The Washington times., 1919-02-06
Man With X-Ray E yes
THE sTRANGEsT STORY YOU EVER READ
AnatOle, Disguised as Lady Duffer-
ton; Succeeds in Viewing Jewels,
Which Are Heavily Guarded.

tongues without beiaEa Able 70 use
them. But. before going any far
ther. there is an important question
to be considered. This business
will be expensive to manage. l
want to warn you Of that The
apartment, the furniture-perhaps
one or two years OF waiting. All
that time the money. viii slip away.
Your have to Use all your means.
and go, to the bottom of your saw
ingsS.. Do you - feel courageous
enough to do it?''
Then. as the other two nodded as
sent, he persisted:
Think it-OVer earefullySsyve shall
have to sow heavily before we
aeapg,s = gsl', f.. a.-fs'.sr'-s
But the giant abruptly declared:
cI'm. ready. I have confidence. ]
believe that we shall succeed. And
fifty millions is a sum worth while.
II deserves riskiRg a few thousand
to win',. .,-.--F -,------- s.-
But suppose we should fail7" said
Anatole; who was less enthusiastic.
Think of the difficulties before u.s."
NO matter5ghat cQrnesw replied
the otheF, eFhenever-I- start on an
expsd F3fon, f Sa " 10 myself: old
man, you may wind up at Cayenne
This time I SHAH think: Perhaps
II Is your goose that's going to be
cooked! That's an"
WITHOUT reckoning that this
won't save you. from Cayenne"
Don't bring US bad luck, Ana
toleI'' exclaimed the giant .ankriiy.
hastily touching wood to avert the
evil fate. 'Those.thfngs. come them
selves without -beiagE summoned:
Come, e,-AuEHstus, make; out your ac-
count, so that we may see whether
we can become tour. stockholders.
How much do you want?7 -.
Talsing- s a-.s-peRoil and paper.
Augustus began his calculations.
But it was written that fortune
should. decidedly favor the "a"
band. ...-... ...e
Three months after this conversa-
tion the apartment which they
coveted was made vacant by ;he
tenants sudden death. -.',
They were informed the very next
morning. and, a few days after,
moving vans stopped before the
house with the furniture Of the new
occupants. a foreigner who had re-
Gently arrived in Paris and settled
there with his two servants.
AS ne Nau asked TOT no repairs,
had, not discussed the amount OF the
rent, paid for the quarter in ad-
vance, and been very generous IN
the deposit money. no further In
.qUiries had been made,
The Rue VeZelay is a particularly
squiet street which IN this pretty
quarter of the VILE ward. seems
to have retained a provincial at
. mospheTe. Private residences. more
numerous g. than the apartment
houses. huge caravancerais that
have gradually invaded Paris, per
nit glimpses Of the green foliage IN
their little gardens, Carriages
rarely; pass. there are no shops. AMI
no o-.nOises OF crowds disturb rs
placid stiffness. 10 90
The arrival OF the new resident
was wholly unnoticed g..
It was not the same with his serv-
ants, a big cook with shoulders Of
athletic breadth. and a young groom
- who. by-a singular antithesis. was
slender and delicate. Their cheer
full humor. their gift Of the, gab.
their readiness in telling tales of
their stirring life in the service Of
an eccentric master, were speedily
appreciated in the neighborhood.
. and they had not been. settled a
month before they were intimate
Wtth-au- Of the. san1A class in both
OF the two adjoining houses, and
were not ignorant OF any gossip in
the whole street.
CTO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW