The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27

fore my eyes, and then mist seemed to
unfold itself from my brain, and re-
membrance of the affair had Just been
through with came back 10 me. un-
buttoned my coat, and saw that was
still in evening dress.
had no little difficulty In persuad-
Ing Ray 10 tell me what had occurred.
and in convincing him that had no
recollection of il. Finally, however, he
told me this:
AS he had been directed. he waited
for his cue from me before arresting the
two men who were in his charge, and he
had seen what took place between
the illustrious guest, Madam of the
White Shoulders and myself. When she
accepted my arm, she had turned for an
instant to nod and smile at-the Russian
attache, who was also watching closely.
Upon Rays quiet demand for a surren-
der, which had Immediately followed,
this man had followed him TO the car
riage without word. The other came
as quietly. They had then waited there
some five minutes when L appeared,
with Madam leaning upon my arm.
She had expressed great surprise at
finding the two men there and under ar
rest. and had demanded an explanation
from me. i had offered her the most
abject apologies, and had ordered Ray
TO at once release his prisoners. / had
assured him that the affair, from begin
ming TO end, was gigantic mistake,
that the track we had followed was en-
tirely wrong one, that we had offered
untold insult TO three innocent people.
He had no course but to credit my word.
i had then proceeded to assist Madam,
with great care into her carriage, and
she had driven rapidly away, the men
following in another coupe. We hast
ened afterwards, Ray, the man who had
come down with US and my
self, TO the station, where i
had purchased, with no further
tickets 10 Boston, which place we were
now nearing. The third man had made
himself comfortable IN the smoking car,
as there was no sleeper attached TO the
train, while Ray had sat all night be-
side me. During this time had sat with
wide-open eyes, staring straight before
me, apparently lost in thought, and un-
til now he had not ventured TO disturb
me.
And so the beginning of my first case
came to its end.
Letters a fortnight later from my
friend, the London detective, told me
that attempts upon the lives of men
in certain other European cities had
been made at the same time, but, with
The exception of that in which the
French president fell, all had been dis
covered and met in time.
i resigned my position at the Office,
and have since been devoting most of
my time 70 trying, upon my own re-
sponsibility, to get trace of Madame of
the White Shoulders. In this quest.
so far unsuccessful, for the last two
weeks l have enjoyed the assistance,
| given with sympathetic zeal, of the
girl who saved my life from her, and
who no longer bears the name Of Cut
ting"
Should succeed in finding madam,
I hope TO force her TO solve two prob
| lens; the first, whether she and the
young man who wore false beard and
spoke with her voice, were identical
the one with the other. And if so,
whether she had exercised the same in
fuence which had so swayed my mind
to her will upon the jailer of the Ports
mouth prison, and by SO doing had eff
fected the escape of herself and her
companions, upon previous occasion.
THE END.
Zone Dash-Horses," story Of adven-
| ture In Mexico, by stephen Crane. will be-
| gin tomorrow.