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CHAPTER xvI.-continued.

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CHAPTER xVI.-Continuecl.5
& Further than this, he acted most curl
Sously He spent little time at the studio.
we saw him at infrequent intervals. but
appeared to pass his hours 1oafing about
the terrasses of cafes, with students and
cocottes. I saw him several times as I
was driving about on my fruitless search,%
once in Montmartre, once on the Boule-
ward Sevastpoo and once on the BQul
Niche at the dHarcourt. This last time I
pulled up at the curb and signalled to him.
lie was sitting at a little table surrounded
by the sort that frequents this particular
cafe-and it is the worst sort of the whole
Boulevard St. Michel.--Well, 1T was 1.-THE
end of long hard day wholly withoutsre-
suits, and l suppose I was out of tenn
per with fatigue and disappointment.
suppose spoke sharply to him-he had
seemed so care free and at his ease there
amongst vauriens and strumpets - His
eyes flashed up at me an instant, as he
stood by the Wheel an angry flash hall
raised my arm. Then he laughhed.
you're a good old chap, Teddy said
he, land you're doing good work, but
you've small imagination May, I've set
an army Of detectives at work throughout
Paris that not the whole police of the con-
tinent Of Europe could equal Half the
azy, -loaing rascals in the city, and near
~ly$all their lady friends, are on the look
out for Won Steinbrucke. They'll find him
II he's here. All, Ted, there come times
when wasted life turns up trumps.
Make to yourself friend q the mammon Of
unrighteousness, Teddy, it may
stand you in.-Run away home
nov, I'm busy. I've the very littlest trace
of clue, the very littlest. but still clue.
Found your cocher yet? No? I didn't ex-
pect you would. Steinbrucke's no fool,
eh? Run along, now
And that night sat planning and
comparing notes in the studio, Denis for
once among us, a long telegram In cipher
came to Won Altdorf. several pages of it.
"Good old Czerowitz!'' he cried. II knew
Czerowitz would do the work. See, he's
sent the thing from Vienna! That means
he wouldn't risk the wires from Novolnia: or
Belgrade, but had a messenger go to Wen
ma and telegraph from there 49, good old
Czerowitz!'
Then he sat down at Denis's table with
pen and paper and translated the cipher.
{. Message to Georgias from Paris via
Vienna, Belgrade and Novodnia to Makar-
In in the hills - he said presently. " Wire
cut--by my orders--between Novodnia and
Makari1l-message read only by-trust-
-operator-message follows--
''She is--in our hands He, well
xuarded-borders Observation-Disclosures com
munications y-broken-address
Hdffmeyer, Bristol, Vienna
Won Altdorf threw down his pen and
beat upon the table with his fist.
Sir he cried, turning to the prince,
Il recommend Commandant CzeroWitz for
advancement in your service. He's man
In a million! The thing couldn't have
been better down. 8
But the princes eyes were wide and
eager
"she's in Paris then?' said he She's
in Paris? Thank God! We shall find her!
Gentlemen, we must find herr
Denis nodded from his corner.
We'll find her, sir he promised.
But old MacKensie, stiff and gloomy on
the divan. shook his big head and blew a
cloud of smoke from his briar. =
"Wil We though?'' he growled. "Paris
is wide covert my lad. an yon villain OF
an Austrian is no fool! Look to your work
if ye'd outwit him.
And indeed Deniss promise seemed a
81 rash one. for day after day went by and
made no progress. Won Altdorf con
tinued to hear from Novodnia through his
agent at Vienna. Georgias' communica-
tions with voni Steinbrucke seemed defin-
itely to have been interrupted. The latter
must have suspected that something was
wrong, for he ceased after a time, send
' ing messages, but Gf his WhereabOut In
Paris we gained no clue.
Of Denis we saw little. He was off
upon searches and consultations all of the
day and most Of the night, and of what he
was doing he saw fit to tell us nothing
That he was working E1k despsrate1y strt we We
anxiety were telling upon him was
s;only too apparent, for he grew thin
ner and paler day by day, and his eyes
took on a look that dreaded to see
All well, it was a, bad week for US all.
But on the fifth day after the Princess
Eleanor's capture, our waiting was
brought to sudden end.
CHAPTER XVII.
Colonel Won Altdorf, passing along tht
Boulevard des Italiens, where he had beer
making some necessary purchases, raj
upon Denis, who was engaged in certain
of his secret investigations, and the tw'
walked down together to the Place d.
i IOpera- Il
eve might stop in at the Cafe de l;
Paix for a. moment,'' suggested Won Alt
dorf. I'm tagged bit, and you >lool
quite done up. Take it easier, lad. fret
ting yourself to death won't do any good
4 know it's a bad enough business. but
Great God In heayen!- Here turn you
back quickly.-No, come around in front
Look sharp, man, look sharp!'
They had been standing at the corner o
II the wide terrasse Of the Cafe de la Pal
Y which fronts both the boulevard an
the Rue Auber. The triple tier Of littl
tables on the boulevard side is alway
n crowded Of an afternoon, and was at thi
5 time, but OH the side facing the Rue Aube
there are commonly but few people, tn
overflow from the 'front.'
Colonel Won Auber dragged Denis alon
the boulevard side till they were out {
\, sight from the tables upon the Rue Aubel
His voice shook a. bit with excitenen
when he spoke.
..Listen,' said he, "the tall Nightmare
man with the eye glass sitting in the rea
row Of tables the rue Auber terrass
9a Is Baron Won Steinbrucke. He's neve
seen you and of course won't know VIII
q YOU are. When he leaves, shadow hin
Don't lose sight Of him. for your life. TIL
whole game is in our hands, now, if 70
succeed in tracking him to his quarters
4 Here, take a seat at this table near tn
corner against the wall. You can Sc
him from here but he can't see you. III
going to have a little chat with him.
can't do any harm, and may be amusing
shall go away soon. When he sees m
out Of sight, he'll bolt Then's you
chance"
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