The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-11-30
CHAPTER xxli-continued.

modestly. "The chief was very nice
about it, and SO was Sir Albert. You've
seen the paper?"
"Yes. have seen it. It Is very
agreeable"
"Very agreeable" the sergeant as
sented. when the praise and the
pudding come together it's very sooth'
ing to the feelings. But about your
own business. Can help you? I'm
at loose end for week"
"Yes," said Ribot. There is one
way in which you can help me. | want
. quiet place, where can trust the
people not to pry or bother. want II
to be rather a low place. because 1t
IL part of my game to seem poor and
to do little"
tits lucky you came to-day" Holt
answered. 1--WE got the very thing you
want. There's one of our men and
his wife have set up a lodging house
In the way of business, you understand
next door to some people whom it's
desirable to keep an eye on. When
the time comes there may be little
| bit OF q rumpus, and they's got two
dodgers, our own men, too, playing as
being lockers out Of work"
THAT will suit to a hair" said RI
bot MAY bring portmanteau
here and make a change"
by all manner OF means" his Eng
lish colleague answered.
Then I will return in an hour,
said Ribot. 1.-THE sooner l get to work
the better"
"All right! You'll find me here, "
Holt answered. On this understand
ing the visitor took his leave, and, re-
turning about the time appointed, was
shown to the sergeant's bed room.
Thence he issued in while, In a
check shirt and no waistcoat, shah
by and ill-fitting jacket and trousers,
and g. pair OF thick boots with splashes
of lime upon them. He carried a rag
Of q cap in his hand.
"Will this do?" he asked.
NM" said the sergeant, doubtfully.
'You're too fresh from the barber,
and you are q lot too clean. I'll tell
you what 1t Is, Ribot; we've got a
spare room here, and If you're not in a
hurry you'd better stay here for a day
or two and get properly frowsy. No
razor. no bath, no brush or comb for
Z couple OF days. and then you'll look
the part"
"That IL not q pleasant prospect"
Ribot answered. with grimace ex-
pressive Of distaste.
NO." said the sergeant in assent.
1T amt pleasant prospect. but in a
thing like that I believe in being
thorough. This sort of thing amt in
your line. much, is it,"
NO." returned Ribot. 'They have
always kept me spick and span until
now. Ny game is generally that OF
the gentleman who Is travelling upon
holiday
EYES," said the sergeant. 80 I've
always known. You're after country
man OF your own, Of course?"
''That is So"
''Well, you know" said the sergeant.
s'your accent ain't a bit like your get.
up. YoHve worked up that swell
Partisan style Of yours till you'd pass
Tor q Baron Somebody or q Count
Something Else anywhere, should
fancy. That is to say. 30 far - am
Z Judge"
M. Ribot felt genuinely hattered by
this tribute, which was really better
deserved than the sergeant's knowl-
edge OF the French language allowed
him to know.
'.That matters nothing" he an
swered. "A man can always have
come down In the world. There are
plenty of broken gentlemen-in Paris.
In London, in Berlin. Broken gentle
men are everywhere"
eyes, the sergeant assented.
.sThat's right enough. But l don't
think you'd come down to rig-out
like that and keep yourself tidy. It's
outside my experience. anyhow. and I
think 1t would attract my notice. II
amt your game to attract notice. sup
poser"
"No," said Ribot ut is not shall
take your advice, my friend, but
shall not like It."
"Oh. little dirt's all In the days
work. sometimes. worked az Z
NAVY once, for whole month, and
lived In the same hut with the man /
was after. Vile fellow he was, to be
sure. They hanged him at Manchester.
Lord! / shall never forget how no
stared when he saw me turn up in the
witness box. and found out that I'd
been fOxtng round with him ON busi-
ness all the time"
| NJ. Ribot stayed with Sergeant Holt
until that authority pronounced him to
be suficiently disreputable in aspect,
and then, under cover OF the night.
Was driven to his destination. His
new quarters were comfortable
enough. bat his fastideous taste re-
belled aga1nats them, and he took him
Ioel1 abroad at an early hour in the
morning, and mounted guard over I
certain hon1e IA Great Russell street.
HE waited there for many dreary
hours ana ncthing came Of It. He was
IHruW1n9 hnmery and l0g.weary, but IN