Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-11

tact with the persons who organized
| carry out, the raid on the Albert Gate
mansion"
Then you have news of Jack?" broke
In Fairholme excitedly.
mot exactly. All / can do at pres
ent is to assur you that the scent is
hot, and we may run our quarry to
earth some few minutes after eleven
o'clock tomorrow morning"
II am jolly glad that there is a
chance of my being useful in this mat
ter" said the earl gleefully. "If only
I am a little bit instrumental in re-
covering her brother, Edith hasn't got
a leg to stand on in the matter of get
ting married. That's awkwardly put,
isn't 1t? What / mean is that when
| Talbot is restored to his family and
| everything is satisfactorily cleared up,
Edith and l can get spliced immediate
ly, can't we?"
we have yet encountered" said Brett,
pleasantly.
But o haven't told me yet the
exact In which l can be USE
full
NO, Sdlu the DdTT1SteI. nave
been revolving in my mind the posi-
bilities of tomorrow morning. and you
must play an important part in what,
by chance, may turn out to be a melo-
drama Now. listen to me carefully.
In the neighborhood of the Porte st.
Martin there Is a street known as the
Rue Barbette. At eleven o'clock to-
morrow I go to the house No. II In that
street. and you will accompany me
as far rs the door. 1t will be your duty
to stand outside and AXE note of all
persons who enter or leave the house
once I have disappeared from view in
the interior. You must exercise your
powers of observation most infinitely,
paying heed to the height, build, COM
plexion and clothing of any individual,
male or female, who enters or leaves
No II, Rue Barbette, after you have
taken your stand in the street. It Is
more than probable that 10 person will
demand scrutiny, unless 1t be some
chance bridesmaids assistant visiting
the building In pursuance of his or
binary work. However. do you feel
capable of attending to this part Of the
program"
Perfectly"
you will maintain watch until II 80.
If at that hour l have not r~ejoined
you, make your way to the nearest
policeman, and tell him that you have
good reason to believe that a friend OF
yours has either been murdered or suf-
fered serious personal injury in a room
on the second story of the house in
question. You will then. in company
with the policeman, come rapidly to the
apartment l have indicated and de-
mand an immediate e~ntrance-if neces-
sary bursting the door open"
And what them" gasped the amazed
earl.
81 really don't know" said Brett i'm
perturbably. at is possible you may
find my CORY corpse In n Of the inner
rooms. The best I can hope for is that
I shall be simply a prisoner. but l fully
expect to be seriously injured at the
very least"
But look here, Brett. Are you
doing the right thing in this matter
Why on earth should you run such ar
awful risk, and take 1t alone, too? Ism
It possible to obtain some trustworthy
detective to keep watch In the street
and let me go into the place with you
Don't you see, old chap, that two OF
us might make a reasonable show II
violence is attempted? One man hasn't
much chance
The barrister cut hort his friends
protestations.
"I sent for you. Lord Fairholme," he
said, because I felt that I could trust
you to obey my instructions implicitly
This is a matter in which I do not wan
the police to interfere. My visit to the
Rue Barbette tomorrow morning may
end quite satisfactorily. If it does. w
shall be in possession of important In
formation leading to the prompt release