The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13

a should, by any chance. follow on
 quickly: and my first thought was to
 go immediately back to my hotel, hwhere Girard might by now have ar- rived with news. I was just ready to nall cab crawling by at distance, when I remembered the bit of paper I'd found and put back into my pocket.
 It occurred to me to have look at It, by the Eight of street lamp near oy' and the instant had straighten- CT out the small, crumpled wad,
 guessed that here was link in the
 mystery.
 The paper was a leaf torn from a notebook and closely covered on both
 sides with small, uneven writing done
 with sharp black pencil The hand
 writing was that of an unedueated person. and was strange to me. I could not make oul the words by. the light of the tall lamp. so l lit a wax
 match from my matchbox. and protect ing the flame in the hollow of my hand began studying the strange message. The three first words sent my heart up with a bound. "on board the
 Queen had crossed the Channel in The Queen" and this beginning alone was enough to make me hope that the bit of paper might do more than any detective to unravel the mys- tery.
 I'm taking big risks because I've got to-" l read on. It's my only Schance. And if you find this bet can trust you. You're a gentleman, and you saved my life and a lof more be- sides by getting into that railway car
 riage when the other chaps did. The l minute l seen them I thot was done Tor, but you stopped there game. I'm | jewellers assistant, carrying prop erty worth thousands, for my employ CTS. From the first I knew twas bound to be a ticklish job. On this bote I'm safe, for the villions who would have murdered and robbed me in
 the train if 1t hadn't been for you be- ing there, won't have a chance, but when I get to Paris it will be the
 worst. and no hope for the jewls, fol- lowed as I am, if I hadn't already thot Of plan to save them through you. an honest gentleman far above temptashun. know who you are, for
 I've often seen your photo in the pa- pers So. what I did was this: to try ] a yentriloquist trick which has offen bin of use in my carere, just as folks were on the boats gangway. Thro' making that disturbance, and a little | skill have got by doing amatoor eon- turing to amuse my wife and family,
 I was able to slip the case of my enl- ployer's jewls into your breast pock-
 ct without your knowing. And I had | to take away what you had in, not that wanted to rob one who had done ! good by me but because if I'd left 1t, | the double thickness would have sur l prised you and you would have prob I ably have pulled out my case to see
 what 1t was. Then my fat would have been in the fire, with certain persons
 looking on. and you ip danger as well
 as me which wouldn't be fare I've ! R1f VDiYT in raV x~rvffA "A but won't open it because it may have your sweetart's letters in. You can get your property again by bringing
 me my masters, which is fare ex- change can't call on you, for don't
 know where you going and daren't hang round to see on account of the danger run, and needing to meet a
 pal of mine who will help me. I must get to him at once, if I am spared to do SO, for which reason I wrote out this explanashun. Ahe best can do is to slip 1t in your pocket waich I shall try when in the railway sfashun l at Paris. You see how I trust you as
 8 gentlenap to bring ma the sewla. l Come as, soon as you can, and get your
 own case instead, calling at 21s rue
 File sauvage, Avenue Morot back
 room. top floora left of passage. Ex- pressing my gratitood in advance. am,
 Yours trustfuIIy,
 J. M Jewler's Messenger.
 P. s. For heavens sake don't fale.
 and ask the concerge for name of
 Gestre."
 If 1t had not been for my rage at
 not finding this Illuminating little doc-
 ument earlier, should have felt like
 shouting with joy. As 1t was, my de-
 light was tempered with enough of re-
 gret to make it easier to restrain
 myself.
 But for the fear that du IIaurfer
 might be still with Maxine. I should
 have rushed back to her house for a moment. just long enough to give her the good news. But in the circum- stances I dared not do 1t, lest she should curse instead of bless me- and
 besides, as there was still a chance of disappointment, it might be better in any case not to raise her hopes until there was no danger of dashing them again.