The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-18
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By ". Holt White.
CHAPTER Lill.-(continued,)

ana an ONercOhl, Sdiu SIohB.
And an overcoat." repeated Cloud.
Clouds eye then fell on the wireless
instrument which Strong had deposit
ed on the floor.
What Is that?" he asked.
Wireless" said Strong
Great goodness said G1kud. Let
the fairy tale go on again. '~siie nodd'
ed TO Strong who followed old John
son out OF the room. and Cloud plckeG
up the book which he had cast aside
on Strong's entrance.
Half an hour later Strong re-enter'
ed Clouds room. He had shaved nm
self. and his hair looked as though u
had been dealt with by the most bril-
liant OF tonsorial artists. Cloud even
lug dress clothes fitted him as though
they were his own. and the FUR coai
, with which Johnson had provided him
completed an entirely Immaculate
toilet. lie Was. moreover. satisfied III
his mind for re had held converse on
the wireless with Langley
Cloud looked mp from his book ana
said. Behold the Dock
You insult me, said strong.
am not duke am dictator uic'
ta,or OF Bahama and prospective DC
tator OF the world. BY the way. ne
added. do YOU happen To have such
thing An a looking glass?
Not here" said Cloud. but ex'
pect Johnson can find one
Johnson whisked out of the room
and returned with a tiny mirror, which
he placed on the mantleplece.
Strong then drew from ms pocket
the little light mustache with whlcl'
his detective friend had furnished MIN
in London. and with an elaborate care
fulness he affixed the glossy covering
10 his upper lip Then he turned ana
smiled al Cloud
I'm hanged if you are not almost
beautiful" said Jimmy
Pm lovely" said Strong. and he
parted the false mustache affection
aiely
Really got up TO kill said Cloud.
Most decidedly, said Strong. In
fact. | am going accounting at the
Grand hotel, with the prospect That II
meet my future father-in'law on the
stairs | shall he safely lodged in gaol
before the nights out"
Let me know " can go bail. said
Jimmy
Il will. said. Strong.
He picked up the little box which
held the wireless instrument. nodded
TO Cloud. and walked out
CHAPTER liv
II was still raining hard, and Strong
buttoned IN his oyercoat TO the neck
as he turned up the Rue du Ranelagh.
Presently he turned into the Rue MOI
art and walked quickly along till he
came 10 the Rue de Passy. There he
took one OF the numbering, rafting
threehorse omnibuses on which he
had travelled 10 and fro In from school
as q boy. And after deal OF shak-
ing he arrived at the Trocadero
He would have taken cab but for
the fact that he did not deem II
advisable To run any risks lest he
should eventually be recognized, ana
his FIRST appearance in Paris be traced
TO Passy.
At the Place d-lena, however, he
got out OF the omnibus and walked
eastward 20 the Place de lAlma, where
he picked up fiacre. He directed the
man 10 drive him TO the Rue de XIV
oil. and then, pulling him up by the
Hotel Continental, he walked up Rue
Castiglione into the Place Vendome.
Here ne too& second cab, and
three minutes battling along in that
vehicle brought him to the Place de
rOpera. where he alighred and. walk
ed into the American bar Possibly
because OF the# wetness OF the night,
the bar was crowded, and OF this he
was glad. because his entrance occa-
stoned less remark than II the place
had been half-deserted. For at such
times he found IL an extremely difficult
matter TO hide his inches.
Calling for a cocktail. he nibbled at
a biscuit. for he had had no food since
midday. and was beginning 10 feel
hungry.
lie picked up an evening newspaper.
and spent ten minutes or so of
quiet enjoyment reading the highly
ornate descriptions OF his exploits over
Paris.
Tine enterprising Partisan. journal
lists had already discovered thst the
gentleman who had alighted frorntthe
balloon In the Bois de Boulogne twas
the King OF Bahama An6-his/ ma
jesty's presence in the Grand hotel was
already we'll known. II appeared. in
deed. that once in Paris the king had
made no effort toward disguise. and
was staying AZ thy gfeat hosiery by
the opera In his own name.
AT first sight seemed to Strong
that this was fittle rash on his ma
jesty's part But, turning the matter
over IN his own systematic way. Strong
saw at the finish that IL was In reality
a iudicious move on the part OF the
king. for no man knew better the ne,
cessity of advertising himself in Par
Is than did the King of Bahama: and
his American training had evidently
pointed 6lt TO his majesty the way
to obtain notoriety.
Every interviewer who had called
seemed to have received an interview.
andi over the contents OF these inter
views Strong Chuckled with delight
II appeared that his majesty was
bombastic. and also that he was talk.
ing for the benefit of his recent sub
iects I'm Bahama. for the different pa.
pers contained different and long wind
ed excuses for his aiestys fight.
The king, for instance. stated that
he had come TO Paris in order 10 con
suit with the powers with view To re-
Bomberg. destroying Strong,
and restoring peace and order to his
much troubled dominions.
From this Strong went on TO read
of, ,he manner In which ne himself had
vanished with the Victor" and tho
'Di " There were even kilograms. from
I.arl .rft h4f oil h.. OF