Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-26


 mademoiseile was beautiful and in trouble. For the rest, he was little tired of her. Brothers of twenty-one who have never been in Paris before and cannot speak the language must occasionally get lost, and the British embassy was not exactly transported Scotland Yard
 "Then," she declared, with a vigor- ous little stamp of her shapely foot T don't see what we keep an ambas. sador here for at all-or any of you. It is scandalous"
 The Hon. Nigel Ferguson dropped his eyeglass and surveyed the young lady attentively.
 My dear Miss Poynton," he said, q will not presume to argue with you. We are here, I suppose, for some pur- pose or other. Whether we fulfill it or not may well be a matter of opinion. But that purpose is certainly not to look after any young idiot-you must excuse my speaking plainly-who runs amuck in this most fascinating city. In your case the chief has gone out of his way to help you. He has inter- viewed the chief of the pe<ce himself, brought his influence to bear in vari- ous quarters, and I can tell you con- scientiously that everything which pos sibly can be done is being done at the present moment. If you wish for my advice it is this: Send for some friend to keep you company here and try to be patient. You are in all probability making yourself needlessly miserable" :"
 She looked at him little reproach- fully. He noticed, however, with se- cret joy that she was drawing on her gloves.
 Patient, He was to meet me here ten days ago. He arrived at the hotel His clothes are all there and, his bill unpaid. He went out the night of his arrival and has never returned. Pa tient. Well, I am much obliged to you, Mir. Ferguson. have no doubt that you have done all that your duty re- Quired. Good afternobn"
 Good afternoon, Miss Poynton, and don't be too Respondent. Remember that the French police are the cleverest in the world, and they are working for your'
 She looked up at him scornfully.
 Police, indeedp' she answered. Do you know that all they have done so far is to keep sending for me to go and look at dead bodies down at the morgue? l think that shall send over for an English detective" You might do worse," he answered. but in any case, Miss Poynton, do hope that you will send over for some friend or relation to keep you com pany. Paris is scarcely fit place for you to be alone and in trouble"
 Thank you" she said. q will re-, member what you have said"
 The young man watched her depart with a curious mixture of relief and regret
 "The young fools been the usual round, suppose, and he's either too much ashamed of himself or too be- sotted to turn up. I wish she wasn't quite so devilish good looking" he re- marked to himself. If she goes about alone she'll get badly scared before she's finished"
 | Phyllis Poynton drove straight back ! to her hotel and went to her room. A sympathetic chambermaid followed her in. ' "Mademoiselle has news yet of her brotherT' she inquired. Mademoiselle shook her head. h. deed her face was sufficient answer. ''None at all. Marie" The chambermaid closed the door.
 Tt would help mademoiselle per haps if she knew where the young gen tleman spent the evening before he disappearedl" she inquired mysteri- ously.
 "of course. That is just what I want to find out
 Marie smiled.
 There Is a young man here in the barber's shop. mademOlselle.' she an- nOunced. He remembers M. Poynton quite well. He went in there to be shaved. and he asked some questions. think if mademoiselle were to see him
 The girl jumped up at once.
 Do you know his nameY" she asked. "M. Alphonse. they call him. He is on duty now.' Phyllis P1ynton descended at once tO the ground floor of the hotel and push ed open the glass door which led into the coiffeur's. shop M. AIphOnse was waiting uron a customer. and she was given a chair. In a few minutes he descended the spiral iron staircase and desired to know madcmoiselle's pleas urc. You speak EnelishT~ she asked
 But certainly. mademoiselle She gave a little sigh of relief. T wonder she said. If you -emem- Der waiting upon my brother last Thursday week. He was tall and fair and something ike me. He had inst arrived in Paris
 M AlphouSe smiled He rarely for got fsoe. and the young English mans tip had been munifcent Perfectly. mademoiselIe.- be an svered ~They sent fer ne because monsieur spoke no French."