The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-19
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CHAPTER TX.
10 Which Ne Has a Near Shave.

Captain. you have me guessing.
The American bit the end on another
cigar. and leaned back Ia his chair
you say that swell Frenchman with
the walters lowering about like fieas
round 4 dogs tail is the reason you
came to Paris Is be kind of friend
Iy with Hiram G. pottsT
Drummond laughed.
"The FIRST time | met Mr.. Potts.
be remarked. that swell Frenchman
was just preparing TO put thumb
screw on his second thumb"
"Secondr' The detective looked Up
quickly.
"The first had been treated earlier
IN the evening. answered Drummond
quietly. 1T was then that removed
your millionaire pal"
The other M his cigar deliberately.
Say. Captain" he murmured, you
amt pulling my leg by any chance,
are your
Il am not" said Drummond short
ly. Il was told. before | met him.
that the gentleman over there was
one Of the boys. He is, most
distinctly Ia fact, though up 10 date
such matters have not been much In
my line | should put him down as a
sort Of super-crIminal. | wonder what
name he Is passing under hereI"
The American ceased pulling at his
cigar.
do they yaryT
'ln England he Is an-shHyen, pos
sesses "A daughter, and answers to
Carl Peterson. As he is at present |
should never have known him, but for
that little trick OF his"
Possesses daughter r For the
nrst time the detective displayed
traces Of excitement Holy Smoke
II can't be him e
"Whof" demanded Drummond
But the other did not answer. out
Of the corner Of his eye he was watch
ing three men who had just Joined
the subject Of their talk, and on his
face was = dawning amazement He
waited till the whole party had gone
into the restaurant, then, throwing
aside his caution, he turned excitedly
on Drummond.
Are you certain" he cried, that
that's the man who has been monkey.
ing with PottsT'
Absolutely" said Hugh. "He rec
ogDized me: whether he thinks | rec
ognlEed him or not ! dos't know"
Then what" remarked tie de.
tsctiye. lis he doing here dining with 1
Hooking. our cotton trust man. with I
steinemann. the German coal man
and with that other guy whose face |
II familiar. but whose name ! can't 4
place1 Two of 'em at any rate. Cap /,
tain. have got more millions than |
we're ever likely to have thousands
Hugh stared 81 the American.
Last night he said slowly. "he 4
sas forsgathering with s crowd q
the mos strocious ragged-trousered
reyolutionaries It's ever been my luck
20 run NJ against"
"we're in II, Captain. right In the
middle % H." cried the detective slap
ping his leg. "I1l eat my hat II that
Frenchman isn't Franklyn-or Lib
siein-or Baron Dar0tt-or any other
of the blamed names he calls himself
He's = genius; he's the goods. GeeF-
he whistled gently under his breath.
III we could only lay him BY the
heels"
For = while he stanef IN front Of
him. lost 10 his dream of Pleasant
anticipation. then. with a short laugh,
be pulled himself together.
'Qultc q few people have thought
ne same Captain. he remarked
and there be is-stiI driAkiug high.
,afis
~Nou sly o. vas with crowd .
Iag night WAT d5
poe mean exaciyy+
-I-Asheslsts Anarchists members
2 the uouosaofk-a k-aud- have the
Money brirade answered fHagh
But excuse ne q uaneut waiter
A man Uho had been lowering
unnd came az promptly
-Four q 'en. Ted said n1zh ln
! rapid underteae. -French1asn win
beard a Yank. and two Boches DO
loar best
-RlKtt-a. 90 hean r refurnea the
rsiier. ~hui dou't hope for too much.-
he disspEsared unotfrusively into
~ restaurant and HuEh TUNED with
laugh q the Anericsn. VITO Was
fnrlnK a. him Ia snazemeat