Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-18

La Belle Chasseuse was evidently in
a hurry. She sped along at a surpris-
ing pace until she reached a crossing
where the rows Of stalls and booths
were temporarily suspended. At one
corner stood a cab, n towards this
vehicle she directed her steps. Before
Brett quite realized what was hap
pening the door Of the cab opened,
mademoisel1e Jumped inside, and, as If
he were waiting for her appearance,
the driver whipped up his horse and
drove off at a furious pace.
At that instant q small victoria with
a sturdy pony in the shafts, which had
just deposited a lively fare in the
vicinity Of the Moulin Rouge, drove
along the street.
Brett sprang into it and said eagerly
to the driver:
Keep that cab in sight! I will pay
you double fare!"
The man frightened his reins and
raised his whip in prompt obedience
to the order, when suddenly two men
jumped into the vehicle from opposite
sides, seized Brett and forced him down
on to the seat, whilst one of them said
In stern tones to the %astonished cabby:
Take us at once to the Central Pre-
lecture of Police"
The man recognized that these new
Corners were not to be trifled with,
Without a word or a question he rat
tied his horse across the stone pave
ment, and Brett, choking with rage at
this interference at a supreme moment.
realized that for some extraordinary
reason he was a prisoner, and In the
hands of a couple of detectives.
BY this time the cab containing the
lady had vanished, but the barrister
made one despairing effort.
For heavens sake he said to his
captors, take me where you will, but
first follow that cab and ascertain its
destination"
what cabT' demanded n of his
guards sarcastically.
The cab which I wished our driver
to overtake at the moment when you
bounced on ME-"
This is q mere trick" broke In the
other. Don't bother about his cab.
We have got him safe enough. and let
the commissaire deal with him now"
'sListen to me- cried Brett. "Yor
ara making a frightful mistake. Your
action at this moment may cause tr-
r~etrievable delay and loss. If you will
N DO as ! tell you
shut up" srowled the first man.
'tur It WILL be worse for you Your best
plan, my good fellow, is to keep a quiet
tongue In your head"
It was not often that Brett lost his
temper. but most certainly he lost 1t
on this occasion. He was endowed
with no small share of physical
strength. and for an instant the wild
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might perhaps succeed in throwing the
two detectives into the roadway and
then verpower the driver, taking
charge of the vehicle himself and trust
ing to luck to again catch sight of the
vanished lady n her companion, who.
he doubted not, had awaited her ar
rival at the quiet corner where she
Joined him.
Internationally he must have given
some premonition of this desperate
scheme, for the two policemen tight
ened their grasp, forced his hands
higher I'D his back, and bent his read
forward until he was in danger of hav-
ing either his neck or his shoulder dis
located.
"Will you keep quiet?" murmured
the chief detective. you cannot es-
cape, and you are only making the af-
fair more disastrous to yourself"
Then Brett realized that further re-
sistance was hopeless. He managed to
gurgle out that If they would allow
him to assume a more comfortable at
titude he would not trouble them any
further,
Gingerly and cautiously the two men
somewhat relaxed the strain, and he