Evening star., 1925-04-19
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lures, frequently interrupted ny rIilZ,
from the time when he had been kid
naped by De Blanchegarde and
tRehmy at the Moulin Rouge to the
moment of his escape. He was de-
scrfbing how Karl Won Emmerich, also
kidnapped by Rehmy and De Blanche
garde, had been thrust into the cellar
with him at Versoix, when Karl him.
self protested,
THE fellows mad" he said. i've
never set eyes on him before"
Adolf looked at him bewildered.
Then he caught sight of me, whom
he had not previously noticed, and his
jaw dropped for, despite the gag, l
was still an obvious replica of my
double.
GOOD Godw he exclaimed. There
are two of them"
LAS you see," said the professor.
Adolf pointed to me.
That's the man who was thrust
into the cellar" he declared. winch
of them is Karl Won Emmerich?'
THE real Karl Won Emmerich Is
beside you" said the professor. The
other gentleman, who is for the mo-
ment deprived of the use of his limbs,
is Mr.. Thomas Preston, with whom
we are shortly to deal.
''Then l must have handed the
document to the wrong man. STAN
mered Adolf.
"Your inference is undoubtedly
right" replied the professor. con
graduate you on your powers OF De
duction. Our Adolf" he continued,
turning TO the others, 'is really quite
a sagacious little person. I'm often
sorry that he is not a little more ro-
bust"
The expression of fear on the little
Jews face deepened. He began to
make excuses, but the professor cut
him short.
Pray don't apologize" be begged.
You made a very natural, though
somewhate unfortunate mistake.
Happily we are now in a position to
repair it, and there will be no danger
of it's repetition, as we are taking
steps to remove all possible chance
of Won Emmerich's identity being
mistaken in the future. Pray con-
tinue your most interesting narrative.
The professor, presumably as a re-
suit of his experiment with Beatrice,
or possibly in anticipation of his
experiment with me, was, 1t seemed,
in a genial mood. Adolf, slightly re-
assured, proceeded with his story, de-
Scribing how he had escaped, with
my assistance, and how he had been
pursued by the two Frenchmen in
the motor car. 1t appeared that, un-
fortunately for him, Rehmy had
taken a corner too fast and had hit
a telegraph pole, buckling a wneel.
The last Adolf had seen of them was
CASTOR running down the road after,
him, while Rehmy, whose head, 1t
seemed, had been cut by the broken
glass from the windshield, was tying
it up with handkerchief. Adolf had
easily outdistanced CASTOR on the
errand boys bicycles which he had
eventually abandoned, going down to
the lake shore, where he had stolen
a boat in which he had crossed the
lake. and with some difficulty found
his way to the villa.
quite a sagacious little person"
repeated the professor, at the con-
clusion of Adolf's tale, "but I think
that in future 1 shall keep you under
my personal supervision.
LAS for those two Frenchmen," he
said, turning to Fritz, Il have known
of their operations for some time,
but till now was not disposed to re-
gard them as dangerous.
Meanwhile" he continued, "our
first care must be to obtain the docu
.ment which has been causing us so
much trouble. That is a task which
/ propose should be undertaken by
Maj. Adler and Herr Schreckermann.
You will accordingly proceed at once
to the Secretariat of the League of
Nations. You already possess, my
dear major, some acquaintance with
the building in which that pious COM
pany of doctrinaires pursue their use
less though innocuous vocations, but
1 hope it will be unnecessary for you
to illustrate, as on the last occasion,
your deplorable disregard for the
sanctity of human life"
So 1t had been Fritz who had struck
down Lavelle. 1 there and then
swore that, if ever I got free from the
professor. an eventuality which at that
moment did not appear at all probable,
[ would avenge the brutal murder of
my friend, even if l had to search
Europe from end to end in order to
do so.
1t will be seen from this that l had
not yet had time to appreciate to the
full the hopeleSsness of my situation.
I was still too completely under the
dominion of the feelings aroused by
the experiment with Beatrice to real
lie the fact that in all probability 1
should share the fate of my old friend
within the next hour. l was not,
however, left long in doubt as to the
sequel.
when we have obtained the docu-
ment, went on the professor, "our
continued presence in Geneva will no
longer be necessary. 1t will therefore
be best to move at once to Basel-that
is, unless Herr Schreckermann' finan-
cial operations are not yet concluded"
Il am quite ready to leave, Herr
Professor" said Schreckermann. "I
signed the last necessary contract yes
terday afternoon"
Good" said the professor. "In
that case you will take the small car
~ ,rrftI Tas =
BASEL. If you are unsuccessful in OBJ
faining the document
: You need have no fears on that
score, Herr Professor" interposed
Fritz. 'I think l am equal to obtain
ing a document"
Il have every confidence that you
will do So replied the professor.
''Please report to me here by tele-
phone within the next hour the result
of your researches. You can then
proceed, as l have said, direct to
BASEL. ! will follow myself in the
Sarge car from here, with the rest of
the party. Meanwhile, pending the
arrival of your telephone message, ]
shall devote myself to winding up
Section O. and arranging for the dis
posal of Mr.. Preston"
What are you going to do with the,
grip" inquired Fritz.
II propose to leave her here" said
the professor, where she will be at
liberty to return to Geneva on recover
ing from her trance. Her part in
this affair has not hitherto been large,
and few helpful suggestions from me
will, 1 trust, remove any impression
smade on her mind by our activities.
We do not want to be burdened with
an unnecessary passenger"
/ breathed a sigh of relief. Beatrice,
unless Fritz failed to obtain the docu-