Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

| he said indifferently, that / may evei
have had the pleasure of seeing 70,
| there. If so, / do not remember it, 70,
must permit me to remind You, Mr.
| Hannaway, that YOU have not as We
given me any excuse. call it reason i
you WILL for your visit
There was girl" Hannaway muir
| INJURED, "a singing girl. Il hunchbaci
with the singing girl. We talked of man.
| things.
!. The marquis did not at once reply. HI
turned his back little upon his visitor
and moved toward chair. You have
read in the papers, perhaps" he said, q
little hoarseIy. that / am i'll. am moi
fit to be about You say that yor
dined with a singing girl. and YOU tel
me that as though 1t were likely to in
terest me: What do you mean" !,
dined with the girl whose life is d
search. You know whom she seeks. Yot
know why she seeks him. You kno"
more than ! do of these matters. but
know enough to make me sure that YOU
are leaving England tomorrow to avoid
an unpleasant encounter.
Mr.. Hannaway-' the marquis be-
gan.
1--WE are alone Hannaway said
There is no need TO waste our words
There is a man in France signing out ms
life behind the walls of a prison. This
girl seeks. perhaps. for some one to take
his place.
Really the marquis declared. you
are becoming quite interesting.
II am thankful for so much of youi
lordship's consideration Hannaway all
swered.
She is looking. do l understand, for a
substitute the marquis asked.
..She is looking for criminal. Han
man who should be in the place of a
certain VicOmte de Nouilly.
You have come here to tell me these
things, Mr.. Hannaway," the marquis said
Why"
Because" Hannaway answered. II eN-
pect for my informant ton auid pro quo.
Naturally" the marquis answered. In
the shape of a check, may l ask -,
Il am no blackmailer.' HannaWay said
sternly .but l was in the house at the
corner of the Place Noire on the night
when twenty gendarmes were foiled by
one man. l set myself to find out who
that man was. | have even visited the
prison. | know that the man who lies
there is not the man they think
'Indeed?" the marquis answered.
The police themselves know it, Han
naway continued. but they are vain. and
they will not admit that they failed to
secure the man with whose name all
France was ringing during those few
months. Only a few people know that
the man who lies in the Jail at Enselle
is not the terrible Jean. / am one. of the
few who know how he made his escape
that night. l was lying with bullet in
my thigh or l should have followed
even then. Some of you others must
have known Tell me who that man was.
Lord Ellingham. Tell me where | can
lay my hands upon him. You owe me
that much for the warning l have given
you tonight.
The marquis had settled down in his
easy chair He lighted a cigarette and
looked across at his companion with a
curious smile MY dear Mr.. Hannaway,'
he said. Il am delighted that l decided
to see you. No one has amused me SO
much for a very long time. Pray go on.
Tell me more about this Jean the Ter
rible. I think you called him. Who was
all. why do you come to me for informa-
ton about him.
Because you knew him." Hannaway
answered. Because you were one of
that band of ruffians. There. you see. l
am not over-jealous of my secret. / have
no grudge against YOU. ! understand
that things have changed with you. so
that you would prefer to look upon the