The evening world. Newspaper, April 13, 1915, Page 19

The Evening World Daily Magazine, Tuesday. April 13. 1918 —_— = — ‘ “ ; _—- ed PLEO EN ALELE II OLLIE EL EE AI | e @ ieee — : 2 e oya Isitors setts By Kobert Minor _ | | coomanpemienenennns lima ws ——— | NEXT WEER'S COMPLETE WOVEL OTHE EVENENE GuRLD : . . 4 ittle LOoOmMrade y i 4 | Femance of the “Wan Whe Could See Through Watts” 4 er 4 ; By Burton E&. Stevenson ee ee ee i rulnet! ard yet ee arceaey hipped 1 epee A pianned,” be went of ino tone of dull 7 be owwre, as be fea? “ Whet one that fouls ites te Wiat ed Oe Mader Piuneing Wie the widet of our oper ane wusly Ie ae ‘ The wile bold out the blue eheet vine wera) Head Verkape be aid The Wengrem contelned these Thels the reeow . . » sles - " ee COMTE AMAROLL VisOUmA, U oor LU temat 1 ben Lat we toners s littis. he ve o apaued during the hight By | that iedividuel ef utiers ence, Be < eetened us iil ’ veee of eft Viease tare be wid us thet bie papers w . aimedialey te etete value of jon fest upon us sefe place, ‘hat should be er tutte y Weil stat sald the Co “we rested to-morrow, that he would soon CLAMAMT, Chiet of Detective went te ar the parsons beavenged!’ Vasus piraeee You ere Bureau od b t rovbere yuu are murderers and yet Th . claimed the Mis the Or eure of it toe, ameset in Bie turn. wity ’ inetant the two soon loaned ims the ) ats her in alliance, salcally 0 WHO! beving spoken of bia le * ¢ th dresuming ; ; J aa Wim toaan ok oh ble Nop Wo anyone, and that we can vuce "Wheat ded all this monn? P CHAPTER V. behind that cur | more sleep erundiy Wellf” the Count asked ot test tee Uaved ) ! * iy your n, Re came here - «-proot gate!” Yelle " Thea, with « gesture Indicating thout even speaking of It to the /4 lenorant thet A Well-Contrived Crime. that the steel wire would perform, baron? enough to out MINUTE latter the door jty office ‘Certainty, The baron, who ie leas 4iMouity, the opened and Nam and Jus The million te ours,” he added | simple, would have prevented him Only the criminals have fette appeared Hu at ‘Cmpital,” answered Nam, without trom doing so Without td pre Merely thetr trouble for thee 9 . s ving muscle at the thought of eoutiona, There would hay the safe was empty.” wight of them, the ¢ crime he was to commit in | pollee offeere in the a mpty? No. You forget thas « inetanuy spped hie cowardly @ manner wd we ae yo vnee whe *, wae shut up in it!” jordiy air and, in a of entire © us fo on to chapter two. ' | caught. lhut no, thie chap came bat le true--but thea*—— rt ng on the think the bert proof—perhape the on! to your house to make @ Jitte per- “Hut thie te very plain. familiarity, exclaimed, rapping on the Be Lai v t ay wd 4 | sonai Investigation on bis own ac- e@tulen, atate value of robbery, table signature on the contrect and a vunt, and the turn af your conver. tng about any man in there—ee “Well, it's don: espe wing their delivery into the sation led bim farther than he m: did not fad him? "Going on well?” asked the Hindoo, Narain» hands.” | | te Op. She tenpy fellow! Be Because he was ne longer there! ale suddenly abandoning his manner — “Have you a specimen of his hand- mek whe’ Wencmiae te tarouse it » he pred of & well trained servant WET have hept the totter te.whish be dentaily of cortain Iter 0 opened that door? “Day after to-morrow, at % o'clock, requested me to come to Ris house need to reveal hhinaelf by @ he will be here to examine the Jows yesterday mer atroke, a «reat detective, by imposatbie Ber ela, with the little million for the "Well, to-morrow you @hall have! \¢ scovering: tngte andes the rim p rte have done it? Me aa ite ill v . hain upon hs until then, ! commission in his joeket! paye weemieh wetien ee paket whole force had been unable to . The morning papers arrived. And,” questioned the Hindoo, ‘NK und the same pen. One np sade The Taow Im not very dangerou Count ‘snatohed "ous of thems “does he cor bal linitating handwritings, Ag for the aa Peg heal raha, deal. Ail td night Entirely aion Things have contract, five minutes after It te tn his He took up Lucien Delorme's hat taint a buretary Pere m batter than 7 exneets so, it will be well and duly | and looked at the lintog, thea his which the oriminal nt eEDects Aienedt” | | cout, which he examined at the Which the eriminals operated, "saa at “Your hand will not tremble? 