The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-06

MY task. then" Peter Run said.
thoughtfully. lis to take Jean Lemaitre
from this cafe In Soho. as far as Put
ney. and get him a fair START"
1T Is enough" she answered. There
Is Gordon of spies around the dis
trict. Every day they seem 10 close
In upon US. They search the houses.
one by one. Only last night. the Hotel
de Netherlands miserable little
place on the other side of the street
was suddenly surrounded by police
In one hours time" Peter Run
said. glancing at his watch. II shall
present myself as a doctor at the
cafe. Tell me the address. Tell me
what to say which will insure my ad-
mission TO Jean Lemaitre!"
The cafe" she answered. "is Gated
. the Hotel de Flandres. You enter the
RESTAURANT and you walk TO the desk
There you find always Monsieur An
toine. You say to him simply-'The
Double Four He will answer that
he understands. and he will conduct
you at once to Lemaitre."
| Run nodded.
In the meantime" he said. "let il
be understood in the cafe-if there is
anyone who IL not in the secre;-that
one OF the walters is sick. / shall
come to attend him"
She nodded thoughtfully.
As we'll that way as any other"
she answered. Monsieur is very
kind. A bientot!"
She shook hands and they parted
Peter Run drove back 10 his rooms.
gang up an adjoining garage for a
small covered car such as are usually
let out TO medical men. and com
menced TO pack a small black bag
with the outfit necessary for his pur-
pose. Now that he was actually i'm
mersed in his work. the sense OF de-
preston had passed away. The keen
stimulus OF danger had quickened his
blood. He knew very well that The
woman had not exaggerated. There
Was no man more wanted by the
French or the English police than the
man who had sought his aid. and the
I district In which he had taken shelter
was IN some respects the very worst
Tor his purpose. Nevertheless. Peter
Run. who believed. az the bottom Of
his heart. In his star. went on with
his preparations. feeling morally GER
tain that Jean Lemaitre would sleep
on the following night in his native
land.
At precisely the hour agreed ,,nop
small motor brougham pulled nm
outside the door OF the Hotel de F1an
utes' ana Its occupant-whom ninety
nine men out Of hundred would az
once. unhesitatinEly. have declared
10 De doctor in moderate practice
pushed open the swing doors OF the
restaurant and made his way TO the
I desk TTa p 4.
wore frock coat-a little frayed.
grey trousers which had not recently
been pressed. and thick boots.
i understand that one OF vour
walters requires my attendance he
said, IN tone not unduly raised but
still fairly audible. L am DR.. GIL
cite"
DR. Gillette" antoine repeated.
And number Double Four" the
doctor murmured
Antoine descended from his desk.
But certainly. Monsieur, he salo.
The poor fellow declares that ne SUI
/ fers. IL he is really 81 he must 20
II sounds brutal. but what can one
do We have 50 few rooms here.
and 50 much brsiness. Monsieur
VIII come this way"
Antoine led the way from the cafe
into very smelly region OF narrow
passages and steep stairs.
IT Is 20 be arranged?" Antoine
whispered. as they assembled.
Without doubt" the doctor an
swered. We're there spies In the
? cafe2"
Two" Antoine answered
The doctor nodded. and said no
I more. lie mounted 80 The third
story. Antoine led him through a
small sitting room and knocked four
times upon the door ~ an inner room
! II suddenly was opened. \ man
unshavcn. terrified. with that name
less fear iu his face which one Fees
reflected On the expression of some
trapped animal stood there looking
T out ~ them
/ Double Four" the doctor said
softly. Go back into the room.
Z please. Antoine will kindly leave ms"
Who are you'" the man gasped
Double Four" the doctor an
s~ered "obey ~. and be- quick for
your life strip"
The man oboyed
/ Barely twenty mirsltes later. the
doctor stii' carrying his bag-Ie-
seconded tho stairs BE entered the
cafe from a somewhat remote door.
Antoine hurried 90 meet him. and
walked b. his side through the place.
lie asked many questions. but tho
doctor confented himself with shak-
ing his head Almost IN silence ne
left Antoine. who conducted him oven
20 Tho door ~ bic motor Tho proprie-
tor ~ the cafe watched mo brougham
disappear. and then returned 20 MIS-
deck sighing heavily
a man Who had heen slipping n
liquour close ~ hand laid down his
paper.
One ~ your walters is 3d.. did 7
understand" he asked
Monsieur Antoine was AZ once clio
quenf 20 was the iiifortune which
had logged him for rho last four
months The man had been taken 600
fhero in rho restaurant ITO was a
Gaacon spoke no ENGLISH and had
just arrived 70 was rot possible for
him ~ be- removed % tho moment. -
DO hnL1.een carried to an empty bed
room Then had come tho doctor AMI
forbidden bis removal Now for r.
week he had lain there. and sevsrai
~ hiu other vovnccrq had departed
Ono dl1 nof know how those fhing-
Rot about. tuf they spoke ~ infsc-
t.0n The doctor. who had Just Ieff -
lr Gillette ~ Russell Square. n moe.
famous physician had assured him