The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-08

apperetif here and there man of
! affairs, ON his way from the city. had
| called in for glass of vermouth.
Peter Ruff looked them over, recog-
MIXING the type-recognizing. even,
1 some Of their faces. Apparently, the
| person whom he was to meet had not
/ yet arrived.
He 1T cigarette and smoked
slowly. Presently the door opened
and a woman entered in long fur
coat, large hat, and thick veil. She
! raised 1t to glance around, disclosing
| the unnaturally pale face and dark.
swollen eyes of certain type Of
| Frenchwoman She seemed to notice
no one in particular. Her eyes trav-
elled over Peter Ruff without any sign
of interest Nevertheless. she took
seat somewhere near his and ordered
some yermouth from the waiter,
whom she addressed by name. When
she had been served and the waiter
had departed, she looked curiously at
the dominoes which stood before her
neighber.
Monsieur plays dominoes, per-
haps?" she remarked. taking one Of
them into her fingers and examining
it. A very interesting game!
/ Peter Ruff showed her a domino
| which he had been covering with his
hand-it was double four. She
4 nodded. and moved from her seat to
one Immediately next him.
9 had not imagined" Peter Ruff
said, that it was lady whom I was
to meet
Monsieur is not disappointed,
trust?" she said, smiling. II l talk
banalities, Monsieur must pardon it,
Both the walters here are spies, and
there are always people who. watch.
Monsieur is ready to do us a service? :"
TO the limits of my ability Peter
Run answered Madame will remem-
Der that we are not in Paris; that our
4 police system, if not SO wonderful as
yours, is still q closer and more pres
ent thing. They have not the brains at
Scotland Yard, but they are persistent
hard to escape
Do / not know it? the woman
said. 1t is through them that we
send for you. One of us is in danger
Do know him." Peter Ruff asked.
at is doubtful, she answered.
Monsieur's stay in Paris was so brief
If Monsieur will recognize his name
it is Jean Lemaitre himself"
Peter Ruff started slightly.
~ thought" he said. with some
hesitation, that Lemaitre did not
visit this country"
HE came well disguised the
woman answered. " 1t was tt - int tt
be safe. Nevertheless, it was fool
ish thing. They have tracked hin
! down from hotel to apartments, till III
lives now in the back room Of {
J wretched little cafe In Soho. Ever
, from there we cannot get him away
the whole district is watched by spies
: We need help"
i For genius like Lemaitre," Pete
Ruff said. thoughtfully, to have eye1
thought OF Soho, was foolish Ill
7 should have gone to Hampstead O
5 BALKAN 1t is easy to fool our polio
/, II YOU know how On the other hand
J they hang on to the scent like leeche
/ when once they are on the trail HOY
many. warrants are there out agains
t Jean in this country"
1 Better not ask that" the womal
q said grimly. You remember IN
4 raid on private house in the Hoiit
: way Road, two years ago, when NV
[ policemen were shot and a spy wa
: stabbed? Jean was in that-it is SUI
n ficient! 2
d Are any plans made at all? Pete
It Ruff asked.
s But naturally" the woman al
swered There is motor car. eve
e now. of sixty horsepower, stands read
q at a garage in Putney. II Jean ca
n once reach it. he can reach the coas
d At a certain spot near Southampto
g there is small steamer waitinI
h After that. everything is easy.
d MY task. them Peter Pm sal
a thonghtfully, is to take Jean L
n maitre from this cafe in Soho, as fs
n as Putney, and get him a fair start?
u, ct is enough" she answere
ID "There is a Gordon OF spies around II
l. district. Every day they seem TO clos
N in upon us. They search the house
~ one by one. Only last night II
i'd Hotel de Netherlands miserab
al little place on the other side OF u
- street-was suddenly surrounded
De policemen and every room ransacke
1t 1t may be our turn tonight.
lg "In one hours time" Peter Ru
le said. glancing at his watch, | she
~ present myself as doctor at the cal
IA Tell me the address. Tell me what
10 say which will insure my admissit
e. to Jean Lemaitre!
OF "The cafe" she answered, is call,
is the Hotel de Flanders. You enter Il
". restaurant and you walk to the des
C. There you find always Monsieur A
tome. You say to him simply 81
Mt Double Four! He will answer tn
er he understands. and he will condu
he you at once TO Lemaitre.
,r- Run nodded.
at, I'm the meantime he said, let
he be understood in the caf6--if there
ew | anyone who is not in the secret-th
X one of the walters is sick. sh'