1 Dees OF She Seem the pers ality of ts lake a . Ms Aut ore to do exe “It never trembles, Now for chap ‘What did 1 may? he exataimed, fouttedly , ¥ Wat ads LAL Koa Rotononey. arenas That tv th eat! ‘Tho “tailor in Wu hatter tn fu~ thle fel: Roubtedly nese 8 Srotvand ummm ot to fall | vb, Oh, an this room iiton | low who, landing «traight from hi. ee? ‘ma, “lo ‘o have it? hin head turned by Mra, Tankery’s why ee eg a ete eave ave "Speak, Nam!" entd Jultette, breath. murder Rue wae cont Gememaeny ie i 0 od leas from curtost And how 4% you explain the yes iin With ‘the rorpetuat “Next? Wolll take off his olothes barons not coming?” sok. wee fenton te oie, Gee fear of being pinched. 1 shouldn't be ®nd, In a fifty, Il put them on; you The Hindoo was about to anew: i sorry to retire!" know that my figure ts almost ox- when Juliette came in, bringing interrupted Ni: he “Pabaw!" replied the other: “the actly like the Baron's! As to the reat, telegram. ietening eet jam, whe was trade has risks, it's true! Lut everything will be ready, wig, beard, The comte rly ea it and stoning tly. 7 Wouldn't you prefor to lead the pleas. {9 make me resemble hin. | Ul dety uttered a cry of astoniahment aa he won oun” one ieee hurd 4 you to discover any difference! rend: ¥ Wait, & eee eee eetitue vallits mikht have made my fortune by ev. “Doar fir: I learn from your seo. fekeon,, Til go on. The janitor of i Gerk in the depths of a province? For {ng tmitations of people In the musio rotary that you are ill and oan. No. 4 Rake cy rlisdre nad Oren oe | ‘tyow think better halls! . not receive me to-day, as was ar- -Germain v- ; BY aT on yO Ta ete Tim not uneasy, Naw." oad the ure you desired. Made desperate by atand in the way of making four mil- ber all that now. Are not you the next we moet, ready to rush at range {ng, as usual, the care of the house to | tian a breaker up of boats on tho Count. “You haven't your equal for the robbery of the jewels lm your Hons, He mado great effort to re- young man who gave the polloe such each other's throats, low much “1 hope tt 1 nothing serious jue the mreand Theis when, pase. iirves ot Marseilles? Whatever knowing how to make up! T remember charge, but for which, nevertheless, tain his coolness. fantaatio details about the crime in more quietly we should live, how- and remain entirely at your com. {p tHe ground floor, he notived that ] inay happen to you in the future, {he day you went to cash that check you were not responsible, you wend “And he has asked you to appoint tho Avenue Mosart, and whom the ever, if we did not have the ir- anand, Youre very sincerely, jo door was open. The fact eur- you've had ten years of comfort, Life for elehty thousand francs at the 8o- in your resignation to the Manarajah, another hour of meeting?” newspapers called a dreamer? You realstible mania for troubling our- “PLUCK prised him, because the tenant, a | is short. We must enjoy it ciete Generale, ax the agent of the who accepts it—and, disgusted, you ‘No, sir." were even arrested, and then released selves about what does not conce: “What did Lay? cried Nam. “That {{rwWer whe had moved in a abort Yes,” You certainly bad a right Bank of Hayt!, Tho cashier knew retire from Parisian life. . ‘ou ure the baron’s secretary? as a madman. us! I do not yet umderstand your follow presented himaelf to