Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06

communicated this b~ewilderfng liz
formation to Brett, that the locked
room contains a quantity of stolen
goods. The police remain In charge of
III cafe, and when the necessary
workmen have been obtained this
morning the door viii be forced. We
viii at ono let you know the result OF
our further investigation"
But what about Gros Jean and the
Turks? Surely Paris cannot again
have swallowed them up?" inquired
Brett.
Every effort is being made to trace
their whereabouts was liz reply.
"but you must remember, monsieur,
that they had many hours start OF the
police, and that this period of the day
Is the most difficult of the twenty-four
hours in which to make successful in
quiries- You u rest assured that
h momen we receive ven the slight
est clue we win ring you up. provided,
that is, you arrange for someone at
your M to answer the telephone"
"Oh," said Brett with a laugh, there
is little fear of further delay in that
respect. 1t will be daylight in another
hour, and the servant are already
busy about the place."
He rang off, and then darted back to
his sitting-room to consult a time
table. for the thought came to him
that eros Jean and the Turks had
quilted the cafe in order to reach Mar
settles.
He could not yet explain this strange
alliance. It was impossible to believe
that the innkeeper would betray his
daughter to serve the end of a politi-
cal party. No; there must be some
other explanation which h future
alone could reveal.
He well knew that the last thought
likely to occur to the Paris police
would be to suspect the missing men Of
any desire to reach the south coast. 1t
was with an almost feverish anxiety
that he scrutinized the pages OF the
indicator des chemins de fer, and he
heaved a sigh OF profound relief when
he discovered tina Inc FIRST train Gros
Jean and the Turks could travel by
left Paris the previous evening at $40
D. m, and was not due at Marseilles
until 1853 that morning.
1t was now close on Z o'clock, SO he
went to his bedroom, effected some
much-needed changes in his personal
appearance, and then consumed an
early breakfast Of coffee and rolls. At
half past s he called a carriage and
was driven to the railway station.
where. punctually to the minute, the
Paris train arrived.
Brett managed to secure a favorable
point whence he could observe the pas
nge without being seen. for on the
platform were stacked hundreds of
baskets Of fruit and vegetables which
had arrived by a local train.
There were not many passengers in
the express, n among the first to
alight were Gros Jean and the three
Turks-Hussein-ul-M ulk and the two
others he had seen in the Rue Bar
bette.
1t would be idle to deny that the
barrister experienced a thrill of salts
faction at his own shrewdness. and he
smiled as he realized the CONSERVATION
of the Paris commissary when In
formed that he had so easily allowed
the rogues to slip out Of the net.
The travellers were evidently tired
after a ~sleepless journey. Gros Jean.
being a fat man, had wobbled about a
great deal during the night. He much
needed the restorative effect Of a com-
Portable bed; whilst the Turks, though
younge and more active, also showed
signs of fatigue. for this long journey.
in their case, was a sequel to many
hours of detention in an ill-ventilated
apartment.
So they paid no the slightest heed
to their whereabouts. save In so far as
to eye with suspicion a harmless gem
darme who happened to be on the plat
form. The policeman. Of course. took
notice of them whichever Gros Jean
to him merely q typical French