The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-17
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THAT 4 rH Nv.
New Scotland Yard had hccn al
viscd that any reference TO . scors
pion. In whatever form II occurred
should be noted and followed up.
but nothing had resulted. and as a
matter OF fact I Was not surprised
In the least.
had caused a watch 20 be kept
upon the man Miguel. whose ~stab
lishment seemed to be recognized
resort OF shady characters. had
no absolute proof that he knew
anything OF tho private Affairs OF
the Hindu. and no further reference
to q scorpion had been made by
anyone using the cafe telephone.
Nevertheless. I determined to give
him a courtesy call before leaving
for London and to this
determination cannot doubt thai
once again l was icd by Providence.
Attrod In . manner calculated to
enable me TO pasSs unnoticcd among
the patrons of the estat tLshment.
I entered the place and ordered
cognac.
A%kut W uiuc ul~n WIZ IN inc
cafe. and two women.
Another there was IN the cafe
who interested me As . student OF
physiognomy--a dark. BEARDED man.
one Of the card players. His face
was disfigurcd by a purple scar
extending from his brow 20 tho Jeff
corner Of hts mouth. which II had
drawn up into a permanent snari.
so that he rcacmhicd An enraged
and dangerous Wild animal Mental.
y ! classified this person a. lie
Balafre."
1 bad Just made Up my mind to
depart when Saeh. an Apache I
knew. arose. crossed the cafe and
seated himself insolently between An
Algerian and the woman 70 whom
the hfter was talking. Turning his
hack upon the brown man. he ad
dressed some remark to the woman
as the an,s time herring IN her fAc>l
Women OF this class Arc difficult.
you undarstandi Sach received
frc0 the hdy . violent blow upon
The face which rolled him on the
noon A. he fen the Algerian
p1ne up and trrv . knifA sach
rolled away from him and also
reached for the knfs which he
carried IN . hip pocket
A. this moment I observed some.
thing giitiering upon the nocr closs
TO tho chair occupied By the Al.
genan
r.. 49, -,a -~-t--t
All my arrangements were made
for leaving Paris. and now teie.
phoned TO the assistant on duty In
my office. instructing him to take
certain steps In regard 10 the pro
prletor OF the cafe and the Algerian.
and TO ind the hiding place Of
the man Jean Sacn. counted II
important that should go to
London at once.
In this belief l was confirmed nj
the very moment that l boarded the
channel steamer at Boulogne: for
as I stepped upon the deck ! found
myself face To face with q man
who was leaning upon the rail and
apparently watching the pasvengers
coming on board.
II was 'T.c Baiafr~.- who had
been playing cards In Miguers cafe
on the previous night
Arrived at Charing Cross. he
stood for n time In the booking hall.
glanced at his watch. and then took
up the handbag which he carried
and walked out into tho station
yard. ! walked out ALSO.
Placing his bag upon the
ground. he fingered. looking to left
and right. when suddenly a big
closed car painted dull yellow drew
up beside the pavement IL was
driven by a brown-faced chauffeur
whose nationality found difficulty
In placing. for he wore large
goggIee. But before I could de.
,ermine upon my plan OF action.
lie Balafre' croescd the pavement
and entered tho car-and the car
giided smoothly away. going east
But I had seen something which
had repaid mo for my trouble. As
the man OF the scar had walked up
TO the car. he had exhibited to the
brown skinned chauffeur some object
which he held in the palm OF his
hand an object which glittered
like gold!