The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-07


gese b. The scene was Charing Gross
|, railway station. where Holt had gone;
sto shake his colleague III ths last time
~ the hand. Lepell letter Wass already
seated with . brace ofs wardefs to iookS
after him In 4 reserved third, class CONS
partment, and Ribot Wss 81 readiness
to enter his own carriage when 81
memory suddenly secured to him, 81
BY the way" he said, Il forgot II Is I
the pressure Of affairs, but my bird
down yonder', noddipg his head In
the direction OF the compartment I'M
which the prisoner was confined
seems to have had some connection
with q case in which you were con.
cerned." e. ]. fssS3l "A a
"Indeed?" said Holt. e.ss.5
II had him shadowed whilst left
him at liberty, and knew, Of course.
that he was living on the proceeds Of
blackmail. Who It was that he had
under his thumb I did not guess. Il
was obviously some one who was we'll
TODD, for he seemed to have little DIFF.
ficulty in obtaining money. He made
two visits whilst under surveillance,
and he came back from each Of them
with a fair supply"
'eWho was the victim?" Holt asked.
Had I ever anything to do with him."
You had, indeed" said Ribot. At
this instant the clear call of the
guards whistle sounded. The French
man stepped into his carriage, dropped
the window, closed the door, and lean
ed forward with a reckoning fore
finger. Holt drew near. "The name
was" A shrek from the engine
cut of the word. The wheels began
to move, and Holt walked beside the.
window.
What was the nance" he asked.
"Brangwyn," said Ribot. 'That may
be clue for you. Au revoir."
The train relied on, and Holt stood
there pondering. Brangwyn again!
He had known from the first that he
had been set on the right track, and
with this new impetus he experienced
a new impulse to probe this old puzzle
to it's center. He walked slowly and
thoughtfully toward New Scotland
Yard. There he found his immediate
chief in charge, the man from whom
he had taken his instructions in the
Brangwyn case since first it fell into
his hands. He laid the new facts be-
fore him.
Seems to me, SIR" he concluded,
"the mans got something to hide. We
made pretty good inquiry into his
antecedents months ago, and outside
the one thing we inspected we found
his record clear"
eyes," said the chief, II have the
case in detail. It Is not strong enough
to act on man in his position. But
this new clew must be followed. You
will get your remand on Monday, and
you will have week in hand. Follow
Ribot to Paris on the evening Of Mon
day next. Learn everything that he
can tell you, and report on return. It's
an interesting case, sergeant"
Interesting, sir!" said Holt. I'D
give little finger to be at the bottom
of it."
cit has waited so long that It may
wait little longer" his CHIEF answer
ed. Paris, Monday. Good hight"
Goodnight, SIR"
At the Hotel Continental on the
Tuesday morning Sergeant Holt en-
countered an old acquaintance. It was
Billery, but such different Billery
to the Billery he had known that at
first glance he was not sure of him.
Billery with lady on his arm-a lady
so evidently in the first blush of wife
hood that there was no installing her.
Billery 50 refurbished, 30 respondent,
SO clear Of complexion, so bright Of
eye, SO impaccable inf aspect and at
tire that even at a second glance the
sergeant doubted. But just then their
eyes met, and Billery's instant flash Of
recognition settled the question. He
spoke to the lady, who smiled and
spoke in answer, and the two crossed
the courtyard.
my DEAR" said Billery, "allow me
t. introduce you to Mr.. Holt. My wife,
Mr.. Holt"
Ito, Be continued.)