Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-08

eye The man appeared to be doing
peacefully enough. out the alert barris-
ter a an impression that his limbs
were not sufficiently relaxed under the
influence of slumber Indeed, he felt
sure that the Frenchman was wide
awake and endeavoring to catch the
drift of their conversation.
Il will be most pleased to meet your
friend, Captain Gaultier,' he said, and
lest 1t should slip your memory 1 will
give you a reminder"
He opened his card-case and wrote
on the back of a card: Grand Hotel.
Breakfast 11:30. No more at present."
The quick-witted Kings messenger
read and understood.
at seems to me- he went on, that
he Is the very man for your purpose.
Though he is not in favor at o
just now he has plenty of friends In
the various departments, and he could
give you letters which would be GER
tain to secur you some excellent or
ders. / suppose you are going to the
East as the result of the rumored in
tention of the Turkish Government to
~reconstitute the navy?"
Brett made a haphazard guess at
Gaultier's meaning.
yes" he said, 1--WE ought to place
a good many thousand tons with them"
Gaultier leant orwar to strike a
match and glanced at their companion.
For some indescribable reason he shared
Brett's views concerning this gentle
man, and Immediately started a con-
versation of general significance. They
soon discovered that they had several
mutual acquaintance, and In this way
they passed the dreary journey to Paris
pleasantly enough.
At the Care d Nord, their knowledge
of French methods enabled them to get
quickly clear of the octroi, as neither
of them had any baggage which rem
dered their presence necessary at the
Custom-house. The F~renchman. who
seemed to be thoroughly revived by the
air of his beloved Paris. hurried out
simultaneously with themselves He
had no difficulty in hearing Brett's
directions to a cabman. Gaultier en-
tered another vehicle.
Brett was the first away from the
station. He fancied he saw his French
travelling companion hastily whisper
something to a lounger neal the exit.
so he suddenly pulled up his %voiture.
gave the driver a two-franc piece and
told him to go to the Grand Hotel and
there await his arrival. The cab had
halted for the moment in the Rue
Lafayette, at the corner of the Place
Valenciennes. and the cabman, recog-
nizing that his fare was an English
ma and consequently mad, drove off
Immediately in obedience to orders.
Though nearly six o'clock in the
morning, ii was quite dark, but as
Brett walked rapidly back towards h
station he had no difficulty in picking
out Gaultier, who occupied al open
vehicle. Some little distance behind
came another, and herein the barrister
thought he recognized the man to
whom thu Frenchman in the train had
spoken. By this time many other cabs
were dashing out of the station-yard,
so Brett took the chance that he might
be hopelessly wrong.
He hailed a third vehicle n told the
driver to follow the other two, which
were now some distance down the Rue
Lafayette. Not until the three cabs
had crossed the Place de POpera and
passed the Madeleine could Brett be
certain tina the occupant of the second
was following his friend Gaultier. Then
he chuckled to himself. for this was
surely a rare stroke of luck.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow