrel My lord st tly as he was, bent over the , his on the k looking over Bip shoulder at the bravo with ed, protesting eye= ughing mouth. But though he laughed "If you r ea movement I do not ike, M. de Mar, I will shoot you as I would a rat, Your gi 1s down and mine ts up; I have no fear to kill It will be painful to me, but !f necessary 1 do it." M, Etfenne sat down on the chest and smite more amlably than ever, “Why have I never known you before, Peyrot™. (To Be Continued.) east y Katherine G or, wilh ‘May 2 neth M. Etienne walke® himneyplece and delibe aa varre.” on World, The F Whe Evening 1 him steadily, ~ | Fa

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