The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-01-16

Nodding TO his companion: THAT |
will be good news for Tips. Hers was
among the lot"
Who the deuce IL Tips? This is
the second time within an hour hear |
her mentioned"
Her name. sir. Ia Georgette Che
WALLER. She was married to q trainer.
a brute. who beat her and drank him
self to death. She speaks English as
we'll as French. and Is well known to
the English trainers and Jockeys In
Chantilly and Maisons Lafitte, who
christened her Tips because she al
ways wants to know the winner. You
can see her almost every night at the
Cafe Sylvan. She likes late suppers.
A month ago her bicycle was stolen. I
happened to be in the police commits
sary's office when she came to tell
him of II. | promised her to do my
best, and have sent her a note that
will make her happy. / reckon she
will be here tomorrow to ask for her
bike"
Tips had aroused my curiosity
when she comes I want to see
her"
"All right, sir"
Before calling On Baron $ l
made an inquiry about Alfred o.,
. and what heard was deplorable. The
| fortune he had inherited from his
mother was squandered in less than
| two years, and his father, a retired
| colonel, was almost ruined by his
| sons extravaganza. Alfred raised
money when he could, and in a gam
| bling-club had been accused of at
| tempting to cheat This charge had
never been proved. and it ended in
duel, when he ran two inches of steel
into his traducer's body. He belonged
| to a good family, and was distantly
related to Madame H, whose
house he visited regularly.
The baron, | learned, had an estate
in Russia, where he passed the sum-
mer. The winters he spent In Paris and
he was very popular in the world GU
ION s'muse. He had an apartment in
the Avenue de PAlma; and went
there toward eleven in the morning
His servant, a tall, well-built young
man, informed me in bad French with
strong Russian accent that his mas
ter was having his bath, and would
receive me in a few minutes. He
soon appeared, a distinguished, aristo-
cratic man
I apologized for disturbing him so
early, and begged him to give me an
account of the disappearance of his
coat.
Between ourselves" he smiled, II
am surprised these accidents do not
happen oftener. This is my second
winter in Paris, and the third time l
have attended one of these functions.
They are a boon to the Paris thieves.
am sorry lost my fur coat: 1t was
valuable My idiot of a servant will
tell you how 1t occurred-Boris!"
The valet. at the barcn's request
then explained to me, In his abomili'
7 able French, that he had been waiting
in the hall for his master, with the
coat over'his arm Finding 1t cumber
some. with so many people passing in
and out, he had put it in little room
, leading from the hall. and when ne
, | went to fetch 1t it was gone.
"But why did you not leave it II
charge OF one of the servants?"
, | asked.
!, 81 expected my master to come dowr
every moment, and as the door Of thu
little room was open could keep my
eyes on the coat all the time. l ma!
have lost sight of 1t for a second"
The baron shrugged his shoulders
and I heard the wood fool"
I put few questions: but as neithe
. the baron nor Boris could supply an!
further information. withdrew. Il
. the room had detected a peculiar per
y fume, very faint, without being abb
to fix it with certainty. could no
positively say whether 1t emanate
from the room itself or from one O
q the men. Slight as It was. 1t caugh
my attention, as my sense OF smell
acute.
had written a note to Alfred O.
l. asking him to CALL and found hir
q waiting for me. I need not describ
that type Of young man-to be me
u on the race-course. at first nights,
o fashionable gatherings-to whom III
y is nothing but huge joke. He roa
's ed with laughter when I preached tn
subject of the robbery.
"Please excuse me. Monsieur Gorol
. the whole thing is SO ludicrous.
you know. that Uncle Jerome. whol
O. you saw this morning. darkly hinte
% that I stole the pendant? / heard
~ y, from the little German governess.
- think he does 1t out OF revenge
cause I made fun of it. You nevt
saw anything so ugly. The diamonf
are magnificent, but the design Is or
II, tesoue, with that silly little how'
iu dangling at the end"
you were at Madame H"'s u
dav the pendant was stolen?'
YES, the greater part of the afte
noon"
Ibid you notice anything likely
L throw any light on the AFFAIR.""
Nothing whatever. 1t seems We
strange. Uncle Jerome is terribly u
ne set; but, l think. more on account
the coat. The old chap is proud OF
TO- acouaintance with baron!"