The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-20
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They are" said she. with consider.
able diroctness.
Ssh Here they come Now wo
shall see"
The magistrate and his companions
re-entered the room at that instant
moro notlcoably excited than when
they had left H. Tho former. rubbing
his hands together and smiling as he
had never smiled before
"a lamentable mistake has bcen
made" he said 81 regret that m'sIour
and mademoisello have been subjected
TO 80 grave an indignlty Permit me
to apologize FOR the misguided energy
OF our excellent scrgoants
"Oh. thank you" she cried we
have had a really delightful expert.
enee. You owe us mo- apology. m'sIeur.
And now may We depau2'
INSTANTLY La Chance. conduct
m'slour and mademoIscllo into the
fresh, sweet open air and discover
their car for them without DELAY"
1T r. suggested. m'sleur." said the
polite LaChanco "that you walk 10 the
corner beyond turn 10 the lclt and
there you viii ind the car In plain
view. II WIS removed by two gentle.
men soon after YOU cOnd6sccnded TO
honor Us with % visit Of inspection and
thereby you have escaped much un.
necessary attention from the curious
who alwuya .uiOst the vicinity Of 30.
lice oflicos" llo Halutcd them rravcly
and returned at once to the corridor.
The chauf Ir was examining the
car when they came %. no ono was
near There wa8 no one 20 tell how IL
came 10 be- 'hrro nor whittier It's IN.
known driver bad gone. Il stood close
to tho curb aad the engine was throb.
bling. proof Zoo itself that some one had
but recently deserted hls post as guar.
dian.
THE ob'Ig'ag man hunters" mg.
gcsted Robin ln reply TO low voiced
question
"or your guardian nigel. the great
Gourou" sle uld rrowuung slightly.
by the way Mr Schmidt. do you ex.
pect 10 Dee under surveillance during
your stay a IH''r.akcn7'
There was r0ny Ia her voice "Not
n can help d." Boz said And YOU.
Miss Guile o. % possible that two OF
the best detectives 10 Paris are 10
continue trpadur on your heels an
the time you are IN Europe
They were IN the car now and pro.
ceedlnr at nails pace toward the
Arc dc Triomphe Her eyes narrowed
4 shall put o. stop 10 this ridiculous
espionage o' once Mr Schmidt These
men shall De- sent NtluE-l mean
about their business before ilis day
e over do not intend to bc spied
upon an instant longer
"Sun they may have been nsfu
monts ~ Providence today" be rc
mind her without them We might
now be- hupiah.nE Boo lal and olr
spotlcss names posted f0r speeding in
the Place DC rOppu Bod,la Guile
and RoN Schmidt. maloiacDors what
would your father slv 60 that
She smiled O r,Hh.nr smile d
wa l'Is heart gave "a stup,ndou.
Jump ole would y that {, served
mc urhi" said h. u0i then. "nui
what difference r.n 10 possibly mak,
to you Nr Schmidt 10 tho detective.
continue 90 watch over m,'
"Nono" said bc promptly 81 sup
pose they are used .o almost anythinl
Ia fhp way ol human nature, $50 u they
don't mind I'm sure 1 sha'nt
haven't the sllrhio.t objection 10 Boz
ms watched by detectives 30 we car
only keep other people from sr,iu.
us"
Don't bee silly" She cried And lc
me remind YOU while think of H. Nol
are not 10 call me Bed,.ia'
"Bcdclla" he said deliberately
She sighed u am afraid | hav,
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