the Baron U@* before, was a man of him well, yet Jet himself be taken in. "And go to live in the oountry, You had imitated even his nervous replied Lucien De- motive for meddling With our affal s Your mecretary, just as he passed Abita who never had evening ro I shall marry Juliette . . ."" “And you doubtless copted the con- lorme, emphatically. “But those mur. Ar® yo & policeman? No, you aro himaclf of to you aa the barons, Of the other hand, his two servants jted credit everywhere. We owe all tWitchins.” hi "eried tho girl, her eyes tract which he was to algn with me derere whose description I gave— may for that. Af you the Doean't this confirm in the moat “40 PE tore Apartment always the good shops. ‘The rest are only |, Ae Lim bed x java) bare in the sparkling with Joy, “how happy We "No, air, but Iam acquainted with those murderers who carried a re- & adviser? Not thut either! wtrtking way all ny conjectures?” Peres Mineee iene ceracee i wes +. . clothes and w! a “ance all be! the matter.” fe ‘who ou are not even is wecretury, ‘urning toward the safe, he oon. 4 ra Walling for our orders! Neverthelens, Faron Blucks. Igo down atalra with | “That poor Maharajah 1s the one ‘will you permit me to ask you @ Ae eee ereetaa teokiee erlll though you told. me ao just now. tinued: hot be closed. Selsed by « sudden pre- weary of playing this part and jong little valise, While passing the who suffers in all this.” sald Nam. question? Am I to see in your com- tently at his companion, “one of YOU seo, air, that I am well Informed. "Ho richly deserved what hae hap- *etiiyent, he hastened into bis room y Janitress’s room, I take care to say a “Ho ts robbed of his fifty millions of fhe a desire on the part of the baron Who ted ating onthe rng Anger Then by what right do you come tw pened to him. People who want to (© Met his revolver, Here another “One of his secretaries.” “Certainly, Idea when you invented the Mahara- jah and his jewels. It gives us unliun- for peace of mind, [assure you that 3! ( : i 0 and his million, I would have sont my [PO Typ into the cab which Meese ee getrenetoughe ts The visitor remained allent a few pocket, and who still have them— “osefil oud the speculation | bad un- nine than thesis that, in spite of every effort, he could countehip andthe Maharajah to the the house, I Jump into the ote wate Ny on seconds, then he answered slowly: would you like to have me teh you “ertaken? 1 don't know that you 4 Yen” replied the Comte, “hele a Dott 1 Avie nf erery fetore te could deuce and dropped everything!” ‘Driver, to the Bank of France!’ On While speaking Nam had drawn a _ “I know nothing of his intentions, Who they are? acting from & purely personal ata, gone all the wane, Job deferred ia lasses and a bottle of champagne, 4 You know very well that tbat i way, change my mind. ‘Driver, silver bottle from the pail of te. But you are not ignorant, air, that “I was going to ask, air!” point. And why?” * Job lowt. Will the Baron take it up a Still half full, showed that the ua- wouldn't have been possible! You turn round, | want to stop a minute "Will Monsieur le Comte have « Wé may resolve one day to undertake | Lucien jorme had put his gray % second time?" fortunate woman must have been put will now remain all your ilfe Comte it "the Grand Marche.’ I go in. The little of the cocktail?” & speculation—and the next no longer felt hat on the table, his chestnut- 8 Dotorne dd not an: T nont be @o persimietic, The t *eeb with the ald of a nareotic @Abasoli-Viscosa. i had trouble St the firand Marche’ ft Wo ty move wten Namie find It interesting! colored overcoat and ‘his yellow kid #Wer, he went on schon ste too cook me mist, | The by the criminals with whom she bad gnough in manufacturing your official py out, The White Sale is going on. ‘Then. raising his glans: “Not Interesting?” orted the oomte &/0¥es on the armchair and, standing “In some way, of which I am Yo. inuat write him « pleasant note een drinking, pers!” I skilfully take off my beard, my ro- “To the success of the plan for day in spite of himself. “A loan guaran- ¢réot with folded arms, he gald: Ignorant, you were informed of cer- oT! Granted! But when, In conse- oetty and, if 1 can, my wie. I hide after to-morrow!" he cried, and teed b: “ ! tain peculiarities concerning the mur 4 ¢ and, can, i -morro: ty A, r i by Jewels worth fifty mililons’ ‘One, sir, is yourself! The other b M r and your physician orders courage, the janitor, holding hte weap- tasnce of the events of which We sno Tittle vallse under my overcont. touching his class to Jullette's, added, "Lam, making merely a euppost- 18 the man hidden behind that hang- derere of Mra, Tankery. You knew jeuve Paria immediately —on your re. 08 in tila band, entered the ‘sreund ahall talk presently, His Highnos Thus altered, | go out through an- “And to our lov ton, sir.” * tng, holding the fatal wire whioh he ‘details of the crime so perfectly 40- turn you will resume the negotiations, f00F apartment and, turning on the saying that you really are very Ml nn, taking counsel only with his withdrawn his confidence, I shall be oy). ic n't. worry, the cab as rt curate that it might have b F ieee Mle to disappear from Parisian on 3 Me MT atime tht CHAPTER VI. ow nnd, which 2 place In the lender'e need to strangle Mra. Tankery Ond Paved you bad witnessed the whtle {he roses Hay The Tire ce through aif the rosie,” At firat Sethe clety and live as a gentleman farmer nightfall, will not have forgotten me, : The young man motioned toward _ For an instant the comte stared at Sven, Bidden somewhere in the room he done now is to expiain this young ‘0% Seemed unusual, me duet ort a breeding, At ond bis evidence at the pole The Secret of the Safe. the safe, Lucien Delorme in bewilderment, Itwelf, What did you dot Instead of man's disappearance. He must not place Was deserted. The @elf to agricul re Lee Py ye bad ton will bo the b allbl “Are they here?’ seaming to wonder how he could prudently keeping silent, you had 00- be traced here—that might make mia- Oder, nothing was disturbed. He Beart, you see, I have s “Cleverly planne: anented the HE afternoon of the next “tere, within reach” , know all this, ing byte es an hief, Give me a penctl and a dit of SAlled, no one answered, t 01 bh ques. {NC fried Baty chlo accomplices sat together in On his forehead, gazed at the huge “I agree with the police and the press Nt a 9 nd Nam wrote: ’ esponalble; = P uy ye know what you are saying—I not, dem ‘0 mAs MOO ELE it eden only to accept my offer, to let my Jan's representative, watt- “you are mistaken.” discuss the ihatter with you. Acouse font men have been condemned for J have undertaken, Nowty my Wall “[ consider that absolutely neces- valet ac oo many im on the ing for the hour of Baron Plucke “How mistaken?" me, Comte d’Abazoll-Viscosa, of be- joni your asslutauce, without any ne family. “He went up to it, and his bewilder- Nam. We must go without the ceadhimnaa | Raron, while all thia ®tival, the clock on the mantelpleco “That safe 1s empty.” ing @ criminal? Come, come, that Ceante, te Baten Mucha ane ould byl see the fleld open for any ment increased when he discovered ing anything conected with the yp vive rns” questioned Jultette, slowly struck two. EUR ae TENG OUIG Bet rentone|Gcaba- HOWE: TARA AM May BOOUe ALG not colteole himself for having, thanks fe nemor’ °° Seld—"and what te brs a A ACY at ag | e day it might ”, . ory aitfloult te “ ; ef ital UE ' i » eening a coe, day 1 es ie won't be i re autieult co) apt rid “The time is drawing near!" cried —“iompty?” But, quickly ing the title of swindler which you #o Po ee Ca errerry rncien Delorme, means of implements