The evening world., 1911-02-07

door and sprang into a cab.
Drive to the Rue Clapeyron."
After making sure that he was not
being followed he stopped tho cab a.,
Tue commencement OF the street All
began to make a careful examination
OF the house In which Maitre Detinaa
lived and OF the two adjoining houses
lie paced OF certain distances and
noted the measurements in MS mem
orandum book.
Now drive to Avenue Henri Martin"
lie dismissed his cab at the corner o:
the avenue and the Rue de la Pompe.
WALKED along the pavement to No. LA
and went through the same perform
ance In front OF the house which Baron
d~fiautrec had occupied and the two
houses by which 1t was hemmed In on
either side. measuring the width Of
their respective frontages and calculat-
ing the depth Of the little gardens II
'front.' u the houses.
Inc avenue was deserted and very
dark under It's four rows OF trees, Amid
when an occasional gas Jet seemed to
strugglo yainly against the thickness Of
the gloom. one Of these lamps threw
a pale light upon a part Of tho houss
and Shears saw the notice To Let"
hanging on the rallings. saw the two
neglected walks that -ncircled the mimi
ature lawn and the great empty win
do"s OF the unlnhabited house.
That's true" he thought. There
has been no tenant since the Barou's
death All, IL l could just get
In and make n preliminary visitr'
The Idea no sooner passed through
his mine than he wanted to put II into
execution. But how to manager The
heigft OF the gate made II impossible
for him to climb IL. lie took an cleo
trio lantern from his pocket. as well a.
a skeleton key which he always car-
ried. To his great surprise he found
that one of the doors of the gate wa
standing ajar. lie. therefore. slipped
into the garden. taking care not 10
close the gate behind him. lie had NOT
gone three steps when he stopped. -
glimmer Of light had passed along o
OF tho windows on the second floor.
And the glimmer passed along q SEQ
ond window and a third, while he was
able to Zee nothing but n shadow out
lined against tho walls OF the rooms.
And the gllmmer descended from the
second floor to the first. and for a long
time wandered from roo.i to room.
who on earth can be walking about
at l In the morning In the house where
Baron d'Hautrec was murderedf"
thought Shears. feeling immensely Inter
ested.
" was JIM OHe way Oh unUlnk
out. which was to enter the house him.
self. lie did not hesitate. But the man
must have seen him as he crossed the
belt OF light cast by the gas Jet and
made his way t. tie steps. for the glim.
mer suddenly went out and Shears d.t
not see It again. -
lie softly tried the door Mt the top -
the steps. 1t was open also. sIiearias
no sound. he ventured TO- penetrats IN
darkness. felt for the knob OF the ,balus.
ter. found It and went up one floor. The
same silence. the same Darkness con.
tinued to reign.
On reaching tho landing he entered
one OF the rooms and went to the win.
dow. which SHOWED white In the dim
light or the night outside. Through the
window he caught sight Of the man.
who had doubtless gone down by an
other staircase and out by another door
and was now slipping along the shrubs.
on the left. that lined the wall seps.
rating the two gardens:
Dash III" exclaimed Shears. Hell
escape mel
He rushed downstairs and ieapt into
tho garden. with a view TO cutting Off
tho mans retreat. At nrst he saw no
one. and II was some seconds before he
distingu pushed. among the confused heap
OF shrubs, a darker form which was
not quite stationary.
The Enslishman paussd to redset
Why had the fellow not tried 70 run
away when he could saAtiy have done
SO? Was he staying there 70 spy, u
his turn. upon the intruder who had
disturbed him In his mysterious q.
randi
In n case thought shsass, ~ =
not Lupin. Lupin would b cSvsrer. y
must be one OF his gang"
Long minutes passed. Shears Oeoo0
motionless. with his eyes dxsd pom he
adversary who was Watching him. Duk,
as the adversary was motionlooo -.
and as tho Englishman Wa not the
man to hang about doing nothtnS. he
felt to see II the cylinder Of his rsvolvUe
worked. loosensd his daogsr In ~
sheath and walked straight W - ~
enemy. with h cool daring end ~
contempt Of danger which make Nm -
formidable.
A sharp sound: the man ~ eeSn.
ing his revolver. Shears rushed Ato
the ~shrubbery. The other had 10 U0o
to turn; the EnSlishman was pen hin.
There was . violent desposaSs
struggle. amid which Shears was aWaso
that the man was making every slzoet
to draw his knife. But Shears, slime
lated by tho thought Of his oomtao
victory and by the fierce long1ng %
lay hold at onos Of this aceomplioo q
Arsene Luptn. felt an Irresistible
strength yelling up within himself. He
threw his adversary. bore upon him
with all his weight and. holding him
down with his ave fingers ciutchinS at
his throat like so many claws. he felt
for his electric lantern with the hand
thai was free. pressed the button and
threw the light upon his prisoners
face:
"wilson" he shouted. In terror.
"Holmlock Shears!" gasped a holio ",
stifed voice.
They remained long staring at each
other, without exchanging a word.
d~umfounded. stupehed. The air was
torn by the horn Of a motor-car. A
breath OF wind rustled through the
leaves. And Shear did not stir. his
fugers still fixed IN Wilson'S tEroat
which continued to emit an ever fainter
rattle.
And, suddenly. Shears, overcome with
rage, let go his friend. but only to seize
him by the shoulders and shake him
frantically:
What are you doing here' Answer
me- $50 What are you here for!
-. Who told you 10 hide in the
shrubbery and watch meF"
- 800. o. .yg,anal NNHIsAn ssnnt