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the carriage. The chauffeur win
be well out Of the way, butt shall
be there at the time. And ready,
as I always am, to oblige a friend"
Can you handle an automo-
bile?"
Seager nodded again. and rose
from the table.
II think we can make a deal of
It," he remarked, with brisk COM
placence. You will excuse us for
ten minutes, M. Chevral? No, we're
not going to beat tit would be
easy to get up and go, IL we wished
and / want you to wait here till
we return"
II am not afraid" Jules Chevral
assured him, with bland untruthful-
ness. II shall wait fifteen--no,
twenty minutes for you, until
o'clock. You will be back by then.
must leave you in time to see the
carriage start from the Hotel des
Reeves, so that may be sure she
goes with it."
| Arendsen was so overcome by
his feelings that he could scarce
speak when they reached the
street, but Seager was jubilant.
Don't lose your WOOL he ad-
vised, and dragged his confeder-
ate hurriedly down the Impasse de
Paradis, toward it's blind end.
Never mind about the money
just now. I've got the whole thing
mapped out to a finish and you'll
get 1t back with good interest. No.
I'm not robbing you. Damn it,
man! you must sow before you can
reap"
At the darkest corner of the dark
Impasse he stopped before an al
most invisible postern, and after
much hasty fumbling produced
from his pockets key with which
he opened that. Arendsen followed
him, still muttering. into passage
black as a pit, and. after Seager
had closed the door carefully, he
caught at his confederate's sleeve.
leading him forward with assured
footsteps.
They passed through other un-
bolted doors, crossed wooden
floor and climbed many flights of
stairs, but no more was said till
they stopped at the top in a dim
and shadowy space under hugs
skylight.
This is the hotel de Seager and
Quaintance," said Seager, grinning,
as he struck a match and lit a
couple of candles on shelf behind
the door. Arendsen looked round
blinkingly, and saw that they were
in a dusty and untenanted but COM
fortably furnished studio. And, be-
fore he could ask any questions,
the other went on.
Il lived here for a nearly week
when my money went done. It's
an empty house, and hasn't been
let for years, so that 1t was easy to
get the keys to. inspect 1t and have
a skeleton made before returned
them. This rooms as safe as a
padded cell. The buildings all
round are warehouses and depos-
it's. We're a couple of stories
above the highest of them. Once
we get her upstairs our troubles
are at an end, and we're going to
get her upstairs tonight, even II 1t
does cost us three thousand dol
lars. Now, do you understands"
Arendsen glanced quickly about
him again. There was no posi-
bility of escape through the sky
light. 1t was too. lofty. The win
dowless walls were solid, the door
was sufficiently massive and there
was a second door standing open
between them and the top Of the
stairs. The place had been planned
to ensure seclusion from the outer
world, and they could have found
none more perfectly suited Il their
requirements.
1.-THE front door opens on to a
lane past the warehouses" Seager
stated. "but it will be saafer to
bring her in by the back. Come on,
Arendsen. Well get back to our
rat faced friend, and fix things 80
that your three thousand dollars
will be well secured. I'm not the
sort of fellow to throw money
around recklessly. and by tomor'
row night We'll both be million
arrest"
| He laughed again, and Arendsen
started nervously at the low, eerie
echo which died away through the
deserted dwelling.
Its all right" Seager assured
him and blew out the candles. 81
know the old shack from cellar tc
rooftree, and you might shout long
enough before You'd be heard.
"You left me plenty of time te
explore It," he added morosely. 81
might have been a ghost at this
moment for all YOU"
"Oh, never mind about that" re
torted the other. "I'm paying q
cruel price now to help you
through, and-look here. you must
cut the drink out till the whole