New-York tribune., 1910-05-22

M. Clarke-W. Vaudeville Clarse:" the sleuth
questioned.
Yes the clerk remembered the name: he had
heard it earlier in the evening. indeed. It had
been written upon slip of paper and handed to him,
then snatched out of his hand-so-and destroyed
All" 1t was a long aspirated expression Of re-
lief from NJ. Remi; the Remi reputation threatened
to be crowned with new glory An You will be
so kind to go on.
The little clerk leaned forward dramatically. Il
have reason to believe NJ Clarke Is here in the hotel
even now" he declared '' / viii 60 further, Mon
sieur. / will say am positive he is here!
Ali" The cunning black eyes were alive as
flames. Your reasons. Monsieur
He came here American. early in the evening,
and his conduct was suspicious IN the extreme. the
little clerk ran vO1ub1y- He used strange Amer
can words and a great many of them although ne
must have known that 4 could not understand
who speak only the language of my beloved France.
II am awaiting details, Monsieur. remarked NJ
Remi.
When first he came he repeated the name ".
Vaudeville Clarke MANY times and finally, Mon
siet1r / came to know that he was introducing him
self AhI You must give me credit for the geaI
acumen / did not fully comprehend this, Mon.
seur until finally he wrote the name upon snip Oh
paper then apparently realizing that he had COM
mitted blunder and betrayed himself. he snatched
the paper from my hand,-sO,-tOre It INTO bits anu
cast it away 1t must be here even now.
Together they pOunced on the four BITS OF paper
which had been knocking about the floor al ngnt
and patched them together again It was perfect
w Vaudeville Clarke Little cries of satisfaction
escaped them the grew beneath their deiI
fingers, and when all was done they shook hanos
mute1y adniringly.
Then, when he had torn up and cast away TINS
so precious bit of paper the clerk went on brea'n,
less1y he seemed not himself. and again he Sald
many strange words. Then he seized the register
so-and wrote upon it another name
What name" demanded the Sleuth keenly-
See for yourself. Monsieur
He spun the book round on the desk and W. Kel'
read therein the large written:
John Smith. Passaic y. 7.
FOR time NJ Remi looked then there came INTO
his beady black eyes a suPercr-ouS hgnV' anu
finally he permitted a SneeTing smile 10 erl 1he gu
ners of his mouth. " 1t is a strange thing Monsieur
he told the little clerk easily, from the depths Oh ~
infinite wisdom. that wheneVer and WheTeVe. - -
American is arrested is threatened with arrest m
gives his name as John Smith If there had beeI an
doubt as to this-er-N Smiths attempt 10 nlde Hls
true identity the mere fact that he signed the n4at
John Smith would have tended to drsSIPaJe tl@,
doubt. a clumsy thing to do. Monsieur. He :
tyrO. bungler 81
"0h, la 1a-la la la" the clerk exclaimed " y
child in the hands of so distinguish man ID
Rem.
The sleuth permitted the compliment to pass IN.
needed and produced from the dcTthS OF ms "a 4se
ernOuS pocket a large notebook Fa~Ii''4leoI; ne
clerk watched him as he deliberately 1urneu '''
pages. Then -. ~
quired with deep meaning, tins NJ S''i'H
wears the full square cut beard go. vas
The eager anticipation of the S'eEN IdOT L,~s
wiped out by the brush OF a painter +" "'''
painter. - had
No Monsieur" he exclaimed and all nope In ~@9
fled " must tell YOU the truth He Is OF '"' w.
shave 4,,o
NJ Remi did not seem to be particularly cas-. [~
at this chilling hit of information on thS y there
the Sneering smile came again To- hI~ BPS % Ii tiark
something akin pity IN the depths 81 .-
eyes. There are razorS IN the world en- lN0i'''(
he 1eeried quietly.
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