Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
NV ~eSt Case
BY GUY r .THBY.
Author Of "Dr. Kikois." 1.-THE Beautiful
White Devil" "Phare~ Tho
Egyptian ETC.
Copyrighted. 1901, by Ware. Look 4 Co.
CHAPTER VIII. Continued. }

Copyrighted. 1901, ky ware. Look Col
CHAPTER VIII. Ccntinued)
Taken altogether, /. was q room
hat had strange fascination for
ne. / had been in il wep- times be-
! lore, but was aiwaIs able to discov-
hr sometiling new in il. 1t was q
songlomeras ion Of cupboards and
shelves. A large variety OF costrm s
hung upon the pegs in the walls,
ranging from soldiers uniforms to
beggar's rags. There were wigs Of
Ill sorts and descriptions on blocks,
| pads Of every possible order and for
every part of the body, humps for
bunchbscks, wooden legs, boots rang
ing from the patent leather of the
| IA ndy to the toeless foot-covering OF
the beggar. There were hats in
houud nee, from the spotlcss silk to
The most miserable head coverings,
,ome OF which looked as if they had
been picked MP from the rubbish
heap There were peddlers' trays st.
Ted with all and every sort OF ware.
faro-table, a plaoard setting forth
The fact that the renowned Prof.
soneboay or Other was a most re-
narksbio phrenologist and worthy
Of visit. In fact there was no say
ng what there was not there. Every
hing that was calculated to be USE
iul to him in his profession was to
be found in the room.
For my own part am not fond of
sisguises. Indeed on only two or
,hree occasions, during the whole
course Of my professional career.
nave I found it necessary to conceal
my identity. But to this willy little
Frenchman disguise was, as often as
act, common occurrence.
Half an hour later, two respect
able elderly gentlemen, looking more
like professors from some eminent
Lycee than detectives, left the house
and proceeded in the direction of the
Folly theater. The performance was
almost at an end when we reached
I, and we mingled with the crowd
who had assembled to watch the
re had made proved TO be correct,
and it was not very long before I
saw the man I wanted emerge, ac-
,ompaned by female, who could
De no other than Nine. Beaumarais
Eavle was in Immaculate evening
dress, and, as could not but admit,
presented a handsome figure to the
l;t
rp beside the pavement in its turn.
md into this they stepped Then the
1oor was closed upon them, and the
carriage drove away.
That's my man." I said to my
companion. as we watched it pass
out of sight. Tomorrow morning
I shall pay him little visit. | think
you we're quite right in what you
said about the money. That woman
must have made fairly big hole in
! Il already"
"You may be quite sure of that"
ne answered. when she has
finished with him there will not be
much left for anybody else
And now to get these things of
and then home to bed. Tomorrow
will in all probability prove an ex-
ating day"
removed the disguise which had en-
shled me TO see Hayle without his
being aware OF nay identity, ard
then, bidding my friend good night
returned to my abode. Before I
went to bed, however, I sat down
and wrote a report of my doings for
Miss Kitwater. Little as I had to
tell, the writing of this letter gave
me conside rable pleasure. could
imagine it coming like breath from
another world TO that quiet house at
Pishopstowe. I pictured the girls
face as she read it, and the strained
attention of the two men, who, need
less to say, would hang on every
word. When l had finished it / went
TO bed, to dream that Gideon Hayle
and I were swim ming a race in the
Seine for five gigantic ruSies which
were TO he presented to the winner
Dy Miss Kitwater.
Next morning l arose early, went
for a stroll along the boulevards,
and returned to breakfast at eight
o'clock. In the matter Of my bre ak
fasts IN Paris, am eeeent tally Frs-
Esh. 1 mast begin the day with
good meal, or I am TT for nothing.
On this particular occasion sat
down on the best terms with myself
and the world in general. made an
excellent meal, id the best could
with tho morning paper. but my
French is certainly not above re-
proach, and then wondered when I
should set out TO interview the man
whose fight from England had
proved the reason OF my visiting
Paris. Then the door opened and the
concierge entered with the words:
"A gentleman TO see monsieur"
Next moment, to my overwhelming
surprise, no lees a person than Gid
eon Maybe entered tho room.