The Washington times., 1910-12-26
CHAPTER VII.
From Ter to Ten.

/ ~ NE more on the street. barton
recovered his possession
For three days he had lived
the life OF a hunte oman. He
had seen nothing but imaginary detec-
/ tectives lurking in doorvgays ready TO
/ dart out upon him he had heard moth
I ing but voices exclaiming. You ere
under arrest" he had felt only fear.
I An experience such as his, properly set
I down, scared far above the standards
/ OF mere reporting It was literature.
Z " hen he was actually painting for ex-
/ act knowledge he could learn nothing.
He realized at last how nerve-racking
I ignorance OF an opponents movements
could be.
He had not changed ais linen since
[ he had left his apartment Scrupulously
clean and neat as he was. he could not
endure the contact OF sOled clothing.
I bis collar was no longer fresh In fact,
[ u bore unu-istakabis signs Of wear
| thing but clean az the edges His
sOiled shirt made him III at ease. Fight
ing q moral battle was trying enough
without adding physical discomfort 70
{ his troubles he decided 10 return 10
I his rooms after the conciesze had ex-
I tingutshed the lights for the night so
that he would not be sssu. and ex-
c1ange MS linen
Toward midnight he walked down
{ Rue de Doual and stopped at the door
I OF bis lodging. Jayel was waiting and
HaECAaAflE-a EeDAaEu ready 70. vault upon
his prey The detective smiled when ne
saw Barton The rat had run into the
trap DE peered cautiously at his man,
never losing sight Of the door OF No. Is
A EendarUe. attracted by his odd be-
havior. asked him his business. With
out turning his head he whispered.
secret service" and showed his shield
half hour passed and ssiu Barton
had not reappeared- at first JaYeI
thought that perhaps the repor er would
be careless and audac1Ous CROUCH 20
sleep IN his own bed II he die * might
be more than mere audacity. It might
be innocence Perhaps he was not
guilty after all, and his sudden 5epar-
ture would have no connection with the
crime whatever. BE had entered the
room IN Boulevard Lsnnes with the
chief. Perhaps he had dropped the
pieces Of paper unvvittinsiy. StflI, there
was always the chance that the reporter
wag the right man
Such was JaveI's intense curiosity and
bis desire 20 learn the truth that he
did not feel the cold The street was ali
but deserted Il was not easy 70 stand
for hours and watch q doorway To re-
iteve the mOnOtony ne walked I'd and
down, sure that Barton could not come
out unnOticed- At about 2 o'clock ths
door opened Barton stood for q min
ute and closed Il behind him noiseless-
u JaveI saw him hesitate, step for
ward glance fUrtively down the street
The detective followed him Together
they threaded street after street and
traversed avenue after avenue Even
tuaIly the reached the river Front
and crossed the Seine BY way OF one OF
the bridges The chase was long. Par
ton was fairy fresh: Javel was weary
with much Standing and watching The
detective wondered where the tourney
would end, when he saw his man turn
Ing OF toward Place St Michael VVearSy
as be was he tenaciOusly kent -EID the
pursuit vOw1ng that he would not pil-
low his head until Barton had stopped
and betrayed his hiding place
Barton turned into the Boulevard St
Michel and stopped near the IElxen-
9ourE apparently he was wavering.
Javel could not understand his hest
fancy Barton surely knew the quar-
ter, and yet he acted as II he were at
q loss which way 70 turn JaveI wished
that ne would decide upon his course
Just then Barton wheeled about and
came straight toward him Their ewes
met Javel stood stock still BARRON
trembled and dashed OF in the direction
OF the observatory The boulevard was
deserted The detective saw the fleeing
shadow Of the reporter on the white.
hard sidewalk
JaveI was rapidly losing strength The
chass was fatiguing. He began to feel
cold There were moments wien ne
was tempted 70 rush upon Barton and
place the man under arrest But sup
pose the reporter WAS innOcent7 What
q howl Of derision would ascend from
the newspapers There would he an
abject confession Of error BY the police
OF his career II ever a newspaper
would have occasion to mention him
the ridiculous mistake that he once
made IN arresung q reporter would sure
allowed to forget IT.
There was nothing for him but 70
continue the pursuit and to track his
prey to his lair Then he would keen
the reporter under sIIrvesilanoe s19
wait for further Developments Dog
gedIy the detective plunged after the
clinched fists and tightened IiDs. At
last Barton stopped in front OF g door
way Cold and weary as he was IsvaI
took up his stand, determined to watch
Suddenly he heard a soft voice behind
How are you, JavelgT
He turned and recognized s fellow
detective OF the secret service His
e chance OF taking a much-needed rest
and stiu Of not losing his man. He
placed a warning finger to his lips.
drew the detective aside and Whispered:
Keep Quiety'
TO you see that mann"
Yes. Who IS he? what's he wanted
aI believe I have-but I'll keep my
mouth shut Listen II you're not too
played out, keep an eye on that chap
for Us. I'm all IN. can't keep up
much longer"
Cant you give me &1tg
Not now. IN a few hoe s-TiIl; per-
haps early IN the morning I'm tagged
out Besides, I think the chap has
seen me and will keep his eyes peeled
he won't know you. VIII you do it
"Of course Glad to help you out
Do you want me to watch him all
T,ivf1f -
yes Don't leave his door for a sec
ond. Tomorrow at 10 let me know
where he spent the night and where I
am TO relieve you I'll be in front of
No. Is Rue de Douai. Keep your syss