Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-15
perhaps thirty feet.

Before Brett or Fairholme could
vaguely guess her intention she
whipped. q revolver out of her pocket.
1t would be idle to deny that they
were startled, but the woman paid not
the least attention to them.
She steadily leveled the weapon and
fired twice, smashing the two outer
balls Of the six. Then she transferred
the pistol to her left hand and smashed
another pair. Then she turned her
back to the target. adjusted a small
mirror attached to the butt of the re-
volver and smashed both of the re-
naming bulbs by firing over her left
shoulder. Sweeping round with a
triumphant smile toward the barrister
she said: IT can do that in fifty other
ways. but six will suffice
.It is very clever. madame" he said.
MAY I ask why I am indebted to you
for this display"
She replaced the revolver in her
pocket. 1T is my answer to your
question, monsieur" she said. THAT
is the way l and my friends often talk
to people who annoy us; and now |
shall wish you good-day. You will
find other sights in Montmartre to in
terest you"
Brett laughed easily and bowed low
"Believe me- he said, 81 will find
few performers so expert and, may ]
add, so discreet. We will meet again,
and perhaps test our skill"
Without another word the party re-
turned to the front room of the res
taurant and Brett and Fairholme
passed into the street where their cah
was waiting.
"I suppose she meant" said Fairholme,
that IL we were not jolly careful SHE
would put a bullet through u hearts
as easily as through those glass bulbs.
"Such was her intention said Brett
dryly. "But women never have true
dramatic genius. That was a piece o.
melodrama which might suffice witt
many of her class. 1t amused me, but
it was a waste of time on her part
Anyhow, VIC shall not get much oul
of her in the way of information"
"Oh, yes, we will. h will tell us
everything. She has told me a greai
deal already"
"What?" cried his lordship. "DiG
that shooting affair convey anything
more to you than what I have said?'
"Of course. What need was there fol
such a trick? In the first place 1t Is
very simple. You or I could do 1t after
ten minutes practise with an expand
ing charge and a show pistol. Second
ly, she admitted that the Cabaret Noii
is a centre of operations for the gant
in whom we are interested. BY thu
way, I should like to know her name
He directed the driver to wait fol
them at a street corner some little dis
lance further on. Close to where they
stood an itinerant vendor was selling
some mechanical toys.
Brett bought one. The price wal
twenty sous. He gave the man a two
franc piece and refused the change.
"Do you know he said, "who is thu
proprietor of the Cabaret Nolr"'
Certainly, monsieur" replied thu
gutter-merchant; ut is eros Jean. Hi
name is ~Beaucaire."
"Ah! And the lady who lives there
a dark pretty woman with white skin
who is she?"
THAT is his daughter said the man
"She is known as LIE Belle Chasseuse.'
"Why such a manner"
Because she Is clever with firearms
She used to be in a circus. but she lef'
the profession a year ago"
And does she live here constantly
st cannot say. / think she goes ava,
a great deal. She was travelling re
Gently; she came back--let me see-las
Tuesday night"
THANK you" said Brett. The two
re-entered their cab. and Brett told thu
driver to proceed as rapidly as possible
to the Rue ST. Honore. Y
"I hope to goodness" he said to Fair
holme. that Captain Gaultier has no
left Paris already; these Foreign Office