Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-30
tco.t,nuea from Yesterday,


IT beg Of you to ~ligten," cried the
dismayed s~hopkeeper. II had no idea
you We're from the Prefecture, other
wise 1 would have answered you IN
the first instance. There have been
letters here for Monsieur BeauJolais.
They came from London. He called
for them three or four times The last
letter arrived yesterday morning. 1t
is here now. I have not seen Monsieur
Beaujolais since the previous evening"
He took from a drawer a packet of
letters tied together with string. and
the handwriting betrayed the contents
of most Of them. They evidently dealt
with tIsAt species of the tender passion
which finds It's outlet in the agony col.
umn or in fictitious addresses.
One Of the detectives did not trust 70
Monsieur de Lisle's examination. He
seized the bundle and went through It's
contents carefully, but this time Mon
sieur de Lisle was speaking the truth.
There was only one letter addressed
to Beaujolais, and 1t bore q foreign
postmark. Brett tore II open. 1t con
tanned a single sheet Of notepaper,
without n date or address, or any words
save these, scraw1ed across the centre:
"Tout va bien."
He placed the document and It's en-
velope In his pocket-book, n then
fixed his keen glance on tho ~shopkeep>
er's pallid face.
what sort Of a person Is Monsieur
Beaujolais?"
The man was still SO nervous that he
could hardly speak.
IT am not good at descriptions" he
began.
So Brett helped.
"Was he a ~Frenchman. about my
height, elegant. in appearance, well built.
with lohgsYnin hands and straight
tapering fingers. with very fair skin
and high color, dark hair and large eyes
set deeply beneath well-marsed eye
browse"
"That Is he to the life" cried the shop
keeper. Monsieur must know him well.
I recall him now exactly. but I could
moi for a hundred francs have described
him 80 accurately"
How long have you known him?'
broke In Brett.
LET me think" unused the man, who
had now somewhat recovered from his
alarm. HE came here n day last
week-I think 1t was Thursday, because
that day my daughter Marie-no matter
what Marie did, I remember the date
quite we'll now. He came in and asked
me II I did not receive letters for a fee.
I said Yes and told him that I charged
ten confines per letter. He gave me
his name. and thereafter called regular
Iy to obtain the enclosure from London.
He always handed me half a franc ana
would never take any change"
"Was he alone?"
Invariably, monsieur"
THANK you. You will not be arrested
tonight. / think you have told the
truth"
The ~shopkeeper's p~rotestations that
he had given every assistance in his
power followed them into the street.
Brett dismissed the two detectives
and returned to the hotel. where he ana
Fairholme found Edith and her brother
sitting up for them. When Talbot heard
the contents of the letter he remarked;
'I suppose that All goes we'll means
that / am still a prisoner"
"Undoubtedly," said the barrister.
1.-THE letter was posted in the Haymar-
ket. 1t came from your French host I
wonder what he will write now?' By
the way, where is he? Did you lose
sight of the couple after your escapef"
81 did" laughed Talbot. But In
spector Winter did not. By some mys-
FERROUS means he learnt all about Fair
holmes action in smashing in the door.
Whilst / was at the Foreign ONCE THAI
night he arrested both the man and the
woman"
"Winter is a perfect terror SAID
Brett. "He dreams of handouts ana
penal servitude. I hope this couple VIII
not be brought to trial, or at any rate
that your name will not be mixed up In
II r.