Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-11

+, gliding together. two of them In
front of him and two behind and L
saw the waiting motorcar at the cor
ner of the street. Prudence ted me
to anticipate their action, whatever
it might be. When they heard the
spit of bullets against wall they
took to their heels and N. To h
gendarme who came hurrying up i
had only to show my badge OF au-
thority, and he procured for us at
once a taxicab. Lutarde convinced
now that his enemies were in AR
nest, yielded to my first proposition.
| I was installed in his house as major
domo.
We had three or four days OF
absolute quietude. Then the mo-
ment which we had been expecting
arrived. 1t was about six o'clock
in the evening, and l was seated in
Monsieur Lutarde's study, copying
some letters at a desk and posing
as his secretary. A servant brought
is a note, which the Minister read
hastily on British Foreign Office
notepaper and signed by a very i'm
portant parsonage. The gist of 1t
was contained In these lines:
The bearer can be altogether
trusted. He brings you a verbal
message of great importance. You
will further our mutual interests II
you give it your most serious con-
sideration.
It was a mere chance which led
me to retire to what Lutarde was
pleased to call my spy-hole. Not
withstanding my disguise it was per-
haps as we'll I dod SO for to my
am1zement it was Janet who was
presently ushered in. Monsieur Lu-
tard3 rose to his feet IN some sur
prise.
you are the bearer OF this letter,
madame?" he queried.
I'm a sense 1 am not" she replied,
taking the chair to which he pointed
and leaning a little over his desk
ut is my husband who should have
come. He would have waited upon
you and brought the letter and mes
sage to which this note refers, but
he was attacked last night by an old
complaint of his-sciatica-and he
is absolutely unable to move. He
asked me to hasten to you and TO
beg hat under the circumstances
you would do him the honor to come
to tho hotel. He is ashamed to have
to ask you, but the doctor who Is
with him now absolutely fol bids him
to stand up. 1 have here his certi-
fcate."
"I will come withoue delay, ma
dame," Lutarde promised, waving
away the half sheet of noteraper
which she had rendered.
AZ came in a taxicab-it is walt
ing she continued. You doubtless
would prefer your own carp"
ut is no matter" he answered.
AT which hotel do you stay?"
THE Hotel Napoleon. IN the Rue
T~ranchard," she replied,
The minister started. I too re-
ceived a shock for the district was
the most notorious in Paris.
MY dear madame" he protested,
"the neig hborhood of the Rue Tran
chard is certainly not a fit place for
you and"
THAT is what distressed my hus-
band SO much in having to ask you
to go to him." she interrupted. "1t
WIS the particular desire of the per-
son on whose behalf he has come.
that his presence in Paris snouio not
be known, and my husband deliber-
atelv chose this hotel, where he
sometimes stayed when engaged on
secret service work during the war.
He desired me to say that if you pre-
ferred not to risk being seen in such
a locality, he would endeavor to pro-
cure an ambulance car from the hos
pital and come here"
"Such a thing would be unheard
Of" Lutarde protested. II will go
with you. of course"
"Well?" my temporary chief
asked. looking across at me.
THE moment has arrived" I n
sWered.
you suggest that the woman is
an impostori!" he exclaimed.
"She is the wife of a well known
English criminal" I declared. Her
story was plausible but very improb-
able. What about the letter that
she brought?"
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