Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-27

am going to my hotel. l have sent my
portmanteau to the Carlton. VIII you
honor me by driving there and telling
me something about your wonderful
London as we goT"
1.-THE man looked at me with a mean
ing in his eyes that conveyed quits
plainly the intimation-
I'VE can talk quietly In the cab,
and 1 can explain much that Ii at pres
ent hidden Unfortunately I fell In
with his suggestions.
I'VE crossed the dining-room to-
gether. We were searched by the po-
lice In the hall, much to his apparent
surprise, and then we drove or through
st. Georges Place.
He at once aroused my curiosity by
telling me sensational details Of a wide
spread plot to dethrone the Sultan. An
essential part of the conspiracy was to
obtain possession Of the diamonds be-
fore they had been cut, as they wers
an heirloom from the Prophet, and 1t
would be a terrible thing In the eyes
Of the more fanatical section of the
Mohammedans If they we're tempered
with In any way.
This sounded reasonable enough, as
the same story had beer dinned In my
ears for several weeks.
"He made u that for reasons OF
State the Sultan had decided to change
the Minister Plenipotentiary charged
with secret mission to London.
Altogether he talked so candidly,
and with such an air of treating the
whole business as the bugbear of a
timid monarch, that l really believed
him.
AT last we reached the Carlton. We
got out and he paid the cabman, who
drove off round the corner; then my
new acquaintance explained to me that
he placed no greater trust In his fell
low-countrymen than did the ruler,
Therefore he had led them to be-
lieve he was staying at that hotel,
whereas he had in reality taken up his
abode in the fiat of a French family
with whom he vas acquainted. If l
would come with him for a moment he
promised to place me In possession OF
certain documents which would render
easy my explanations to the foreign
office next morning.
II accompanied him without hesita-
ton, secure in the knowledge that a
strong force of police guarded my
charge at Albert Gate, both inside and
outside the house. We went to the
mansion where he said he lived. The
place had a perfectly respectable ex-
terror, and Is situated. as you know, in
a reputable ~thoroughfare. We assembled
to the second floor. entered the fiat,
and we're ushered by a middle-aged
Frenchwoman into a sort of sitting
room.
Dubois turned to a writing-desk and
unlocked a drawer.
"'Here are the documents l prom
Used you, Mr.. Talbot he said; but, to
my amazement, he whipped out a re-
volver and held it within two feet Of
my breast.
aft you move, or attempt to cry
out, you are a dead man. he cried.
Eat the same instant u door behind
me opened and some three or four per-
sons entered. I was so furious at the
trick thai had been played upon me
that + disregarded his threat and
sprang at him, but he did not fire.
Flinging the revolver behind him IN
the writing-table, he closed with me
Before I we'll knew what had hap
pened 1 was tied hand and foot,
gagged, ana pldceu HELPLESS III u CHAIR
A few minutes later, after a muttered
consultation between my captors, l
was taken to the room in which Fair
holme found me, and I never left the
place until nearly 0 o'clock last night.
"It was a most CHASTITY experience.
I would soone die than go through 1t
again.
"If ever l get within measurable dis
lance of Monsieur Henri Dubois I
promise you that I will repay him with
interest some of the agony he inflicted
on me. l never thought I should hate