Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-15


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'aOh. Mr.. Macpherson Please come
with some Of your men! There may be
a fight on the wharf. and Mr.. Daubeney
and the others win be outnumberedl"
Macpherson for once forgot his cau-
tiousness. There was none Of the char
~acterfstic slowness OF the Scottish ma
ton in his manner or language as he
ycfled down the fore-hatch: Tumble
up, therei Some damned Eye-taIians
are goin' to hammer the boss. Bring
along q monkey-wrench OF the first
thing to hand. Shar-r-p's the wo-r-rdi-
Forthwith there poured from the
hatchway g miscellaneous mob Of sea-
men. fremcn and stewards. Following
Edith and Macpherson they ran along
unusual in progress Loungers by the
harbor, perceiving a disturbance, were
running towards the scene of action
A solitary italian policeman. swag-
gertng jauntily over the paved road
way. was suddenly startled out of his
self complacency.
"Carammai' he shouted. Drawing
his sabre, ne broke into a run.
For matters had developed with mel
dramatic suddenness. Casting of the
steamers tow-ropcs, the Bellies Soeurs
swung alongside the wharf much more
easily and quickly than did the friendly
vessel by whose aid she had so soon
reached Palermo.
Both steamer and smack had already
been searched by the customs officers,
who boarded them In the quarantine
station. and the reason that the schoon-
er had not been earlier sighted from the
shore was supplied by the mere chance
that she was rendered invisible by close
proximity to her bigger companion.
The instant hat tho fishing-boat was
tied TO the shore Mile. Beaucaire
sprang ashore. eros Jean. breathiess
and excited, was there to greet her.
But the greeting between father and
daughter was not very cordial. The
innkeeper seemed to be dumbfounded
with surprise at her early arrival.
Dubois followed more leisurely. He
took no notice of Gros Jean, and ap-
| peared to he lckins around for a cab
| Two of the sailors were handing up q
couple Of portmanteaus from the deck
Hussein-ul-Mulk and the two Other
Turks. unable to restrain their ex-
element, crowded round the pink-and-
white Frenchman. jabbering volubly,
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some slight distance away
At this j%uncture Mr. Winter strobe
resolutely forward, seized Dubois irml,
by the shoulder, and said:
Henri Dubois! In the name Of the
King of England I arrest you for the
murder Of
The detectives words were stopped
by q blow.
A wild struggle promptly ensued. The
man turned on him like a tiger. and the
Turks Joined in. Gros Jean, too, rar
back to take a hand in the fray. Fair
holme, Sir Hubert, Daubeney and Tai
bot flung themselves on he would-bs
r~escuers. and the four French sailors
Of the Bellies Soeurs leaped ashore to
assist their passenger in this unlocked
for attack.
Frantic yells and oafhs came from
drawn. Talbot had but one desire In
life-to get his fingers on Dubois's
throat. He had almost reached him
for Winter chung to his prey with bull
dog tenacity, when an astounding thing
happened. The Frenchman's handsome
mustaches fell of, and beneath ths
clever makeup on her face were visible
the boldly. handsome features Of La
Belle Chasseuse, now distorted by rage
and fear.
You fool!' yelled Talbot to Winter
"You have let him escaped"
Tearing himself from the midst Of
the fight, he was Just In time to see the
female figure, which he now knew mus
be Dubois masquerading in his mis-
tress's clothes. jumping into a cab ant
driving off towards the Corso Vittorit
Emmanuel.
Come on, Fairholme." he cried. III,
cannot get away. Here comes al
empty carriagei"
But now Macpherson and his allies
had reached the scene. Using {
''monkey-wrench or the first thing Il
hand" they placed the Turks, Gro'
Jean, and the crew Of the Bellies Soeur'
on the casualty list.
Mr.. Winters Indignation on finding
thate had arrested a woman wa'
painful. In his establishment he re
leased his grasp and turned to look a
the disappearing vehicle containing tn
criminal he so ardently longed to lay
hands upon.
La Belle Chasseuse, with the vicious
instinct of her class, felt that Talbot
pursuit of her lover must be stopped a
all costs.
She suddenly produced a revolver ant
levelled it at him. Fairholme ant
Edith alone noted her action. At tn
same instant they rushed towards her
but the girl reached her first.
with a frenzied prayer that sl'
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