The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20

Each man studies for himself his
own specially nui#cd the old man
You hat perhaps studied the species Of
woman Once, also ].
We walked my friend musing and
habhing. myself stilI anxious and un-
easy. VIC turned out Of narrow Nutrc
Dame street. and into st. Lawrence
Main street. AS we strolled l noted with
much interest the motley lifc about me.
picturesque now With the activities OF
the advancing spring. Presently. how
young Enclishmon whose bearing I'm some
way gave mo the impression that they
belonged in official or military lifc, al
though they were in civilian garb.
Presently tho two halted. and separated
The taller kept on To tho cast, 70 The
old French town. ~ length saw him
joined, as though by appointment, by
another gentleman, one whose appear
ancc at oncc gave mo reason Tor a sec
ond look. He accostod my young Eng
lishman, and without hesitation the two
started off together. AS they did go ]
gave an Involuntary exclamation. The
taller man l had seen once before, the
shorter. very many tines-in Washing
tom
,Sess." commented my old scientist
calmly: so STRANGE! They so togetnernn - -
upon him.
"yess-Iast night The tall one lss Mr.,
Peel, a young Englishman. the other IS
Mexican, they said-Senor Iturrio OF
Mexico. He spoke much. Me. i wnsI
sleepy then. But also that other tan
one wo saw go baci-that w3sS Captain
Psrke also OF the British navy, His
ship ISIS the war boat Modesto fine
one. sec her often when l walk on the
riffer front there
I turned to him and mado some excuse
saying that presently would join him
again at the hotel. Dreamily as ever
he smiled and took his leave. For my
self, ] walked on rapidly after the Two
figures, then q block or so ahead OF me,
| saw them turn Into street which
was familiar TO myself, They passed
on turning from time TO time among the
emily they entered the short side street
which [ myself had seen for tho first
tinlo the previous night. [ pretended to
busy myself with my pipe as they
and knocked at the door which l had
entered with my mysterious companion.
The door opened without delay they
both entered.
SO, then, Helena Won Ritz had other
visitors, England and Mexico were in
decd comforting here in Montreal There
were matters going forward here In which
my government was concerned.
At the moment nothing better oc-
CURED TO me than to return TO my room
and wait for Il time It would serve
no purpose for me 10 disclose myself
either in or out OF tho apartments OF the
baroness. and it would not aid me TO be
seen idling about the neighborhood
in city where there was so much rca-
son 10 suppose strangers were watched,
I resolved TO wait until the next morn
ing and 10 take my friend Won Rittcn-
hOfcn with me, lie need not know all
that | knew, yet in case OF any accident
TO myself or any sudden contretemps.
he would servo both as n witness and as
an excuse Tor disarmiug any suspicion
which. might be entertained regarding
myself.
The next day he readily enough fell
in with my suggestion OF a morning
stroll and again we sailed forth at
about o'clock, having by that time
finished a deJeuncr n Ia fourchctte with
Jacques Bcrtllon, which 10 my mind
compared unfavorably with one certain
other / had shared.
\ sense OF uneasincss began to op-
press nc. i knew not why, before | had
gone half way down the little street
from the corner where wo turned. II
was gloomy and dismal enough at the
best and on this morning an unusual
apathy seemed 10 sit upon II. for few Of
the shutters werc, down, although the
hour was now mid morning. Something
said to me that it would be as we'll for
me to turn back.
/ might as well have done so. We
passed up tho little walk, aud I raised
the knocker at the door; but even as II
sounded [ knew what would happen.
Their" came 10 me that curious feeling
which one experiences when one knocks
at the dooy of n house which lacks hu-
man occupancy. Even more strongly |
had that strange feeling now. because
this sound was not merely that OF un-
occupied roomS-t came from rooms
empty and echoing,
! tried the door, IT was not locked.