Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

be ascertained at Yildiz Kiosk, and l
do not suppose that anyone there
will ever tell you. No doubt you
saw for yourself that Mehemet
Ali was convinced. Were it not for
you. ne would have given up control
that night. But you and your police
men, and your confounded English no.
tons of right and wrong, rendered
necessary the adoption of the second
part of the plan we had decided on, II
case the first miscarried. After / Left
the house with you Hussein brought
in more coffee That which he and my
Turkish friends drank was all right
The beverage given to Mehemet Ali
and his secretaries was drugged.'
"Ah!" interrupted Brett, that ex-
plains everything. But why was Hus-
sein killed."
THAT is another matter, which only
a Turk can understand. These fellows
believe in the knife or a piece of whip
cord as ending unpleasant difficulties
most effectually. You see they were
not ordinary rogues. They pretended
to be conspirators actuated by pure
political motives-motives which a COM
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really be expected to appreciate. So
to close his mouth thoroughly they
stabbed him while he was taking some
loose cash from mis- masters pockets.
Then it occurred to them that when
Mehemet All and the others recovered
from the effects of the drug they also
would be able to throw an unpleasaa atly
strong light on the completely of GERS
tain high persona ges in Constantinople
This was sufficient reason for the
adoption of strong measures. so they
also were peacefully dispatched
But where did the knife come fronge
pursued Brett. 1T was not in tnelr
possession when they entered. nor
when they left"
mo; of course not Hussein broagE
it himself, to be used in case of necesx
sity. He also brought the pliers whic
cut the wire blinds, and the materiai
used for concealing the broken STRANDS
subsequently. Hussein was really aa
excellent confederate. and l was furzs
Gus when l heard that he was dead
You know how the diamonds were aa-
stracted from the house?r
YES" said Brett They We're made
up into a parcel and flung through the
window into the park. The knife anA
the pliers accompanied them, safk
poser
THE third Turk-the gentleman WHO
pulled you down on to the bed so I'M
tremendously, Mr.. Talbot--was waits
ing there for the packet. But he had
to hide in the park all the night. until
the gates were opened in the morning
IT was ticklish business right throuss1t
I did not know at what hour the police
might discover the extent of the crime
The diamonds did not reach me un5R
Z o'clock. And then I had some difil-
Guilty in persuading the Turks to give
them up to me. You see, I had my
own little plan, too. which these exoelr
lent gentlemen never suspected, as they
already had paid me f5,0o0 for my helzn
But the real heads of the party werf
! in Paris-Hussein-u ul- Mulk and that
gang. you know-and by representirs
the danger to their cause which would
result from any attempt on the part
of the Turks in London to reacA
France. they were at last persuaded
| BY 9 o'clock that morning / got them
safely off to the docks, where they
boarded a vessel bound for Snyrna
Their passages were already booked ia
Armenian names Gros Jean. who had
no connection with the affair person.
ally, stayed at little hotel in Soho
in order to report all clear during the
next few days He happened by chance
to travel with YOU and the other man.
IT was clever scheme. ! assure yen
from beginning to end. BY the way.
may I trouble you for another cigar
etter"
These are not equal to Hnsseiu-uS-
Mulk's,' said Brett. producing his casa
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