Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-01
pen during my absence from the


At last the dawn broke, and with it
q weird, sickly light penetrated the
room. I sprang from my bed and APP
preached the window, only to find that
1t overlooked small courtyard, the
latter being stone-fagged, and sur
rounded By high walls. could see
that, even If were able to squeeze
my way out between the bars, l
should be powerless to scale the walls.
AT rough guess these were at least
IL feet high, and without foot
hold of any sort or description. This
being SO, I was completely at the
mercy of the fnen in the house. In
deed, rat caught in trap was never
more firmly laid by the heels than 1.
AT about half-past seven o'clock
small trap-door. which / had not no.
ticed near the ground and the main
door, was opened, and a grimy hand
made its way in and placed upon the
floor cup OF coffee and roll. Then
it was closed once more and made Sc
cure. drank the coffee and munched
the roll, and. if the truth must be
confessed. poor as they were. felt the
better for both.
At midday a bowl of miserable soup
was handed IN; darkness, however,
had fallen some considerable time be-
fore could detect any sound in the
hall outside that might be taken to
mean the coming of my evening meal.
AT last there was clatter of feet, the
bolts shot back. the key turned in the
lock, and the door opened. A man
carrying lantern entered, followed
by two others. and as the light fell
upon his face uttered cry of aston
ishment, for he was none other than
my old friend Leglosse, while behind
him was the infallible Lepallard.
SWELL, thank goodness we have
found you at last" cried Leglosse.
eve have had such a hunt for you as
man never dreamed of. called at
your apartments late last night, hop
ing to see you, ON important business,
but you had not returned from din
ner to which you had been invited. 1
called again this morning, and was in
formed by the concierge that they had,
up to that moment, seen nothing of
you. When the good Lepallard in
| formed me that you had left the res
taurant in a cab with NJ. Hayle, and
that the latter had returned to his
| apartments this morning in a great
hurry, only to leave them short time
after with his luggage for the rail-
way station. began to grow uneasy.
You have no idea what a day have had
looking for you. but it has been well
spent, since we have the pleasure of
seeing you again."
II shall be grateful to you all my
life for the service you have rendered
me-" replied. But how did you man
age to gain admittance to this house?"
cit was quite easy; the birds had
flown" he answered. HAS the sus-
| picion not struck yon that they were
going to olear ol& and leave you there
to starvee
"The brutss,s answered. "But I'll
be even with their leader yet. And now
let us get away frum here as quickly as
possible. Have yosl any idea where our
man has gonef''
| ITO Naples Lepallard replied. 81
| disguised myself as q pompous old
bourgeois, and was behind him when
he asked for his ticket and distinctly
heard what he said"
'Then shall go after him at once >
replied. HE will in all robability
be off his guard. He will imagine me to
be still locked up in this room. you
see."
Sand shall accompany you, if you
will permit me-" said Leglosse.
"But why?" l asked in surprise
"What have you got to do with him! !
You have no case against him, and
you cannot spare the time to do 1t
simply out of kindness to me-"
| Its not kindness. it's business, my
FRIEND" he replied. "You may not be.
lieve it, bat have warrant for your
mans arrest
ION what charger"
ION charge of being concerned il
q big embezzlement in Cochin China,
he answered. 1--WE laid the other two
men by the heels at the time, but the
Englishman, who was the prime mover
In it, we have never been able to la,
OuE AduOS QpOA. 4C@6 SSlldlA Cud
day when / met him in Amsterdam
that had seen him somewhere be
fore. Ever since then have been puz
cling my brains to discover where i
was, and why it was so familiar t.
me. A photograph was eventually sen
US of the Englishman by the colonia
authorities, but in that photograph
he the person / suspect wears ,
beard and heavy mustache. 1T is tn,
same man, however, and the descrip
ton, even to the mark upon the face
exactly TALES with Hayle. Now
think can help you to obtain rathel
unique revenge upon the man, tha
is to say, if you want it. From wha
YOU have so far told me, understand
that you have no evidence against hir
strong enough to justify the issue c
a warrant. Well, have that evidenc,
and between US you may be sure we
bring him back to Paris.''
This was delightful hearing after a
/ we had been through lately; at an
rate I greeted the prospect Of L,
CLOSES cooperation with reclamation
1t would be hard if between us w
could not find Hayle and bring him t
the justice he SO richly deserved.
"Now, let us get out of this" saic
II must obtain something to eat
= perish in the attempt. am mig
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