lying abandoned Agreed, About two hundred thow- front nt the eee teeta ceretaily NAM, rising, “Doos each of you his composure, he continued: gratuitously bestow upon me. If It grate ‘thar everybody had forgotten, then Hfindoo elmned Lacten Detorme, on the floor, france”— disused with its number altered, ‘To know exactly what ts to be don ‘Let mo tell you, str, that such a is impossible for me to prove that f ring mistake finally, you came the folded paper into tha poole Pe ‘Ho instantly remembered that in statement 1s an insult 'to ine, I do have murdered no one, | intend, at yn, Not believe that Baron Plucke, whom least, to give you @ proof that the 1 /) +. d-will 7 consider a gentieman, would have gems exist, and that they are in this “As much as that?” cried the pur a body through a ground floor Jultette, you will open the door and comte in surprise, “What has be- window into the carriage !§ mere show the baron in here come of the eighty thousand francs ohjid's play for us three. Tho street, to my realdence, to brave iver yourself to my vengeanc with @ boldness that, undoubtedly, Ta put and The Nat oe clone 4, that im, the next house, the f the Qual Javel to-night.” he sald, Aiquad oor was occupied by Combe hone they will be found hy some aa, ex-embasey rs i) it year?” he ” hide myself behind that hanging sent you to talk with me in this way safe, I intend to do for you what I a 0 se! m1 tache and, as everybody kai ’ ae rane varie te, ieuehe ee oA be seen? . do you understand? . , * * * to insinuate that the gems have never yet done for any one In Lan gorored cermate tba reste ew try we ty pollen eatin “i Pg ity them representative in Puria ot the M - r You have the soul of & born GeN- Thora la a was jet directly opposite to And b a upon which I ain to arrange a loan the world: Zain going to show them jecreig whonn Wolxlit Is loavy to of mafoly, imeuined ana nenceri Puan of —— tleman! You wpend without reckon- the house” ee srk bagel eye do not exist, and to accuse me of to youl’ carry, and whose revelation may coat lounger T will watch near be tame ,, Go On.” Interrupted Nam impa- ing, and then ask where the money — “Don't worry. Tt will he put out and “AM of an emotion that would risk swindling! : He spoke with such anmurance that, those who hatray them very dearly?” that they rench their damination ana tantly, “and get at once to the taet; m ty i bs hued ik ery Z, T ‘tate “Pardon me, alr," replied the youn, Lucten Del felt ‘ now." he adi 1 know all your titles” has gone! Oh!" he went on, “I'm not the darknous will be jntense. everything, not the least hes'tation 8) young for an instant, Lucten orme I know," replied Lucien Delorme added, turning toward ¢h lea reproaching you for anything, When — “we shall have Rea the Baron's ® © © absolute coolness, ob?” man, removing his ginsses and plac- doubtful. vehemently, “that you ase murderers who was Iatening in-silence, The Comte ran his eye rapidly over a position t# to be maintained the clothes, restored his note case with MMe had not finished the scntence {i them on the desk by his aide. What if he were mistaken? and, besides, I need for that discover: seo and pack the trunks, Ju- & few lines, then he went on aloud; Seasary sacrifices must be made!” the signed contract Inside, and his Jaen tena annousced « visitor cig gtituaderstand me. Tem only py no—there was no @rror-be only the atesl wire in your handa.. Hette—we leave to-morrow for Ca: _ “Then the Janitor understood the “T' put up two hundred then—and vyaltse, Then, on reaching a secluded ny “9, Maying that they are not, at thie mo- net only to look around him—that "You have nothing to fear from it" POUre whole affair, His tenant, as well aa ow much of the million do you want alley in the Bois de Vincennes, we “Here ho isi" cried the comte, ment, in the ante’ en empty safe—those