The evening world., 1921-06-14

AFTER odIOn, yes IL
4 - runs parallel with the
road about two miles to
the north-the railway between Aries
and Aiken Provence"
so If we get breakdown, which
l hope we shall not, we are not far
from n railway" Hugh remarked rs
through the night the heavy car tore
along that open. desolate road.
OF sudden Hugh declared that he
must have u cigarette and producing
his case handed enc to the driver and
took one himself. Then he lit the
mans and afterward his own.
ut is cold here on the marshes.
M'sieur," remarked the driver, his
cigarette between his lips. This
mist. too, is puzzling. But it is near
ly always like this at night. That is
why nobody lives about here"
rs it quite deserted"
yes. except for a few shephe rds,
and they live up north at the foot
of the hills
For some ten minutes or so they
kept on, but Hugh had suddenly be-
come very watchful of the driver
Presently the man exclaimed in
French:
Il do not feel very wcll!"
What is the matter?" asked
Hugh in alarm. "You must not be
taken i'll here-so far from any
where!"
But the man was evidently unwell.
for he pulled up the car.
'Oh, my head" he cried, putting
both hands to his brow as the cigar
ette dropped from his lips my
head. 1t seems as IL it will BURST
And-and can't see! Everything is
going round--round. Whcre-wherC
am -"
"You are all right. my friend. Get
into the back of the car and rest.
You will be yourself very quickly"
And he half dragged the man from
his seat and placed him in the back
of the car, where he fell inert and
unconscious.
The cigarette which The Sparrow
had given to Hugh only to be used
in case of urgent necessity had GER
tainly done its work. The man,
whether friend or enemy, would now
remain unconscious for many hours.
Hugh, having settled him in the
bottom OF the car, placed a rug over
him. Then. mounting to the drivers
place. ne turned the car and drove as
rapidly as he dared back over the
roads 70 Salon.
At Salon he passed half way
through the town to a cross roads
where lie haG noticed in passing n
signboard which indicated the road to
Avignon-the broad, high road from
Marsellcs to Paris.
Already he had made up his mind
how to act. He would get to Avig-
non. and thence by express to Paris.
The rlpidcs from Marseilles and the
Riviera all stopped at the ancient
citv of thp pODpS
Therefore, being n good motor
driver, Hugh started away down the
long road which led through the val
ley to OrgGn and thence direct to
AvignOn, which came into sight
about o'clock in the morning.
Before entering the old city of walls
and castles Hugh turned into n side
road about two miles distant, drove
the car to the end, and opening a
gate, succeeded in getting it some lit
tie distance into a wood, where it was
well concealed from any one passing
along the road.
Then descending and ascertaining
that the driver was sleeping comfort
ably from the effects OF the strong
narcotic, he took his bag and walked
into the town.
At the railway station he found the
through express from Ventimigia-
the Italian frontier-to Paris would
be due in twenty minutes, therefore
he purchased a first class ticket for
Paris, and in n short time was taking
his morning coffee in the wagon res
taurant on his way to the French
capital.