The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11


yea. a eofrespondent Wheeled II out q
Jeanne QarhaiN under pretence Of marfylnI
her. for the. dowry.'
IA thousand thundeni Every rascal Il
IL. GSrot' that the Soir correspondent Is com
PEELED TO marry Jeanne. He viii be more thai
punished
Yes, sir"
Although. Folllet,s tone was light. his mint
trfH% e lsds With f fgst 2Ss PresidsD, 81, Tho Gar
the poles capture, and. their tenancy Q Q
piete e'I Eno o1iedS; WITH Of Hans Sasus Schwartz SHam VAN and ro III
pigeon post to and from the frontier.
th a. ! he ar RssFe feo sns pSie %Ss f tsk RiSSnT Mace sNY II,
quickly decided TO seek the Queen or Mrs
Vansittart and learn the truth concerning tho
attire Il was impossible. He must hasten e
his. residence and don Q, gorgeous uniform.
de Mnubeuge. and az II CHANGED. the %sartoriaI
peculiarities OF court etiquette cost him and
France many a troubled hour.
Had he sauntered nfty yards further he
would have seen q private carriage. contain
ing two men in evening dress. stop near the
A blouse-wearing artisan, a tall. truculent
fellow. darted from the shade OF n column, re-
eGsiyed some message from 1n one ,i 81 the car
while the vehicle drove on in the direction of
the Rue de la Paix..
yielded q. whole. volume OF facts TO Folliet.
He EXCHANGED, q few words with Evelyn.
T TRRS g 10y al fT sSe lfena Ged t I%pi Il e s e t sSIy.
81 bullets. which ever thriifed the ns9 ears Ts't 81 her
to. her husband.
II would not care" she confessed. to the
% \. she REGARDED az the one friend in that
l think both Of us would be even safer"
knew the. full extent Of the peril that en-
vironed vansittart ID, Paris. The million
f bnfils TGs 2 th fsSu n ths fuI RSFs 'ef 81 he e1 eo the
forted her and skilfully diverted her thoughts
b., praising her loved one
Far better sHte we Would fse L have have be NSslf II she Ges r rseedi
the seeming security, Of the royal palace.
Folliet remembered her words afterward.
Il was impossible to gain private audience
suanee Of an impulse. lie HE'D him to il Rue
One OF En these e"S an n0M int sSHSefHu young %S nS'iG man.
answered Folliet's questions.
No, sir. no more birds have arrived, 1t is
curious. as one fails. to see how Schwartz
knows that the house has been seized"
Then, with a cautious glance around. and
May / venture to suggest a theory. STRIP
Certainly"
Some OF these birds are trained to fly here
from Lorraine. but others are trained to fy
from parris to the farm OF Hans Schwartz"
1T seems to me quite evident. sir. that
Schwartz can receive. messages from other
quarters OF Paris by the same means. Now.
the only way to find out the whole business is
to visit Hans Schwartz's house."
When the Sergeant comes tell him TO con-
vey this note to the prefecture
Folliet scrubbed and handed a torn leaf to
the quaking officer. saying, "There. read It
yourself" and rushed from the room.
The, man with some difficulty deciphered the
scrawl:
Henri Pigot is promoted from this date to
be assistant compulsory. Place him in sole
The Project dashed toward his waiting car
riage. ITO think of it." he muttered. 1.-The
whole business awaiting solution in Lorraine
lotte,-and / In Paris. Confound It! Shall 1
get there in timer"
Summoning his deputy by telephone to his
chambers. Folliet gave him instru etions as to
procedure during his absence. Precious hours
had flown, but he caught an early train. The
eastward lines were congested.
But IL It took a week he must visit the farm
OF Hans Schwartz.