men who carried gaid the comte in & joering tone, “It 2 =n the cook and valet, were nothing but for your share?” x will quickly get rid of everything, and rushing to the window, No cab had ,o.fnd on you base thie @up- in their very bodies an irrefutable {p used only for the unfortuna CHAPTER VII. ekilful wall cutters, Knowing that C ame amount. I'm not exact- shall merely have to return to Part® stopped before the door of the Po! description—the revolvers with which whom it is humane to make suffer as . the Maharajah's jewels wei ut up ing, am I? by another way in the auto, which |. Welthail in bis) ‘basis. ce ow me not to answer your ques- they were armed—the steel wire In little as possible! A different punish A Sensational Robbery. in Comte d'Abazoll-Viscosa’ t's a fortune {n your country! has been restored to tts usual appear- Pose. Fa uy to tie Be tion. It 1s impossible to give you any the hands of the man concealed de- ment awaits the indiscreet-Ah! You . he had hired the adjoining ‘gone y You will n immense concession ance, and renumbered, a little farther eoonomy, the baron had come on explanation at this moment, Rest hind yonder portiere, ready to @pring see that safes do not contain jewels’ S EATED tn a comfortable floor apartment, then profited 1c6 on a tremendous seals. on, The next morning the Baron's foot, assured, however,” he added, “that our—they were undoubtedly two vil- —Well, sir, you will look more closely rocking chair on _ Comte’s departure for Cabourg, ra you will have ten Umes hody will be fount in. the thicket, go much the better!® muttered Perhaps T shall soon tell you things Jaina, capable of the worst orimes. itll and reflect upon the danger ot Lig . race of his villa, Comte Where he owns o villa, to make, ac- with his empty valiae by his side, and which will amaze you still more!" v d v' " G ry cording to their u 1 See nly misfortune te that I there will bene doubt that he has the Hindoo, entering his hiding “indeed, air—and who are you pa Taeee Uk taveinan ie Re Becta Gesouanc cerret wal pemaawannene CAdaroll-Viacoss, the hole that led diverts te eee might not go back there." been lured tnto some ambush and place, “Now there will be no fear My name ts Lucten Delorm Meanwhile the comte had quietly there through ull eternity..." morning after his departure But, aa all the windows were HWvhy i agkad the young sir, WHO robbed, What could be moze OOM: tint tho driver might have the bad porn gaying che baren’s house he had taken a key from one of the drawers Lucien Delorine could no ‘longer from Paris wan watching between Srated, and the disappearance of n, had remained silen mon ne concluded, Inuctl lo A tk SS _ gone do 90d oO} . Then, 0 the aout! t Indo! 01 aka _ the bare mix Ave, 4 unue 3 ‘ia undoubtedly had reasona “And 1 shall no longer have the {68 of not recognizing in the per- perplexity. Had not his eyes decelvad a hire Perclng the Knobs which anion hin horrible death the puffa of his cigarette, the sun- noticed, they gave & sleeping rotten which ho considered it prudent to responsibility of caose fifty millions sen who will come out of the house him? Had ho really been tn the prea- several itmes, he put it in the look, “Help!” beama reflected tn the blue waves of to the janitresa, who had drunk with- keep to himself, for his eyes wan of gems!" chuckled the Comte, the man who went in!" fee of one of the individuals whom “phe heavy door turned on Its hinges. But his cries were atified in hiv the sea, whose little white teeth were out distrust with the servants whom } dered and he answered vaguely: “Tut, by way of compensation, We yur, an instant after, Jullette ap- he Was seeking? It was dificult for Lucien Delorme took @ step forward throat, ‘The Hindoo's fingera were gnawing tho sand of the beach, she knew and who, having accom- ] him to admit, F