The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-10

of no interest to him.
 sI can't understand a man like that" said.
 ssWell, look at this," said Godfrey and tapped the letter again @He honors me by considering me an ad- versafy. Does he seek to remove me? On the contrary, he gives me handi- cap.''
 aBut, surely, Godfrey" I protested, '1you don't take that letter seriously! If he wrote it at all, he wrote it merely to throw you of the track. If he says Wednesday, he really intends to try for the cabinet tomorrow.
 ssI don't think so. I told you he would think me only tyro. He wrote that letter right in the Record office That is a sheet of our copy paper He sat down there, right under my nose, wrote that letter. dropped it into my box and walked out. And all that some time this evening, when the office was crowded"
 1sBut it's absurd for him to write a letter like that, if he really means 1t You have only to warn the police.'
 You'll notice he says it is in conf dence"
 .sAnd you're going to keep 1t sof''
 Certainly am consider that he has paid me 8 high compliment I have shown 1t to no one but ou-also in confidence
 ssIt is not the sort of confidence the law recognizes.s pointed out esTo keep confidence like that is practical ly to abet a felony
 s.And yet you will keep it, ,'' said God frey cheerfuIIy- You see. am going to do everything can to prevent that felony. And we will see if Crochard is really fnvincfble!,
 .srlI keep it" I agreed, because L think the letter is just a blind. And, by the way,D I added, ssI have letter from Armand & Son confirming the fact that their books show that the Boule cabinet was bought by Philip Vantine. Under the circumstances, l shall have to claim 1t and hand it over to the detropolitan.'
 e.I hope you won't disturb it until after Wednesday, said Godfrey quick Iy. T won't have any interest in it after that" I agreed to do so.
 
 was just getting ready to leave the office the next afternoon when Godfrey called me up.
 ..How are you feeling today. L.ester7' he asked
 Not as ht as night said
 How would you like a whin of salt air this evening
 First rate, How will get it9''
 The savoie win get to quarantine about 6 o'clock. I'm going down on our boat to meet her. want to have a talk with Inspector Pfgot, the French detective. will you come along?''
 Will IE''5 said. Where shall Tpe4xr&
 At the foot Of Liberty street at o'clock,
 .I'n be there" promised. And !
 The boat was cast loose as soon as we got aboard, backed out into the busy river, her whistle shrieking shril- ly. then swung about and headed down stream. There were two other men on board-the regular ship report CTS. suppose.
 Godfrey and I stood for some time looking at the harbor in silence
 ..It's a great sight, isn't it?' he said at last 'fHellot Look at that boatF' he added, as a yacht coming down the bay drew abreast of us and then slow ly forged ahead. s.she can go some, can't she7 This boat of ours is no slouch, you know, but just look how that one walks away from us. I wonder who she is2 what boat is that, captain 2, he called to the man on the bridge
 Don't kEoW, sir" answered the cap tain, after look through his glasses. Private yacht can't make out her name-there's 3 flag or something hanging over the stern. She's flying the French dag. There come the other press boats behind us, sir, he added. s.And there's the Savofe just slowing down at quarantine.
 Far ahead we could see the great hull of the liner, dark against the hori- zon and crowned with row upon row of glowing lights.
 The Savofe had slowed down until she was just holding her own against the tide, and one of her lower ports swung open. 4 moment later a boat puffed up beside her. made fast and three or four men clambered aboard and disappeared through the port
 There go the doctors ,' said God frey. And there is that French boat going alongsfde.''
 The tug from quarantine dropped astern and the French yacht took her place. After short colloquy one man from her was helped aboard the Sa- vote. Then it was our turn, and moment later Godfrey and I and the other two men were aboard the liner.
 My companions exchanged greetings with the officer in charge of the open port, and then we hurried forward along a narrow corridor, smelling of rubber and heated metal, then up stair after stair, until at last we came to the main companionway. Here the two men left us, to seek certain distinguish ed passengers Godfrey stopped in front of the purser's office and passed his card through the little window to the man inside the cage.
 q should like to see M. Pigot Of the Paris detective force,' he said Per hans vrs1 will he SO kind as to have a