The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-08

Excuse me, loal see pou again to-
night" said the man, rising abruptly.
lace? Go to the police tell your story,
let them take measures to protect the
prince and his family, and then you go
about your business of finding a way
to earn your living"
! 1t would be folly for him to study the
registers Of the hotels. Even If the
prince had come In his own name
! Buckford did not know what that
name was, and there were good many
! princes Of one stripe or another in
| Paris.
The more he studied the more it
seemed certain that his only course
was to go to the police.
And so he went there He called
cab and ordered the driver to take him
TO the prefecture de police
He was ushered with considerable
! ceremony into the presence Of the pre-
feet.
The project OF the department OF the
! Seine sees a good many people in the
course of day and hears a good many
strange stories, a few Of them being
/ true. He has little time to spend on
unimportant matters He cultivates a
! brusque demeanor which has the ef-
| feet of cutting off bores and bringing
out the salient points of a story culck-
~.
"Well, monsieur, what can | do FOR
you?" he asked when Buckford came
IN.
Buckford could tell a story I'm few
words. The project seemed pleased ut
the manner IN which the young man
plunged into his subject
Gomez he said 10 himself. "Here
is a fellow who knows how to talk"
With as little delay as possible, in
clear, concise language, Wallace told
just what had happened to him. AS
he talked on the eyes Of the project
dilated. He scented a great mystery
or crime. He would win the friend
ship of this young American. He would
unravel the mystery himself. What
ever honor and reward was forthcom-
ing he would reap himself.
This was laudable ambition In the
project. Promotion and honor in the
police service the world over comes
from success. One cannot succeed I'M
less he does something. He cannot do
anything if he lets others do II all.
Buckford spoke on. and then came
suddenly TO a stop.
"Then whatP' put in the project.
That's all | left the inn and came
here TO tell you. | do not consider my
self capable OF combating all the
criminals in Paris. l discovered the
plot by accident, and now give you the
facts so that you can protect this fam
lly."
A blank look of dismay and disap
pointment came on the face of the
project. He twirled his thumbs, he
stared at Buckford, he coughed. A
tinge of red showed on his bronze
cheek.
81 regret-I very much regret, mon
sieur," said the project that your
story ended so abruptly and so weak
~. 1t was interesting-very interest
ing, as far as it went But you see
yourself it amounts to nothing"
Nothing! Is it nothing when a band
of nihilists or socialists or anarchists
or something plot to kill man in
PARISH
at is something surely, when we
know the man. We can then do some
thing for his protection. But to act
on the meager information you have
given me would be simply to endeavor
to protect every man in Paris not per-
sonally known to us. Every man
whose name might be other than the
one he bears would need two police Of
ficers. The force at my disposal will
not stretch TO that extent"
But surely the police know when
a prince visits Paris incognitoY
"True. That whites the thing down
somewhat" said the project, looking
as though he had made a blunder
There are at present, TO the best OF
my knowledge, 43 persons, all of more
or less exalted station, in Paris incog-
nito.'
But they are not all princes"
"All but two. They are English
dukes"
But is there no Princess Marga-
retT'
"Ahl That is something. 1 will look
that up, certainly"
And Princess Marie AlexiaT'
another clew. / really think after
all L may do something"
"And you certainly know where NJ.
Jacques has his inn. That cannot run
away. Why not arrest the gangT'
Now you are getting reckless, my
young friend. To arrest them and fail
to prove that such plot exists would
be very awkward"
'But not as awkward as to have a
prince dynamited in Paris"
The project shrugged his shoulders.
IL scarcely fear any such crime.
However, there Is time You say those
rascals spoke as If they were going to
give you the work to do"
Eyes, that seemed TO be their inten-
ton. They wanted n man Of good APP
pearance who was tired OF life That
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