priori, that Comte an air of great excite- dA bagzoll-Viscost the charming s0- “Political caus mhall possess the large sum honestly “There will be six hundred thou- earned by the sweat of our brow, lished their object, could pull the bell of the box themselves and vanish ' and, looking into the deep chest, ex- pressed upon his mouth like @ tight — guddenty a voice behind him roused peared wit! claimed triumphantly: wag. and franca left ‘or Juliette and me," Well, my friends, I think I have for- ment. elety man, to Whom every drawing: eee eae ee iy weit For an Instant the two accomplices’ hm from his reverie: in the darkness. If they had not for- @ald the Comte, “At 4 per cent jthat gotten n cniORT ‘5 eo “Tt isn’t he!” room stood open, Kt i & murder. nere w pots camte, in @ loud Hatened anxtously, their ears strained “Of what is M. le Comte thinking?” Kotton to shut the door of their apart- aa some of eighty thou- "No," answered the comte, “T see ayy ie “ er! And yet—yet- ad seen id the comte, ; 4 ea ri : i 4 r vould: auth Hoey oy a eee ene conte mane "What!" cried the comte, “Then $7 had a eeerta nad Ase ‘but don't bo troubled, aff, it t? Rear any wound. Hut thelr vi Turning, he saw Num looking at jnent many days would doubtless eet war rulierte?” "is fail, And, In that case, look out Who is disturbing us at chia time taken—iniess thera was some extra. Will not always be empty!” vane call, had not been him with an ironical expression, pp ean . @ ry Sho threw herself Into his arms; — for our lives. “Iva his secretary—a young man ordinary coincidence that could be , Then the young inan realised the (|) ¥ ° “Doesn't tho future appear to YOU tie instantly ran to the juuitor of | “Binco wo love each other, shall we “Loon!” retorted the other philo- with bluck spectavios, I showed him ¢ mnpared only with the, aceldent Su SSiAHE CF Ue) UAE ae he Vainly the young man, in @ final full of menace? and tatoroned Mor ce tea ee 4 db se anounh ttt sophically, “nothing venture, nothin which had made him suddenly en- * ana at " : F : om AOL always have POUR Tm tino Heer What do cokvoxpect wit Mito the drawing room . , , what (ov Di tie ie had a builet in had seen in Baron Plucke's drawing effort, tried to struggle, He could not "do not seo very well what we The latter had the keye of lis ten fayle just now! There are more ur- happen to us? Is not everything Sail 1 tell bim?” his sku! room to be the man be @ought, be aieny BHR) assailants, aod WS hive to four, Reason upon it a little, mee ap apent Serine a bolice- { matters to be discussed! The mathematically combined? I'll answer ‘The comte stifled a furious oath. ‘Then, after having hesitated for a had come to his home to make aure Wily Minion Ot vale tied, I# tt our fault if the Maharasan {\tn" if in hin private office, standing at affair 8 to come off day after for the whole affair!” Tho soname has missed fret Did whole day over the means to use in of the fact without thinking of the a6 was pushed violently Into the open needed money and commissioned us against the partition walt Of tas Tak -morrow. We must examine care- ‘Well, let come what may! And you hear, Nam? order to obtaln certainty, he had tele- danger he was running; he bad gone 419, here was no interior division, to obtain {t? As for this young man, houses, a fact undoubtedly known by a 400 ca me out of bis hiding pi aron Plucka that the With bowed head into @ snare be bad next morning I propose that we start ‘The His fully to seo that there is no impe to no compartment that could prevent vache . anda ost the criminals and on whieh they hai haven't we afforded him the be 'y had oint we may have overlook for the seashore to enjoy a well- place, eee Ag eling slightly ill, bad re- Set for himself. p SODAr ment. nuld ‘prevent inal on whic Re ey eamiten cite fours Garnel rest. A fashionable