The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01

entered the room. Charles explained
as we'll as he could in most doubtful
Partisan what they were next to do
The colonel drew himself up in an in
dignant attitude. He turned and ad
dressed them in excellent French.
II am an officer in the service Of her
Britannia majesty" he said. "On what
grounds do you venture 10 interfere
with me. messieurs2"
The chief policeman explained. The
colonel turned 10 Charles.
Your name, sir2" he inquired.
You know it very we'll" Charles
answered. 4 am Sir Charles Vandrifr
and, I'm spite of your clever disguise
can instantly recognize. you. I know
/ your eyes and ears. I can see the same
man who cheated me at Nice, ami who
/ insulted me on the island"
You Sir Charles Vandriftr the
rogue cried. No no. sir. you are a
mailman" He looked around At the
police. Take care what YOU dor' he
cried. This is a raving maniac I had
business just now with Sir Charles
Vandrift. who quilted the room as
these gentlemen entered. This person
is mad, and you, monsieur. I doubt
not" bowling to me, you are, Of course,
his keeper"
to the police beginning to fear that
with his usual incredible cleverneSs the
fellow would even now manage 20 sin
through our fingers Arrest MIN. as
you are told. We viii take the respo7-
sibility.' Though I trembled when l
thought of that check he leld IF mine.
The chief of our three policemen
came forward and laid his hand on the
culprit's shoulder.
Il advise you, N. le Colonel" he said.
i'm an official voice. Ito come Win as
quietly for the present. Before the
JUICE d'instruction we can enter It
length into all these questions"
The colonel, very indignant still
and acting the part marvelOuslv-
yielded. and went along with them
where's Medhurst?" Charles IN
quired, glancing around as we cached
the door. I wish he had stopped with
us"
You are looking for monsieur. your
friend?" the landlord inquired. with "A
side bow to the colonel. He has gone
away in a iacre. He asked M to give
this note to you"
He handed us a twisted note. Charles
opened and read il.
Invaluable man" he cried. Just
( hear what he says. Sey, Having Sc
cured CoIong Clay. I am off now again
: on the traC( of Nine. Picardet. She
/ was lodging in the same house. She
/ has Just driven away; I know - what
} place. and 1 am after her 10 arrest her.
/ Ia blind haste. Medhurst.' That's
! smartness. If you like. Though. poor
little woman, ! think he might have left
her"
Does a Nine. Picardet stop here" I
inquired of the landlord, thinking il
possible she might have assumed again
the same old alias.
He nodded assent.
'Oui. oui. Oui" he answered. She
has just driven Off. and monsieur your
friend has gone posting after her.
Splendid man." Charles cried. Mar
VillieT was quite right. He is the prince
of detectives"
We hailed q coupIe Of fiacres, and
drove off. i'm two detachments. 10 IN.
JUICE Construction. There Colonel Clay
continued To braZen il out. al 5sseT.
ed that he was an officer in the Ind an
/ army. home on six months leave, and
/ spending some weeks in Paris. He
even declared he was known al the
: embassy. where he had cousin an Of
tache, and he asked that this gentle
man should be sent for at once from
our ambassadors 10 identify him.
The JUICE Construction insisted that this
must be done: and Charles waited in
very bad humor for the foolish formal
ity. It really seemed as if. after all
vnen we had actually caught and ar
rested our man, he was going by some
cunning device to escape us.
After a delay Of more than an hour
during which Colonel Clay fretted and
fUmed quite as much as We did, the
I3ttacha arrived To our horror and as
constituent. he proceeded TO salute the
prisoner most affectionately.
"Halloa, AIgy" he cried. grasping
his hand: whats up What do these
ruffianS want with you?"
Il began TO dawn upon US then what
Medhurst had meant BY "suSpectinz
everybody" the real Colonel Clay was
no common adventUrer. but a gentle
man of birth and nigh connections,
I The colonel glared at us.
This fellow declares he's Sir Charles
Nandrift.' he said sullzily. Though, i'm
fact. there are two of them And he
accuses me of forgery. fraud and theft,
BERTHE"
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