The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-03-09


room, Bob having retired.
The light from the street lamp has
shown the watcher above quite
enough to prove the identity of the
man on the pavement beyond a shad-
ow OF a doubt.
When just opposite the house the
Mexican comes to a full stop. and
seems to look earnestly upward. Then
he walks on, passes down the street.
disappears.
Dicks cigar is just half done. and
while he puffs away he begins to
speculate as to what the unfolded
future may have in store for him in
connection with this man; once they
reach the City of Mexico. Barcelona
will be in his element, and as 1t must
be a man who can outwit him, Dick
is more than ever determined to keep
Miss rN2line company, since this
"combine is formed against her
la! What is this? Does Barcelona
come again. Impossible, for he went
down the street, while this skulking
figure creeps along from the direction
of the great Champ Elysees.
The same motions are gone through
with, even to hating in front of the
house, as If to survey it, after which
the figure shuffles down the street
and. like the Mexican, vanishes from
view.
by George, this begins TO grow in
teresting as well as mysterious" says
Dick, rubbing his eyes as if to make
sure that he is awake.
A few minutes after and his eyes
are again riveted upon a figure com
ing along.
Number Three! Bless my soul
this is very like play. where the vii
lains steal upon the stage, take look
at the doomed house, and move on. .
An idea flashes into his head, and
with Dick to conceive a thing is
equivalent to doing it, since the one
follows so closely upon the other. All
open the door, and pass down the
stairs as rapidly as he can consistent
ly with absolute silence.
1t only takes Il minute or two fol
an agile man to descend several
! flights of stairs in this manner, and
Dick presently finds himself at the
/ door, which he opens softly.
He is just in time to see the man
standing on the opposite pavement
! and looking up at the house, as
though anxious TO fix every foot of lis
surface upon his memory, when he
also glides down the street just a:
the others did before him.
Dick follows suit on the opposite
pavement and strives to avoid at
tracing attention. lie has a natura
curiosity to see what this all means
believing there must be a concerted
movement against him and his friend
Around a corner he follows the un
known-it is difficult at times to keeI
| an eye on him, but Dick is natura
born hunter, and quick to see little
/ things. Now the man is no longer
/ alone, but has a companion under the
glare from a shop window Dick sees il
is the MeM ;an. Do they compare
notes-is there a conspiracy of some
sort against the two Americans?
The men walk on, talking in ar
earnest manner. Dick wishes he were
/ gifted with an acute hearing thai
would bring their words to him, fol
whether they speak in French Of
Spanish, he is equally at home.
He knows not why he follows, I'm
less it is in the hope of learning
something concerning the movements
of his enemies. Dick has acted as {
scout and spy more than once in Dor
der warfare, for along the Rio Grandt
there is generally something in thu
way of business" on the tapis. Henc,
he knows how to carry himself upol
such an occasion as the present.
Unconsciously he is being led Il
one of the worst quarters among tn,
faubourgs of Paris. In a narrow
rather dark street, which he passes
through while following these men
he sees a colored lamp hung over
doorway, and knows this is the offic,
of a commlssaire of police, each quar-
ter having such an officer, all of whom
are under the orders of the project.
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