The evening world., 1911-01-30

III islllll IpDN UP MS Hit
- without the least show OF
haste. There was a little dust ON q;
no brushed Il with The back of his coat
sleeves;
MY dear mnitrc. n | can ever he
OF uso TO you My best wishes.
Mile. suzanne. and kind regards to NJ.
Philippe" lie took n heavy gold hunt
er from his pocket. 'M. Gerbois. Il IL
now eighteen minutes 10 our: | author
izc you to leave this room at fourteen
minutes to four. Not a
before fourteen minutes ~ four
IL II UNDERSTOOD
but they'll enter by ~force!'' Maitrc
Detinan could not help saying.
You forget the law. my lear maitre /!
Ganimard would never dare TO violats
tho sanctity of a frenchman's home.
We should nave time for a pleasant rub
Der. But forgive me. YOU all three seem n
little upset and l would not for the
world abuse . "
lilo placed the watch on the table,
opened the door OF the room aud. adj
dressing the f~air-halred lady. said;
shall we go. DEAR"
lie stood back FOR her 10 pass. mNde
a parting and very respectful bow To-
Mile. Gerbois. walked out and closed
the door after him. And they heard
him, IN the hail. saying aloud:
Good afternoon. Ganimard: how are
YOU? Remember mo very kindly Ia
Nine. Ganimard | must drop
In ON her 20 lunch one of these days
Goodby. Ganlmard!'
st~AA h~tt ..,, .n.t, af,artt. ,.tatoatfx
followed by repeated knocks and by the
sound of voices on the landing. .
"A quarter to four stammered NJ,
Gcrbois.
After a few seconds he stepped boldly
into the hall. Arsene Lupin and tbs
fair-haired lady wero not there.
''Faih-ti 80 You mustn't!
Waltz" cried Suzanne.
walt? You're mad 80 show
consideration to that scoundrol! :
And what about the half million
60
He opened the door.
Ganimard rushed In:
where's that lady? $50 And
LupinT"
lie was here 80 lie Is Their,
now"
Ganlmard gave n shout OF triumph;
We've got him! The house Is
surrounded,
Maitro Detinan objected:
"But the servants stalrcase7"
"The servants staircase leads to the
courtyard and there's only one outlet
the front door: l have ten men watching
IT,"
But he did not come IN by the front
door. 80 lie won't go "a that way
either. -"
(Which way, them jecred Ganimard
''Throurn the air.
lilo drow back n curtain. A long pass
ago was revealed. leading to the kitchen
Ga1Imard ran down II and found thai
the door of tine servants stal,case wa
Gogb.e-lucAtd.
C9rnine the window, he calloi to on'
or the detectives:
"Soou nuv unr'"
$50. sir"
Chem ho c%yc'D'mci. they are "
the Qat' = They ave hiiing IN on,
II the rou1s, It Is plvslcallS
impossible for them 10 have os'tpc'
80 An. Lulln. my lad. - d1 m'
once. but I'm having my revenge tn!'
At : o'clocl; IN the evening, ns'onl8Get
At receiving no news. the head OF the
detectIve service. VI, Dudouis. called nj
the diue Clapeyron IN person. He pu'
a few questions to tho men who were
watching the house ana then went up e
Maitre Detinan. who took him 10 his
room. There he saw a man. or rathei
a mans two legs struggling on the car
nj. .thHI. VH,n hOlv 80 rfbHgh thay Ia.
longcd was stuffed UP the ch.plncy.
iii, III! yolped O
stifed voice.
And a more distant voice. from right
above. echoed:
IN, 49, HI
NJ. Dudouis laughed and exclaimed:
well, Ganimard. what are you play
ne sweep fOr?"
The Inspector withdrew his body from
the chimney. He was u~nrecognizaDle
with his black face. his sooty clothe:
and hls eyes glowing with fever.
"T'm looking for him." re Erowled.
For whom2"
"Arseno lMpin ''' Avene Luplr
and his lady friend"
"But wha next3 You surely dom
imagine they're hiding up the chimney
Ganimard rose TO his feet. put his nv,
-soot-covered fingers on the sleeve Of his
superiOr's coat and, In a hollow. angry
voice. said:
Where would you have them be
5hlef? They must be somewhere. They
are beings OF flesh ana blood, like you
and me, they can't vanish into thin
air"
NO; but they vanisa FOR AL that"
where? Where? The house IL sur
rounded! There are men on tho roof
what about the next house,
'"Thers's no communication
1.-THE flats on tho other hoors9'
II know all the enants. They have
seen nobody. They have heard nobody
Are you sure YOU know them al''
every one. The porter answer fol
them. Besides, as an additions! precau'
ton. | have posted a man In each nat
we must md them. YOU know
That's what ! say. chief, that's wha
/ say. We must n we shall, becaus'
they are both here they can
he anywhere else. BE easy, chief; |