The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08

Now, now, let Us come to the point,
my good Kolstad," answered, with as
sumed severity, as the best means Of
bringing him to-"
It helped, for he pulled himself to-
gether, and from then on he did not at
tempt to diyerge from the dry style of
an ordinary report.
We'll, sir, telephoned to the station
for assistance, and got one of our new
men. We took it in turn to keep watch
while the actors were eating and drink
ing After dinner they had coffee and
all kinds of liquors, and went on like
that until six O'Clock in the evening.
Then Frederiksen went home to No A
Russelok Street, and there he remained
during that time, for he looked quite
sober when he came out again, and he
had been not little muddled when he
got home after the carousal at the Tiy-
oil. He had large handbag in his
hand, but no other luggage. He wore
the same clothes he had had on in the
afternoon"
WAS the handbag new?"
eyes, ii was brand new; and now you
shall hear how sly the fellow was
He went up to the cab-stand at the
corner of Drammen Road, and there he
took a carriage | and the young Off
Ger took another carriage and drove
after him Whether he knew that any
one was following him or not, | can't
say. We were obliged to keep little
behind, so that he should not be sus-
picious.
HE drove to the Victoria Hotel, and
there we saw him go in at the door,
and the carriage drive away empty. Soon
after | went in and asked the porter
what was the name of the gentleman
who had Just entered the hotel, and
what room he had obtained. The por-
ter, who was a new man and not one of
my acquaintance, answered that the ser
want was just then upstairs with the
visitors book, but that the new arrival
had taken room No. AZ. He had not
said anything about how long he intend
ed to remain, or anything of signifi-
canoe
@Now, for the time being, | felt en-
tirely sure of my bird After telling
him who | was, | got the porter to
promise to telephone TO me if the strang-
er should be getting ready to leave; then
I set my young officer to watch outside,
and went home to take a nap.
1T was just about half-past ten when
the porter rang up and said that the gem
tlenan in No AZ had just ordered a car
riage, as he was going by the midnight
train TO Sweden AS you know, sir, the
train goes eleven FIVE, so had only just
time to dress and go to the station; but
/ was, of course, sure that the young
officer would follow the actor so that
we could arrest him together. ! got to
the station seven minutes before eleven;
but there was no sign of the actor or
the officer.
"a minute before the train started, |
went for the last time through all the
carriages and had railway official with
me. There was not sign of the actor
In the first class there sat only one per-
sonage. 1t was Mr. D, the am
bassador from Paris, said the official. [
went in and looked at him-yes, quite
right, it was he
"'Do you know the ambassador, them"
eyes, of course, know him by
sight; it is he who is so like Peer Gynt
on the stage,-not, perhaps, in the be-
binning of the piece, but in the third
and fourth acts"
couldn't help laughing. There. you
see, Kolstadl it's not an easy thing to
have to do with an actor. 1t was just
by playing his old role of Peer Gynt in
the fourth act that the actor made fool
of your
"Yes, of course it was; but who the
devil could imagine"
mo, you are right there; but how
was it that your assistant didn't follow
him from the hotel?"
'eWell, it happened like this. The
constable saw a servant reckoning for a
carriage from the stand He went up
to the servant and asked who was go
ing away. II was Mr.. D., the am
bassador, he answered, and when the
constable saw fine old gentleman with
grey whiskers step into the carriage he
suspected nothing, but continued to keep
his watch outside, as before"
"That is all right, SO far; but I can't
understand that the mans handbag did
not betray him. Both you and your as
sistant knew it well. Besides, it seems
to me that the porter must have been
astonished to see young, smooth-shav-
en- man come into the hotel, and then
leave it as fine old gentleman, as you
say, with grey whiskers. )"
'Yes; but have not yet told you all,
sir. You shall hear how clever the ras-
cal was. Inside the large handbag
which he carried, he had another suit,
false beard, and all his apparatus, be-
sides smaller travelling bag to carry
in the hand 1t was in the carriage
that he transformed himself into an ann
bassador; the hood was well pulled
down, as it rained little. The hotel
porter had, therefore, only seen him as
the elderly gentleman the whole time;