Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-16

from a nervous disease, which renders
1t imperative she should be shut off
from all noise. The landlord informs me
that these people have occupied the
place for nearly two months. Their
rent Is paid in advance, n they have
not given the slightest cause for COM
plant. There are, of course, in this
district a large number of private hotels
and lodging-houses, but they seem TO
be run on regular lines, and. although
some of their patrons might we'll de-
mand closer observation, l have come
across nothing suggestive of any sus-
picious circumstance whatever with
reference to them. 1 have detained my
report until I was able to give de-
tails concerning the other houses in the
district, and I will now fall back on
the second part of your instructions,
/. e., to maintain a close watch on the
three establishments which I have
picked out as being more unusual in
their habits han the others"
This was all.
Brett read the concluding portion OF
the report to Fairholme.
He is a ~level-headed, shrewd OBJ
server he said-"one of the few men
whom / can trust to do exactly what
l want, neither more nor less. l think
when we return to London we must
endeavor to get that chain taken off
the invalid lady's door, or, at any rate,
obtain some specific facts concerning
her disease from her medical adviser"
Fairholme smiled. 81 am glad to
hear he cried, that you do antici-
pate our eturn."
"Oh," said Brett airly, 81 never count
on failure" s
Soon after 3 O'Clock a report arrived
from the agent in the Rue du Chaussee
d'Antin. 1t read
Nothing unusual has occurred in the
vicinity of the Cabaret Noir. The
customers frequenting the place are all
of the ordinary type and do not call for
special comment.
"A Turkish gentleman quilted the
house No. II, Rue Barbette, at lis p.
m, but returned shortly before 2
o'clock. Half an hour later a man,
whom my assistant recognized as a
member of a well-known gang of flash
thieves, entered the place. His name is
Charles Petit, but he Is generally
known to his associates as LIE Yer
He is small, we'll dressed. and of youth
full appearance, but really older than
he looks. He is still in the house in
habited by the Turks"
What is the meaning of lie Verg
said Fairholme.
1T means The Worm,'" answered
Brett.
Il must say these chaps do find suit
/ able nicknames for one another. l
wonder if he is the fellow we followed
to Montmartre this morning.
Possibly, though l am puzzled to
understand why he should trust him
self in thai hornets nest again. Most
certainly the description covers him.
but we shall probably hear more de-
tails later. / wonder where the Turk
ish gentleman went whom lie Yer
seems to have followed. He could not
have gone to the Cabaret Noir in h
timer"
Brett's curiousity was answered to
some extent by the next report, de-
livered about 5 o'clock. 1t read as fol-
lows:
lie Yer Is still in the house No. IL
Rue Barbette. My agent explains that
he did not follow the Turk, who left
and returned to the place earlier, be-
cause his definite instructions were not
10 leave the locality, but to report on
all persons who entered or left. Abso-
lutely nothing has transpired in this
neighborhood since my first report.
ITO be Continued Tomorrow