Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04

ness in connection with them, end IL
does not pay me TO become too well
known. At this little house | can 20
out and come in just as / please,
have NY meals at any time of the
day or night, and am as well cared
for as at my own abode ia London.
On this occa sion the old lady Of the
house greeted me with nattering en-
thusiasm. She had received my tee-
gram, she said, and my usual room
awaited me. ] accordingly assembled
to it in order TO dress myself for the
dinner of the evening, ard as I did
so thought of the pretty bedroom |
had seen on the previous day which
ma turally led me 10 think OF the
owner of the house, at that moment
my employer. In my minds eye
/ could see her just as she had stood
| on that old stone bridge ut Bishop.
stowe, with the sunset behind her
and the church bells sounding across
/ the meadows, calling the villagers 10
evensong. How much better it was,
/ l argued, to be standing talking 10
her there in that old world peace,
than to be dressing for q dinner at
an up-to-date French restaurant.
My toilet completed, / descended to
the street, hired facre, and drove
to the restaurant where l had ar
ranged TO meet my friend The place
in question is neither an expensive
nor fashionable one. it has no
halls of mirrors, no dainty A,''c
cabincts, but, 10 my thinking, you
can obtain the best dinner in all
Paris there. On reaching it I found
my guest had been the first to arrive.
We accordingly assembled the stairs
to the room above, where we select
cd our table and sat down. Ny com
ranion was witty little man with
half the languages Of Europe on his
tongue. and a knowledge OF al the
tricks and lodges Of all The criminal
fraternity at his tinpc.-cnds. lie has
since written a book ON his expert
cnces. and a stranger volume, or one
more rrplete with a knowledge OF the
darker side Of human nature it would
be dilcult to find. lie had com
mcnccd his professional career as a
doctor. and like myself had gradual
ly driltcd into the detective profess
sion. Among other things he was an
inimitable hand at Disgusting him
self, as many wretched criminal
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