Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-23
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

The Genevese papers this morning
are full of it."
They're devils. Jerry" | said. Gun
ming as weasels and absolutely ruth
less. Thank goodness you are here to
look after Beatrice ..-.-
Don't you worry your head about
Beatrice" he said. as we went toward
the door. She'll be quite safe here,
nd III see her to the train. If it s
necessary. I'll travel with her
What about your young pupils?'
] asked.
Jerry made a small grimace.
They'll be thankful for days
holiday from their kind tutor"
We'll. I'm awfully grateful. old
opened the front door.
At the last moment, l turned and
said Jerry"
''Yes?"
There's another job for you when
this business is over"
What's that" he asked.
Being my best man at the we'd
ding" I replied, and shut the door
before he could answer.
Outside I found Rehmy and De
Blanchegarde already in the car. Gas
ton was at the wheel.
Quick. mon ami" he said. with
any luck we shall be in Basel before
s o'clock.
I jumped in beside Rehmy, and
the road. I noticed at my feet
small suit case, which Rehmy
told me Jules had fetched from
my hotel, and in which he had packed
some spare clothing. Rehmy forgot
nothing.
Il also instructed Jules to pay your
bill" he added.
he would take no money. saying that
] was unoff1cially working for his
government and as such entitled, if
not to a salary, at least to my eX-
penses. Further than that, he thrust
30 pounds upon me in Swiss notes and
American dollars, saying that 1t was
essential I should be well supplied
with money. This was true enough,
and 1 slowed them away in karls
pocket which on examination proved
10 contain some 200 francs in Swiss
money and a large wad of the new
German "Rentenmark" notes.
We sat silent a few minutes while
CASTOR drove the car down the long
dun road to Lausanne, along the Dor
ders of the leaden lake towards
Morges, where we should turn TO the
left and go through La Sarraz and
Orbe to Yvendon.
You haven't told me yet l said
presently, how you reached the villa.
and I have never properly thanked
YOU for your opportune arrival.
There was not much, he said, to tell.
He had pursued Adolf in the Peugeot,
picking up CASTOR on the way. The
little Jew had had only a few hundred
wards start. They had soon come up
with him; but just as they had ar
rived within some 10 yards OF MN,
he had sWerved sharply TO the right
down a steep lane running towards
the lake, and at right angles to the
main road. In trying to follow MN
Rehmy had turned too sharply Tor
the speed of the car, which had
skidded badly, and struck telegraph
pole at the corner. where the zane
crossed the road. The shock had been
q violent one, but fortunately the
brunt of it had been borne by the
near front wheel and it's mudguard'
both of.which had been badly buckieu.
The shock had also shivered lhe
windshield, and Rehmy's forehead mao
been laid open by the flying spanterS
of glass. CASTOR had very fortunately
escaped injury, but, by the time ne
had ascertained that Kenny was liot
seriously hurt, Adolf was observed
in a small boat rowing rapluly aclo's
the lake to freedom.
The two Frenchmen had therefore
been compelled to retrace the SNORT
distance to BersoiX on foot' WneIe
Pebn,y's injury had been attended 10
nv a local doctor and man OILS
PATCHED to salvage the car. Al yer
soix, of course, they had received the
message which 1 had LETT LOT mem,
giving the address of the gang at
Rellerive, and after some difficulty ana
delav had obtained boat and started
for the Villa Mortmain, where. as mas
aIready been related, they had found
themselves only just in time
II know the rest" l said, except
what happened after l went into the
villa in search of Beatrice.
That's soon told" replied Kenny:
I'VE hid our boat under ciunp VI
willows at one end of the garden, anu
had just got under cover W. the
saw the professor come down
sfens of the verandah toward the
rhaIet. He had two men with MN
and presently a girl came out OF the
villa and joined them. oa
THAT was Elsa" l interposed'
EarTs ladv-love, the girl VINO tooh
me to the house in the Rue Etiehiie
Dumont.' pobr,,, with
,o,, w" thistle, ''Then she helped to
Kill her lover"
We law crouching behind the viii
,,,-s md watched. The Professor
antared the chalet first, followed py
The two servants and the girl. a le"
minutes later the four OF tneh re
anneared in the reverse oruer' tle
Two servants carrying Won Eihlilei ~ ~
hetween them. They went 10 the
edge of the lake and the t"o me-
servants lowered Karl into the water.
we had seen quite enough, ana at
once made our way back to the ROAD,
where YOU picked US up. The last we
saw of the people by the lake was
the two manservants apparently en-
aged in dragging the body toward
The shore by means OF a rope,
IF YOU hadn't turned up, l saiu,
Il should be at the END OF 'ha' iope
myself" ,,uo was
yerv tired, and l think ! must nave
dozed for was not conscious 81
The swift landscape on either she
mill we were nearing the emu Ga
tho lake of Neuchatel and the lSnts |
~ that town were close upon Us we
called halt there for 10 minutes
While we drank cotfee, 1or IL Na
cold in the open car, and l aiter""id
relieved CASTOR at the wheel.
We climbed the Valley De tuG TO
little place called Dombresson.
From thence the road wound Sharply
mn the Mont Chasserel and down
again to ST. Inner.
I was filled with an extraordinary
eXhilaration as the car sped through
The gathering darkness. She was
GOOD car and 1 drove her fast and
we'll, though 1 say it myself. We
had long since left the midst and
logs of Geneva behind and were IT.
me clear upland air, cold, with a tang
in IL like iced wine. SWitzerland,