New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 20. 1910

a snow white island in the muTk OF morning,
glistenrng spotlessly under the rays OF pale
sun. was Sacred Heart; to his left was E1ffel
Tower, that thin, spidery structure that
thrust its f1agpole straight toward the stars.
What a fine young shot tower that would
make back in Jersey As the mists began to
lift he could trace the serpentlne sweep OF
the River Seine. winding from point al
most at his feet away. away, and disappear
ing like a silver ribbon in the distanCe-JuSt
like the dear old Passaic River! In front of
him, at the far end of trio of arched bridges,
was the vast roof of the Louvre; 1t reminded
him of the roof of the rubber works back
home And the Garden of the Tuller1eSl 1t
made him almost hOmesick for another
glimpse of First Ward Park.
HOmesick He shook off the shadOwy sug-
pestion; for there was work to be done IN
Paris, tedious work, the work OF finding
man named Clarke, W. Vaudeville Clarke,
and his reward was to be the exquisite de-
light of pounding Mr.. Clarke to pulp AT
ter which they would sit down calmly and
discuss two or three matters of moment to
both of them. He had come all the way to
Paris to do this, and this he would do. 1t
had never occurred to him that Clarke might
be hopelessly lost IN the labyrinthine wilder
nesses of the city, or that he might not be
in Paris He would find him, because 1t was
meet and proper that he should find him.
and Mr. Smith was blessed with firm be-
lief in the eternal justice of things.
He barred his great right arm and, looking
down on it COmplacent1y, fell to imagining
how Clarke would look when he had quite
finished with him. The mental picture he
coniured up pleased him so he smiled, and
smilingly he finished shaving. After which
came breakfast. Not puny little thing of
coffee and rolls, but breakfast with couple
of chops and three or four eggs, and innum-
cradle raSherS of bacon. The waiter, who
spoke eating English allowed his eyes to
grow round and rounder as Mr.. Smith or
dered, and he stood by in a sort of trance
as Mr.. Smith ate. These Americans! What
gormands they werei No wonder zey aire
re beeg and ze husky
THESE preliminaries disposed of, Mr..
Smith planted his hat upon his head
and started out to get tOOthhold upon
Paris. 1t was of no particular moment to
him that as he passed through the office,
the new clerk on duty glanced at him Sus-
piciously and greeted him with servility
that was wholly out of keeping with his sta
ton. 1t was of no particular moment that
the clerk didn't speak English Smith
looked at him once. and knew that,-be-
cause, when he had exhausted the hotels
where he could make himself understood. he
would hire an interpreter and do the others.
1t was of no particular moment to him
that the cunning black eyes of a loiterer in
the lobby swept his rugged face in one COM
prehenSive glance and took particular note
of the color of his hair, after which the owner
of the eyes leiSurely strolled out.
MaiSOn de Treville, Rue Bonapartel The
combination of words had aroused a cameo
cut recollection in his mind because once.
half a dozen years ago, that had been the
home in Paris of Miss Edna Clarke, the
daughter of the man he sought. 1t was odd
that he should be stopping at the same place,
odd; but upon reflection overnight MIR.
Smith could find nothing in it, save its oddi-
ty. Miss Clarke had lived there for nearly
two years with a Chaperon while she was
completing her education; but there seemed
to be no reason why either she or her father
should be known at the MaiSon de Treville
now He had been convinced by the night
clerks manner that Clarke was not living
in the hotel, and, anyway. if he found it nee
eSSary, he could go into the matter further
with the aid of an interpreter.