man, like _ “Don't tot ws lose our heads,” he quested. him to defer hia viait- until NOW he was at this man'e mercy. Cima Whoan widus would not even Proofs of our loyalty In showing him Intute Mevewattiy, and norhingees | fully hot to-day; could you give us myself, ought not to stay longer in sald caliniy, “We will see, We must some other day, and bad gone bravely Ho rapidly tried to grasp the Fe- aiow his cries to pass. the Jewels when he came to see US Vveaiod that the back had been Fee h gomething to drink?” Paris. It's more than ten days since recelve hin and try to Und out what to the comte’s house. volver in his pocket, determined to The door was closed on him. from Haron Plucke, Just as we are inoved and the contents seized by * The Hindoo bowed ver: the Grand Prix." this means. crm Delorme?" cried the comte, #ell bis life dearly, Tha comte turned the knobs, then ready to do it for the latter? If, Dold hands, eri} make Mle Com “Let's be off to the sea then, But Julette instantly showed the ing his memory for the associa: There was no time to do #0. The aa Key in the lock, and, having re. TOaly to do it for the latte * "We will give, in another edition, receipt of which was on condition that our departure shall stranger in, ed by the name. Hindoo had leaped from his hiding paoad It in the drawer of his deak, Se!#ed with remorse for having de- new details concerning this remark: His Hichness himself." Appear natural "M. le Comte," he began. “Baron man Who occupled the next Place and seized his arma tu & Vise, from. which ha had taken ft a few celved himself greatly respecting us able robbery. which undoubtedly "A few minutes after all three were “Why shouldn't tt seam ao? TE have Plucke requests me to bring his ree room to Mrs. Tankery completely paralyzing him. minutes before, he sat down in his seeing hia position ass ury amounts to several tens of millions ted before teed drinks and, while waited for the conclusion of an im- & that he is unable to call in pe The other leaped to his feet. ‘Scoundre he cried arrochair exclaimin, : % ‘ the exact amount cannot be asol wing his through a long yellow portant business matter... . aa irs, Tankery?" “Be kind enough to sit down, alr,” ant angered by ao vexatious an error, he tol ed uneh the return of Com straw, Nam began foon as \t 1s settled I'm off. But ‘Ts the baron 7" one night by two men— sneered the comte, "ao that we can “Now, said Nam calmly, taking a SUKht refuge In sulcide in the river, de Abagoll-Visensa, who has been im “phis ia the theme of the manoeu- never mind, whatever itr be, T sir. But ha la extremely busy the taller one had a bullet in his skull have @ little conversation.” reat oppoalte, "the main thing 1s to are wo to blame? No, no, calm your- formed by the chief of the detective yre—don't let the expr prise shall inform the janitress hout ap- sand It is impossible for him... and the shorter one in bis leg.. Then, after Hghting @ cigarette, he think the matter over; what do you f, nothing ts lost!” bureau. eyou, laughing, "L was pearing to make any point of doing to so out Shall 1 go on, sir?” continued mean to do SABRE the auliiion’® The Count and Nam held » haste ncaa Bepoy!" & * 80 In splle of his self-control the ‘Tho comte, in @ tone of quiet aar- “Don't you think, sir, that, after all, "I am thinking of {t," repiled the Re teeta consultation, At its end they set oat He went on: ‘Then, added the Hindoo, “all this comte turned pale, He had under- casm, answered: Ute 1s & queer ‘thing? ‘One day comte, “At any rate, form ruinea “AN rt for Parla. “Granting that Baron Plucke wt!) will aid in making the elegant depart- stood. ‘There is no business that can “It seems to me that I do remem- we do not know each other, the business, it {s certainly thoroughly A telegram was banded to the (To Be Continued.) ) \ big a w ~