The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
i strangcst of journeys! And
vet it had begun so we'll! 1,
Tor my part, had never made a

wage that started under better aus
pieces. The Provence is a swift and
comfortable transatlantic liner
commanded by the most genial OF
men. The. company gathered on
board was of very select character
Acquaintance were formed and
amuscmentS organized. We had the
delightful feeling OF being separated
from the rest OF the world, reduced
to our own devices. as though upon
IN unknown island. and obliged,
therefore, 10 make friends with one
another. And VIC grew more and
more intimate.
Now, on the stormy afternoon OF
the second das, when we were five
hundred miles from the French coast,
the wireless telegraph sent us a mes
sage OF the following tenor:
"Ar enc Lupin on board your ship
first C'ass. fair hair. wound on right
forearm. travelling alone under alias
R"
At that enact moment, violent
thundcrcla7 burst in the dark sky
The electric waves were interrupted
The rest OF the message failed &c
reach us. We knew only the initial oil
the name under which Arsene Lupir
was conccaling his identity
Had the news been any other
have no doubt that the secret
would have been scrupulously kept
by the telegraph clerks and the cap
tain and his officers. But there are
certain events that appear to over
come the strictest discretion. Bcfor,
the day was past, though no one
could have told how the runor had
got about, VIC all knew that the ia.
NOUS Arsenc Lupin was hidden in
"ur midst
Arscnc Lupin in our midst! The
mysterious houscbrcakcr whose OK,
PLOTS had been related il all the
newspapers for months. The battling
individual with whom old Ganimard
our greatest detective. had entered
upon that duel 10 the death OF which
the details were being unfoldcd in SO
picturesque a fashion
Arscne Lupin, the man with thou
sand DISCUSSES, by turns chauffeur
opera singer, bookmakcr, gilded
youth, young man, old man, Marseil-
lose bagman, Russian doctor, Spanish
bull fighter!
Picture the situation: Arscnc Luz
pin moving about within the COM
paratively restricted compass OF a
transatlantic liner, nay-m,o c,
within the small space reserved TO
the hrst-class passengers-where one
might come across him at any mo-
mcnt, in the saloon. the drawing
room. the smoking rooml WHY. Ar
Scne Lupin might be that gentleman
over there or this one close by
or my neighbor at table =
or the passenger sharing my state
room. $3.50
And just think. this is going to
last for five days" cried Miss Mel
lie tndcrdown, on the following
day. why, its awful, do hope
they'll catch him. And. turning TO
me. DO say, Monsieur d'Andrezy,
you're such friends with the captain.
haven't you heard anything?"
| wished that | had. II onlv to
please Nellie Undcrdown. She was
one OF those magnificent creatures
that become the cynosurc OF all ewes
wherever they may be Their beauty
J. as dazzling as their fortune. A
court OF fervcnt enthusiasts follow in
their train
She had been brought up in Paris
hv her French mother, and was now
"n her way to Chicago to join her
iathcr, Undcrdown, the American mil
ironaire. \ friend, Lady Gerland, was
Chaperoning her on the voyage.
| had paid her some slight attcn-
tons from the first But, almost i'm
nedIately, in the rapid intimacy of
ocean travel, her charms had gained
upon me, and my emotions now ex-
ceedcd those OF mere Irritation
whenever her great dark eyes met
mime. She, on her side, received NV
devotion with certain favor. She
condeScended to laugh at my Jokes
and 10 be interested in my stories. A
vague sympathy seemed to respond
to the assiduity which I displayed.
- Ono rival alone. perhaps, could