Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-28
"'Halloa!' I cried. you understand

t1dilOd! L Crieu' YOU uhuci otduo
English?'
YES he answered coolly. IT is
frequently necessary In my business
well 1 said, there can be no
doubt that you are an accomplished
villain. What you intend to achieve
by masquerading in this fashion I ut
terly fail to understand. You can
never be such a fool as to think that
you will be able to gain admittance TO
Albert Gate by impersonating me.
Were you even to succeed o would
still be as far off as ever from secur-
Ing your booty, which, 1 suppose, Is
the imperial diamond and its com
panions.'
Really he said. with a sneer. i
thought that you. Mr.. Talbot. were en-
dowed with a little more intelligence
than the average. Pardon. Mignon.
pour un moment
HE rose from his chair, unfastened
a case which he took from the breast
pocket of his %overcoat. and showed me
the diamonds which had been the OBJ
ject of SO much care and solicitude on
my part during many weeks.
"'You see,' he continued, seating
himself again. whilst the lady resumed
her ash without a word, the business
Mr.. Talbot. The diamonds are here:
so are you. Unfortunately his excel
lency and the secretaries are with the
prophet. You will, I am sure, express
my regrets to the police, to the foreig-.
office, and to all concerned, that
the Sultan's commissionaries should
have been so unceremoniously dis-
patched to Paradise 1t was
not my fault, believe me,
nor was it altogether necessary. I am
In no way responsible for the bungling
measures adopted by my Turkish as
s~istants. You see, in Constantinople
they are accustomed to these drastic
means of settling disputes
"He ratified on SO pleasantly that I
hardly grasped the true significance Of
his words, so l replied with almost
equal nippancy:
at will be most pleased to convey
your regrets to the proper authorities.
May l ask when I shall be at liberty to
do SOP
"'Ah,' he said, there you puzzle even
my intelligence. 1t will certainly be
days, 1t may be weeks, before you can
communicate with our friends"
"a sudden frenzy seized me at those
words, and / e~ndeavored to smash the
heads of my two gaolers together by
throwing them off their balance out
wards, and then rapidly contracting my
arms. Thereupon 1 made another dis
covery. A cord lying loosely round my
neck was suddenly frightened. and I
-,.. I,1-,- hooi, DhnLfnn f0yfrfh
man. of whose presence I vas uncon-
scious, was stationed behind me and
held the moose in his hands.
ut was some time before /
my breath or my speech.
"At last / was allowed to rise again,
and Dubois said with a quiet smile
which was intensely irritating:
"'By this time, Mr.. Talbot, you should
have realized hat you have not fallen
into the hands Of children. We do not
wish to do you a mischief. Indeed, 1t
would not suit u purpose. 1t Is far
from our desire to quarrel with the
British government OF to take the life
of one of its rising young diplomatists.
The dispute in which you are unfor-
~tunately involved is between a certain
section of the Sultan's subjects and that
p~otentate himself. But really you must
recognize the absolute helplessness OF
your position. You have just received
a stern reminder. Let 1t be the last. for
if you give us any more trouble we may
end a difficult situation by effectively
cutting your throat. Such an operation
would be distasteful to us and most dis
tressing to you. So please do not COM
pei us to perform it.
81 glared at him v%iciously. Speak
could not, but he paid no further atten-
ton to me, and his makeup was now