The age-herald., 1899-07-09

body who knew any Latin. It was only three days after Smiths first arrival
 among us that he want to Lonsehamps, all by himself to see the races. He tried to persuade one of lis after another to go with him. but everybody had some good reason for staying. awy, generally tinan- cial reason, and it ended in Smiths going by himself. This he did in costume that no doubt seemed eminently appropriate to the occasion.
 It is important to note here that Smith went to the Longchamps races, dressed in q light oyercoat, gray Derby hat, trous- CTS of shepherds plaid, the check thereof drawn to d rather large scale; and that he carried big field glasses slung about him, as if good view of the running was a vital necessity of his business. The make of his boots on that occasion is also very important. They were Balmo- rals, with stout porpoise leather laces That same evening Smith appeared at our studio, dressed in this same costume, though not so fresh, of course, as when he had set forth earlier in the day. How much did you win?' Pollard asked him, entirely without salutation preface of any kind.
 Win? Don't talk to me about winning. I'm scared to death,' Smith said. His eyes, whom you got the light on them, certainly did seem to be popping out of his head.
 What scared you?" I asked. He pulled out of his pocket a thing that looked like a silk sack and flung it down on Pollards leather trunk. That's what scared me. Don't touch 1t, for Gods sake"
 "snakes?" Pollard asked, between puffs at his clay pipe. Pollard was English. 'If it's a bomb,' I said, you ought to have taken it to the police. We don't want you bringing anything like that in here, you know; and besides. you handle the thing much too carelessy.' Look here. fellows" said Smith. stand ing by the mysterious bundle as if he were on guard, "ths isn't any laughing matter. Do I look like a thief?" Pollard told him that in Europe thieves didn't wear any distinctive uniform. "Of course.' he added, "one wouldn't like to say anything about the pattern of those bags that might be construed offensively. But 1t you had asked us-if you had parad- cd for inspecton-this morning before you started. might have advised you that checks of that size" Smith interrupted Pollard with something l like triumph. Well, it wasn't the pants at | all my friend. It was the clover leaf!' "You must have been drinking, Smith, | said Pollard. You haven't got on any clover leaf"
 "No, but I had" he retorted. "It stuck | in the lace of my shoe as I was walking 1 through the grass. I didn't notice it until several sporty-looking ducks-two of them | had given me a peculiar kind of a look. | Then I looked down to see what was wrong | and the only thing that I could see at all l out of the way was this piece of clover" "Was that the most remarkable thing you l could find in all your get-up2' I asked. Just you wait" he said. 'I didn't think l 1t anything at all remarsable-ddn't even | take the trouble to pick it out. And pres 1 ently. one of those two fellows that had stared at me came along again. just as the l crowd were beginning to push down where I was. As he passed close to me, he look | ed over his shoulder and said in English, Cut or carry?'"
 "Oh, said Pollard "Now begin to com prehend. And what did you say?" "Well, I didn't want to seem too green, l don't you see? Thought it might be some gag connected with the races. So I an- swered him at random Carry, of course just like that"
 "Well?"
 well. he didn't seem to pay any atten- ton to what I said I thought perhaps I'd l been mistaken-the man wasn't talking to me at all. He disappeared in the crowd, And the next minute there was a sort of rally and everybody began shouting, 'Pompadourr The horses were coming down the quarter stretch, lickety-clip I wasn't paying any attention to the crowd; 1 I was looking at the horses. Then some
  young man, this is yours I looked to see who it was and he showed this thing into my hand before I knew what he was do- | ing'
 And you took it like a 1amb?" I asked. 'I took it before I had time to see what | 1t all meant" Smith protested. 'It was on- | ly when the fellow was getting away from me that I saw he had a clover leaf stuck | into his shoe lace, just like I had And then?"
 "Wen. and then loked at this thing he l put into my hand. It's a whole inside | pocket of an overeoat. cut clean out" And it contains" "I haven't looked inside it yet said Smith. "I just jammed it down into my overcoat side pocket and scooted. Picked out that cursed clover leaf out of my lace first. though-you bet" q have no doubt said Pollard. with his 1 slow insuar drawl. "that you had already | become an object of special interest to the | police by that time.' Say don't talk like that" said Smith. "Tm scared enough already" "I don't want to give you fits. old man. l Pollard went on in his imperturbable way. | "Rut I haven't any doubt, myself, that the Glover Leaf Gang is perfectly well known | to the Paris police. Suppose you open up | the loot now and see how much of a haul l you've made"
 'Thats why I brought it here" said | Smith.
 "Oh. thanks" said Pollard. "Awfully de- 1 cent of you to come and divide with us.' Say quit that rot. Pollard" Smith l growled. "T wanted to be able to swear l hadn't looked inside the thing until I got l here Then I shall have you two for wit nesses."
 "Oh. we'll swear anything you like" I said. "You couldn't find anybody who had lost an inside pocket, could you" "I wasn't going to make a fool of my self running around asking people if their rockets had been picked. Now let's all ex- anime it together. eh?" Very well. We all agreed to examine it as one man.
 Smith untwisted the frayed edge of the silk. which had evidently been very dex- terouslv shipped with pair of sharp scis- sors Inside was neat red leather pocket book. with an elastic band. also a letter with German stamp-unopened. "Hurrahr Smith shouted. Don't open the pocket book, fellows Here's the old mans address-'Anthonv J. Gaythorne, Pension Libre, Rue Castiglione.' '"That's important to remember" said Pollard. "We shall have to be careful to