The Iola register., 1902-04-11
CASE lis
-. By.
Emile GAboriAu

rel. With his elbows glued to his
mdes, he ran on. BY the time he had
-~seached the Boulevard st. Denis he be-
gan to get breathless and stiff from a
pain in his side, then the cab abruptly
turned into the Faubourg st. Martin.
But Fanferlot. who Mt eight vears Of
age had been familiar with every
street in Paris, was not to be baffied.
Ne was n man of resources He seized
the springs OF the coach, raised him
self up by the strength of his wrists
and hung on behind, with his legs rest
Ing on the axletree of the rear wheels
He was certainly not comfortable. but,
then, he no longer ran the risk of being
-1istanced.
SNOW" he said behind his false
beard, "drive on"
The man whipped up his horses and
drove rapidly along the hilly street of
The Faubourg st. Martin. Finally at
the old ''barrier" the cab stopped in
front of winestore and the driver
Jumped down from his seat and went
4 in. The detective also left his un-
comfortable post and, crouching in a
doorway, waited for Gipsy and the
stout man to get out, ready to follow
them. Five minutes passed and they
had not alighted.
~'What can they be doing all this
imeT grumbled the detective.
- Stealthily approaching the cab, he
peeped in.
oh, cruel deception-it was empty!
Trickedw he said. Fooled! All,
hut I'll make them pay for thisv'
In a moment his quick mind had
4 run over the gamut of possibilities
probable and improbable.
"Evidently," he muttered. "thls man
\ and Gypsy entered one door and got
ont OF the other. If so, 1t was because
they feared being followed. If they
feared being followed, they have un-
easy consciences; therefore,
He suddenly interrupted his solilo-
guy as the idea struck him that he had
better attempt to find out something
from the driver Unfortunately the
driver was in q very surly mood and
not only refused to answer, but shook
his whip in so threatening a manner
TINT Fanferlot deemed it prudent to
beat a retreat.
perhaps" ne muttered, "he and the
driver are one and the same"
But what could he do now at this
late hour? He could not imagine He
walked dejectedly back to the Quai
Bt. Michel, and 1t was half past II
4 when he reached his own door.
"Has the little one returnedw he
inquired of Nine. Alexandra the in
stant she opened the door for him.
"No, but here are two large bundles
(which have come for her"
q = Fanferlot hastily opened the bun
dies They contained three calico
reeses, some coarse shoes and some
Gnen caps. ~ .is..~--
The detective could not repress n
ry. "Well," said he "now she is GO
ng to disguise herself. Upon my
word. am getting puzzled"
When Fanferlot was sulkily walking
down the Faubourg st. Martin, he had
fnlly made up his mind that he would
not tell his wife of his discontinue,
but once at home, confronted with a
new fact of nature to negative all
MS conjectures. his vanity disappear
ed. He confessed everything-his hopes
SO nearly realized. his strange mis-
chance and his suspicious. They talk.
ed the matter over and finally decided
that they would not 90 to bed before
the return of Nine. Gypsy, from whom
Nine. Alexandra was determined tC
obtain an explanation of what had
happened. But would she return? Al
4 o'clock the worthy couple were about
-. off nf hap t,,.f
ayhen they heard the bell ring. At the
sound of the bell Fanferlot slipped into
the closet, and Nine. Alexandra re
suained in the Office to receive Gipsv.
or Gipsy's appearance had strik
changed. She was very sad, bu
not, as before, detected. To her melan
c1holy of the last few days had sue
-ceeded a firm and generous resolution
(which was betrayed in her sparkling
eyes.
"Yes, two bundles came for you
Here they are. l suppose you saw M
Bertomy's friends"
"Yes, madame, end his advice ha
30 changed my plans that, / regret Il
say, must leave you tomorrow"
"Tomorrowl Then something mus
have happened"
"Oh, nothing that would interest you
madame"
After lighting her candle at the ga
burner Nine. Gipsy said Good night
in very knowing way.
"What do you think Of that, Nine
Alexandre?" asked Fanferlot, emerl
1ng from his closet.
'1t is Incredible! This girl writes
M. de Clameran to met her here an
then does not wait for him"
-'Evidently she mistrusts us. Sh
Knows who L am"
"This friend of the cashier mus
have told her"
"Who knows? shall end by belie'
ang that am among a gang of thieve