Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-01
Continued FROM Yesterday,

How did you do that?" said Brett.
well, although they spoke in what
I uppose was Turkish, it is not verJ
difficult to distinguish by a mans tones
whether his reception Of unexpected
visitors is cordial or not, and there
could be no doubt that the visiting
cards had conveyed such names to his
excellency as warranted the introduce
ton of the party into the house. Thu
six gentlemen remained in he dining
room until 9:17 q have the time noted
here in my pocketbook). They then
came out and went upstairs In a body,
to the ante-room, where they all sat
down,a l could tell by the movement of
chairs overhead, and in a few min
utes Hussein was rung for to bring
cigarettes and coffee. This was at
9:21. Hussein was searched as he came
downstairs after receiving the order n
again at $50 when he returned after
executing 1t. I was relieved at 10
o'clock, and beyond describing the three
gentlemen, l know nothing more about
the business"
"They were we'll dressed?" inquired
Brett; they impressed o as Turkish
gentlemen by their features, and they
wore fezzes?"
yes" said the policeman, with a
smile; "but there was a little more
than that"
ut is of no Importance" said Brett.
But really it must be-" urged the
inspector. lone of them, the man who
spoke to me. had a bad sword-cut
across his right cheek, whilst another
squinted horribly; besides, they were
all elderly men,"
Pardon me, inspector" said Brett,
very remarkable crime l am investi-
eating"
Il should just think 1t is, SIR was
the answer.
We'll, now, does it not strike you that
the perpetrators thereof, who were not
! afraid to be scrutinized by yourself and
by several other policemen, and to be
searched and further scrutinized by a
different set of officers when they came
cut again, would be very unlikely per-
| sons to bear about them such distin-
gushing characteristics as would lead to
their arrest by the first youthful police
constable who encountered them? 1 do
| not want to be rude, or to indicate any
| lack of discretion on your part, but.
from my point OF view, l would vastly
prefer not to be furnished with any
description of these three persons, nor
would l care to have seen them as they
entered or left the house,"
"Well, that is very curious said In
spector Walters, dropping his hands on
his knees in sheer amazement at such
an extraordinary statement from a man
whose clearness and accuracy of per-
ception had been so fully justified by the
incident Of the window-blind.
land now. Mr.. Sharpe" said Brett,
turning to the other officer, what did
you observer"
81 came on duty at 10 o'clock, sir.
posted my guards and received from
Inspector Walters an eXac account of
what had taken place before my arri-
val. Inspector Walters had hardly
quilted the honse. when one of the
Junior members of the mission came
downstairs with a note which he asked
me to SEND at once by a constable to
Mr.. Talbot"
"You are quite sure he was one of the
members of the mission?" said Brett.
Perfectly certain. I have seen him
every previous night for nearly a
month, as the gentleman often went out
late to the Turkish Embassy, and else
where. l sent the note, as requested,
and Mr.. Talbot came back with the
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| Talbot went upstairs, accompanied by